Sad News: Valerie Rice Stephan Bettenhausen, 81, Martinsville, IN, died Dec. 5. A homemaker, she was the widow of M.E. “Tony” Bettenhausen Sr., the former Indianapolis 500 and Grand Prix driver, and was the mother of the late Tony Bettenhausen Jr., an Indianapolis 500 driver who owned the Bettenhausen Motorsports Racing Team. She also was the mother of former Indy 500 driver Gary Bettenhausen, and former sprint, midget, champ and dirt car driver Merle Bettenhausen.(Indy Star)(12-10-2002)
