Brian Foley (racing driver)

Brian Patrick Foley (born 1934) is an Australian retired racing driver.

[1] His career highlights included a victory in the 1965 Lowood 4 Hour, second place in the 1967 Australian Touring Car Championship and a third-place finish in the 1965 Armstrong 500, all three attained driving a Morris Cooper S.[1] Foley started racing in the late 1950s, subsequently driving a variety of cars from the British Motor Corporation including Austin A30, Austin A40 Farina, Austin Lancer, Austin-Healey Sprite and Morris Cooper S.[1] He placed ninth in Class C in the 1960 Armstrong 500 at Phillip Island driving an Austin Lancer for the B.M.C.

The following year Foley placed third in the 1961 Australian GT Championship driving an Austin-Healey Sprite.

His best finish was a second place in 1967 driving a Morris Cooper S. Foley contested the Bathurst 1000 (and forerunners) each year from 1960 to 1971 and again in 1974.

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