Racing great A.J. Foyt in hospital

[DeeDee]

[ARTICLE=Racing great A.J. Foyt in hospital:]A.J. Foyt has been hospitalized in Houston for complications from knee surgery and will skip the 50th anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The 77-year-old Foyt had knee surgery two weeks ago, and an infection sent him to the hospital Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner said Friday that Foyt may stay in the hospital through the weekend. She said he had been up and walking since the surgery but developed an infection this week. Foyt is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Foyt was scheduled to be the grand marshal Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.(Associated Press/ESPN.com)(1-27-2012)[/ARTICLE]

[JiggaStyles09]

hope the infection isn't serious

[DeeDee]

Sounds like it must be pretty serious if he's was hospitalized.

[RacingDude]

I hope his problem gets cured.

[DeeDee]

[ARTICLE=Foyt released from hospital:]A.J. Foyt has been released from a hospital in Houston, where he was being treated for complications from knee surgery. The 77-year-old Foyt had knee surgery two weeks ago, and an infection sent him to the hospital Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner said Foyt was released Friday and is still taking antibiotics for the infection.(Associated Press/ESPN)(2-5-2012)[/ARTICLE]