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RACING DRIVER

Tony Bettenhausen

1916 - 1961

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Melvin Eugene "Tony" Bettenhausen (September 12, 1916 – May 12, 1961) was an American racing driver known primarily for his open-wheel career. He twice won the National Championship, doing so in 1951 and 1958. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Bettenhausen has received more than 158,148 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Bettenhausen is the 719th most popular racing driver (down from 629th in 2019), the 11,627th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,056th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Racing Driver.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 719 out of 888. Before him are Mauri Rose, Tarso Marques, Patrick Friesacher, Thierry Neuville, Tiff Needell, and Jack McGrath. After him are Trevor Blokdyk, Jay Chamberlain, Tomáš Enge, Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Dan Wheldon, and Freddy Loix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 278. Before him are William Alland, Lalita Pawar, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Irene Worth, Forrest J Ackerman, and Rochelle Hudson. After him are Daws Butler, Stan Cullis, Kanan Devi, Lucille Bliss, Horton Foote, and Mark Stevens. Among people deceased in 1961, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 179. Before him are Kazimierz Laskowski, George Simpson, George Formby, Maribel Vinson, George S. Kaufman, and Gwen Lee. After him are George Irving, Leo Carrillo, and Sam Rayburn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 11,627 out of 18,182. Before him are Steve Howey (1977), Anthony Boucher (1911), Nick Wechsler (1978), Nima Arkani-Hamed (1972), Chelsea Manning (1987), and Pamela Adlon (1966). After him are Henry M. Jackson (1912), Bill Wheatley (1909), John Houbolt (1919), George Stoneman (1822), Lawrence Taylor (1959), and Mo'Nique (1967).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Tony Bettenhausen ranks 64. Before him are Timmy Mayer (1938), Walt Faulkner (1918), Mike Fisher (1943), Troy Ruttman (1930), Mauri Rose (1906), and Jack McGrath (1919). After him are Jay Chamberlain (1925), Walt Hansgen (1919), Fred Wacker (1918), Danny Sullivan (1950), Skip Barber (1936), and Rodger Ward (1921).

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