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    Gary Bettenhausen (November 18, 1941 – March 16, 2014) was an American midget car driver. He was the winner the 1967 and 1970 Turkey Night Grand Prix...
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  • Thuringia Bettenhausen, Switzerland, in the Canton of Bern Gary Bettenhausen (1941–2014), American auto racing driver Merle Bettenhausen (born 1943)...
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    wall. Bettenhausen died instantly. Bettenhausen was the father of Gary Bettenhausen, Tony Bettenhausen Jr. and Merle Bettenhausen. Gary Bettenhausen and...
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    has had a long history of names, first as Bettenhausen Motorsports under the leadership of Tony Bettenhausen Jr. The cars were primarily dark blue, white...
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  • Bettenhausen racing family, he is the son of Tony Bettenhausen and the brother of Gary Bettenhausen and Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Merle's USAC Champ Car racing career...
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  • 500 competitor Tony Bettenhausen and the brother of 21-time Indy 500 racer Gary Bettenhausen. Another brother, Merle Bettenhausen, was critically injured...
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    4-CROWN AND SILVER CROWN TITLE". USAC. Retrieved December 8, 2016. "Bettenhausen 100". USAC Silvercrown. October 18, 2020. Event occurs at 15:36. FloRacing...
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    962 mph (262.3 km/h) was also a new record, which stood until 1984. Gary Bettenhausen led 138 laps until his car suffered ignition trouble on lap 176, and...
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    drivers were forced to qualify on the second day of time trials. Gary Bettenhausen in a Buick-powered machine was the surprise fastest qualifier, albeit...
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    any cars for the race) Mark Donohue (1968–1975) David Hobbs (1971) Gary Bettenhausen (1972–1974) Gordon Johncock (1972) Mike Hiss (1972, 1974) Bobby Allison...
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  • an additional race. Herm Johnson (1980–1986) Jim Crawford (1990) Gary Bettenhausen (1990–1993) Kevin Cogan (1991) Tom Sneva (1991–1992) Al Unser (1992)...
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    Whittington's accident brought out another yellow, which was extended when Gary Bettenhausen's car stopped on the backstretch. Sneva inherited the lead ahead of...
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    driver Gary Bettenhausen, Indy and Sprint car driver Merle Bettenhausen, Sprint car driver Tony Bettenhausen, Indy car driver Tony Bettenhausen Jr., Indy...
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    Allison A. J. Allmendinger Bill Alsup Mario Andretti Alex Barron Gary Bettenhausen Geoff Brabham Ryan Briscoe Hélio Castroneves Kevin Cogan Mark Donohue...
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    Allison A. J. Allmendinger Bill Alsup Mario Andretti Alex Barron Gary Bettenhausen Geoff Brabham Ryan Briscoe Hélio Castroneves Kevin Cogan Mark Donohue...
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    eleventh and final row finished in the top eight — Tom Sneva 2nd, Gary Bettenhausen 3rd, and Tom Bigelow 8th. After the tumultuous and controversial month...
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    the pole position with a Buick at the 1985 Indianapolis 500, and Gary Bettenhausen was the fastest qualifier in 1991. Roberto Guerrero became the first...
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    venture on track, teams loaded up their equipment and left. Driver Gary Bettenhausen said, "As the drivers' representative (on USAC's Board of Directors)...
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    in his left eye. Gary Bettenhausen arrived at the track, attempting to qualify for his first Indy car race since 1993. Bettenhausen managed only a handful...
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  • Racing only ran two races in 1981 after running full-time in 1980. Gary Bettenhausen was left without a full-time ride. Interscope Racing also stopped...
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    Retrieved 12 February 2010. "Classic Racing Rivalries: Larry Dickson vs. Gary Bettenhausen". Vintage Motorsport. September–October 2010. "Esteban Ocon v Pierre...
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    question. These ads included: Frankie Avalon Jr. Cary Bettenhausen, son of race driver Gary Bettenhausen Noel Blanc, son of Mel Blanc Jay Carpenter, son of...
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    experienced of drivers. The track opened on Saturday April 28 with Gary Bettenhausen earning the honor of first driver on the track. Rain and winds plagued...
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  • Indy. Jim Hickman was fatally injured in a practice crash for the Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Milwaukee, he was 39 years old. The following teams and drivers...
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    Allison A. J. Allmendinger Bill Alsup Mario Andretti Alex Barron Gary Bettenhausen Geoff Brabham Ryan Briscoe Hélio Castroneves Kevin Cogan Mark Donohue...
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  • to stop a non-damaged car to help another driver, the other being Gary Bettenhausen in 1971. He received a sportsmanship award for his efforts, as well...
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    has a public library, a branch of the Morgan County Public Library. Gary Bettenhausen, IndyCar driver John Van Lindley, pomologist and early nurseryman...
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  • Frankie Avalon, actor Jack Benny, comedian Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist Gary Bettenhausen, racing driver Joan Blondell, actress James Brown, singer Jim Brown...
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  • easily in the top ten along with other drivers, such as teammate Gary Bettenhausen, Arie Luyendyk, Emerson Fittipaldi and Stan Fox. In the race Cogan...
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    Ferguson crashed for the second time, and suffered major damage. Gary Bettenhausen spun, and Phil Krueger suffered rear suspension damage after tagging...
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