Arie Luyendyk

Arie Luijendijk (anglicized 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.<ref name=MSHoF>Arie Luyendyk at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Career

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Arie driving his fathers car at Zandvoort after his father, Jaap, won the European Formula Vee championship in 1972.

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Luyendyk's Lola-Chevrolet which won the 1990 Indianapolis 500 for Doug Shierson Racing.

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Luyendyk in 1991, driving for Vince Granatelli Racing.

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.<ref name="Brown">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 Template:USD20,000 and Template:USD14,000 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.<ref name="Beyondtheflag">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	Template:Tooltip	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 Template:Small	SNE	BRH Template:Small		31st	1
1974	Anglo-American Racing Team	Chevron B24	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	BRH	MAL	SIL	OUL	BRH	ZOL	THR	ZAN Template:Small	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	Template:Tooltip	Pts
Template:F2	RAM Autoracing	Chevron B48	BMW	SIL	HOC	THR	NÜR	VAL	MUG	PAU	HOC	ZAN Template:Small	PER	MIS	DON	NC	0

Complete European Formula 3 results

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

Year	Team	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	pts
1978	Racing Team Holland	Toyota	ZAN Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	ÖST Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	IMO Template:Small	NÜR Template:Small	DIJ Template:Small	MNZ Template:Small	PER Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	KNU Template:Small	KAR Template:Small	DON Template:Small	KAS Template:Small	JAR Template:Small	VLL Template:Small	12th	9
1979	Racing Team Holland	Toyota	VLL Template:Small	ÖST Template:Small	ZOL Template:Small	MAG Template:Small	DON Template:Small	ZAN Template:Small	PER	MNZ Template:Small	KNU Template:Small	KIN Template:Small	JAR Template:Small	KAS Template:Small					6th	13
1980	Racing Team Holland	Toyota	NÜR	ÖST	ZOL Template:Small	MAG	ZAN Template:Small	LAC	MUG	MNZ	MIS	KNU	SIL	JAR	KAS	ZOL			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
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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	Template:Tooltip	Pts	Ref
1984	Bettenhausen Motorsports	March 84C	Cosworth DFX V8t	LBH	PHX	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA Template:Small	POC	MDO	SAN	MCH	PHX	LAG	CPL		32nd	5	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1985	Provimi Veal Racing	Lola T900	Cosworth DFX V8t	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MCH Wth	ROA Template:Small	POC	MDO Template:Small	SAN Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	MIA Template:Small			18th	33	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1986	Provimi Veal Racing	Lola T86/00	Cosworth DFX V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR								MCH Template:Small				MIA Template:Small	17th	29	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		March 86C							MEA Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	POC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	SAN		ROA Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	PHX Template:Small
1987	Hemelgarn Racing	March 87C	Cosworth DFX V8t	LBH Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	POC Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	MIA Template:Small			7th	98	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1988	Dick Simon Racing	Lola T88/00	Cosworth DFX V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	POC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	MIA Template:Small			14th	31	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1989	Dick Simon Racing	Lola T89/00	Cosworth DFS V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	POC Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small			10th	75	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	Doug Shierson Racing	Lola T90/00	Chevrolet 265A V8t	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	DEN Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small		8th	90	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	Vince Granatelli Racing	Lola T91/00	Chevrolet 265A V8t	SRF Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	MEA Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	DEN Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small	6th	134	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1992	Chip Ganassi Racing	Lola T92/00	Ford XB V8t	SRF	PHX	LBH	INDY Template:Small	DET	POR	MIL	NHA	TOR	MCH Template:Small	CLE	ROA	VAN	MDO	NAZ	LAG		41st	0	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1993	Chip Ganassi Racing	Lola T93/00	Ford XB V8t	SRF Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small		8th	90	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Indy Regency Racing	Lola T94/00	Ilmor 265D V8t	SRF Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	LBH Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	MIL Template:Small	DET Template:Small	POR Template:Small	CLE Template:Small	TOR Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	MDO Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	VAN Template:Small	ROA Template:Small	NAZ Template:Small	LAG Template:Small		17th	34	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1995	Dick Simon Racing	Lola T95/00	Ford XB V8t	MIA	SRF	PHX Template:Small	LBH	NAZ													26th	6	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Team Menard		Menard V6t						INDY Template:Small	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 Template:Small	34th	0	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Template:Tooltip	Pts	Ref
1996	Byrd-Treadway Racing	Reynard 94I/95I	5	Ford XB V8t	WDW Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	INDY Template:Small														7th	225	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996–97					NHA Template:Small	LVS Template:Small															6th	223	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		G-Force GF01		Oldsmobile Aurora V8			WDW Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	PPR Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	LVS Template:Small
1998		G-Force GF01B			WDW Template:Small	PHX Template:Small	INDY Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	NHA Template:Small	DOV Template:Small	CLT Template:Small	PPR Template:Small	ATL Template:Small	TXS Template:Small	LVS Template:Small						8th	227	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	Treadway Racing	G-Force GF01C			WDW	PHX	CLT	INDY Template:Small	TXS	PPR	ATL	DOV	PPR	LVS	TXS						41st	11	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2001	Treadway-Hubbard Racing	G-Force GF05B			PHX	HMS	ATL	INDY Template:Small	TXS	PPR	RIR	KAN	NSH	KTY	GAT	CHI	TXS				41st	17	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2002	Treadway Racing		55	Chevrolet Indy V8	HMS	PHX	FON	NAZ	INDY Template:Small	TXS	PPR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MCH Template:Small	KTY	GAT	CHI	TXS		37th	30	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	-	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1989	Template:Flagicon Nissan Motorsport	Template:Flagicon Geoff Brabham Template:Flagicon Chip Robinson	Nissan R89C	C1	250	DNF	DNF
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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 Template:Small	TAL Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	12th	21	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1993		DAY Template:Small	DAR	TAL Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	11th	24.5	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	Pontiac	DAY Template:Small	CAL Template:Small	MCH Template:Small	IND Template:Small	12th	26	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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