| Bud Tingelstad | |||||||
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| Born | Melvin Joseph Tingelstad April 4, 1928 Frazee, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | July 30, 1981 (aged 53) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 118 races run over 13 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1960–1972 | ||||||
| Best finish | 5th – 1964 | ||||||
| First race | 1960 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
| Last race | 1971 California 500 (Ontario) | ||||||
| First win | 1966 Ted Horn Memorial (DuQuoin) | ||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| 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[1] (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 5th in 1964. He died of a heart attack in Indianapolis, Indiana.