BET

Tony Bettenhausen

1950–1960
11
Starts
0
Wins
1
Podiums
0
Poles
0
Titles
11
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
1950 Kurtis Kraft + Deidt 1 1 0 0 0 1 P20
1951 Deidt 1 1 0 0 0 0
1952 Deidt 1 1 0 0 0 0
1953 Kuzma 1 1 0 0 0 0
1954 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 0
1955 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 1 0 3 P13
1956 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 0
1957 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 0
1958 Epperly 1 1 0 0 0 4 P17
1959 Epperly 1 1 0 0 0 3 P15
1960 Watson 1 1 0 0 0 0

Teammates, head to head

most races first
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Johnnie Parsons '50–'57 · 3r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 1–6 1–2 4 9
Pat Flaherty '50–'55 · 3r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 3–0 4 0
Andy Linden '54–'57 · 3r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 4–1 1–2 3 2
Jimmy Davies '54–'55 · 3r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 2–1 3 4
Walt Faulkner '50–'55 · 2r compared → Full breakdown 1–1 2–0 4 1
Jerry Hoyt '50–'54 · 2r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 5–0 1–1 1 0
Bob Sweikert '53–'55 · 2r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–2 0–2 3 8
Paul Russo '54–'57 · 2r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 3–1 0–2 3 7
Marshall Teague '54–'57 · 2r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 1–1 0 0
Jim Rathmann '54–'60 · 2r compared , 5 excl. → Full breakdown 5–2 2–0 4 10
Pat O'Connor '54–'57 · 2r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–4 1–1 3 0
Johnny Boyd '55–'59 · 2r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–2 1–1 6 0
Cecil Green '50 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 0–1 1 3
Mack Hellings '50–'51 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 1–0 1 0
Jack McGrath '50–'55 · 1r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–3 0–1 4 10
Johnny McDowell '50 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 1 0
Walt Brown '50 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 1 0
Fred Agabashian '50–'57 · 1r compared , 5 excl. → Full breakdown 4–2 0–1 4 0
Sam Hanks '50–'56 · 1r compared , 6 excl. → Full breakdown 3–4 0–1 4 6
Duane Carter '51–'54 · 1r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 0–5 0–1 0 3
Bill Vukovich '54–'55 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–2 0–1 3 17
Troy Ruttman '54–'60 · 1r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–3 0–1 0 3
Mike Nazaruk '54 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 0–1 0 4
Larry Crockett '54 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–1 0 0
Art Cross '54–'55 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 3–0 0–1 3 0
Ernie McCoy '54 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 1–0 0 0
Frank Armi '54 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 1–0 0 0
George Fonder '54 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–0 1–0 0 0
Jimmy Daywalt '54–'57 · 1r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 3–2 1–0 3 0
Bill Homeier '54–'55 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 1–0 3 1
Al Herman '55–'56 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 1–0 3 0
Chuck Weyant '55 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 3 0
Bob Christie '56–'57 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–1 0 0
Jack Turner '56–'57 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 0–1 0 0
Don Freeland '57 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 0–1 1–0 0 0
Jimmy Bryan '58–'59 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 0–1 7 8
George Amick '58 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 0–1 4 6
Paul Goldsmith '59 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 3 2
Joie Chitwood '50 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 1 1
Jimmy Jackson '50–'54 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 1 0
Duke Dinsmore '50–'56 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 0–0 1 0
Bill Holland '50 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 6
Mauri Rose '50–'51 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 0–0 0 4
Chuck Stevenson '53–'60 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 2–1 0–0 0 0
Gene Hartley '53–'54 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–2 0–0 0 0
Manny Ayulo '53 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Cal Niday '55 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 3 0
Ray Crawford '55–'56 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 3 0
Al Keller '55–'57 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 2–1 0–0 3 0
Ed Elisian '55–'57 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 2–1 0–0 3 0
Dick Rathmann '56–'60 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 0–0 0 2
Bob Veith '56 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Rodger Ward '56–'60 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 0–0 0 6
Johnnie Tolan '56 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Eddie Russo '56–'57 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Keith Andrews '56 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Jimmy Reece '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Don Edmunds '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Mike Magill '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Eddie Johnson '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Bill Cheesbourg '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Elmer George '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Lloyd Ruby '60 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Len Sutton '60 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
0.0% DNF rate 0 in 11 starts
36.4% points-finish rate 4 in 11 starts
P2 best finish
P2 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.