| 1935 |
Born January 16 in Houston, Texas |
| 1938 |
Father builds him a small race car to drive around the backyard |
| 1955 |
Marries Lucy Zarr |
| 1957 |
Wins first USAC (United States Auto Club) midget race |
| 1958 |
Finishes 16th in his first Indianapolis 500 |
| 1959 |
Wins first USAC sprint car race |
| 1960 |
Wins first Indy car race at the Duquoin 100 |
| 1962 |
Wins first USAC stock car race |
| 1964 |
Wins first NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) race |
| 1965 |
Breaks his back and foot during the Riverside Motor Trend 500 NASCAR race and is presumed dead by medics who arrive on the scene |
| 1965 |
Ten weeks later, he wins the pole at a Phoenix Indy car event |
| 1966 |
Sustains severe burns in an Indy car during practice |
| 1972 |
Sustains burns and a broken leg in a dirt car race in Duquoin, Illinois |
| 1981 |
Fractures right arm at Michigan 500 |
| 1981 |
Mother dies of heart failure on the night that Foyt qualifies for Indianapolis 500 |
| 1983 |
Father dies of cancer on the night that Foyt qualifies for Indianapolis 500 |
| 1983 |
Breaks two vertebrae during practice; nevertheless, he wins the Paul Revere 250 sports car race the same night |
| 1988 |
Fined $5,000 and suspended from the NASCAR circuit for six months after he nearly hits several race officials with his car at the Winston 500 |
| 1990 |
Sustains serious leg injuries in Indy car race in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 1992 |
Races in last Indy car race at the Indianapolis 500 |
| 1993 |
Announces his retirement from Indy car racing shortly before he is scheduled to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 |
| 1994 |
Competes in his last NASCAR Winston Cup race at the Brickyard 400 |
| 1996 |
As a team owner, wins first Indy Racing League title with driver Scott Sharp |
| 1998 |
As a team owner, wins second Indy Racing League title with driver Kenny Brack |
| 1999 |
As a team owner, wins Indianapolis 500 with driver Kenny Brack |
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