Mel Kenyon (born April 15, 1933, in DeKalb, Illinois) is a former midget car driver. He is known as the "King of the Midgets",[1] "Miraculous Mel"[2] and "Champion of Midget Auto Racing."[3] The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America says "Many consider him to be midget car racing's greatest driver ever."[2]
^Official website
^ abBiography Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
^Biography Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine at the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
MelKenyon (born April 15, 1933, in DeKalb, Illinois) is a former midget car driver. He is known as the "King of the Midgets", "Miraculous Mel" and "Champion...
45 minutes before they took to the track. The session started out with MelKenyon bumping out Carl Williams. Bob Harkey bumped Dick Simon, and Art Pollard...
by her agent MelKenyon. Kane told Kenyon that her attempted suicide by overdose had been unsuccessful because she had eaten pizza. Kenyon recalled that...
lap 62 with suspension damage, relieved MelKenyon on lap 112. On lap 172, Roger McCluskey (driving for Kenyon), spun going into turn three, and crashed...
living winner of the Indianapolis 500 and, following Paul Goldsmith and MelKenyon, is the third oldest living veteran of the race. Born in Texarkana, Arkansas...
speeds were down from the previous weekend. Many cars waved off, and MelKenyon, at 165.191 mph (265.8 km/h), was the fastest of the day. After qualifying...
Arnie Knepper (engine), Jackie Stewart (engine), Cale Yarborough and MelKenyon (crash), all dropped out of the race. Jochen Rindt, who experienced a...
Star. May 26, 1979. p. 17. Retrieved July 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. "Kenyon Wins USAC Midget Race At IRP". The Indianapolis Star. May 27, 1979. p. 22...
Roger McCluskey Lloyd Ruby 6 Bill Vukovich II Salt Walther Jerry Grant 7 MelKenyon Wally Dallenbach Sr. Mike Mosley 8 David Hobbs A. J. Foyt W John Martin...
Blasted and subjects them to great pressure." According to Kane's agent, MelKenyon, The Royal Court theatre "commissioned [Cleansed] quite quickly, although...
Johnny Rutherford 42 Swede Savage R 4 15 Steve Krisiloff 5 Lloyd Ruby 23 MelKenyon 5 56 Jim Hurtubise 89 John Martin R 48 Jerry Grant 6 98 Mike Mosley...
Motor Speedway President Doug Boles, former American Suzuki Vice President Mel Harris and automotive designer Peter Brock took the stage and presented Tony...
Bettenhausen 1960 A. J. Foyt 1961 A. J. Foyt 1962 Bill Cantrell 1963 MelKenyon 1964 Parnelli Jones 1965 Dick Atkins 1966 Parnelli Jones 1967 Gary Bettenhausen...
fellow Indy racer MelKenyon to Liverpool to race in VW powered Speedcars in the 21st Australian Speedcar Grand Prix. Foyt passed Kenyon for the lead in...
teammates help him finish, allowing him to rejoin the team. Team captain Kenyon Stone struggles with his girlfriend Kyra's pregnancy, leading to tension...
producing Nomex racing suits. In that year's Indianapolis 500, driver MelKenyon wore a Nomex fire suit produced by Hinchman. Later that year, several...
2003 United States Ray Fox Engine builder/Car owner 2003 United States MelKenyon Midget car driver 2003 United States A. J. Watson Car builder/Vehicle...
(#88) Jim Hurtubise (#56) Gary Irvin R (#23) Jerry Karl (#37, #57, #88) MelKenyon (#88) John Martin (#28) Larry McCoy (#63) James McElreath R (#26) Graham...
auto racing history began with the serious burns and injuries to MelKenyon. Kenyon later returned to racing and placed third at the Indy 500 and won...
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