Mel kenyon biography
Mel Kenyon
American racing driver
Mel Kenyon | |
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Kenyon at the 2012 Indianapolis 500 Legends Day | |
| Born | (1933-04-15) 15 April 1933 (age 91) DeKalb, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | "King of the Midgets", "Miraculous Mel", and "Champion of Midget Auto Racing" |
| Occupation | Midget Car Driver |
Mel Kenyon (born April 15, 1933, in DeKalb, Illinois) is a former midget car driver.
Mel Kenyon - Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
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]
Racing career
He attended his first auto race in 1946.[1] Kenyon began his racing career in 1954 racing a 1937 Chevy Coupe.
He totaled the car when a tire blew out.[1] He raced modified stocks in 1955. In 1958, Mel began his career in the midgets.
Kenyon's first championship was in NASCAR's Mel Kenyon - International Motorsports Hall of Fame NAS