Melville Clark Jones (often seen as M. C. Jones, September 14, 1893 – November 30, 1975) was an American racing driver.
[1][2] Jones started in place of H. J. Skelly in the 1925 Indianapolis 500.
Skelly, the owner and qualifier of Jones' car, had planned to compete in the race himself, but was diagnosed with a heart ailment before the start of the race.
[3][4] Jones took the start of the race,[4] but was relieved twice by Fred Harder, the two drivers working to improve an ill-behaving car.
Jones was driving the car when on Lap 33, its transmission failed.