# Gene Haustein

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{{Short description|American racing driver (1907–1984)}}
{{one source|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name              = Gene Haustein
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| birth_name        = Eugene William Haustein
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1907|04|10}}
| birth_place       = [Detroit, Michigan](/source/Detroit%2C_Michigan), U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1984|06|06|1907|04|10}}
| death_place       = [Sacramento, California](/source/Sacramento%2C_California), U.S.
| module1 = 
  {{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
  | Total_Champ_Races = 16
  | Years_In_Champ    = 6
  | Best_Champ_Pos    = 14th ([1935](/source/1935_AAA_Championship_Car_season))
  | First_Champ_Race  = [1930](/source/1930_AAA_Championship_Car_season) Bridgeville 100 ([Bridgeville](/source/Bridgeville%2C_Pennsylvania))
  | Last_Champ_Race   = [1935](/source/1935_AAA_Championship_Car_season) Langhorne 100 ([Langhorne](/source/Langhorne_Speedway))
  | Champ_Wins        = 0
  | Champ_Podiums     = 0
  | Champ_Poles       = 0
}}}}

'''Eugene William Haustein''' (April 10, 1907 – June 6, 1984) was an American [racing driver](/source/racing_driver).

== Racing career ==

Haustein drove in 16 AAA [Championship Car](/source/Championship_Car) races between 1930 and 1935, including three [Indianapolis 500](/source/Indianapolis_500) starts (1931, 1933, and 1934). In addition he failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1932 and drove as a relief driver for [Ralph Hepburn](/source/Ralph_Hepburn) in 1935.<ref>[http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/HausteinGene.htm Gene Haustein], ''Champ Car Stats'', Retrieved 2010-08-01</ref>

== Motorsports career results ==

=== Indianapolis 500 results ===

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{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
|-
![1931](/source/1931_Indianapolis_500)
|26
|34
|108.395
|16
|23
|117
|0
|Lost wheel
|-
![1933](/source/1933_Indianapolis_500)
|29
|28
|107.603
|42
|15
|197
|0
|Flagged
|-
![1934](/source/1934_Indianapolis_500)
|29
|31
|109.426
|28
|30
|13
|0
|Crash T4
|-
|colspan=6|'''Totals'''
|327
|0
|
|}
{{col-break|gap=1em}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Starts
|3
|-
!Poles
|0
|-
!Front Row
|0
|-
!Wins
|0
|-
!Top 5
|0
|-
!Top 10
|0
|-
!Retired
|2
|}
{{col-end}}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haustein, Gene}}
Category:1907 births
Category:1984 deaths
Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers
Category:Racing drivers from Detroit
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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