
Jerry and his wife, Kate, are no strangers to the Lunar Rendezvous Festival, sponsoring, attending, and participating in some fashion almost every year since joining the community. “After spending a short time working with Lexus and meeting so many wonderful people in the community, I realized the Bay Area was where I wanted to raise my family,” says Foyt. When an opportunity arose in 2000 to join Lexus of Clear Lake, Jerry jumped at the chance, and it didn’t take him long to make the Clear Lake Area his home. He spent the next 12 years working in management positions in dealerships and competing in variety of local and national auto racing series before dedicating himself to the auto business full time.

Greg Smith, during the Festival Kickoff Party at UH-Clear Lake back in April, he has been attending the numerous Lunar Rendezvous events.įoyt attended Memorial High School in Houston, The University of Texas in Austin and the Chevrolet Dealer Management Academy before embarking on an automotive career in his family owned auto dealerships. Since his introduction as the new king by the 2013 king, Clear Creek ISD Superintendent Dr. Foyt, whose team had entries in the race.


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He’s also been quite occupied in recent days with the Grand Prix of Houston, helping his dad, legendary race car driver A.J. You might say these are busy days for Jerry Foyt but then, he’s used to life in the fast lane.īesides being general manager of Lexus of Clear Lake, he’s the 2014 King of the Lunar Rendezvous Festival.
