Meahl began racing in
Western New York at the Niagara County Fairgrounds in 1948 and soon began competing with the
NASCAR Modified series at the
Buffalo Civic Stadium and winning the 1949 points championship at the
Monroe County Fairgrounds. 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
east coast, such as
Merrittville Speedway in Ontario,
Trenton Speedway in New Jersey, and
Stafford Motor Speedway in Connecticut, and captured the 1963 Independence Day event at the
Syracuse New York Mile. He was inducted into the
Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 1997. ==Personal life==