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Description:
A. J. Foyt has raced in numerous genres of motorsports and is a true racing legend. His open wheel racing includes USAC Champ cars and midget cars. He has raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won several major sports car racing events and holds the all-time USAC career wins record with 159 victories, and the all-time American championship racing career wins record with 67.
He is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500 (which he won four times), the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona, AND the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Foyt won the International Race of Champions all-star racing series in 1976 and 1977. Foyt's success has led to induction in numerous motorsports halls of fame. Since his retirement from active racing, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has fielded teams in the CART, IRL, and NASCAR.
Up for bid today is a RACE-USED A.J. Foyt Jr. Valvoline-Gilmore USAC/Indy firesuit! It is not dated but is believed to have been produced sometime in the early 1980's, during the transition from Racemark to Racestar since the suit is marked with both manufacturers. It's a very heavy suit in race-used condition, with no missing patches and has been constructed out of 3 or 4-layer quilted Nomex and Fipro, which was absolute state of the art for that time.
This suit was obtained from a private collector who was close friends with the former owner of Racestar (formerly Racemark). When Racestar was sold the Bell, the collector was able to purchase of number of the surplus suits, including many that had been sent back and traded in by the race teams. This suit has NOT been laundered or cleaned in any way so it is in the exact race-used condition it was in when sent back in to Racestar. This is an extremely rare firesuit so don't miss out and place your winning bid today!
Features of this Item Include:
Other Material
Zippered
Velcro Closures
Embroidered
Elastic Cuffs
Condition:
This item is considered to be in race-used condition. This generally means that the item was used in an actual race and shows the effects of it. It may be dirty and damaged, but that's just the way it came from the track. See the large image for more detail.
This firesuit is race-used and has never been washed so there are definite signs of race-day wear!
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