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 sixth in 1964. He had 56 top-ten race finishes, with his one victory in 1966 at DuQuoin. He had a best Championship points finish of fifth in 1964. He died of a heart attack in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Complete USAC Championship Car results Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19202122232425262728 Pos Points 1960 TRE INDY9 MILDNQ LAN SPR MILDNQ DUQ SYRDNQ ISFDNQ TRE14 SAC12 PHXDNQ 25th 210 1961 TRE INDYDNQ MILDNQ LAN MIL14 SPRDNQ DUQ11 SYRDNQ ISFDNQ TREDNQ SACDNQ PHX 39th 20 1962 TRE21 INDY15 MIL7 LAN TRE9 SPR MIL7 LAN SYRDNQ ISFDNQ TRE SACDNQ PHXDNQ 16th 240 1963 TRE INDY28 MIL15 LAN TRE9 SPR11 MIL18 DUQ12 ISF TRE2 SAC13 PHX6 13th 490 1964 PHX8 TRE INDY6 MIL3 LAN TRE SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC PHX 5th 1,640 1965 PHX TRE INDY16 MIL LAN PPR TRE IRP ATL LAN MIL ISF MIL DSF INF TRE SAC PHX 20th 460 1966 PHX4 TRE5 INDY21 MIL LAN ATL PIP IRP LAN SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC PHX10th 870 1967 PHX TRE18 INDY14 MIL17 LAN8 PIP MOS13 MOS13 IRP10 LAN9 MTR21 MTR SPR3 MIL9 DUQ7 ISFDNQ TRE5 SAC8 HAN6 PHX7 RIV2710th 965 1968 HAN LVG PHX TRE INDY16 MIL MOS MOS LAN PIP CDR NAZ IRP IRP LAN LAN MTR MTR SPR MIL DUQ ISF TRE SAC MCH HAN PHX RIV 14th 1,016 1969 PHX HAN INDY15 MIL4 LAN13 PIP CDRDNQ NAZ TRE24 IRP11 IRP5 MIL15 SPR13 DOV15 DUQDNQ ISF9 BRN BRN TRE3 SACDNS KEN KEN PHX11 RIV 15th 920 1970 PHX SON TRE INDYDNQ MIL LAN CDR MCH IRP SPR MIL ONT24 DUQ ISF SED TRE SAC PHX 40th 90 1971 RAF RAF PHX TRE INDY7 MILDNQ POC19 MCH MIL ONT17 TRE PHX 22nd 300 1972 PHX TRE INDYDNQ MIL MCH POC MIL ONT TRE PHX-0 1974 ONT ONT ONTDNS PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MCH MIL MCH TRE TRE PHX-0
Indy 500 results YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired196018 28 142.354 29 9 200 0 Running19625 10 147.753 10 15 200 0 Running196354 25 148.227 27 28 46 0 Crash T2196415 19 151.210 26 6 198 0 Flagged19655 24 154.672 23 16 115 0 Crash T3196622 27 159.144 26 21 16 0 Overheating196710 25 163.228 22 14 182 0 Spun FS196810 18 164.444 17 16 158 0 Oil Pressure196915 18 166.597 18 15 155 0 Engine197158 17 170.156 24 7 198 0 FlaggedTotals 1468 0 Starts10Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 50Top 103Retired6
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. Tingelstad participated in one World Championship race but scored no World Championship points.
References
External links Bud Tingelstad at ChampCarStats