Theys meets Luyendyk

Didier Theys from Belgium and Arie Luyendyk from the Netherlands cross paths in the CART PPG series in the USA in 1988. Theys races that year for Dick Simon Racing and finishes 9th in Cleveland, 8th in Laguna Seca and 3rd in Miami. Both drivers remain friends to this days and both live a few block away from each other in Phoenix, Arizona.

Theys competed in the CART Indy Car Series from 1987 to 1993 with 47 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 three times (1989, 1990 and 1993). He finished in the top ten 10 times in CART events, and his best career finish in that series was a third position in Miami in 1988.