Indianapolis 500
Mel Hansen Career Stats
| Indianapolis 500 Career Summary | ||||||||
| Starts | Total Laps | Best Start | Best Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 | Races led | Laps led | Winnings |
| 6 | 534 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,983 |
| Year | Fin. | St. | Car# | Car Name/Entrant* | C/E/T | Qual. Spd. | Run/Out | Laps | Led | Winnings |
| 1939 | 19 | 14 | 49 | Joel Thorne, Inc. | Shaw/Offy | 121.680 | Accident | 113 | 0 | $595 |
| 1940 | 8 | 5 | 31 | Hartz | Wetteroth/Miller | 124.750 | Running | 194 | 0 | $1,813 |
| 1941 | 29 | 21 | 9 | Fageol | Miller-Ford/Offy | 124.590 | Rod | 11 | 0 | $595 |
| 1946 | 11 | 27 | 4 | Ross Page | Kurtis/Duray | 121.430 | Crankshaft | 143 | 0 | $1,700 |
| 1947 | 27 | 29 | 38 | Flavell-Duffy | Adams/Sparks | 117.290 | Pushed-DQ | 31 | 0 | $860 |
| 1948 | 25 | 33 | 17 | Schafer Gear Works | Adams/Sparks | 122.110 | Disqualified | 42 | 0 | $1,420 |
| Indianapolis 500 Career Summary | ||||||||
| Starts | Total Laps | Best Start | Best Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 | Races led | Laps led | Winnings |
| 6 | 534 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,983 |