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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."
From 2022 to 2023, Patterson competed in series such as the USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series, and the Show Me The Money Pro Late Model Series. [1]In 2024, Patterson participated in the pre-season test at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 73 Ford for KLAS Motorsports, [2] and placed in the top-twenty in the overall results between the two testing days, [3] although he was involved in ...
2016 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 2017 USAC Sprint Car National Championship Champion 2020 USAC National Midget Championship Champion 2006 USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series Champion 2011, 2018 USAC Indiana Sprint Week Champion 2017, 2018 USAC Eastern Storm Champion: NASCAR Cup Series career; 1 race run over 1 year: 2021 position: 37th: Best ...
Mel Kenyon: 1965 Mike McGreevy: 1966 1 Mike McGreevy: 1967 1 Mel Kenyon: Kenyon 1968 1 Mel Kenyon: Kenyon 1969 3 Bob Tattersall: Stroud 1970 5 Jimmy Caruthers: Caruthers 1971 5 Danny Caruthers: Caruthers 1972 81 Pancho Carter: Rieder 1973 2 Larry Rice: Shannon 1974 61 Mel Kenyon: Kenyon 1975 5 Sleepy Tripp: 1976 1 Sleepy Tripp: 1977 43 Mel ...
Armstrong's 2008 USAC Midget car. Armstrong started his racing career racing go-karts at the age of six, winning the 1998 World Karting Association championship in his first year in racing. At age 13, he became the youngest driver to win a USAC national championship when he won the 2004 USAC Mel Kenyon Midget Series. He has won over 200 races ...
The track held the major midget car racing event since 1954. [6] Event winners include AJ Foyt , Tony Bettenhausen , Don Branson, Tony Stewart , and 1990 winner Jeff Gordon . [ 6 ] Rich Vogler won the event eight times, including six in the seven years between 1983 and 1989. [ 6 ]
It was his seventh USAC title (along with five USAC National Sprint Car titles) which tied him with Rich Vogler, A. J. Foyt, and Mel Kenyon for the most USAC open wheel titles. [2] Jones' co-owner Tony Stewart recorded his sixth Silver Crown title and co-owner Curb Agajanian Performance Group recorded its second. [3]
The 2017 USAC National Midget Series is the 62nd season of the USAC National Midget Series. The series began with the Shamrock Classic at Southern Illinois Center on March 18, and will end with the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Ventura Raceway on November 23. [1] Tanner Thorson came into the season as the defending champion. [2]