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Tony Bettenhausen is race driver from United States. Born 12th September 1916, dead 12th May 1961 at age 44. Champion of AAA National Motor Car Championship. Participant of Indy 500. Participant of Formula 1. Champion of USAC. During the performances, he earned 12817 points.

First race: 1941 Milwaukee 100
First win: 1946 Goshen 100
Last win: 1959 Phoenix Indycars
Last race: 1961 Trenton Indycars

Top 5 main opponents on the track:

Jimmy Davies
Johnnie Parsons
Sam Hanks
Spider Webb
George Connor

All the years that Tony Bettenhausen took part in Motorsport

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1941 240 10 0 0
1946 340 9 1 0
1947 676 6 2 1
1948 324 15 1 1
1949 466 12 2 1

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1950 1.00 20 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1950 1027 5 3 5

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1951 0 - 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1951 2556 1 8 4

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1952 0 - 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1952 0 65 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1953 0 - 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1953 596 10 2 1

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1954 0 - 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1954 0 54 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1955 3.00 13 0 0

AAA National Motor Car Championship

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1955 1060 4 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1956 0 - 0 0

USAC

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1956 290 24 1 0

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1957 0 - 0 0

USAC

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1957 80 29 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1958 4.00 17 0 0

USAC

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1958 1830 1 0 0

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1959 3.00 16 0 0

USAC

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1959 1430 2 2 0

Formula 1

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1960 0 - 0 0

USAC

Year Points Position Wins Poles
1960 940 5 0 0
1961 0 - 0 1

List of tracks where Tony Bettenhausen raced

Track Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Indianapolis 2 5 14
Phoenix 1 1 5
Syracuse 1 1 9
Michigan Fairgrounds 1 2 3
Langhorne 1 1 6
Springfield 1 1 11
Goshen 1 3 2
Milwaukee 1 1 23
Lakewood Park 18 7 1
Indiana State Fairgrounds 4 4 3
Bainbridge 4 7 1
Arlington Downs 10 2 1
Du Quoin 1 1 10
Trenton 1 1 5
Sacramento 5 1 6
Del Mar 16 3 1
Bay Meadows 1 1 2
Darlington 2 11 2
Centennial Park 1 1 1
Santa Clara Speedway 1 1 1
Las Vegas Park 17 13 1
Indiana State Fair 2 2 5
Arizona State Fairgrounds 1 4 4
Daytona 18 10 1

Tony Bettenhausen: List of all wins

Year Team Race
1946 Russo Goshen 100
1947 Murrell Belanger Goshen 100
1947 Murrell Belanger Springfield 100
1948 Carl Marchese Milwaukee 200
1949 Meyer & Drake Du Quoin 100
1949 Meyer & Drake Detroit 100
1950 Murrell Belanger Rex Mays 100
1950 Murrell Belanger Springfield 100
1950 Murrell Belanger Bay Meadows 150
1951 Murrell Belanger Rex Mays 100
1951 Murrell Belanger Langhorne 100
1951 Murrell Belanger Springfield 100
1951 Murrell Belanger Du Quoin 100
1951 Murrell Belanger Du Quoin 200
1951 Murrell Belanger Syracuse 100
1951 Murrell Belanger Denver 100
1951 Murrell Belanger San Jose 100
1953 Murrell Belanger Syracuse 100
1953 Murrell Belanger Phoenix 100
1956 Peter J Schmidt Syracuse Indycars
1959 Pete Salemi Trenton Indycars
1959 Lindsey Hopkins Racing Phoenix Indycars

