Arie Luyendyk

Race Car Driver

Birthday September 21, 1953

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Netherlands

Age 70 years old

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About

Accomplished open wheel racer who won the 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 races.

Before Fame

He began racing in the early 1970s, and had much domestic success, winning multiple Dutch national titles.

Trivia

He has also won the 12 Hours of Sebring, and the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Family Life

His son, Arie Luyendyk Jr, is also an open wheel racer.

Associated With

When he won the 1990 Indy 500 he set an average speed record that stood for 23 years, before being broken by Tony Kanaan in 2013.