Mel Larson - #16 Riviera Hot Spas
Mel Larson NASCAR Career Statistics by Season
TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by Wins. Hold down Shift and then sort by Pole.
| Yr | Rk | S | W | P | T5 | T5% | T10 | T10% | T15 | T15% | T20 | T20% | Av St | Av Fn | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTALS | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 23.3 | 20.5 | $19,680 | |||||
| 1978 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 20.0 | 31.0 | 2,290 |
| 1975 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 23.0 | 32.0 | 665 |
| 1973 | -- | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 10% | 4 | 40% | 32.0 | 26.2 | 8,255 |
| 1972 | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 2 | 50% | 35.5 | 23.0 | 3,630 |
| 1970 | -- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 40.0 | 9.0 | 1,115 |
| 1960 | -- | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25% | 2 | 50% | 2 | 50% | 3 | 75% | 17.5 | 16.3 | 1,325 |
| 1959 | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | 100% | 2 | 100% | 8.5 | 9.5 | 350 |
| 1958 | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 25% | 1 | 25% | 1 | 25% | 18.0 | 25.8 | 280 |
| 1957 | -- | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9% | 6 | 55% | 7 | 64% | 8 | 73% | 17.0 | 14.5 | 1,235 |
| 1956 | -- | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 17% | 2 | 33% | 3 | 50% | 26.2 | 20.7 | 385 |
| 1955 | -- | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 14.0 | 17.0 | 150 |
Mel Larson NASCAR Career Statistics by Track
TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by TT (Track Type). Hold down Shift and then sort by 5%.
| Track | TT | S | W | P | T5 | T5% | T10 | T10% | T15 | T15% | T20 | T20% | Bst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State Fairgrounds | ST | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 2 | 67% | 2 | 67% | 2 | 67% | 2 |
| Ascot Stadium | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 9 |
| California State Fairgrounds | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 10 |
| Concord Speedway | ST | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 2 | 67% | 2 | 67% | 2 | 67% | 5 |
| Darlington Raceway | INT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 21 |
| Daytona Beach & Road Course | RC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 24 |
| Daytona International Speedway | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 2 | 67% | 15 |
| Dover International Speedway | ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 13 |
| Greensboro Agriculture Fairgrounds | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 15 |
| Langhorne Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 10 |
| Lincoln Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 10 |
| Marchbanks Speedway | INT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 9 |
| Martinsville Speedway | ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 17 |
| Michigan International Speedway | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 17 |
| Nashville Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 31 |
| Newberry Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 19 |
| North Wilkesboro Speedway | ST | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 | 100% | 8 |
| Ontario Motor Speedway | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 29 |
| Palm Beach Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 11 |
| Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 7 |
| Raleigh Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 40 |
| Reading Fairgrounds | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 24 |
| Richmond International Raceway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 19 |
| Riverside International Raceway | RC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 9 |
| Southern States Fairgrounds | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 25 |
| Talladega Superspeedway | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 29 |
| Texas World Speedway | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 30 |
| Titusville-Cocoa Speedway | RC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 9 |
| Trenton Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 29 |
| Tucson Rodeo Grounds | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | 8 |
| Willow Springs Speedway | RC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 19 |
| Wilson Speedway | ST | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 23 |
Mel Larson NASCAR Career Statistics by Track Type
TIP: Sort multiple columns by holding down your Shift key. Example: Sort by Starts. Hold down Shift and then sort by Wins.
| Track Type | S | W | P | T5 | T5% | T10 | T10% | T15 | T15% | T20 | T20% | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 9 |
| Road Course | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 40% | 2 | 40% | 3 | 60% | 9 |
| Superspeedway | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 8% | 3 | 25% | 15 |
| Short Track | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7% | 11 | 39% | 14 | 50% | 18 | 64% | 2 |
| TOTALS | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 25 |
Short tracks: 1-mile and less
Intermediate tracks: 1.01-mile to 1.99-miles
Superspeedway tracks: 2-miles+
Mel Larson NASCAR Career Race Log by Season
Crunching Driver Season Data
Mel Larson NASCAR Career Race Log by Track
Crunching Driver Track Data
COT Column:
- * = COT car with the WING and front SPLITTER
- ** = COT car with the SPOILER and front SPLITTER
- *** = COT car with the SPOILER and NEW FRONT NOSE
Personal
Team
- Car: #16 Buick
- Primary Sponsor: Riviera Hot Spas
Cup Career
- Seasons: 11
- Starts: 47
- Wins: 0
- Winless Streak: 47
- First Race: 1955-13 at Arizona State Fairgrounds on 05-08-1955
- Last Race: Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway on 11-19-1978
