Gary Bettenhausen
Gary Clyde Bettenhausen
Birthplace: Tinley Park, Illinois
Born: November 18, 1941
Died:

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1966 USAC 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 NR
1967 USAC 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 60 50
1968 USAC 25 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1595 8
1969 USAC 15 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 970 14
1970 USAC 15 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 710 17
1971 USAC 12 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1800 7
1972 USAC 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 790 12
1973 USAC 15 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 2093 8
1974 USAC 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 260 22
1975 USAC 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 745 14
1976 USAC 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 NR
1977 USAC 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 850 14
1978 USAC 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 294 29
1979 USAC 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1008 5
Includes CART 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1980 CART 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1057 9
Includes USAC 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 726 8
1981 CART 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 42 15
1981-82 USAC 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 366 18
1982 CART 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 48 15T
1982-83 USAC 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 406 8
1983 CART 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 34T
Includes USAC from 82-83 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1983-84 USAC 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 400 6
1984 CART 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 37
Includes USAC from 83-84 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1985 CART 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 NR
1986 CART 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 33
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 100 11
1987 CART 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 24
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 500 5
1988 CART 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
Includes USAC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1989 CART 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 54
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 5 33
1990 CART 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 45
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 5 31
1991 CART 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 1 31
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 15 22
1992 CART 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 46
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 20 17
1993 CART 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 45
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 20 17
1994 CART 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
Includes USAC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1996 CART 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 39
Total 188 32 6 10 8 4 8 4 14902

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 21 5 2 4 1 3 0 2
Paved Oval 150 21 4 5 7 1 8 2
Road Course 17 6 0 1 0 0 0 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
CART 45 12 0 0 2 0 1 0
USAC 154 25 6 10 7 4 8 4

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
-- 4/24/1966 Trenton 1 PO USAC 61 American Eagle Meskowski D Offy -- -- -- Blew engine practice
-- 5/30/1966 Indianapolis PO USAC 61 McManus Bros. Halibrand Offy -- -- -- Entry declined, lack of experience  
-- 6/5/1966 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 61 McManus Bros. Halibrand Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow, S5
-- 6/26/1966 Atlanta PO USAC 61 McManus Bros. Halibrand Offy -- -- -- Wrecked practice
-- 7/24/1966 IRP RC USAC 61 McManus Bros. Meskowski D Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 8/7/1966 Langhorne 2 PO USAC 61 American Eagle Meskowski D Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 8/20/1966 Springfield DO USAC 61 McManus Bros. Meskowski Offy -- -- -- Lost valve, practice
-- 8/27/1966 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 61 McManus Bros. Halibrand Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/10/1966 ISF DO USAC 61 McManus Bros. Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 9/25/1966 Trenton 2 PO USAC 61 American Eagle Meskowski D Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 10/23/1966 Sacramento DO USAC 61 American Eagle Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
1 11/20/1966 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 55 Lynch Halibrand Offy 25 19 32 Oil leak
-- 9/9/1967 ISF DO USAC 61 American Eagle Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
2 10/1/1967 Sacramento DO USAC 47 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky Offy 10 11 95 Flagged 20
--/ 10/1/1967 Sacramento DO USAC 61 Linne Meskowski Offy -- -- -- DNQ, no time taken
3 10/22/1967 Hanford PO USAC 47 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky D Offy 23 11 129 Flagged 40
4 11/19/1967 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 4 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky D Offy 24 19 72 Clutch
5 3/17/1968 Hanford 1 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky D Offy 16 10 130 Flagged 60
6 3/31/1968 Las Vegas RC USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky D Offy 14 10 35 Flagged 45
7 4/7/1968 Phoenix 1 PO USAC 99 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky D Offy 21 13 106 Flagged
8 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 22 24 43 Hit debris on track
--/ 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 47 Joe Hunt Magneto Lesovsky D Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/30/1968 Indianapolis PO USAC 97 Agajanian Mongoose Ford -- -- -- Did not qualify
9 6/15/1968 Mosport 1 RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford 17 10 X Flagged 30
10 6/15/1968 Mosport 2 RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford 10 13 X Oil leak
11 6/23/1968 Langhorne 1 PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 9 3 146 Flagged 210
12 7/7/1968 Castle Rock RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford 21 7 55 Flagged 90
13 7/13/1968 Nazareth DO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Ward Offy 6 4 89 Finished 120
14 7/21/1968 IRP 1 RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford 10 21 8 Broken halfshaft
15 7/21/1968 IRP 2 RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford 19 12 38 Flagged 10
16 7/28/1968 Langhorne 2 PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 13 13 87 Flagged
17 7/28/1968 Langhorne 3 PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 13 12 49 Steering 10
18 8/4/1968 St. Jovite 1 RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford 6 13 X Broken sway bar
19 8/4/1968 St. Jovite 2 RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford 15 13 7 Broken sway bar
20 8/17/1968 Springfield DO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Ward Offy 2 13 71 Blown engine
21 8/18/1968 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 19 5 196 Flagged 200
22 9/2/1968 DuQuoin DO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Ward Offy 16 4 99 Flagged 120
23 9/7/1968 ISF DO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Ward Offy 8 4 100 Finished 120
24 9/22/1968 Trenton 2 PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 3 12 158 Broken turbo blade 20
25 9/29/1968 Sacramento DO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Ward Offy 3 2 100 Finished 160
26 10/13/1968 MIS PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 13 21 21 Clutch
27 11/3/1968 Hanford 2 PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 8 21 41 Engine running rough
28 11/17/1968 Phoenix 2 PO USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Offy TC 13 1 200 1:54:19 104.972 400
29 12/1/1968 Riverside RC USAC 11 Thermo King Auto Air Conditioning Gerhardt Ford