Mel Hansen Indianapolis 500 Stats
| Starts | Total Laps | Poles | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Races Led | Laps Led | Winnings |
| 6 | 534 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $6,983 |
| Year | Finish | Start | Car Num. | Car Name / Entrant | Make / Model | Qual. Speed | Status | Laps | Led | Winnings |
| 1948 | 25 | 33 | 17 | Schafer Gear Works | Adams / Sparks / Firestone | 122.117 | Disqualified | 42 | 0 | $1,420 |
| 1947 | 27 | 29 | 38 | Flavell-Duffy | Adams / Sparks / Firestone | 117.298 | Pushed-DQ | 31 | 0 | $860 |
| 1946 | 11 | 27 | 4 | Ross Page | Kurtis / Duray / Firestone | 121.431 | Crankshaft | 143 | 0 | $1,700 |
| 1941 | 29 | 21 | 9 | Fageol | Miller-Ford / Offy / Firestone | 124.599 | Rod | 11 | 0 | $595 |
| 1940 | 8 | 5 | 31 | Hartz | Wetteroth / Miller / Firestone | 124.753 | Running | 194 | 0 | $1,813 |
| 1939 | 19 | 14 | 49 | Joel Thorne, Inc. | Shaw / Offy / Firestone | 121.683 | Accident | 113 | 0 | $595 |