Alfe Heat Treating Set To Unveil No. 35 “Tribute to A.J. Foyt” IndyCar

You’ve seen the pictures but on Tuesday, May 10th, Alfe Heat Treating will host a private unveiling of its No. 35 "Tribute to A.J. Foyt" IndyCar for the media at the Foyt Wine Vault in Speedway, Ind.

Honoree A.J. Foyt and his No. 35 driver Alex Tagliani, the 2011 Indianapolis 500 pole winner, will be joined by Kurt Westman, founder and CEO of Alfe Heat Treating, Larry Foyt, president of A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Inc. plus Takuma Sato and Jack Hawksworth, drivers of the ABC Supply Hondas, of which Alfe Heat Treating is an associate sponsor.

Race fans can enter a contest on Facebook to win a Ticket for Two to the "35 Unveiling" on May 10th plus two tickets to the Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indy on May 14th so they can see the No. 35 Alfe Heat Treating Honda in action in the fifth event of the Verizon IndyCar Series.

“We want to honor the fans of IndyCar and A.J. Foyt by inviting them to partake in a special event with us and share in the excitement surrounding the 100th Running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing," said Ryan Westman, regional sales manager and director of motorsports for Alfe Heat Treating, which is based in Fort Wayne, Ind..

The May 3rd contest will be hourly with one winner per hour starting at 12 noon ET on the Alfe Racing Facebook page. Question 2 will be posted on the AJ Foyt Racing fan page at 1 pm ET. The sites will alternate hourly with one question per hour through 4 p.m. for a total of five winners.

The first person to answer correctly will win a Ticket for Two to the “35 Unveiling" as long as they meet the following criteria: Winners are 21 or older (if younger, must be accompanied by an adult) and are able to attend the May 10 event in Speedway.

In addition to receiving the Grand Prix race tickets, the five winners will be able to meet and have their picture taken with Tagliani, Sato and Hawksworth. The winners (over 21) will be able to enjoy gourmet appetizers and award-winning Foyt Wine.

Tagliani will drive the No. 35 Alfe Heat Treating Honda in both the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis 500. The number 35 was chosen to honor Foyt’s record 35 straight starts in the Indianapolis 500–from 1958 through 1992. The car’s livery will evoke memories of the black No. 14 Indy cars that he drove in the latter part of his legendary career. As Kurt Westman noted, “We chose the number 35 because it is the number of consecutive starts A.J. had at the Brickyard as well as being A.J.'s birth year, a lucky number!"

The Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis will be broadcast live by ABC-TV on Saturday, May 14 starting at 3:30 pm ET. The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil will be broadcast live on Sunday, May 29 on ABC-TV starting with the pre-race show at 11 am ET followed by the race broadcast.