Arie Luyendyk

Arie Luyendyk
Luyendyk in 2010
BornArie Luijendijk
(1953-09-21) 21 September 1953 (age 71)
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 (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.[1][2]

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

  1. ^ Arie Luyendyk at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  2. ^ "Arie Luyendyk, Professional Sports Figure". www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/. New Netherland Institute. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.