UPDATE: After nearly a month off, Larry Foyt returned to the cockpit of the A.J. Foyt Racing Dodge when he tested March 16th and 17th at Texas Motor Speedway. Foyt plans to compete in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend and the Samsung/RadioShack 500 on April 4th. “Our test at Texas went pretty decent,” Foyt said. “We weren’t the fastest car there but we were only two to three tenths off guys like Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. We didn’t do any qualifying runs, we were in race trim the whole time. On the second day, the wind came up in the afternoon so we quit early. We only had the one car and we were happy with where we were running so I didn’t want to take any chances.” Foyt is running a limited schedule this year because the team is without primary sponsorship. “We’ve been looking but it’s been a challenge in this economy,” said team owner A.J. Foyt. “Right now I’m running Larry out of my pocket basically, so we have to pick and choose our races. I hope we can find a major sponsor soon.” Foyt’s son competed in his first Daytona 500 in February and finished 28th. He started 41st and had quickly moved into the top 25 but then he had to pit with a misfire in the power plant. The team’s engine specialist diagnosed the problem as a loose spark plug wire which was fixed and Foyt returned to the race. He competed in the next race at Rockingham, N.C. and finished 32nd after struggling with the car’s handling. “It was a tough weekend but we brought the car home in one piece.” Foyt is currently 43rd in the driver standings after competing in just two of the five races run to date.(Foyt Racing PR)(3-24-2004)
Foyt at Bristol and Texas UPDATE:
UPDATE: After nearly a month off, Larry Foyt returned to the cockpit of the A.J. Foyt Racing Dodge when he tested March 16th and 17th at Texas Motor Speedway. Foyt plans to compete in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend and the Samsung/RadioShack 500 on April 4th. “Our test at Texas went pretty decent,” Foyt said. “We weren’t the fastest car there but we were only two to three tenths off guys like Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. We didn’t do any qualifying runs, we were in race trim the whole time. On the second day, the wind came up in the afternoon so we quit early. We only had the one car and we were happy with where we were running so I didn’t want to take any chances.” Foyt is running a limited schedule this year because the team is without primary sponsorship. “We’ve been looking but it’s been a challenge in this economy,” said team owner A.J. Foyt. “Right now I’m running Larry out of my pocket basically, so we have to pick and choose our races. I hope we can find a major sponsor soon.” Foyt’s son competed in his first Daytona 500 in February and finished 28th. He started 41st and had quickly moved into the top 25 but then he had to pit with a misfire in the power plant. The team’s engine specialist diagnosed the problem as a loose spark plug wire which was fixed and Foyt returned to the race. He competed in the next race at Rockingham, N.C. and finished 32nd after struggling with the car’s handling. “It was a tough weekend but we brought the car home in one piece.” Foyt is currently 43rd in the driver standings after competing in just two of the five races run to date.(Foyt Racing PR)(3-24-2004)