Arie Luyendyk
Luyendyk in 2010
BornArie Luijendijk
(1953-09-21) 21 September 1953 (age 70)
Sommelsdijk, South Holland, Netherlands
Championship titles
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 finish6th (1991)
First race1984 Provimi Veal 200 (Road America)
Last race1997 Marlboro 500 (Fontana)
First win1990 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last win1991 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix (Nazareth)
Wins Podiums Poles
3 13 1
IndyCar Series career
28 races run over 7 years
Best finish6th (1997)
First race1996 Indy 200 at Walt Disney World (Orlando)
Last race2002 Michigan Indy 400 (Michigan)
First win1996 Dura Lube 200 (Phoenix)
Last win1998 Las Vegas 500K (Las Vegas)
Wins Podiums Poles
4 5 4
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years1989
TeamsNissan
Best finishDNF (1989)
Class wins0

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]

Luyendyk won a total of seven Indy car races, including three in the CART series, all of them on ovals.

Career

Arie driving his fathers car at Zandvoort after his father, Jaap, won the European Formula Vee championship in 1972.
Luyendyk's Lola-Chevrolet which won the 1990 Indianapolis 500 for Doug Shierson Racing.
Luyendyk in 1991, driving for Vince Granatelli.

Luyendyk started racing in the early 1970s, winning a number of Dutch national titles. In 1977, he won the European Super Vee championship, and switched to Formula Three. Further success eluded him until he moved to the United States in 1984, where he immediately won the Super Vee championship.[3]

With the help of sponsor Provimi Veal, Luyendyk ran his first full Champ Car season in 1985, winning the rookie of the year title both for the season and the Indianapolis 500. Gaining additional sponsorship from Domino's Pizza (and changing his racing number to 30, as at the time Domino's guaranteed customers that delivery orders would arrive in 30 minutes or less), his first win in the series came five years later in 1990, at the most important race in the series, with a record average speed of 185.981 mph (299.307 km/h). Luyendyk won the 1990 Indianapolis 500 for Doug Shierson Racing. His average speed record, which stood for 23 years, was finally broken in the 2013 97th Indianapolis 500 by Tony Kanaan with an average speed of 187.433 mph (301.644 km/h).

Luyendyk continued to perform well at Indianapolis, scoring pole positions in 1993, 1997 and 1999, and retiring from the race while leading on three occasions. In 1995, Luyendyk controlled the race early until an incident with Scott Sharp put him several laps down. For the rest of the race, Luyendyk was able to make up all his laps and barely beat eventual winner Jacques Villeneuve at the stripe to get his final lap back and finish on the lead lap.

Luyendyk's track record setting Reynard 94I.

In 1996, he set the qualifying lap record at 237.498 mph (382.216 km/h), although he did not start on the pole because he qualified on the second day of time trials. He won the 1997 Indianapolis 500 from the pole over Treadway Racing teammate Scott Goodyear. The race ended in controversy when on the final restart the white and green flag waved to end a caution but the yellow lights stayed on with Luyendyk pulling away to the win while the other competitors were confused. A similar finish involving a similar mistake almost took away a win from Luyendyk two weeks later.[4]

At the 1997 True Value 500 at Texas, a scoring error by the USAC resulted in Billy Boat being declared the race winner. Luyendyk protested in front of victory lane, only to be slapped by Boat's team owner A. J. Foyt. Following the incident, Foyt and Luyendyk were fined US$20,000 and US$14,000 respectively, for unsportsmanlike behaviour. IndyCar officials reviewed the race tape and discovered that Luyendyk had actually finished on a lap by himself and completed more laps than the scheduled race distance, thus he was declared the official winner. Because Foyt refused to surrender the trophy, a duplicate was awarded to Luyendyk.[5]

Luyendyk also was selected to participate in the 1992, 1993, and 1998 editions of the International Race of Champions.

After his terrific run in 1997, Luyendyk had a washout year the following season. He only won one race, and had several races where he didn't finish the full distance. After 1998, Luyendyk decided to cut down to a part-time schedule, only racing in the 1999 Indianapolis 500 where he won the pole and dropped out because of a crash. He retired from racing after the 1999 season, and for a short time, joined ABC Sports as a color commentator. He returned to the Indy 500 in 2001 and 2002. In 2003, he entered at Indianapolis for the final time. He suffered a crash during practice, and did not make an attempt to qualify.

Other Luyendyk victories include the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring. His son, Arie Jr., is an off-road and Indy Lights racer.

