Career
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Foster died in a crash during practice for a National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing stock car race at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. Foster is the only Canadian racing driver to have been fatally injured at a National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing event. He also drove in the Universal Service Administrative Company Championship Carolina series, racing in the 1964-1966 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the 1965 and 1966 Indianapolis 500 races.
He finished in the top ten 10 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1966 at Atlanta.
Foster was cousins with musician, producer, composer, arranger David Foster and with Canadian stock car driver Jim Steen. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1993.