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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."
Sixteen cars made a total of 24 attempts, and filled the field to 26 cars. High winds kept some cars off the track, and speeds were down from the previous weekend. [8] Many cars waved off, and Mel Kenyon, at 165.191 mph (265.8 km/h), was the fastest of the day.
Roger McCluskey, who had dropped out on lap 62 with suspension damage, relieved Mel Kenyon on lap 112. On lap 172, Roger McCluskey (driving for Kenyon), spun going into turn three, and crashed hard into the outside wall. Ronnie Bucknum was collected in the crash. Sammy Sessions locked up the brakes and nearly slid into the crashed cars ...
Despite the pace car crash near the exit of the pits, the green light came on, and the race continued underway. Mark Donohue grabbed the lead from the middle of the front row. On lap 12, Steve Krisiloff blew an engine, spilling oil in turn three. Mel Kenyon slid in the oil making contact with the turn three wall.
The 53rd International 500 Mile Sweepstakes was an auto race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Friday, May 30, 1969. It was the third round of the 1969 USAC Championship Car season.
The 1970 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Avondale, ... Mel Kenyon: 16 DNQ 10 3 6 9 860 14 Lloyd Ruby: 3 1 27 4 17 20 23: 22 16
Six cars entered the day still eligible for the pole round, and five of those made attempts. ... Mel Kenyon: 4 3:18.47 181.388 21 12 27 11:13 1 66 Mark Donohue: 4 3: ...
The 1968 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 28 races, beginning in Hanford, California on March 17 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bobby Unser. Mike Spence died in an accident while practicing for the 1968 Indianapolis 500.