Gary B. Bettenhausen This is Me

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1. 1. RumbleSeries.com

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   Published on: 8/4/2005   Last Visited: 8/4/2005

   Gary Bettenhausen to Serve as Grand Marshall for "Rumble in Fort Wayne" USAC Midgets Dec. 29-30 RumbleSeries.com
   
   GARY BETTENHAUSEN TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL FOR "RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE" USAC MIDGETS DEC. 29-30
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   Bettenhausen, who competed in 21 Indianapolis 500s between 1968 and 1993, won three "indoor" USAC Midget features at Fort Wayne in 1975 and 1976. Those were held on the floor of Memorial Coliseum, which is located next to the present "indoor" racing facility, the Memorial Coliseum Exposition Center, which opened in 1989.
   
   The two-night racing program includes 60-lap Midget features each night. All USAC midget heats and main events begin after 7:00 pm.
   
   The eight "indoor" victories by Bettenhausen include the inaugural "Astro Grand Prix" race at the Houston (Texas) Astrodome in 1969 and a later Astrodome race in 1972, plus wins in Indianapolis, Ind. and Cincinnati, Ohio in 1976, 1977 and 1978.
   
   The son of 1951 AAA and 1958 USAC National Racing Champion Tony Bettenhausen, Gary won the USAC National Sprint Car title in 1969 and 1971 and the USAC Silver Crown title in 1980 and 1983. His 82 total USAC National feature wins rank him fourth on USAC's all-time list.
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   Rich Vogler holds the record for most wins, with 10, while Sleepy Tripp won nine and Bettenhausen eight.

2. 2. The Motor Sports Forum - Darland Does It in Rumble at Ft. Wayne!

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   Published on: 5/13/2004   Last Visited: 1/21/2005

   Prior to the start of the evening's activities, open wheel legend Gary Bettenhausen, Grand Marshal of the Rumble in Ft. Wayne, was on hand to sign special commemorative posters; afterwards, he addressed the crowd with a few "war stories" which were very well received by the fans and competitors alike.

3. 3. Motorsport.com: News channel

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   Published on: 12/20/2004   Last Visited: 12/21/2004

   Gary Bettenhausen, a two-time Silver Crown Series National Sprint Car Series champion, will serve as the grand marshal for the event, which will feature a full USAC program with qualifying, heats, a semifeature and 60-lap features each night. National, Regional, Ford Focus and Kenyon midgets are expected to compete in the "special events", the first to incorporate all four cars.
   
   Bettenhausen will make an appearance Dec. 30 to sign autographs.