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| Birth Name: | Alfred Amos Melcher | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Dalton, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Amos Melcher (September 3, 1884 – October 28, 1944) was an American racing 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.[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 |