List of teams Tony Bettenhausen was a part of

Team Best Race Position Best position in qualification Total Races
Watson 23 18 1
Kurtis Kraft 2 5 6
Epperly 4 9 2
Kuzma 9 1
Deidt 9 3
Norm Olson 11 1 1
Thorne Engineering 20 17 1
Murrell Belanger 1 1 40
Carl Marchese 1 3 1
William Schoof 6 14 1
Blue Crown Spark Plug 2 3 2
Ervin Wolfe 4 4 2
Robert J McManus 20 26 1
William A Corley 5 2 2
Russo 1 6 1
Federal Engineering 7 11 2
Howard Iddings 13 13 1
Speedway Cocktail 9 12 1
Peter J Schmidt 1 3 3
Meyer & Drake 1 1 4
Lindsey Hopkins Racing 1 1 13
H Allen Chapman 2 9 1
Evelyn Shaheen 11 1 2
Lee Elkins 18 7 1
Pete Salemi 1 2 2
John Zink 2 2 10
Dean Van Lines Racing Division 17 14 1
JS Belond 21 4 1
Blakely Oil 16 13 2
Racing Associates 18 10 1
Gilbert E Morcroft 15 10 2
Bob Sweikert 9 16 1
Mari Hulman 20 20 1
Dayton-Walther 9 11 2
Fred Gerhardt 18 8 1
Kathryn Wright 2 3 5

List of all the cars Tony Bettenhausen drove

Lencki ? 1941

Lencki

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 3
Total Races: 2

Miller FD

Miller SC

Best Race Position: 20
Best position in qualification: 26
Total Races: 1

Wetteroth ?? 1935

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 5
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 1

? ? 1946

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 9
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 1

Wetteroth ? 1946

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 6
Total Races: 1

Shaw ?? 1936

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 4
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 2

Stevens ?? 1938

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 3
Total Races: 3

Stevens ? 1947

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 5
Total Races: 1

? ? 1947

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 10
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 2

Stevens ? 1948

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 14
Best position in qualification: 22
Total Races: 1

Wetteroth ? 1948

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 6
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 3

Marchese ? 1948

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 3
Total Races: 1

Adams ? 1948

Sparks

Best Race Position: 20
Best position in qualification: 17
Total Races: 1

Adams ?? 1934

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 6
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 3

Lencki ? 1949

Lencki

Best Race Position: 9
Best position in qualification: 12
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949

Offenhauser SC

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 2

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949

MeyerDrake

Best Race Position: 9
Best position in qualification: 3
Total Races: 3

? ? 1949

M&D

Best Race Position: 16
Best position in qualification: 3
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 5
Best position in qualification:
Total Races: 1

Wetteroth ? 1950

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 2

Hillegass ? 1950

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 11
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 2

Kurtis Kraft ? 1950

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 12
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 2

Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 9
Best position in qualification:
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft ? 1951

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft ???

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position:
Best position in qualification:
Total Races: 1

Deidt FD

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 24
Best position in qualification:
Total Races: 2

Kuzma Indy Roadster

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 9
Best position in qualification:
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 18
Best position in qualification: 7
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 4000

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 21
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 18

Kurtis Kraft ? 1953

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 2

Kurtis Kraft 4000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 2

Schroeder ? 1954

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 16
Best position in qualification: 13
Total Races: 2

Kurtis Kraft 500C

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification:
Total Races: 2

Nichels ? 1955

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 9
Total Races: 1

Kuzma ? 1955

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 9
Best position in qualification: 16
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 500D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 22
Best position in qualification: 5
Total Races: 1

Meyer ? 1956

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 13
Best position in qualification: 13
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 4000D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 14
Best position in qualification: 15
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 4000

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 4
Best position in qualification: 7
Total Races: 2

Kurtis Kraft 500F

Novi SC

Best Race Position: 15
Best position in qualification: 22
Total Races: 1

Pankratz D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 15
Best position in qualification: 10
Total Races: 2

Snowberger ? 1957

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 7
Best position in qualification: 11
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 18
Best position in qualification: 8
Total Races: 1

Kurtis Kraft 4000D

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 3
Total Races: 7

Watson ? 1958

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 1

Kuzma ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 18
Best position in qualification: 10
Total Races: 1

Epperly ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 4
Best position in qualification: 9
Total Races: 3

Watson ?? 1956

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 17
Best position in qualification: 13
Total Races: 1

Watson ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Best Race Position: 16
Best position in qualification: 5
Total Races: 1

Watson D

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 7

Kuzma ? 1959

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 8
Best position in qualification: 3
Total Races: 1

Kuzma D

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 1
Best position in qualification: 2
Total Races: 9

Watson ?? 1959

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 4
Best position in qualification: 4
Total Races: 4

Kuzma ? 1960

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 2
Best position in qualification: 7
Total Races: 4

Kuzma D

Offenhauser

Best Race Position: 19
Best position in qualification: 1
Total Races: 1