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Helmet of Merle Bettenhausen

Flag of U.S.A. Merle Bettenhausen

nationality American age 79 years old born June 9, 1943 hometown Tinley Park, Illinois

Racing career summary

Races entered54
Wins8
Podiums11
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
Race win percentage14.8%
Podium percentage20.4%

Driver relations

Brother of Gary Bettenhausen. Brother of Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.. Son of Tony Bettenhausen.

Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.

Career overview – years in numbers

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

1973Racing2 races1 win1 podium0 pole position0 fastest race laps
1972Racing3 races2 wins2 podiums0 pole position? fastest race laps
1971Racing17 races1 win2 podiums0 pole position0 fastest race laps
1970Racing27 races2 wins4 podiums0 pole position? fastest race laps
1969Racing3 races1 win1 podium0 pole position0 fastest race laps
1968Racing2 races1 win1 podium0 pole position0 fastest race laps

Career details – the racing career of Merle Bettenhausen

1973 USAC Stock Car Series

PositionPointsTeam
0Gordon van Liew
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
10000
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Chevrolet Chevelle

1973 USAC National Midget Series

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
1110?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1972 USAC National Championship Trail

PositionPointsTeam
0Grant King Racers
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
1000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Kingfish 72Offenhauser 2.6 turbo

1972 USAC National Midget Series

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
2220?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1971 USAC National Silver Crown

PositionPointsTeam
0Hunt
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
3000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1971 USAC National Sprint Car Series

PositionPointsTeam
0David LeFevre
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
30000
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1971 USAC National Midget Series

PositionPointsTeam
0Stan Lee, Howard Lehmann
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
11120?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1970 USAC National Championship

PositionPointsTeam
41st110Boyce Holt, McClung
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
2000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Turner (Chevrolet)
Meskowski (Offenhauser)

1970 USAC National Midget Series

PositionPointsTeam
10th0Bob Lockard
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
12230?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1970 USAC National Sprint Car Series

PositionPointsTeam
0Bob Lockard
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
13010?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1969 USAC National Championship

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
00000
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1969 USAC National Sprint Car Series

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
20000
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1969 USAC National Midget Series

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
1110?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1968 USAC National Sprint Car Series

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
10000
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1968 USAC National Midget Series

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
1110?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
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