Tony Bettenhausen
Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen
Birthplace: Tinley Park, Illinois
Born: September 12, 1916
Died: May 12, 1961

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1941 AAA 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 240 10
1946 AAA 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 340 14
1947 AAA 9 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 676.8 6
1948 AAA 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 324 15
1949 AAA 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 466 12
1950 AAA 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 1027.5 5
1951 AAA 14 0 8 2 0 1 0 4 2556 1
1952 AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 NR
1953 AAA 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 596 10
1954 AAA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 NR
1955 AAA 4 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1060 4
1956 USAC 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 290 24
1957 USAC 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 80 29
1958 USAC 13 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 1830 1
1959 USAC 13 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1430 2
1960 USAC 11 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 940 5
1961 USAC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 NR
Total 118 14 22 15 3 7 5 13 11856.3

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 85 9 21 8 2 4 5 12
Paved Oval 33 5 1 7 1 3 0 1

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
AAA 68 10 19 6 0 4 1 12
USAC 50 4 3 9 3 3 4 1

 

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

Points
1 8/24/1941 Milwaukee DO AAA 25 Blue Crown Spark Plug Lencki Lencki 3 6 X Flagged 75
2 9/1/1941 Syracuse DO AAA 25 Blue Crown Spark Plug Lencki Lencki 7 2 99 Flagged 165
3 5/30/1946 Indianapolis PO AAA 42 Bristow-McManus Wetteroth Miller SC 26 20 47 Broken connecting rod  
--/ 5/30/1946 Indianapolis PO AAA 27 Marchese X Miller SC -- -- -- Qualified, withdrew
-- 6/30/1946 Langhorne 1 DO AAA X X X Offy -- -- -- Did not appear
4 9/15/1946 ISF DO AAA 67 Noc-Out Hose Clamp X Offy 4 5 99 Flagged 100
5 9/22/1946 Milwaukee DO AAA 67 Corley X Offy 2 9 48 Broken oil line 40
6 10/6/1946 Goshen DO AAA 7 Russo Offy Wetteroth Offy 6 1 100 1:17:16.52 77.644 200
7 5/30/1947 Indianapolis PO AAA 29 Belanger Stevens Offy 25 18 79 Broken timing gear
8 6/8/1947 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 18 Belanger Stevens Offy 12 15 44 Clutch trouble
9 6/22/1947 Langhorne DO AAA 15 Wolfe Shaw Offy 4 10 81 Engine overheated 30
-- 7/4/1947 Lakewood DO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Did not qualify
10 7/13/1947 Bainbridge DO AAA 15 Wolfe Shaw Offy 7 4 89 Flagged - rain 120
11 7/27/1947 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 6 Olson X Offy 1 11 47 Broken rear radius rod 20
12 8/17/1947 Goshen DO AAA 16 Belanger Stevens Offy 3 1 100 1:14:56.54 80.062 200
13 8/24/1947 Milwaukee 3 DO AAA 16 Belanger X Offy 11 4 100 Finished 76.8
14 9/28/1947 Springfield DO AAA 16 Belanger Stevens Offy 5 1 100 1:04:51.08 92.519 200
15 11/2/1947 Arlington DO AAA 16 Belanger X Offy 2 10 58 Broken rear axle 30
16 5/31/1948 Indianapolis PO AAA 6 Belanger Stevens Offy 22 14 167 Clutch
17 6/6/1948 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 16 Belanger Wetteroth Offy 2 15 59 Oil leak
18 6/20/1948 Langhorne DO AAA 16 Belanger Wetteroth Offy 1 15 22 Out
19 8/15/1948 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 78 Schoof Wetteroth Offy 14 6 100 Finished 80
20 8/21/1948 Springfield 1 DO AAA 16 Belanger Wetteroth Offy 5 6 100 Finished 80
