Tony Bettenhausen
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title:
Tony Bettenhausen
text:
Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen was an American racing driver known primarily for his open-wheel career. He twice won the National Championship, doing so in 1951 and 1958. He also competed in stock cars, winning under AAA and USAC sanction. Bettenhausen was nicknamed the "Tinley Park Express" in honor of his hometown. He was nicknamed "Tunney" after heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney. "Tunney" later became "Tony."
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American racing driver (1916–1961)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bettenhausen
date created:
2004-12-03T01:18:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T19:34:11Z
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