A.J. Foyt is the only human on earth to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which is accomplishment enough. But now he can add another, less-good milestone to the list: He’s now been attacked by Africanized killer bees not once but twice after disturbing a hive with his bulldozer while working on his West Texas ranch.
The first such bee attack happened in 2005, while the second occurred Wednesday. In a statement posted on its website, A.J. Foyt Racing said the 83-year-old racing legend was released from the hospital after his system had stabilized. The statement had an impeccable headline:
Foyt, 83, was scheduled to be inducted into the 12 Hours of Sebring Hall of Fame on Friday and was to serve as the Grand Marshal of Saturday’s endurance race, but he obviously won’t be able to attend.
“I’m very sorry I can’t be there because I was really looking forward to this weekend,” Foyt said in the statement. “I was doing some work on my ranch out west and got attacked by killer bees. I look like I had a fight with Mike Tyson and lost. Right now I’m on so much medication that I’m not feeling that great so I’ll take the doctors’ advice to rest for the next couple days.”
The 2005 attack left 200 stingers in his head alone, but the statement said this latest bee blitz was more severe “and more dangerous because he had been sensitized to bee stings from his first encounter.”
Killer bee attacks are no joke, with a 2013 Waco Tribune story noting that eight people had been killed by them since 1990.
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