Gary Bettenhausen
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About
21-time Indy 500 competitor, who was the 1967 and 1971 Sprint car champion.
Before Fame
He began his career racing midget cars.
Trivia
He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1993.
Family Life
His father, Tony Bettenhausen, was also a famous sprint car and Indy 500 racer.
Associated With
His best Indy 500 performance came in 1980, when he finished third behind Tom Sneva and winner Johnny Rutherford.
