{{Short description|American racing driver (1929–2016)}} {{sources needed|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver |name = Mel Larson |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|10|1}} |birth_place = Plymouth, Michigan, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|11|1|1929|10|1}} |death_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |height = |weight = |achievements = | awards = West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2010) |Total_Cup_Races = 47 |Years_In_Cup = 11 |Cup_Car_Team = |Prev_Cup_Pos = |Previous_Year = |Best_Cup_Pos = 38th (1973) |First_Cup_Race = 1955 Race 13 (Arizona) |Last_Cup_Race = 1978 Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario) |First_Cup_Win = |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 Race 1 (Daytona) |Last_Conv_Race = 1957 Race 2 (Jacksonville) |First_Conv_Win = |Last_Conv_Win = |Conv_Wins = 0 |Conv_Top_Tens = 3 |Conv_Poles = 1 |updated = |Total_ARCA_West_Races=9|Years_In_ARCA_West=6|Best_ARCA_West_Pos=N/A|First_ARCA_West_Race=1955 Race 14 (Lancaster)|Last_ARCA_West_Race=1983 Coors 200 (Caesars Palace)|ARCA_West_Wins=0|ARCA_West_Top_Tens=3|ARCA_West_Poles=0}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Mel_Larson |title=Driver Mel Larson Career Statistics |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date= |accessdate=November 1, 2018|website=Racing-Reference}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/driver.php?drv_id=664 |title=NASCAR Statistics: Mel Larson |publisher=Driveraverages.com |date= |accessdate=November 1, 2018}}</ref> He was not related to Kyle Larson.
Larson died on November 1, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nevada at age 87.<ref>{{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=November 2, 2016 |accessdate=November 1, 2018}}</ref>
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