A.J. Foyt
Sebring 2018 Grand Marshal
Racing legend A.J. Foyt
will serve as Grand Marshal
at the 66th Mobil 1
Twelve Hours of Sebring
presented by Advance
Auto Parts.
Foyt recorded the fi nal
win of his illustrious driving
career at the 1985 Sebring 12-hour race, co-driving with Bob
Wollek in a Porsche 962. Other Sebring podium fi nishes for Foyt
were a second-place in 1967 driving a Ford GT with Lloyd Ruby
and third place in 1984 driving a Porsche with Wollek and Derek
Bell.
Foyt’s incredible career includes four Indianapolis 500 victories,
plus a fi fth win as a car owner. Foyt teamed with Dan Gurney to
win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967, and he won the Daytona
500 in 1972. Foyt also recorded two wins at Daytona’s Rolex 24.
FAN ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS
AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Autograph Session
Friday 11:00 am – 11:45 am in the Paddock
Porsche GT3 Cup Autograph Session
Friday 10:00 – 10:30 am at the Yokohama Tire Center
in the Paddock
GRID WALKS
Alan Jay Automotive Network 120 Continental Tire
SportsCar Challenge Race
Friday 1:55 – 2:35 pm
66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
presented by Advance Auto Parts
Saturday 9:15 – 10:10 am
LIVE MEMORABILIA AUCTION
Benefi ting the Austin Hatcher Foundation
Friday 11:30 am – Noon at the Wayne Taylor Racing transporter
GALLERY OF LEGENDS (In the Alan Jay Paddock)
Vintage race car display open daily
FRIDAY CONCERT FEATURING CRAIG MORGAN
Friday night in the Party Zone
“Super Tex” holds the United States Auto Club (USAC) record with
159 career wins.
“A.J. Foyt is America’s greatest race car driver,” said Sebring Raceway
President Wayne Estes. “Whether in sports cars, Indy cars,
stocks cars or anything with four wheels, and whether on a road
course, superspeedway, dirt or mountainside, A.J. Foyt fi elded
and drove winners in every form of motorsport. That he put his
fi nal exclamation point on his incredible driving career by winning
at Sebring makes his return here all the more meaningful
to the fans and competitors at the 66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of
Sebring.”
“I really used to enjoy racing at Sebring in my younger days, and
am glad to have won the 12 Hour race there with my good friend
Bob Wollek,” stated Foyt. “It’s an honor to be named Grand Marshal
and I’m looking forward to that weekend.”
In addition to serving as Grand Marshal, Foyt will be inducted
into the Sebring Hall of Fame.
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