Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.

Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.

Tony Lee Bettenhausen, Jr. (October 30, 1951, Joliet, Illinois – February 14, 2000) was a Champ Car team owner and driver who died in a 2000 plane crash. He was the son of former 14-time Indianapolis 500 competitor Tony Bettenhausen and the brother of 21-time Indy racer Gary Bettenhausen. The family holds the dubious distinction of the most combined starts in the famous race without a victory. Another brother, Merle Bettenhausen, was maimed in his only Indy Car start.

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