Bud Tingelstad

Bud Tingelstad

Born	(1928-04-04)April 4, 1928 Frazee, Minnesota
Died	Indianapolis, Indiana
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	American
Active years	1960
Teams	Trevis
Entries	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1960 Indianapolis 500
Last entry	1960 Indianapolis 500

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.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1960 18 28 142.354 29 9 200 0 Running 1962 5 10 147.753 10 15 200 0 Running 1963 54 25 148.227 27 28 46 0 Crash T2 1964 15 19 151.210 26 6 198 0 Flagged 1965 5 24 154.672 23 16 115 0 Crash T3 1966 22 27 159.144 26 21 16 0 Overheating 1967 10 25 163.228 22 14 182 0 Spun FS 1968 10 18 164.444 17 16 158 0 Oil Pressure 1969 15 18 166.597 18 15 155 0 Engine 1971 58 17 170.156 24 7 198 0 Flagged Totals 1468 0

Starts 10 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 3 Retired 6

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Bud Tingelstad participated in 1 World Championship race but scored no World Championship points.

External links

• Bud Tingelstad at ChampCarStats