Get the stories behind the 10 most unique drivers to participate in the Daytona 500, from Midwest legends, to international ...

He finished a career-best sixth in the 1975 and 1978 Daytona 500. A.J. Foyt began his racing career in the midget series in 1953 when he was just 18 years old, driving a car owned by his father.

Moreover, its owner AJ Foyt, is himself a four-time Indianapolis 500 winner, the 1972 Daytona 500 winner, the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, and a two-time 24 Hours of Daytona winner.

Marcis finished a career-best sixth in the 500 in both 1975 and 1978. A.J. Foyt, shown here with Leonard Wood after Foyt's win in the 1972 Daytona 500, started the race for the final time in 1992.

Helio Castroneves is attempting to join A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti as the only drivers to win the Indy 500 and the Daytona ...

This year, four-time Indy 500 winner and former Dancing With the Stars champ Helio Castroneves has been given a provisional for the Daytona 500 ... and that would be A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti.

The Key Biscayne resident is aiming to join an elite group of drivers, as only Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt have ever won both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500. “It would be a part of ...

The winner’s roster on the Daytona road course naturally includes some of the biggest names in American motorsports: Gordon, Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti and AJ Foyt ... the Indy 500 and Daytona ...

Whether you’re a fan of stock car or endurance racing, Daytona ... of 1978, albeit without much success. He was far more impressive in IndyCar, where he took three titles and one Indy 500 ...

The winner‘s roster on the Daytona road course naturally includes some of the biggest names in American motorsports: Gordon, Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti and AJ Foyt among them. But many NASCAR ...