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Bud (Melvin Joseph) Tingelstad

Date of birth:April 4, 1928
Place of birth:Frazee, Minnesota
Died:July 30, 1981
Place of death:Indianapolis, Indiana
Races entered:144
Wins:3
Podiums:8
Race win percentage:2.08%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Bud (Melvin Joseph) Tingelstad — in detail

1972
USAC National Silver Crown
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Spaulding
Complete results needed.
   
1971
USAC National Championship
Position: 22 (300 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Jerry O'Connell
Car: Brabham (Offenhauser TC)
Complete results needed.
   
1970
USAC National Championship
Position: 44 (90 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Green Construction, Motor Racing Developments
Car: Meskowki D (Offenhauser)
Car: Meskowki D (Chevrolet)
Car: Brabham (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1969
USAC National Championship
Position: 15 (920 points)
13 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Vel's Parnelli Jones, Federal Engineering
Car: Lola (Ford)
Car: Gerhardt (Offenhauser)
Car: Meskowski (Offenhauser)
Car: Gerhardt (Ford)
Complete results needed.
   
1968
USAC National Championship
Position: 15 (1016 points)
18 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Federal Engineering, Leader Card
Car: Meskowski (Offenhauser)
Car: Gerhardt (Ford)
Car: Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC)
Car: Watson (Ford)
Complete results needed.
   
1967
USAC National Championship
Position: 10 (965 points)
17 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Federal Engineering
Car: Gerhradt (Offenhauser)
Car: Gerhardt (Ford)
Car: Meskowski (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1966
USAC National Championship
Position: 11 (870 points)
15 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Federal Engineering
Car: Trevis (Offenhauser)
Car: Gerhardt (Offenhauser)
Car: Meskowski (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
 
Canadian-American Challenge Cup
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. 0 fastest laps.
Car: McLaren M1A (Chevrolet)
   
1965
USAC National Championship
Position: 20 (460 points)
15 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing, STP Gas Treatment, Windmill Trucking, Dean Van Lines
Car: Silnes (Offenhauser)
Car: Kurtis (Novi)
Car: Blum (Offenhauser)
Car: Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Car: Lola (Ford)
Car: Halibrand (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1964
USAC National Sprint Car Series
Position: no position
24 races. 2 wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 5 (1640 points)
13 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Federal Engineering
Car: Meskowski (Offenhauser)
Car: Trevis (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1963
USAC National Championship
Position: 13 (490 points)
9 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hoover, Spirit of St. Louis, Pfrommer Trucking, Dayton-Walther, Pete Salemi, Federal Engineering
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Car: Meskowski (Offenhauser)
Car: Silnes (Offenhauser)
Car: Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Car: Trevis (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1962
USAC National Championship
Position: 16 (240 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Bruce Homeyer, Norm Demler
Car: Philipp (Offenhauser)
Car: Epperly (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1961
USAC National Championship
Position: 39 (20 points)
2 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Federal Engineering
Car: Kurtis 500C (Offenhauser)
Car: Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1960
USAC National Championship
Position: 25 (210 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Jim Robbins, Donaldson, Ernest Ruiz
Car: Trevis (Offenhauser)
Car: Kurtis 500G (Offenhauser)
Car: Shilala D (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.




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