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 1 1 0 0 0 1 P20
Deidt 1 1 0 0 0 0
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 · default: both classified
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Johnnie Parsons '50–'57 1–6 4–3 4 9 →
Sam Hanks '50–'56 3–4 3–4 4 6 →
Jim Rathmann '54–'60 5–2 3–4 4 10 →
Fred Agabashian '50–'57 4–2 3–3 4 0 →
Jerry Hoyt '50–'54 5–0 2–3 1 0 →
Andy Linden '54–'57 4–1 2–3 3 2 →
Jimmy Davies '54–'55 1–0 2–3 3 4 →
Pat O'Connor '54–'57 1–4 2–3 3 0 →
Jimmy Daywalt '54–'57 3–2 4–1 3 0 →
Pat Flaherty '50–'55 2–0 3–1 4 0 →
Jack McGrath '50–'55 1–3 2–2 4 10 →
Duane Carter '51–'54 0–5 0–4 0 3 →
Bob Sweikert '53–'55 2–2 1–3 3 8 →
Troy Ruttman '54–'60 1–3 1–3 0 3 →
Paul Russo '54–'57 3–1 1–3 3 7 →
Marshall Teague '54–'57 1–0 1–3 0 0 →
Johnny Boyd '55–'59 2–2 3–1 6 0 →
Bill Vukovich '54–'55 1–2 1–2 3 17 →
Art Cross '54–'55 3–0 1–2 3 0 →
Bill Homeier '54–'55 0–2 3–0 3 1 →
Al Keller '55–'57 2–1 2–1 3 0 →
Ed Elisian '55–'57 2–1 3–0 3 0 →
Walt Faulkner '50–'55 1–1 2–0 4 1 →
Mack Hellings '50–'51 2–0 2–0 1 0 →
Jimmy Jackson '50–'54 1–0 1–1 1 0 →
Duke Dinsmore '50–'56 1–1 1–1 1 0 →
Mauri Rose '50–'51 0–2 1–1 0 4 →
Chuck Stevenson '53–'60 2–1 1–1 0 0 →
Gene Hartley '53–'54 1–2 1–1 0 0 →
Mike Nazaruk '54 0–2 0–2 0 4 →
Larry Crockett '54 2–0 0–2 0 0 →
Ernie McCoy '54 0–2 1–1 0 0 →
Frank Armi '54 2–0 1–1 0 0 →
George Fonder '54 0–0 1–1 0 0 →
Al Herman '55–'56 2–0 2–0 3 0 →
Ray Crawford '55–'56 2–0 2–0 3 0 →
Dick Rathmann '56–'60 0–2 1–1 0 2 →
Rodger Ward '56–'60 1–1 0–2 0 6 →
Bob Christie '56–'57 2–0 0–2 0 0 →
Eddie Russo '56–'57 1–0 2–0 0 0 →
Jack Turner '56–'57 1–1 1–1 0 0 →
Jimmy Bryan '58–'59 1–1 1–1 7 8 →
Cecil Green '50 1–0 0–1 1 3 →
Johnny McDowell '50 1–0 1–0 1 0 →
Walt Brown '50 1–0 1–0 1 0 →
Bill Holland '50 1–0 0–1 0 6 →
Manny Ayulo '53 0–1 1–0 0 0 →
Chuck Weyant '55 1–0 1–0 3 0 →
Cal Niday '55 1–0 1–0 3 0 →
Bob Veith '56 1–0 0–1 0 0 →
Johnnie Tolan '56 1–0 0–1 0 0 →
Keith Andrews '56 1–0 1–0 0 0 →
Don Freeland '57 0–1 1–0 0 0 →
Jimmy Reece '57 0–1 1–0 0 0 →
Don Edmunds '57 1–0 1–0 0 0 →
Mike Magill '57 0–1 1–0 0 0 →
Eddie Johnson '57 0–1 1–0 0 0 →
Bill Cheesbourg '57 1–0 1–0 0 0 →
Elmer George '57 0–1 1–0 0 0 →
George Amick '58 1–0 0–1 4 6 →
Paul Goldsmith '59 1–0 1–0 3 2 →
Lloyd Ruby '60 0–1 0–1 0 0 →
Len Sutton '60 0–1 1–0 0 0 →
Joie Chitwood '50 1–0 0–0 1 1 →

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.