Indianapolis 500 Driver Stats
Gary Bettenhausen
INDIANAPOLIS 500 CAREER
Overall Stats
| Wins | Starts | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Winning Years | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | $1,330,098.00 |
Race Stats
| Year | Finish | Start | Car Num. | Car Name | Entrant | Make/Model | Qual. Speed | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17 | 18 | 51 | Glidden Paints | Team Menard | Lola/Menard | 220.38 | Running | 197 | 0 | $155,053 |
| 1992 | 17 | 5 | 51 | Glidden Paints | Team Menard | Lola/Buick | 228.932 | Accident | 112 | 0 | $150,803 |
| 1991 | 22 | 13 | 51 | Glidden Paints | Mernard, Inc. | Lola/Buick | 224.468 | Radiator | 89 | 0 | $177,890 |
| 1990 | 31 | 18 | 51 | Glidden Paints | Menard, Inc. | Lola/Buick | 217.264 | Wheel bearing | 39 | 0 | $109,464 |
| 1989 | 33 | 14 | 99 | ATEC Environmental | Mann Motorsports | Lola/Buick | 215.23 | Bent valve | 0 | 0 | $101,903 |
| 1987 | 5 | 15 | 56 | Genesee Beer Wagon | Gohr Distributing | March/Cosworth | 204.504 | Running | 195 | 0 | $132,213 |
| 1986 | 11 | 29 | 24 | Vita Fresh Orange Juice/Timex | Leader Cards | March/Cosworth | 209.756 | Running | 193 | 0 | $108,913 |
| 1982 | 12 | 30 | 8 | Kraco Car Stereo | Lindsey Hopkins | Lightning/Cosworth | 195.673 | Engine | 158 | 0 | $49,679 |
| 1981 | 26 | 11 | 8 | Hopkins | Lindsey Hopkins | Lightning/Cosworth | 190.87 | Rod | 69 | 0 | $27,976 |
| 1980 | 3 | 32 | 46 | Armstrong Mould | Sherman Armstrong | Wildcat/DGS | 182.463 | 142.485 | 200 | 0 | $86,945 |
| 1978 | 16 | 31 | 98 | Oberdorfer | Agajanian/King/Purcell | Kingfish/Offy | 187.324 | Engine | 147 | 0 | $20,130 |
| 1977 | 16 | 21 | 98 | Agajanian/Evil Knievel | Agajanian/King | Kingfish/Offy | 186.596 | Clutch | 138 | 0 | $19,718 |
| 1976 | 28 | 8 | 45 | Thermo-King | Gerhardt Racers, Inc | Eagle/Offy | 181.791 | Turbocharger | 52 | 0 | $15,623 |
| 1975 | 15 | 19 | 45 | Thermo-King | Fred Gerhardt | Eagle/Offy | 182.611 | Accident | 158 | 0 | $19,811 |
| 1974 | 32 | 11 | 8 | Score | Penske Racing, Inc. | McLaren/Offy | 184.492 | Valve | 2 | 0 | $14,230 |
| 1973 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Sunoco DX | Roger S. Penske | McLaren/Offy | 195.599 | Running | 130 | 0 | $37,966 |
| 1972 | 14 | 4 | 7 | Sunoco McLaren | Roger Penske Enterprises | McLaren/Offy | 188.877 | Ignition | 182 | 138 | $41,284 |
| 1971 | 10 | 13 | 16 | Thermo-King | Don Gerhardt | Gerhardt/Offy | 171.233 | Running | 178 | 0 | $24,419 |
| 1970 | 26 | 20 | 16 | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioner | Don Gerhardt | Gerhardt/Offy | 166.451 | Valve | 55 | 0 | $14,677 |
| 1969 | 26 | 9 | 8 | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioner | Don Gerhardt | Gerhardt/Offy | 167.777 | Piston | 35 | 0 | $11,541 |
| 1968 | 24 | 22 | 11 | Thermo-King Auto Air Conditioning | Don Gerhardt | Gerhardt/Offy | 163.562 | Damage | 43 | 0 | $9,860 |