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Gary 1970
Gary 1982
Gary
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Gary in his helmet
Gary and Chris Economaki
Gary with JC Agajanian
Gary waving to the crowd
Gary getting a kiss
Gary interviewd by Bobby G
Gary discussing something with Larry
Gary interviewed
Gary
Gary getting help with his helmet
Gary getting a hair check
Gary with Sam Smidt in pit lane at Indy
Gary talking with Nelson Piquet
Gary with Larry dickson. Boy they had some battles!
Gary with Larry some time later
Gary and brother Tony
Gary BS'n
Gary with Nelson Piquet and Tom Carnegie
Gary, left, and Bill Vukovich with Wags
Gary with a new tshirt and two girls
Gary giving a hug
Gary really excited
Gary with Merle and Tony and a trophy
Gary with A J Foyt and Larry Dickson
Gary with two guys
Gary surrounded by fans
Gary and a trophy girl
Gary getting a trophy
# 24
Gary with battle over # 16
Gary by his ride
Gary with his car
# 2
# 7
# 14
# 44
From the old days
# 82 Midget win at Davenport in June 1968
Gary
Gary
Gary in the seat
Gary in his car
Gary in his Indy car
Gary in his car
Gary in his ride
Gary in # 2
Gary in # 99 antique
Gary getting ready for his rookie qualifying run
Gary in # 12x in 1965
Art work
Nice art work
Fan card
Fan card
Fan card
Fan card
Fan card
Fan card
BRE logo
Data
Art work
Gary's rides
# 1
# 1
# 1
# 1
# 1
# 1
# 1
# 2
# 2
# 7
# 7
# 8
# 8 at the Hut 100 in 1969
# 8
# 9
# 10
# 12
# 12
# 12
# 12
# 12
# 12
# 12
# 14
# 14
# 14
# 16
# 24
# 60
Gary # 5 with Danny Caruthers the 1971 USAC Champion
# 24 Gary and Larry Dickson
# 2 against Johnny Parsons
# 2
Gary chasing Pauncho Carter
Gary wit AJ Foyt
Gary leading
Gary with Larry Dickson
Gary
Gary and Larry show
Gary and Larry
Gary and Tom Bigelow at Winchester 2003
Gary leading
Gary and larry show
Gary chases # 91 Charlie Masters and # 44 Web Spalding
# 98
# 99
# 111
# 42 at Eldora on a wild ride
# 42
# 42
# 42
# 42 with Gary's arms coming out of the cockpit
# 1 up up and away
# 1 uh ohh...
# 44 on the way to the trailer
# 8
# 14
# 98
# 98
# 99 antique Belanger Motte Special
Gary in # 5
Gary in # 5
Gary in # 5
Gary in # 46
Gary with # 98
# 98
# 47 that was used for his rookie test
# 16
# 7 on the track
# 7
# 7
# 46 Gary outside Tom Bigelow # 43 in 1980
# 77
# 82
# 91c
# 98
# 82 uh ooh...........
# 5
Gary in # 7
# 8
# 8
# 8
# 11
# 16
# 16
# 16
# 24
# 45
# 46
Gary in # 46
Gary in # 51
# 51
# 56
Gary in# 98
# 99
# 6 1969 Dodge at Pocono 500
# 9
# 68
# 99
# 99
from wikipedia
Gary Bettenhausen (November 18, 1941 – March 16, 2014) was an American auto racing driver. He was born in Blue Island, Illinois, raised in Tinley Park, Illinois, graduated in the class of 1962 from Bremen High School (Midlothian, Illinois) in Midlothian, Illinois and at the time of his death resided in Monrovia, Indiana.
Bettenhausen's father was Indianapolis 500 and sprint car legend Tony Bettenhausen. His brother was former CART driver and team owner Tony. Another brother, Merle, was injured in a fiery crash.
Bettenhausen died on March 16, 2014 in Monrovia, Indiana.
Bettenhausen began as a midget car driver. He finished third in the midget car national points in 1967. He won the first leg of the Astro Grand Prix in 1969, which was held in the Astrodome. He won the 1967 and 1970 Turkey Night Grand Prix, the 1972 Astro Grand Prix, and the 1976 Hut Hundred, on his way to a total of 27 career wins in USAC midget car competition.
Bettenhausen won the 1969 and 1971 sprint car championships. He won the 1980 and 1983 USAC Dirt Track champions in a Silver Crown car. A crash at a Championship Dirt Car race (AKA Silver Crown Car) in Syracuse, New York on July 2, 1974 crushed his left arm and left it paralyzed. He regained enough mobility to drive but never fully recovered from the injury.
Bettenhausen competed in Champ/Indy style cars from the mid-1960s until 1996. During this time he won six USAC Indy Car races. He made 21 starts in the Indianapolis 500, contesting each event from 1968 until 1982 (with the exception of 1979 when he failed to qualify), and again from 1986 to 1993.[2] His best finish came in 1980 when he finished third after starting 32nd in the 33-car field.
In the 1972 Indianapolis 500, Bettenhausen led 138 laps (of 200), and appeared on his way to victory. But he suffered a blown engine with only 24 laps remaining, and dropped out to finish 14th.
Bettenhsusen competed in eight career NASCAR Winston Cup events. He had four Top 10 finishes. His highest career finish was a fourth-place finish at the 1974 Motor State 360 at the Michigan International Speedway
He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1993. He was a 1998 inductee in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.
Updated 6/5/18
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