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Teddy Tetzlaff (February 5, 1883 Los Angeles, California – December 8, 1929 Artesia, California) was an American racecar driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed in the first four Indianapolis 500s, with a highest finish of second in 1912. He later became an assistant to actor Wallace Reid on Reid's car racing movies. His son Ted Tetzlaff was a noted cinematographer.
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[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1911 |
34 |
30 |
— |
— |
39 |
20 |
0 |
Crash FS |
| 1912 |
3 |
3 |
84.240 |
6 |
2 |
200 |
2 |
Running |
| 1913 |
27 |
8 |
81.300 |
16 |
17 |
118 |
0 |
Drive chain |
| 1914 |
8 |
2 |
96.360 |
3 |
28 |
33 |
0 |
Rocker arm |
| Totals |
371 |
2 |
|
|
| Starts |
4 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
2 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
1 |
| Top 10 |
1 |
| Retired |
3 |
|
