Tony
Bettenhausen
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
12 Sep 1916
hometown
Tinley Park, Illinois
died
12 May 1961
Indianapolis, Indiana
Driver Information
nationality
American
birthday
12 Sep 1916
hometown
Tinley Park, Illinois
died
12 May 1961
Indianapolis, Indiana
Competitors
Career Overview
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1958 Ford
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
1
-
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
-
395
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1958 Ford
6
2
4
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
2
4
0
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
1960
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Watson (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
11
0
4
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
11
0
4
0
-
940
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
3
3
3
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
3
3
0
-
400.5
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1959 Chevrolet,1958 Ford
5
1
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
1
2
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Ferrari Monza
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1959
Central Excavating, Hoover Motor Express, Racing Associates, Dean Van Lines, Hopkins Racing
1430
2nd
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Moore (Offenhauser)
Epperly (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Watson (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
13
2
4
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
13
2
4
0
-
1430
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Epperly
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
3
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
-
302
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1957 Ford
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Epperly
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
1
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
1
4
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Epperly (Offenhauser)
Watson (Offenhauser)
13
0
6
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
13
0
6
0
-
1830
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis Kraft 500F
Novi 3.0 s/c
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1957 Pontiac
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
65
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
65
1
1
0
-
188
year
series
team
points
position
1957
Novi Racing, Morcroft, Federal Engineering, Las Vegas Club
80
29th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Pankratz D (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 500F (Novi)
Pankratz (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Snowberger (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser)
6
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
-
80
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis Kraft 500D
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1956 Dodge
6
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
7
2
3
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
2
3
0
0
434
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 500D (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
6
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
6
1
1
0
-
290
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis KK500C
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
1
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
1
0
0
3
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Russo\Nichels (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
4
0
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
2
0
-
1060
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis KK500C
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
Kurtis KK4000
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Schroeder (Offenhauser)
Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
3
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kuzma
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis (Offenhauser)
Kuzma D (Offenhauser)
5
2
2
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
5
2
2
1
-
596
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Deidt
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Deidt FD (Offenhauser)
1
0
0
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Deidt
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
1951
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis (Offenhauser)
Deidt FD (Offenhauser)
14
8
10
4
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
14
8
10
4
-
2556
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
1
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kurtis Kraft 2000
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
Deidt
Offenhauser 4.5
Firestone
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
1
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Hill (Offenhauser)
Wetteroth (Offenhauser)
Deidt FD (Offenhauser)
Kurtis (Offenhauser)
12
3
4
5
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
12
3
4
5
-
1027.5
year
series
team
points
position
1949
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
X (Lencki)
Kurtis (Offenhauser SC)
X (Meyer & Drake)
7
2
2
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
2
2
0
-
466
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
1933 Adams
Offenhauser
2
1
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
1
1
0
-
year
series
team
points
position
1948
Belanger Motors, Schoof, Thorne Engineering, Carl Marchese
324
15th
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Stevens (Offenhauser)
Wetteroth (Offenhauser)
Adams Sparks
Marchese (Offenhauser)
7
1
1
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
7
1
1
1
-
324
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
2
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Stevens (Offenhauser)
Shaw (Offenhauser)
X (Offenhauser)
9
2
2
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
9
2
2
1
-
676.8
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Wetteroth (Miller)
Wetteroth (Offenhauser)
4
1
1
1
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
1
1
1
-
340
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
3
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
3
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
-
-
-
-
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
-
-
-
-
-
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Lencki
2
0
1
0
-
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
0
1
0
-
240
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
1978
Racing
0
0
0
0
0
1977
Racing
0
0
0
0
0
1961
Racing
3
0
0
1
0
1960
Racing
21
4
10
0
0
1959
Racing
25
7
10
0
0
1958
Racing
15
1
7
0
1
1957
Racing
75
1
1
0
0
1956
Racing
24
3
5
0
0
1955
Racing
5
0
3
0
0
1954
Racing
3
0
0
0
0
1953
Racing
6
2
2
1
0
1952
Racing
2
0
0
0
0
1951
Racing
16
8
10
4
0
1950
Racing
14
4
5
5
0
1949
Racing
8
2
2
0
0
1948
Racing
9
2
2
1
?
1947
Racing
11
2
2
1
0
1946
Racing
4
1
1
1
?
1945
Racing
?
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1942
Racing
?
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1941
Racing
5
0
1
0
0
Racing Highlights
year
series
position
1960
USAC Stock Car Series
3rd
1959
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
2nd
1958
USAC National Championship - Indy Car
1st
1951
AAA National Championship - Indy Car
1st
1947
Racway Park Blue Island - Midgets
1st
1945
Racway Park Blue Island - Midgets
1st
1942
Racway Park Blue Island - Midgets
1st
1941
AAA Midwest Division - Sprint Cars
2nd
1941
Racway Park Blue Island - Midgets
1st
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