Bettenhausen, Tony
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Birthname | Bettenhausen, Tony Lee | ||||
born on | 30 October 1951 at 23:15 (= 11:15 PM ) | ||||
Place | Joliet, Illinois, 41n32, 88w05 | ||||
Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American race car driver who fields a car in the CART series. In 181 Indy car starts, he has four victories to his credit; Phoenix 1968, Michigan 1970, Trenton 1972, and Texas, 1973. His dad is the famed Tony Bettenhausen SR., winner of 21 Championship races, who died in a racing accident at Indianapolis in 1961 when his namesake was ten. His brother Gary is also a racer from 1966, a mainstay at Indianapolis.
Events
- Death of Father 1961 (Dad killed in racing accident)
- Work : Prize 1968 at 12:00 midnight in Phoenix, AZ (First CART victory)
Source Notes
Stephen Przybylowski quotes B.C.
Categories
- Family : Childhood : Family noted (Dad and brother, also drivers)
- Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event (Dad killed in CART crash)
- Family : Childhood : Parent, Single or Step (Age ten when dad left)
- Family : Childhood : Sibling circumstances (Brother also a racer)
- Vocation : Sports : Race Cars (CART series driver-champion)
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship (CART series)
Categories:
- 1951 births
- Birthday 30 October
- Birthplace Joliet, IL (US)
- Sun 6 Scorpio
- Moon 15 Scorpio
- Asc 12 Leo
- Family : Childhood : Family noted
- Family : Childhood : Family traumatic event
- Family : Childhood : Parent, Single or Step
- Family : Childhood : Sibling circumstances
- Vocation : Sports : Race Cars
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship