Mel Larson

{{Short description|American race car driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name = Mel Larson

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|1}}

|birth_place = Plymouth, Michigan

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|11|1|1929|10|1}}

|death_place = Las Vegas, Nevada

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|achievements =

| awards = West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2010)

|Total_Cup_Races = 47

|Years_In_Cup = 11

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|Best_Cup_Pos = 38th (1973)

|First_Cup_Race = 1955 untitled race (Arizona)

|Last_Cup_Race = 1978 Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario)

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|Last_Cup_Win =

|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)

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|Conv_Wins = 0

|Conv_Top_Tens = 3

|Conv_Poles = 1

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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.

{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Mel_Larson |title=Driver Mel Larson Career Statistics |publisher=Racing-Reference.info |date= |accessdate=2018-11-01}}{{cite web|url=https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/driver.php?drv_id=664 |title=NASCAR Statistics: Mel Larson |publisher=Driveraverages.com |date= |accessdate=2018-11-01}}

He died on November 1, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 87.{{cite web|last=Lochhead |first=Colton |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/motor-sports/las-vegas-auto-racing-pioneer-mel-larson-dies-at-age-87/ |title=Las Vegas auto racing pioneer Mel Larson dies at age 87 |publisher=Reviewjournal.com |date=2016-11-02 |accessdate=2018-11-01}}