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 5th in 1964. He died of a heart attack in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Complete USAC Championship Car results
| Year
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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Pos
|
Points
|
|
1960
|
TRE
|
INDY
9
|
MIL
DNQ
|
LAN
|
SPR
|
MIL
DNQ
|
DUQ
|
SYR
DNQ
|
ISF
DNQ
|
TRE
14
|
SAC
12
|
PHX
DNQ
|
|
25th
|
210
|
|
1961
|
TRE
|
INDY
DNQ
|
MIL
DNQ
|
LAN
|
MIL
14
|
SPR
DNQ
|
DUQ
11
|
SYR
DNQ
|
ISF
DNQ
|
TRE
DNQ
|
SAC
DNQ
|
PHX
|
|
39th
|
20
|
|
1962
|
TRE
21
|
INDY
15
|
MIL
7
|
LAN
|
TRE
9
|
SPR
|
MIL
7
|
LAN
|
SYR
DNQ
|
ISF
DNQ
|
TRE
|
SAC
DNQ
|
PHX
DNQ
|
|
16th
|
240
|
|
1963
|
TRE
|
INDY
28
|
MIL
15
|
LAN
|
TRE
9
|
SPR
11
|
MIL
18
|
DUQ
12
|
ISF
|
TRE
2
|
SAC
13
|
PHX
6
|
|
13th
|
490
|
|
1964
|
PHX
8
|
TRE
17
|
INDY
6
|
MIL
3
|
LAN
15
|
TRE
9
|
SPR
8
|
MIL
4
|
DUQ
8
|
ISF
5
|
TRE
3
|
SAC
10
|
PHX
4
|
|
5th
|
1,640
|
|
1965
|
PHX
13
|
TRE
4
|
INDY
16
|
MIL
18
|
LAN
4
|
PPR
|
TRE
15
|
IRP
|
ATL
14
|
LAN
19
|
MIL
21
|
ISF
7
|
MIL
13
|
DSF
16
|
INF
14
|
TRE
|
SAC
16
|
PHX
6
|
|
20th
|
460
|
|
1966
|
PHX
4
|
TRE
5
|
INDY
21
|
MIL
12
|
LAN
18
|
ATL
28
|
PIP
|
IRP
17
|
LAN
6
|
SPR
7
|
MIL
11
|
DUQ
1
|
ISF
7
|
TRE
14
|
SAC
8
|
PHX
25
|
|
10th
|
870
|
|
1967
|
PHX
|
TRE
18
|
INDY
14
|
MIL
17
|
LAN
8
|
PIP
|
MOS
13
|
MOS
13
|
IRP
10
|
LAN
9
|
MTR
21
|
MTR
|
SPR
3
|
MIL
9
|
DUQ
7
|
ISF
DNQ
|
TRE
5
|
SAC
8
|
HAN
6
|
PHX
7
|
RIV
27
|
|
10th
|
965
|
|
1968
|
HAN
18
|
LVG
|
PHX
7
|
TRE
DNS
|
INDY
16
|
MIL
9
|
MOS
DNQ
|
MOS
|
LAN
19
|
PIP
|
CDR
13
|
NAZ
13
|
IRP
16
|
IRP
5
|
LAN
15
|
LAN
2
|
MTR
|
MTR
|
SPR
8
|
MIL
18
|
DUQ
DNQ
|
ISF
DNQ
|
TRE
3
|
SAC
8
|
MCH
9
|
HAN
7
|
PHX
10
|
RIV
|
14th
|
1,016
|
|
1969
|
PHX
|
HAN
|
INDY
15
|
MIL
4
|
LAN
13
|
PIP
|
CDR
DNQ
|
NAZ
4
|
TRE
24
|
IRP
11
|
IRP
5
|
MIL
15
|
SPR
13
|
DOV
15
|
DUQ
DNQ
|
ISF
9
|
BRN
|
BRN
|
TRE
3
|
SAC
DNS
|
KEN
|
KEN
|
PHX
11
|
RIV
|
|
15th
|
920
|
|
1970
|
PHX
|
SON
|
TRE
|
INDY
DNQ
|
MIL
|
LAN
|
CDR
|
MCH
|
IRP
|
SPR
|
MIL
25
|
ONT
24
|
DUQ
16
|
ISF
|
SED
DNQ
|
TRE
10
|
SAC
|
PHX
18
|
|
40th
|
90
|
|
1971
|
RAF
|
RAF
|
PHX
|
TRE
|
INDY
7
|
MIL
DNQ
|
POC
19
|
MCH
|
MIL
|
ONT
17
|
TRE
|
PHX
|
|
22nd
|
300
|
|
1972
|
PHX
|
TRE
|
INDY
DNQ
|
MIL
|
MCH
|
POC
|
MIL
|
ONT
|
TRE
|
PHX
|
|
-
|
0
|
|
1974
|
ONT
|
ONT
|
ONT
DNS
|
PHX
|
TRE
|
INDY
|
MIL
|
POC
|
MCH
|
MIL
|
MCH
|
TRE
|
TRE
|
PHX
|
|
-
|
0
|
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.