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Tony Lee Bettenhausen

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Tony Lee Bettenhausen

Birth
Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA
Death
14 Feb 2000 (aged 48)
Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Plot
Section 58, Lot 110
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Auto Race Car Driver. Youngest son of racing legend Melvin "Tony" Bettenhausen. Veteran of 11 Indianapolis 500-mile classics, with best finish of 7th in 1981, his rookie start. Was one of the few car owner-drivers in Indy Car racing in recent years. Last competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1993 and became a full-time car owner thereafter. Killed in tragic plane crash near Lexington, KY with wife Shirley (daughter of former Indianapolis racing star Jim McElreath) and friends/business partners Russell Roberts and Larry Rangel.
Auto Race Car Driver. Youngest son of racing legend Melvin "Tony" Bettenhausen. Veteran of 11 Indianapolis 500-mile classics, with best finish of 7th in 1981, his rookie start. Was one of the few car owner-drivers in Indy Car racing in recent years. Last competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1993 and became a full-time car owner thereafter. Killed in tragic plane crash near Lexington, KY with wife Shirley (daughter of former Indianapolis racing star Jim McElreath) and friends/business partners Russell Roberts and Larry Rangel.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Mar 3, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8656/tony_lee-bettenhausen: accessed ), memorial page for Tony Lee Bettenhausen (30 Oct 1951–14 Feb 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8656, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.