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Mel Kenyon: Decades of Midgets - 1980's
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. King of the Midgets. Lost by an even closer margin, three points in 1980, when Rich Vogler came back to claim a second title. Unprecedented sixth championship, after those two consecutive squeakers, came in 1981. Kevin Olson managed to win the 1982 title on consistency without the aid of a single victory while Mel Kenyon. Second yet again, made history during the season by scoring his 100th. Mel Kenyon's ...
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Mel Kenyon: The Champ Car Years - The 70's
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. King of the Midgets. Co-creator of this website, Tom Eidemiller and Mel at Indy in 1970. The beginning of a life-long friendship. Taken from "A Hand For the Wheel" by Jack Albinson. Used a turbocharged Offenhauser for power. Mel qualified his #23 Sprite Special ( above. In the middle of the 8th row in 23rd position. During the race, Mel experienced vibration problems that put his gloved hand to sleep.
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Mel Kenyon: His Fans
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. Mel's Friends and Fans. This page is dedicated to the friends and fans of Mel Kenyon. If you have a photo of you with Mel or a favorite Mel Kenyon story you would like to share with the world of Kenyon fans, please submit them here and we will add them to this page. Please email your story or photo to melindy500@yahoo.com. Tom and Barb Eidemiller. How do you write a "brief story" about Mel Kenyon? To this...
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Mel Kenyon: Decades of Midgets - 1960's
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. King of the Midgets. Jimmy Davies won the USAC Midget title three years in a row in 1960, 1961 and 1962. In 1963 Bob Wente won the championship after have been runner-up to Davies for three years, only to reverse positions with Mel Kenyon. Won his first USAC Midget championship. Car, won the championship in 1965. Mike McGreevy barely defeated the recuperated Mel Kenyon. USAC champion for the third time.
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Mel Kenyon: Decades of Midgets - 1990's
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. King of the Midgets. Mel Kenyon's USAC Midget stats for 1990. Mel Kenyon's USAC Midget stats for 1991. Taken from "A Hand For the Wheel" by Jack Albinson. Mel with his father Everett and wife Marieanne. Taken from Open Wheel Magazine Feb. 1993. Mel Kenyon is overcome with emotion during IRP's "Tribute To Mel Kenyon" in August of 1991. One day prior, Marieanne suffered her near fatal bicycle injury. Mel po...
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Mel Kenyon: A Hand For The Wheel
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W w w . k i n g o f t h e m i d g e t s . c o m. International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. A Hand For The Wheel. Autographed Copies Available Here! Do you enjoy a good book? This is a wonderful book! Read about 3-K's first midget experiences and the joy they had when they were approached to drive "The Big Cars". It's all here from the "Bonfire" at Langhorne in 1965 to his record seven USAC Midget Championships. With God You're Always A Winner!
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Mel Kenyon: Decades of Midgets - 2000 thru Today
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. King of the Midgets. This photo appears courtesy of www.SteveHardin.com. Mel and Brice Kenyon (above) at the Hut 100 at Terre Haute on April 9, 2000. March 11, 2000 - Thunder in the Dome XVI @ RCA Dome, Indianapolis. This photo appears courtesy of www.SteveHardin.com. This photo appears courtesy of www.SteveHardin.com. Mel at the Rumble in the Dome at the RCA Dome. Mel wins the "B" Main ( above. Mel quali...
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Mel Kenyon: Decades of Midgets - The 1950's
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame. National Midget Racers Hall of Fame. All proceeds go to Mel. King of the Midgets. Shorty Templeton won the first USAC Midget Championship in 1956. In all, Templeton won the title three straight years. Gene Hartley won the USAC Midget title in 1959. Taken from "A Hand For the Wheel" by Jack Albinson. Mel's Ford Stock Car from 1955 to 1957 (above). Taken from "A Hand For the Wheel" by Jack Albinson. 1959 BADGER Midgets (BMARA). Row 1: Billy Wood, Owen Snyder.
