Tony Lee BettenhausenJr. (October 30, 1951 – February 14, 2000) was a Champ Car team owner and driver who died in a 2000 plane crash. He was the son of
TonyBettenhausen (1916–1961), American racing driver TonyBettenhausenJr. (1951–2000), American race car owner and driver HVM Racing#Bettenhausen Motorsports
Bettenhausen racing family, he is the son of TonyBettenhausen and the brother of Gary Bettenhausen and TonyBettenhausenJr. Merle's USAC Champ Car racing career
has had a long history of names, first as Bettenhausen Motorsports under the leadership of TonyBettenhausenJr. The cars were primarily dark blue, white