Merle Bettenhausen
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Merle Bettenhausen
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Merle Bettenhausen is a former American race car driver. The second oldest member of the Bettenhausen racing family, he is the son of Tony Bettenhausen and the brother of Gary Bettenhausen and Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Merle's USAC Champ Car racing career was brief and tragic. Three laps into his first Champ Car race on a paved track, Michigan International Speedway on July 16, 1972, he tangled with Mike Hiss and crashed into the outside wall. The car exploded in flames and Merle tried to climb out
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American racing driver
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Bettenhausen
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2023-05-19T23:56:53Z
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