Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen (1916-09-12)September 12, 1916 Tinley Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died
May 12, 1961(1961-05-12) (aged 44) Speedway, Indiana, U.S.
Championship titles
AAA / USAC Championship Car (1951, 1958)
Champ Car career
118 races run over 17 years
Best finish
1st (1951, 1958)
First race
1941 Milwaukee 100 (Milwaukee)
Last race
1961 Trenton 100 (Trenton)
First win
1946 George Robson Memorial (Goshen)
Last win
1959 Bobby Ball Memorial (Phoenix)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
22
40
13
Formula One World Championship career
Active years
1950–1960
Teams
Kurtis Kraft, Diedt, Kuzma, Epperly, Watson
Entries
11
Championships
0
Wins
0
Podiums
1
Career points
11
Pole positions
0
Fastest laps
1
First entry
1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry
1960 Indianapolis 500
Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen (September 12, 1916 – May 12, 1961) was an American racing driver known primarily for his open-wheel career. He twice won the National Championship, doing so in 1951 and 1958.[1] He also competed in stock cars, winning under AAA and USAC sanction.
Bettenhausen was nicknamed the "Tinley Park Express" in honor of his hometown.[2] He was nicknamed "Tunney" after heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. "Tunney" later became "Tony."[3]
Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen (September 12, 1916 – May 12, 1961) was an American racing driver known primarily for his open-wheel career. He twice...
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named the TonyBettenhausen 200 from 1961 to 1982 in reference of TonyBettenhausen, who died after a crash in 1961. In the 1963 TonyBettenhausen 200, Jim...
lap crash, and came around to lead the first lap. Eddie Sachs and TonyBettenhausen also got by unscathed, to run second and third. Due to the crash,...
Illinois . Bettenhausen's father was Indianapolis 500 and sprint car legend TonyBettenhausen. His brother was former CART driver and team owner Tony. Another...
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Bryan". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. June 20, 1960. "TonyBettenhausen dies testing friend's car at Indianapolis track". The Norwalk Hour...
drivers Bill Vukovich Sr., TonyBettenhausen Sr., Floyd Roberts, and Scott Brayton; NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Sr., Adam Petty, Tony Roper, Kenny Irwin Jr...
The 1963 TonyBettenhausen 200 was the seventh round of the 1963 USAC Championship Car season, held on August 18, 1963, at the 1-mile (1.6 km) Milwaukee...
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TonyBettenhausen, Billy Devore and George Connor all took to the track at the same time in order to make it in before the deadline. Bettenhausen earned...
one-lap record in a Championship Car was set on the Monza oval by TonyBettenhausen at a speed of 177.045 mph. Speeds at Daytona were expected to rival...
STP-Granatelli Racing in the #40 STP Oil Treartment Lotus-Offenhauser at the TonyBettenhausen 200 at Wisconsin State Fairgrounds Park and the Delaware 200 at Dover...
146, TonyBettenhausen Jr. had a tire going down, which he at the time was unaware of. Approaching turn four, the tire deflated, and Bettenhausen attempted...
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February 23, 2022, it was announced that Newgarden would be a guest driver in Tony Stewart's Superstar Racing Experience at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway...
1:09.77 Shared drivers: Joie Chitwood (82 laps) and TonyBettenhausen (54 laps), after Bettenhausen retired. Points for 5th position were shared between...
second in the drivers' championship. His title challenge to his teammate Tony Kanaan ended in the season's penultimate round at California Speedway, but...
as he did not have the correct licence. Russo shared a podium with TonyBettenhausen (2nd, 1955 Indianapolis 500). Schumacher was disqualified from the...
third. Down the backstretch, O'Connor moved into second, followed by TonyBettenhausen. Flaherty slipped to fourth. Rathmann completed the first lap at a...
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