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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Probably so. That these men know something the rest of us do not is undeniable. Merle Bettenhausen, a man with stretched, shiny pink skin and a hook for a right arm, said one time in Indy's Gasoline Alley, "I know why you feel sorry for me, but you don't know why I feel sorry for you." The name Bettenhausen is engraved at Indianapolis everywhere but on the trophy. The father, Tony, died in a practice run in 1961. Two of his sons, Gary and Tony Jr., both drive at Indy. Merle would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Marred Day | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

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