The last corner of the Zandvoort track in the Netherlands carries his name. In 1999, he was presented with the Sagamore of the Wabash award, reflecting upon his Indy 500 career. In 2016, Luyendyk was selected as a chief steward for the IndyCar Series alongside fellow racer Max Papis and Dan Davis.[6]

Motorsports career results

Complete European F5000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos. Pts
1973 Tony Trimmer McLaren M18 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH MAL SIL SNE BRH OUL MAL MIS MAL MON SIL BRH OUL JYL ZAN
10 		SNE BRH
14 		31st 1
1974 Anglo-American Racing Team Chevron B24 Chevrolet 5.0 V8 BRH MAL SIL OUL BRH ZOL THR ZAN
11 		MUG MNZ MAL MON THR BRH OUL SNE MAL BRH NC 0

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
1979 RAM Autoracing Chevron B48 BMW SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU HOC ZAN
13 		PER MIS DON NC 0

American open-wheel racing

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Formula Super Vee

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
1984 Provimi Veal Ralt RT5/84 VW Brabham LBH
2 		PHX
Ret 		MIL
1 		POR
3 		MEA
3 		CLE
1 		ROA
2 		WGI
1 		CTR
1 		MCH
2 		LS
Ret 		CPL
2 		1st 172
Source:[7][8][9]

CART PPG World Series

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos. Pts Ref
1984 Bettenhausen Motorsports March 84C Cosworth DFX V8t LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA
8 		POC MDO SAN MCH PHX LAG CPL 32nd 5 [10]
1985 Provimi Veal Racing Lola T900 Cosworth DFX V8t LBH
17 		INDY
7 		MIL
17 		POR
21 		MEA
10 		CLE
5 		MCH
Wth 		ROA
6 		POC MDO
DNS 		SAN
18 		MCH
15 		LAG
22 		PHX
25 		MIA
7 		18th 33 [11]
1986 Provimi Veal Racing Lola T86/00 Cosworth DFX V8t PHX
6 		LBH
15 		INDY
15 		MIL
9 		POR MCH
13 		MIA
21 		17th 29 [12]
March 86C MEA
16 		CLE
24 		TOR
6 		MCH
23 		POC
17 		MDO
18 		SAN ROA
7 		LAG
10 		PHX
15
1987 Hemelgarn Racing March 87C Cosworth DFX V8t LBH
14 		PHX
3 		INDY
18 		MIL
4 		POR
16 		MEA
6 		CLE
19 		TOR
7 		MCH
5 		POC
4 		ROA
4 		MDO
11 		NAZ
4 		LAG
6 		MIA
11 		7th 98 [13]
1988 Dick Simon Racing Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX V8t PHX
9 		LBH
10 		INDY
10 		MIL
15 		POR
2 		CLE
18 		TOR
20 		MEA
20 		MCH
28 		POC
26 		MDO
25 		ROA
19 		NAZ
9 		LAG
22 		MIA
14 		14th 31 [14]
1989 Dick Simon Racing Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFS V8t PHX
17 		LBH
7 		INDY
21 		MIL
6 		DET
6 		POR
3 		CLE
9 		MEA
7 		TOR
24 		MCH
6 		POC
23 		MDO
8 		ROA
4 		NAZ
13 		LAG
9 		10th 75 [15]
1990 Doug Shierson Racing Lola T90/00 Chevrolet 265A V8t PHX
9 		LBH
7 		INDY
1 		MIL
19 		DET
5 		POR
6 		CLE
6 		MEA
4 		TOR
5 		MCH
19 		DEN
13 		VAN
26 		MDO
21 		ROA
6 		NAZ
17 		LAG
9 		8th 90 [16]
1991 Vince Granatelli Racing Lola T91/00 Chevrolet 265A V8t SRF
9 		LBH
5 		PHX
1 		INDY
3 		MIL
17 		DET
3 		POR
7 		CLE
5 		MEA
18 		TOR
19 		MCH
2 		DEN
22 		VAN
19 		MDO
9 		ROA
5 		NAZ
1 		LAG
8 		6th 134 [17]
1992 Chip Ganassi Racing Lola T92/00 Ford XB V8t SRF PHX LBH INDY
15 		DET POR MIL NHA TOR MCH
14 		CLE ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG 41st 0 [18]
1993 Chip Ganassi Racing Lola T93/00 Ford XB V8t SRF
5 		PHX
6 		LBH
11 		INDY
2 		MIL
22 		DET
17 		POR
10 		CLE
10 		TOR
22 		MCH
3 		NHA
25 		ROA
9 		VAN
25 		MDO
5 		NAZ
8 		LAG
3 		8th 90 [19]
1994 Indy Regency Racing Lola T94/00 Ilmor 265D V8t SRF
25 		PHX
22 		LBH
11 		INDY
18 		MIL
21 		DET
19 		POR
14 		CLE
21 		TOR
31 		MCH
2 		MDO
13 		NHA
27 		VAN
6 		ROA
22 		NAZ
26 		LAG
6 		17th 34 [20]
1995 Dick Simon Racing Lola T95/00 Ford XB V8t MIA SRF PHX
25 		LBH NAZ 26th 6 [21]
Team Menard Menard V6t INDY
7 		MIL DET POR ROA TOR CLE MCH MDO NHA VAN LAG
1997 Target Chip Ganassi Reynard 97i Honda HRR V8t MIA SRF LBH NAZ RIO GAT MIL DET POR CLE TOR MCH MDO ROA VAN LAG FON
24 		34th 0 [22]

IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts Ref
1996 Byrd-Treadway Racing Reynard 94I/95I 5 Ford XB V8t WDW
14 		PHX
1 		INDY
16 		7th 225 [23]
1996–97 NHA
13 		LVS
20 		6th 223 [24]
G-Force GF01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 WDW
12 		PHX
22 		INDY
1 		TXS
1 		PPR
15 		CLT
21 		NHA
3 		LVS
25
1998 G-Force GF01B WDW
8 		PHX
24 		INDY
20 		TXS
13 		NHA
5 		DOV
9 		CLT
4 		PPR
22 		ATL
8 		TXS
28 		LVS
1 		8th 227 [25]
1999 Treadway Racing G-Force GF01C WDW PHX CLT INDY
22 		TXS PPR ATL DOV PPR LVS TXS 41st 11 [26]
2001 Treadway-Hubbard Racing G-Force GF05B PHX HMS ATL INDY
13 		TXS PPR RIR KAN NSH KTY GAT CHI TXS 41st 17 [27]
2002 Treadway Racing 55 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS PHX FON NAZ INDY
14 		TXS PPR RIR KAN NSH MCH
16 		KTY GAT CHI TXS 37th 30 [28]
2003 Mo Nunn Racing G-Force GF09 20 Toyota Indy V8 HMS PHX MOT INDY
Wth1 		TXS PPR RIR KAN NSH MCH GAT KTY NAZ CHI FON TXS NA - [29]
1 Luyendyk was listed as the primary entry and participated in practice; during practice, Luyendyk crashed, and decided to sit out the race due to injuries. Alex Barron replaced him in the car.
Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1985 Lola Cosworth 20 7 Provimi Veal Racing
1986 Lola Cosworth 19 15 Provimi Veal Racing
1987 March Cosworth 7 18 Hemelgarn Racing
1988 Lola Cosworth 6 10 Dick Simon Racing
1989 Lola Cosworth 15 21 Dick Simon Racing
1990 Lola Chevrolet 3 1 Doug Shierson Racing
1991 Lola Chevrolet 14 3 Vince Granatelli Racing
1992 Lola Ford-Cosworth 4 15 Chip Ganassi Racing
1993 Lola Ford-Cosworth 1 2 Chip Ganassi Racing
1994 Lola Ilmor 8 18 Indy Regency Racing
1995 Lola Menard 2 7 Team Menard
1996 Reynard Ford-Cosworth 20 16 Byrd-Treadway Racing
1997 G-Force Oldsmobile 1 1 Treadway Racing
1998 G-Force Oldsmobile 28 20 Treadway Racing
1999 G-Force Oldsmobile 1 22 Treadway Racing
2001 G-Force Oldsmobile 6 13 Treadway-Hubbard Racing
2002 G-Force Chevrolet 24 14 Treadway Racing
2003 G-Force Toyota Wth Mo Nunn Racing

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
1989 Japan Nissan Motorsport Australia Geoff Brabham
United States Chip Robinson 		Nissan R89C C1 250 DNF DNF
Source:[30]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points Ref
1992 Dodge DAY
10 		TAL
11 		MCH
11 		MCH
10 		12th 21 [31]
1993 DAY
6 		DAR TAL
10 		MCH
8 		11th 24.5 [32]
1998 Pontiac DAY
5 		CAL
11 		MCH
7 		IND
11 		12th 26 [33]

References

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