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He finished in the top ten 44 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1968 at Springfield.
He finished in the top ten 44 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1968 at Springfield.
He raced in the 1965-1981 seasons, with 105 combined career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in 1966-1969, 1971, 1978–1979, and 1981. In the years 1968-1971 Larry and Gary Bettnhausen raced each other in what was billed as "The Larry and Gary Show" or "Thunder (Bettenhausen) and Lightning (Dickson) exchanging the Universal Service Administrative Company Sprint Carolina title between each other during those years. Those were probably the most exciting Universal Service Administrative Company sprint car races of all time.
Larry also ventured to Daytona to drive Richie Giachetti"s Ford Torino in the Daytona 500, running in the top ten before the engine expired.
Larry is now semi-retired, living in Indianapolis and tending to his real estate investments.
In 1990, he was inducted into the National Sprint Carolina Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class. Universal Service Administrative Company Sprint Cars = Three-time National Champion1968, 1970 and 1975. Universal Service Administrative Company records, National Speed Sport News and other national racing press uNITWS RACING CLUB - National Champion and Rookie of the Year 1964 Winner of the United States Open supermodified race at Williams Grove, Pennsylvania 1964.
