Race Car Driver Experience
One of the greatest sports car racing drivers is A.J. Foyt. His career began on a short dirt racing track in Springfield in 1957. His most impressive races were done in the USA. Foyt has achieved great success driving in NASCAR, midgets and sprints. He won about 150 major car racing contests during his career of a race car driver, which lasted for four decades. This famous race car driver inherited his love to car speed racing from his father, who was a mechanic devoted to this sport. He used to tell his son stories about street racing cars and car racing events. He was in love with automobiles which were his job and hobby.

The young man took part in different racing events but success rarely came to him, but soon he was noticed by one of the race car owners who offered him driving for more reputable teams. In the Indy 500 the young race car driver finished the race with the 16th place and earned a few thousand dollars.

The racing cars of that time did not have all the necessary protecting devices and in 1965 this race car driver got into the accident resulting in a broken back and other serious injuries. Many people thought that the young race car driver would never return to the racing scene but he recovered and was back in ten weeks and won five competitions in car track racing. The next year the famous race car driver was injured in Wisconsin. The race car driver got his hands and face burnt. That season was not easy to finish and he ended it with 13th place in the list. He seemed to retire from the racing track but in 1967 the great race car driver won the national title in Indy 500.