For an 82-year-old legend who has broken countless bones, been set on fire a few times, attacked by killer bees, survived a heart bypass and a bout with sepsis, A.J. Foyt looks pretty damn good.

But the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 is tired of hurting, so he's going to Mexico to undergo stem cell treatment.

"I'm going to try it so my ankles and shoulder don't hurt so bad all the time," Foyt said Tuesday afternoon from his ranch in Houston. "I feel better than I have in a long time, and I've lost 20 pounds and I need to lose about 20 more.

"I'm getting better every day but I'd just like to take away some of this constant pain."

His shattering crash at Road America in 1990 has made walking a challenge over the past two decades, and he injured his rotator cuff after falling off his bulldozer a few years ago.

"Hell, I've had my knee and hip replaced so I figure I might as well try this too," he said with a laugh. "I've talked to two or three people that had it done and they said it was great and I talked to Dr. [Terry] Trammell over the weekend and he thinks it's got some merit.

"Peyton Manning, Dan Pastorini and Tony Dorsett all had it done, so why not try it?"

Foyt will go to Cancun for his procedure, but will probably wait until Junebecause he's not about to miss the month of May. He was happy with the first test with his new drivers, Conor Daly and Carlos Munoz, last weekend at Phoenix and watched all four sessions.

"I'm still kicking," he declared, "and cussing when I have to."

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