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Mel Kenyon

Date of birth:April 15, 1933 (79 y/o)
Place of birth:Lacon, Illinois
Races entered:1053
Wins:107
Podiums:344
Race win percentage:10.16%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

The racing career of Mel Kenyon — in detail

1998
NAMARS National Midget Championship
Position: no position
? races. ? wins. 0 pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1997
NAMARS National Midget Championship
Position: 1
? races. ? wins. 0 pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1996
NAMARS National Midget Championship
Position: 1
? races. ? wins. 0 pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1995
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 23
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
NAMARS National Midget Championship
Position: 1
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1994
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 18
6 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1993
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 14
11 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1992
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 15
12 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1991
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 24
9 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1990
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 13
12 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1989
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 7
14 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
3rd Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals
Race position: no position.
   
1988
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 4
25 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 11 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
2nd Annual Chili Bowl Nationals
Race position: 5.
Complete results needed.
   
1987
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 5
26 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 6 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1986
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
18 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 5 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1985
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 1
28 races. 3 wins. 0 pole positions. 14 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1984
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
21 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 7 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1983
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 8
11 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
6th Annual Belleville Midget Nationals
Race position: no position.
Complete results needed.
 
Badger Midget Series
Position: no position
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1982
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
15 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 8 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1981
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 1
27 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 11 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1980
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
34 races. 5 wins. 0 pole positions. 14 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1979
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
43 races. 5 wins. 0 pole positions. 16 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: 3-K Racing Enterprises
Complete results needed.
   
1978
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 3
32 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 8 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1977
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 1
55 races. 5 wins. 0 pole positions. 24 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1976
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 4
27 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 7 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Coyote (Foyt)
Complete results needed.
   
1975
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 3
31 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 8 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1974
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 1
37 races. 4 wins. 0 pole positions. 11 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 35 (25 points)
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Eagle (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1973
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 7
22 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 8 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 16 (940 points)
9 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Coyote (Foyt)
Car: Eagle 73 (Offenhauser)
Car: Eagle 73 (Foyt)
Complete results needed.
   
1972
USAC National Championship
Position: 19 (460 points)
10 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Eagle (Foyt)
Car: Kuzma (Foyt)
Car: Coyote (Foyt)
Car: Eagle (Offenhauser TC)
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Midget Series
Position: no position
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1971
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 20
8 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 3 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 40 (30 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Kuzma (Ford)
Car: Kenyon (Ford)
Complete results needed.
   
1970
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 12
21 races. 1 win. 0 pole positions. 5 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 14 (860 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 1 podium. ? fastest laps.
Team: Hopkins Racing
Car: Coyote (Offenhauser)
Car: Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Car: Eagle (Ford)
Car: Kuzma (Ford)
Complete results needed.
   
1969
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
68 races. 14 wins. 0 pole positions. 20 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 20 (615 points)
3 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: 3-K Racing
Car: Gerhardt (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1968
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 1
68 races. 11 wins. 0 pole positions. 35 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Kenyon Brothers
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 9 (1355 points)
8 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 2 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Don Gerhardt Racing
Car: Gerhardt (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1967
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 1
59 races. 17 wins. 0 pole positions. 33 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 17 (500 points)
9 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Fred Gerhardt
Car: Gerhardt (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1966
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
57 races. 3 wins. 0 pole positions. 18 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 16 (560 points)
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Fred Gerhardt
Car: Gerhardt (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1965
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 8
27 races. 7 wins. 0 pole positions. 12 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Kemerly
Car: Lesovsky (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1964
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 1
63 races. 7 wins. 0 pole positions. 26 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: 27 (160 points)
5 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Kemerly
Car: Lesovsky (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1963
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 2
55 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 12 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
USAC National Championship
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Team: Spirit of St.Louis
Car: Watson (Offenhauser)
Complete results needed.
   
1962
USAC National Midget Series
Position: 5
38 races. 2 wins. 0 pole positions. 12 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1961
USAC National Midget Series
Position: no position
1 race. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
 
Blue Island Racway Park Midgets
Position: 1
? races. ? wins. ? pole positions. ? podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.
   
1960
USAC National Midget Series
Position: no position
4 races. 0 wins. 0 pole positions. 0 podiums. ? fastest laps.
Complete results needed.




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