Mel Kenyon.
May 29, 1972,
That was also my very first race. A few years ago, Mel worked with me iin a booth at the World of Wheels promoting the Rumble in the Dome. We had plenty of time to talk and I was stunned when he told me that day was the first time he had raced at Salem.
One thing I remember about that May day is a sudden spring shower and Jimmy Caruthers arriving late and then practicing alone on the track as it completed drying.
Jim Morrison