NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tony Bettenhausen Jr

Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. (October 20, 1951 - February 14, 2000) was a former Champ Car team owner and driver, born in Joliet, Illinois, who died in a 2000 plane crash. October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... CART redirects here. ... The city of Joliet is located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. ...

As a driver he started 11 Indianapolis 500 races, scoring a best finish of 7th his rookie year in 1981. He took his trademark #16 into team ownership in 1993, originally using year-old Penske chassis and entering a second car for himself, #76, at the year's Indy 500. A number of successful drivers passed through Tony's Alumax car, notably former Formula One driver Stefan Johansson the first few years as well as two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves and former IndyCar rookie of the year Patrick Carpentier. A difficult 1999 plagued by a lack of sponsorship and a series of pay-drivers saw the team take on a new look in 2000 with the hiring of Michel Jourdain Jr. and his Herdez sponsorship. Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ... Team Penske (also known as Penske Racing) is a racing team that currently owns cars running in the Indy Racing League and NASCAR; it formerly competed in CART. The team is named after its founder and principal owner, Roger Penske, and is a part of his conglomerate, Penske Corporation. ... Stefan Nils Edwin Johansson (born September 8, 1956) is a former Formula One driver from Sweden. ... Hélio Castroneves (born May 10, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is one of the top drivers in North American open-wheel racing, first in the Champcar series and now in the Indy Racing League. ... Patrick Carpentier (born on August 13, 1971 in Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada) is a Canada racing driver from Quebec. ... Michel Jourdain Jr. ...

Bettenhausen never got to see that happen following a light plane crash en route from Indianapolis to Homestead, Florida that went down in Kentucky. Bettenhausen's wife Shirley, as well as business associates Russ Roberts and Larry Rangel were also killed. His legacy of the team lived on under the ownership of former Pacific Racing F1 team owner Keith Wiggins and was renamed Herdez Competition in 2001, the legendary #16 replaced by Herdez's preference for the #55 early in 2002. Location of Homestead in Miami-Dade County, Florida Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Keith Wiggins is a motor racing team owner born in Great Britain. ...

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