21 8/29/1948 Milwaukee 3 DO AAA 22 Thorne Engineering Adams Sparks 17 20 X Out
RD/ 8/29/1948 Milwaukee 3 DO AAA 32 Marchese Bros. Marchese Offy -- 1 67 Relieved Fohr 134-200 134
--/ 8/29/1948 Milwaukee 3 DO AAA 16 Belanger X Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
22 9/4/1948 DuQuoin 1 DO AAA 16 Belanger Wetteroth Offy 2 10 100 Finished 30
-- 5/30/1949 Indianapolis PO AAA 46 Flavell X Sparks SC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/30/1949 Indianapolis PO AAA 16 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo SC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 6/5/1949 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 99 Meyer & Drake X Meyer & Drake -- -- -- Did not qualify
NC 7/17/1949 Arlington DO AAA 99 Tuffy's Jr. X X 3 4 X X
23 8/20/1949 Springfield 1 DO AAA 99 Meyer & Drake X Meyer & Drake 8 18 X X
24 8/28/1949 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 99 Meyer & Drake X Meyer & Drake 3 15 127 Out
25 9/3/1949 DuQuoin DO AAA 99 Meyer & Drake Kurtis Offy SC X 1 100 1:06:37.13 90.065 200
26 9/10/1949 Syracuse DO AAA 45 Speedway Cocktail X Lencki 12 9 93 Flagged 26
27 9/11/1949 Detroit DO AAA 99 Meyer & Drake Kurtis Offy SC 2 1 100 1:13:50.00 81.264 200
28 9/25/1949 Springfield 2 DO AAA 99 Belanger X Meyer & Drake 6 9 X Flagged 40
-- 10/30/1949 Sacramento DO AAA 99 Belanger X Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
29 11/6/1949 Del Mar DO AAA 99 Belanger X Meyer & Drake 3 16 29 Out
30 5/30/1950 Indianapolis PO AAA 14 Blue Crown Spark Plug Deidt FD Offy 8 31 30 Broken wheel bearing  
RD/ 5/30/1950 Indianapolis PO AAA 17 Wolfe Kurtis 2000 Offy -- -- 51 Relieved Chitwood 86-136 127.5
31 6/11/1950 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 34 Belanger Wetteroth Offy 2 1 100 1:10:33.93 85.027 200
32 6/25/1950 Langhorne DO AAA 34 Belanger Wetteroth Offy 2 14 59 Broken axle
33 8/19/1950 Springfield 1 DO AAA 39 Shaheen Hill Offy 1 11 X Broken fuel tank
34 8/27/1950 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 39 Shaheen Hill Offy 4 18 128 Broken throttle shaft
35 9/9/1950 Syracuse DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 1 12 95 Flagged 10
36 9/10/1950 Detroit DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 2 10 88 Locked rear end 30
37 10/1/1950 Springfield 2 DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 1 1 100 1:08:27.84 87.637 200
38 10/15/1950 Sacramento DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 1 17 10 Wrecked turn 3
39 11/12/1950 Phoenix DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 2 2 100 Finished 160
40 11/26/1950 Bay Meadows DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 1 1 149 1:43:45.40 86.163 300
41 12/10/1950 Darlington PO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 11 20 108 Out
42 5/30/1951 Indianapolis PO AAA 5 Mobiloil Deidt FD Offy 9 9 178 Spun out NW 200
43 6/10/1951 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 5 1 100 1:06:38.91 90.024 200
44 6/24/1951 Langhorne DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 5 1 100 1:04:57.18 92.357 200
45 7/4/1951 Darlington PO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 12 2 200 2:24:26.5 103.848 400
NC 7/29/1951 Williams Grove DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 4 2 50 Finished
46 8/18/1951 Springfield DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 14 1 100 1:06:37.59 90.054 200
47 8/26/1951 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 4 10 187 Flagged 60
48 9/1/1951 DuQuoin 1 DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 6 1 100 1:07:56.48 88.311 200
49 9/3/1951 DuQuoin 2 DO AAA 99 Belanger Kurtis Offy 1 1