Driver: Mel Hansen | Driver Database

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Mel Hansen helmet photo

Mel

Hansen

AAA National Championship Car Trail

Driver Information

nationality

American

birthday

1911-07-07

hometown

Redfield, South Dakota

died

1963-06-05

San Bernardino, California

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Driver Information

nationality

American

birthday

1911-07-07

hometown

Redfield, South Dakota

died

1963-06-05

San Bernardino, California

helmet

Competitors

age

wins

6

poles

2

races

80

podiums

13

fastest laps

2

age

wins

0

poles

1

races

53

podiums

6

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

8

podiums

2

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

30

podiums

3

fastest laps

0

age

wins

4

poles

2

races

22

podiums

4

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

1

races

53

podiums

6

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

6

podiums

0

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

9

podiums

0

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

19

podiums

2

fastest laps

0

age

wins

66

poles

16

races

131

podiums

101

fastest laps

0

age

wins

6

poles

1

races

38

podiums

14

fastest laps

0

age

wins

6

poles

1

races

40

podiums

12

fastest laps

0

Louis (Luigi Gilbert)

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

11

podiums

0

fastest laps

0

age

wins

4

poles

5

races

41

podiums

8

fastest laps

0

age

wins

1

poles

3

races

33

podiums

1

fastest laps

0

age

wins

45

poles

1

races

207

podiums

109

fastest laps

0

age

wins

1

poles

5

races

47

podiums

11

fastest laps

0

age

wins

17

poles

0

races

35

podiums

34

fastest laps

age

wins

8

poles

1

races

83

podiums

21

fastest laps

0

age

wins

0

poles

0

races

6

podiums

0

fastest laps

0

Career Overview

year

series

team

points

position

1949

AAA Pacific Division - Sprint Cars

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

4

0

1

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

4

0

1

0

-

year

series

team

points

position

1949

AAA Midwest Division - Sprint Cars

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

1

0

0

0

0

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

0

0

0

year

series

team

points

position

1949

AAA National Championship - Indy Car

Ray Brady, Iddings, Bowes Seal Fast

376

15th

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

Adams (Sparks)

Meyer (Offenhauser)

Lesovsky (Offenhauser)

4

1

1

2

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

4

1

1

2

-

376

year

series

team

points

position

1948

AAA Pacific Division - Sprint Cars

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

1

0

0

0

0

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

0

0

0

year

series

team

points

position

1948

AAA Midwest Division - Sprint Cars

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

2

0

0

0

0

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

2

0

0

0

0

year

series

team

points

position

1948

AAA National Championship - Indy Car

Weirick, Speedway Cocktail, Carter

220

22nd

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

Adams Sparks

X (Offenhauser)

Lencki

Wetteroth (Offenhauser)

9

1

1

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

9

1

1

0

-

220

year

series

team

points

position

1947

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

1

0

1

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

1

0

-

year

series

team

points

position

1947

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

1

1

1

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

1

1

0

-

year

series

team

points

position

1947

Yellow Jacket Speedway PA - Midgets

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

1

0

1

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

1

0

-

year

series

team

points

position

1947

AAA Midwest Division - Sprint Cars

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

1

0

1

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

1

0

-

year

series

team

points

position

1947

AAA National Championship - Indy Car

Flavell-Duffy, Bill Schoof, Preston Tucker

169.5

25th

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

Adams (Sparks)

Wetteroth (Offenhauser)

Lencki

4

0

0

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

4

0

0

0

-

169.5

year

series

team

points

position

1946

AAA National Championship - Indy Car

Ross Page

100

19th

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

Kurtis (Duray)

1

0

0

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

0

0

-

100

year

series

team

points

position

1941

AAA National Championship - Indy Car

Lou Fageol

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

Miller (Offenhauser)

1

0

0

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

0

0

-

year

series

team

points

position

1940

AAA National Championship - Indy Car

Harry Hartz

275

9th

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

Wetteroth (Miller)

1

0

0

0

-

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

0

0

-

275

year

series

team

points

position

1939

AAA National Championship - Indy Car

Thorne Engineering

car

engine

tyres

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest laps

Shaw (Offenhauser)

1

0

0

0

0

races

wins

podiums

pole pos

fastest laps

points

1

0

0

0

0

year

type

races

wins

podiums

pole positions

fastest lap

1949

Racing

9

1

2

2

0

1948

Racing

12

1

1

0

0

1947

Racing

8

1

4

0

?

1946

Racing

1

0

0

0

?

1941

Racing

1

0

0

0

?

1940

Racing

1

0

0

0

?

1939

Racing

1

0

0

0

0

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