Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Achibatsirwa nomutsigiri Provimi Veal, Luyendyk akamhanya mwaka wake wokutanga wakazara weChamp Car muna 1985, achikunda rookie wegore zita zvose zvenguva yacho neIndianapolis 500. Kuwana rubatsiro rwakawedzerwa kubva kuDomino's Pizza (uye kuchinja nhamba yake yemakwikwi kusvika ku30, sezvo panguva iyoyo Domino's akavimbisa vatengi kuti mirairo yekuendesa yaizosvika mumaminitsi makumi matatu kana pasi), kukunda kwake kwekutanga mumakwikwi kwakauya makore mashanu gare gare muna 1990, pamutambo unonyanya kukosha mumakwikwi, nekurekodha avhareji yekumhanya ye185.981 mph (299.307 km / h). Luyendyk akakunda Indianapolis 500 ya1990
nokuda kweDoug Shierson Racing. Nhoroondo yake yekumhanya, iyo yakamira kwemakore makumi maviri nematatu, yakazoputsika muna 2013 97th Indianapolis 500 naTony Kanaan aine avhareji yekumhanya ye187.433 mph (301.644 km / h).