Ken Meahl

Ken "Kenny" Meahl (born April 9, 1931) is a retired American Modified racing driver. He was the driver for teen car owner Jerry Cook for several years before the NASCAR Hall of Fame driver came of age.

Racing career
Ken Meahl began racing at the Lockport Fairgrounds NY in 1948, and soon began competing with the NASCAR Modified series at the Buffalo Civic Center NY and winning the 1959 points championship at the Monroe County Fairgrounds NY. He went on to compete at race tracks throughout New York, including victories at Canandaigua Speedway, Fonda Speedway, Lancaster Speedway, Utica-Rome Speedway, Vernon Fairgrounds, and the Victoria Speedway in Dunnsville, claiming the Ransomville Speedway track championship in 1960 and 1966.

Meahl was also successful at venues elsewhere in the Northeast, such as Merrittville Speedway ON, Trenton Speedway NJ and Stafford Motor Speedway CT, and captured the 1963 Independence Day event at the Syracuse Mile NY. He was inducted into the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 1997.