Arie Luyendyk Net Worth

What Is Arie Luyendyk's Net Worth?

Arie Luyendyk is a Dutch former auto racing driver who has a net worth of $10 million. Born in Sommelsdijk, South Holland, Netherlands, on September 21, 1953, Arie Luyendyk began his racing career in the '70s. He was very successful in the Netherlands initially, and he won the European Super Vee Championship in 1977. After that, he began racing on the Formula Three circuit but had little success. Arie decided to relocate to the United States, and his racing career immediately improved. He won his next Super Vee Championship in 1984, just after relocating, and 1985 proved to be a banner year for Luyendyk. He was named Rookie of the Year for that season's races and for his performance at the Indianapolis 500. Five years later, he won the Indianapolis 500 and set a record for the highest average speed during the race. That record was surpassed by Tony Kanaan in 2013.

Arie won the Indianapolis 500 again in 1997, and he chose to retire in 1999. After a few years away from racing, during which he served as a commentator for ABC Sports, he decided to return to racing. He retired for good in 2003. Nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman," Luyendyk has been inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (2009) and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2014). His son Arie Luyendyk Jr. is also an auto racing driver, and he has made a name for himself as a reality TV contestant on "The Bachelor."

Career

Luyendyk began his racing career in the early '70s and won several Dutch national titles. He won the 1977 European Super Vee championship, then he decided to switch to Formula Three. In 1984, Arie moved to the U.S. and won the Super Vee championship. Sponsored by Provimi Veal, he raced in his first full Champ Car season the following year and was named Rookie of the Year for the 1985 season and the Indianapolis 500. After Domino's Pizza started sponsoring Luyendyk, he changed his racing number to 30 in reference to the pizza chain's promise to deliver orders in 30 minutes or less. In 1990, he won the Indianapolis 500 for the first time and had a record average speed of 185.981 mph. He held the record until 2013 when Tony Kanaan had an average speed of 187.433 mph. Arie scored pole positions at the Indianapolis 500 in 1993, 1997 and 1999, and on three occasions, he retired from the race while he was in the lead. He was the runner-up in the 1993 Indianapolis 500, and he won in 1997. At that year's True Value 500, a scoring error led to Billy Boat being declared the winner, and when Luyendyk protested, he was slapped by A.J. Foyt, Boat's team owner. Luyendyk was fined $14,000, and Foyt was fined $20,000. After IndyCar officials reviewed the tape of the race, they discovered that Arie had actually won. Foyt wouldn't surrender the trophy, so Luyendyk was awarded a duplicate.

Arie was chosen to compete in the International Race of Champions in 1992, 1993, and 1998. During the 1998 season, he won just one race, and he decided to go part-time for the 1999 season. He competed in the 1999 Indianapolis 500, and though he won the pole, he dropped out of the race due to a crash. Luyendyk retired after the 1999 season and briefly worked as a color commentator for ABC Sports. He returned to racing to compete in the 2001 and 2002 Indianapolis 500. Arie was planning to compete in the 2003 Indianapolis 500, but he crashed during practice and didn't try to qualify for the race after that. In 1999, he was honored with the Sagamore of the Wabash award, and in 2016, he was named a chief steward for the IndyCar Series.

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Personal Life

Arie and his wife, Mieke, have four children: son Arie Jr., daughter Maida, and twins Luca and Alec. Arie Jr. followed in his father's footsteps and became an auto racing driver, and he is also known for reality television. He was the runner-up on the eighth season of the ABC reality series "The Bachelorette" (starring Emily Maynard) in 2012, then he starred on season 22 of "The Bachelor" in 2018, proposing to Rebecca "Becca" Kufrin on the season finale. They later ended their engagement, and Arie Jr. began a relationship with that season's runner-up, Lauren Burnham. The couple married in 2019 and have welcomed three children together..

Real Estate

In 2004, Arie paid $1.03 million for a 4,133-square-foot home in Fountain Hills, Arizona.

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