Mel Larson | |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1929 |
Birth Place: | Plymouth, Michigan |
Death Place: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Awards: | West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2010) |
Total Cup Races: | 47 |
Years In Cup: | 11 |
Best Cup Pos: | 38th (1973) |
First Cup Race: | 1955 untitled race (Arizona) |
Last Cup Race: | 1978 Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario) |
Cup Wins: | 0 |
Cup Top Tens: | 14 |
Cup Poles: | 2 |
Total Conv Races: | 46 |
Years In Conv: | 2 |
Best Conv Pos: | 9th (1956) |
First Conv Race: | 1956 untitled race (Daytona) |
Last Conv Race: | 1957 untitled race (Jacksonville) |
Conv Wins: | 0 |
Conv Top Tens: | 3 |
Conv Poles: | 1 |
Mel Larson (October 1, 1929 – November 1, 2016) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He was a driver in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1955 to 1978. He was not related to Kyle Larson.
He died on November 1, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 87.[3]