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American racing driver
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Birth:
3 September 1884
Death:
28 October 1944
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Al Melcher (September 3, 1884 Dalton, Illinois – October 28, 1944 Los Angeles, California) was an American racecar driver. Melcher competed in 18 AAA Championship Car races from 1919 to 1927. He competed nearly full-time on the board tracks in 1927 and made his only Indianapolis 500 start that year as well. He finished 12th in points with a best finish of 2nd on the 1.5-mile Atlantic City Speedway board oval.
Indy 500 results
| Starts | 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired |
| 1927 | 44 | 20 | 102.918 | 33 | 15 | 144 | 0 | Supercharger |
| Totals | 144 | 0 | ||||||
| Starts | 1 | |||||||
| Poles | 0 | |||||||
| Front Row | 0 | |||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||
| Top 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Top 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Retired | 1 | |||||||
| 1927 | 44 | 20 | 102.918 | 33 | 15 | 144 | 0 | Supercharger |
| Totals | 144 | 0 | ||||||
| Poles | 0 | |||||||
| Front Row | 0 | |||||||
| Wins | 0 | |||||||
| Top 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Top 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Retired | 1 | |||||||