Bud Tingelstad Formula one racer

Bud Tingelstad (April 4, 1928 – July 30, 1981) was an American racecar driver.Born in Frazee, Minnesota, Tingelstad drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1971 seasons with 120 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in each year except 1961 and 1970, attempting, but failing to qualify in both of those years and also attempting to qualify in 1972. His best Indy 500 finish was tenth in 1962. He had 56 top-ten race finishes, with his one victory in 1966 at DuQuoin. He had a best Championship points finish of 5th in 1964. He died of a heart attack in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 04, 1928
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJuly 30, 1981

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Formula one racer

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first race
1960 Indianapolis 500
last race
1960 Indianapolis 500
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Bud Tingelstad on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/TingelstadBud.htm