Mel Hansen
Melvin Loyd Hansen
Birthplace: Redfield, South Dakota
Born: July 7, 1911
Died: June 5, 1963

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1939 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0

NR
1940 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 275 9T
1941 AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 NR
1946 AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 NR
1947 AAA 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 162 25
1948 AAA 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 220 22
1949 AAA 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 376 15
Total 21 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 1033

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 15 4 2 1 0 1 0 2
Paved Oval 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
AAA 21 5 2 1 0 1 0 2

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
1 5/30/1939 Indianapolis PO AAA 49 Joel Thorne Shaw FD Offy 14 19 113 Hit pit wall
RD/ 5/30/1939 Indianapolis PO AAA 9 Miller-Hartz Wetteroth Miller SC -- -- 5 Relieved Ardinger 137-141
RD/ 5/30/1939 Indianapolis PO AAA 58 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo SC -- -- 26 Relieved Tomei 161-186
2 5/30/1940 Indianapolis PO AAA 31 Hartz Wetteroth Miller SC 5 8 194 Flagged -rain 275
3 5/30/1941 Indianapolis PO AAA 9 Fageol Miller FD Offy 21 29 11 Transmission
RD/ 5/30/1941 Indianapolis PO AAA 26 Phillips Bugatti Miller -- -- 84 Relieved O. Phillips 104-187
4 5/30/1946 Indianapolis PO AAA 41 Offenhauser Kurtis Duray SC 27 11 143 Broken crankshaft
-- 6/30/1946 Langhorne 1 DO AAA 41 Page X Miller -- -- -- Did not appear
5 5/30/1947 Indianapolis PO AAA 38 Flavell-Duffy Adams Sparks SC 29 27 32 Disqualified, pushed
RD 6/22/1947 Langhorne DO AAA 10 Schoof Wetteroth Offy -- -- X Relieved Dinsmore 42
6 7/27/1947 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 33 Tucker Partner X Lencki 2 4 100 Finished 120
7 8/24/1947 Milwaukee 3 DO AAA 33 Tucker Partner X Lencki 10 13 50 Engine trouble
8 9/28/1947 Springfield DO AAA 33 Tucker Partner X Lencki 2 13 45 Out
9 5/31/1948 Indianapolis PO AAA 17 Schafer Gear Adams Sparks 33 25 42 Disqualified, too slow
--/ 5/31/1948 Indianapolis PO AAA 28 Brady X Sparks SC -- -- -- Did not qualify
10 6/6/1948 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 17 Schafer Gear Adams Sparks SC 17 14 62 Broken supercharger
-- 6/20/1948 Langhorne DO AAA 17 Weirick X Offy -- -- -- Did not start
11 8/15/1948 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 17 Weirick X Offy 4 18 2 Out
12 8/21/1948 Springfield 1 DO AAA 17 Weirick X Offy 13 16 4 Out
13 8/29/1948 Milwaukee 3 DO AAA 45 Speedway Cocktail Lencki Lencki 10 15 X Out
14 9/4/1948 DuQuoin 1 DO AAA 45 Speedway Cocktail Lencki Lencki 5 16 32 Broken connecting rod
15 9/6/1948 Lakewood DO AAA 15 Carter Wetteroth Offy 6 1 100 1:15:41.00 79.270 200
16 9/19/1948 Springfield 2 DO AAA 45 Speedway Cocktail Lencki Lencki 9 11 72 Broken steering gear 20
17 10/10/1948 DuQuoin 2 DO AAA 18 Truchan X Offy 2 11 47 Out
RD 5/30/1949 Indianapolis PO AAA 38 Ray Brady Adams Sparks SC -- -- 49 Relieved Fonder, 68-116
--/ 5/30/1949 Indianapolis PO AAA 44 Bowes Seal Fast X Offy SC -- -- -- Did not qualify
RD 6/5/1949 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 32 Iddings Meyer Offy -- -- 80 Relieved McDowell 16
--/ 6/5/1949 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast X Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
18 6/19/1949 Trenton DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast X Offy 3 2 100 Finished 160
NC 7/17/1949 Arlington DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast Lesovsky Offy 1 1 50 Finished
19 8/20/1949 Springfield 1 DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast Lesovsky Offy 1 1 100 1:08:29.0 87.613 200
20 8/28/1949 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast X Offy 1 16 68 Out
21 9/3/1949 DuQuoin DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast X Offy X 14 X X
-- 9/10/1949 Syracuse DO AAA 55 Bowes Seal Fast X Offy -- -- -- Injured, withdrew