died in a 1961 practice-day crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Speedway President J. Douglas Boles issued a statement Monday, noting Gary Bettenhausen's success in many types of cars and ...

IndyCar legend Gary Bettenhausen has died at age 72, officials with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Monday. Bettenhausen drove in 21 Indianapolis 500s between 1968 and 1993, finishing as high ...

“Gary Bettenhausen was the perfect definition of a race car driver of his time,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Original black-and-white photos, racing jackets, jump suits and checkered ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Officials with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway say race car driver Gary Bettenhausen has died. He was 72. Bettenhausen was a member of a famous racing family and a veteran of open ...

"Gary Bettenhausen was the perfect definition of a race car driver of his time,” said Indianapolis Motor Speedway president J. Douglas Boles. “He raced successfully in many types of cars ...

“He was a great ambassador of the sport.” “Gary Bettenhausen was the perfect definition of a race car driver of his time,” Indianapolis Motor Speedway president J. Douglas Bowles said in a ...

Gary Bettenhausen won six USAC Indy car races – the first in November 1968 on the one-mile Phoenix International Raceway oval. In 21 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race starts, Bettenhausen posted a best ...

One astonishing act of valor and sportsmanship sums up the legacy of race car driver Gary Bettenhausen, who died last week at 72. It happened at the 1971 Indianapolis 500. I was there, with my ...

Gary Bettenhausen finished 10th at Indy in 1971. But that's because he stopped his car, got out and pulled driver Mike Mosley out of his burning car, saving his life. Bettenhausen, who passed away ...

Er . . . Gary? “Racing is racing,” said Bettenhausen, one of the Indy car set’s old guard that cut their teeth on the dirt-under-the-fingernails circuit as opposed to the squeaky-clean ...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles issued the following statement about Bettenhausen’s contributions to the track: “Gary Bettenhausen was the perfect definition of a race car ...

His Cup Series debut came in the 1967 Daytona 500. "Gary Bettenhausen was the perfect definition of a race car driver of his time," Indianapolis Motor Speedway president J. Douglas Boles said in a ...