A.J. Foyt remains hospitalized due to complication

A.J. Foyt remains in a Houston hospital, his IndyCar Series team said today, due to a post-operative complication which has been resolved.

Foyt, who turns 80 on Jan. 16, had triple bypass surgery Nov. 12 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston. The catheterization two days prior showed blockages in several stents from past procedures, most recently in March 2010. He was expected to remain in the hospital until Nov. 17.

"He's getting better," Foyt's son, Larry, told The Indianapolis Star today. "(He's) still in the hospital but improving every day."

Larry Foyt said his father is expected to make a full recovery.

Foyt is IndyCar's all-time winner with seven championships and 67 race wins. He is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500 (four times), the Daytona 500 (in 1972), and the 24-hour races in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Le Mans, France.

The Verizon IndyCar Series team led by his son, Larry, recently announced an expansion to two cars for the 2015 season. Jack Hawksworth was added to the lineup that includes Takuma Sato.

In addition to races won by Foyt, A.J. Foyt Racing won the 1999 Indianapolis 500 with Kenny Brack driving.

Curt Cavin writes for The Indianapolis Star, a Gannett company.