Arie Luyendyk
Dutch racing driver (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. For his son, see Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luijendijk (anglicised as Arie Luyendyk; born 21 September 1953), nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman," is a Dutch former auto racing driver, and winner of the 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 races. He was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2009, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2014.[1][2]
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Arie Luyendyk | |||||||
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Born | Arie Luijendijk (1953-09-21) 21 September 1953 (age 70) Sommelsdijk, South Holland, Netherlands | ||||||
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Major victories 12 Hours of Sebring (1989) Indianapolis 500 (1990, 1997) 24 Hours of Daytona (1998) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
141 races run over 13 years | |||||||
Best finish | 6th (1991) | ||||||
First race | 1984 Provimi Veal 200 (Road America) | ||||||
Last race | 1997 Marlboro 500 (Fontana) | ||||||
First win | 1990 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
Last win | 1991 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix (Nazareth) | ||||||
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IndyCar Series career | |||||||
28 races run over 7 years | |||||||
Best finish | 6th (1997) | ||||||
First race | 1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World (Orlando) | ||||||
Last race | 2002 Michigan Indy 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
First win | 1996 Dura Lube 200 (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last win | 1998 Las Vegas 500K (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||
Years | 1989 | ||||||
Teams | Nissan | ||||||
Best finish | DNF (1989) | ||||||
Class wins | 0 | ||||||
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Luyendyk won a total of seven Indy car races, including three in the CART series, all of them on ovals.