Tony Bettenhausen

Born 12 Sep 1916 in Tinley Park. Died 12 May 1961, aged 44.

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Titles

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Fastest laps

Starts

Points

Win rate

0.0%

First race1950 Indianapolis

Last race1960 Indianapolis

Season by season

Every race result is listed on a wider screen.Every result. Underlined: pole position.

Season	Team	Pos	Pts	PodPodiums	Results
1950 Kurtis Kraft Deidt	Kurtis Kraft Deidt	20	1		5 31
1951 Deidt	Deidt	–	0		9
1952 Deidt	Deidt	–	0		24
1953 Kuzma	Kuzma	–	0		9
1954 Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	–	0		15 29
1955 Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	13	3	1	2
1956 Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	–	0		22
1957 Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	–	0		15
1958 Epperly	Epperly	17	4		4
1959 Epperly	Epperly	15	3		4
1960 Watson	Watson	–	0		23

Team-mates

Head-to-heads in races driven for the same team. Tony Bettenhausen on the left. Qualifying: better qualifying classification; grid position when either has none. Race: both started: better classified finish; a classified finisher beats a retirement; races where neither was classified don't count.

Qualifying 58%Races 62%

Team-mate	Team	Races	Qualifying	Race	Quali / race	PtsPoints share
Fred Agabashian 1950–1957 · 5	Kurtis Kraft	5	31	32	Q31R32	100%
Jim Rathmann 1954–1960 · 4	Kurtis Kraft, Epperly, Watson	4	22	22	Q22R22	29%
Johnny Boyd 1955–1959 · 4	Kurtis Kraft, Epperly	4	22	31	Q22R31	100%
Andy Linden 1954–1957 · 4	Kurtis Kraft	4	21	22	Q21R22	60%
Jimmy Daywalt 1954–1957 · 4	Kurtis Kraft	4	31	40	Q31R40	100%
Johnnie Parsons 1950–1957 · 4	Kurtis Kraft	4	12	22	Q12R22	31%
Pat O'Connor 1954–1957 · 4	Kurtis Kraft	4	13	22	Q13R22	100%
Paul Russo 1954–1957 · 4	Kurtis Kraft	4	21	12	Q21R12	30%
Sam Hanks 1950–1956 · 4	Kurtis Kraft	4	21	22	Q21R22	40%
Troy Ruttman 1954–1960 · 3	Kurtis Kraft, Watson	3	12	12	Q12R12	0%
Al Keller 1955–1957 · 3	Kurtis Kraft	3	21	21	Q21R21	100%
Ed Elisian 1955–1957 · 3	Kurtis Kraft	3	21	30	Q21R30	100%
Bob Sweikert 1953–1955 · 3	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft	3	21	12	Q21R12	27%
Jack McGrath 1950–1955 · 3	Kurtis Kraft	3	11	21	Q11R21	44%
Pat Flaherty 1950–1955 · 3	Kurtis Kraft	3	10	30	Q10R30	100%
Chuck Stevenson 1953–1960 · 2	Kuzma, Watson	2	11	01	Q11R01	–
Dick Rathmann 1956–1960 · 2	Kurtis Kraft, Watson	2	02	11	Q02R11	0%
Rodger Ward 1956–1960 · 2	Kurtis Kraft, Watson	2	11	02	Q11R02	0%
Jimmy Bryan 1958–1959 · 2	Epperly	2	11	11	Q11R11	47%
Bob Christie 1956–1957 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	20	02	Q20R02	–
Eddie Russo 1956–1957 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	10	20	Q10R20	–
Jack Turner 1956–1957 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	11	11	Q11R11	–
Marshall Teague 1954–1957 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	10	01	Q10R01	–
Al Herman 1955–1956 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	20	20	Q20R20	100%
Duke Dinsmore 1950–1956 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	10	11	Q10R11	100%
Ray Crawford 1955–1956 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	20	20	Q20R20	100%
Art Cross 1954–1955 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	20	11	Q20R11	100%
Bill Homeier 1954–1955 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	01	20	Q01R20	75%
Bill Vukovich 1954–1955 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	11	11	Q11R11	25%
Jimmy Davies 1954–1955 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	10	11	Q10R11	43%
Walt Faulkner 1950–1955 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	10	20	Q10R20	80%
Duane Carter 1951–1954 · 2	Deidt, Kurtis Kraft	2	02	02	Q02R02	0%
Gene Hartley 1953–1954 · 2	Kuzma, Kurtis Kraft	2	01	10	Q01R10	–
Jerry Hoyt 1950–1954 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	10	11	Q10R11	100%
Jimmy Jackson 1950–1954 · 2	Kurtis Kraft	2	00	10	Q00R10	100%
Mack Hellings 1950–1951 · 2	Kurtis Kraft, Deidt	2	10	20	Q10R20	100%
Mauri Rose 1950–1951 · 2	Deidt	2	02	11	Q02R11	0%
Len Sutton 1960 · 1	Watson	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Lloyd Ruby 1960 · 1	Watson	1	01	01	Q01R01	–
Paul Goldsmith 1959 · 1	Epperly	1	10	10	Q10R10	60%
George Amick 1958 · 1	Epperly	1	10	01	Q10R01	40%
Bill Cheesbourg 1957 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	10	Q10R10	–
Don Edmunds 1957 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	10	Q10R10	–
Don Freeland 1957 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Eddie Johnson 1957 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Elmer George 1957 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Jimmy Reece 1957 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Mike Magill 1957 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Bob Veith 1956 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	01	Q10R01	–
Johnnie Tolan 1956 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	01	Q10R01	–
Keith Andrews 1956 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	10	Q10R10	–
Cal Niday 1955 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	10	Q10R10	100%
Chuck Weyant 1955 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	10	Q10R10	100%
Ernie McCoy 1954 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Frank Armi 1954 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	10	Q10R10	–
George Fonder 1954 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	00	10	Q00R10	–
Larry Crockett 1954 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	10	01	Q10R01	–
Mike Nazaruk 1954 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	01	01	Q01R01	0%
Manny Ayulo 1953 · 1	Kuzma	1	01	10	Q01R10	–
Bill Holland 1950 · 1	Deidt	1	10	01	Q10R01	0%
Cecil Green 1950 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	00	01	Q00R01	25%
Johnny McDowell 1950 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	00	10	Q00R10	100%
Joie Chitwood 1950 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	00	00	Q00R00	50%
Walt Brown 1950 · 1	Kurtis Kraft	1	00	10	Q00R10	100%