Scott Melton
Scott Melton | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Scott Melton November 30, 1961 Rockford, Michigan |
ARCA Menards Series career | |
Debut season | 2018 |
Current team | Kimmel Racing |
Car number | 69 |
Engine | Ford |
Crew chief | Bill Kimmel |
Starts | 30 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Best finish | 15th in 2019 |
Finished last season | 22nd |
Previous series | |
2021 | Champion Racing Association |
Last updated on: February 24, 2022. |
Scott Melton (born November 30, 1961) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 69 Ford Mustang for Kimmel Racing.
Racing career
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ARCA Menards Series
Melton would begin racing in 2018, driving 4 Cylinder races at Springport Speedway. He decided to race in the ARCA Menards Series, after having talks with Bill Kimmel, the owner of Kimmel Racing.[1] He finished 15th in his first start at Berlin Raceway, and followed with a 25th-place finish at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. He would run half of the season in 2019,[2] earning two top tens, with his best career finish being 9th at Michigan International Speedway, and finishing 15th in the point standings.[3] 2020 would be his breakout season, earning three top tens, with his best finish of 9th at Kansas Speedway. He would follow with a 10th-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway in 2021. Melton suffered a compound fracture in his left leg in an accident at the 2022 General Tire 200.[4] He would return later that year at Pocono.
Personal life
Melton was born and raised in Rockford, Michigan, and has eight children. He currently operates the Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency, an insurance company located in Greenville and Belding, Michigan, and would often sponsor all of his races.[5]
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ARSC | Pts | Ref |
2018 | Scott Melton Racing | 67 | Ford | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | IOW | ELK | POC | ISF | BLN 15 |
DSF | SLM | 81st | 180 | [6] | ||
Kimmel Racing | 68 | IRP 25 |
KAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 69 | DAY 32 |
FIF | SLM | TAL 18 |
NSH | TOL | SLM 12 |
IRP 14 |
15th | 1645 | [7] | ||||||||||||||
Toyota | CLT 14 |
POC 13 |
MCH 9 |
MAD | GTW | CHI 10 |
ELK | IOW 15 |
POC | ISF | DSF | KAN 14 | ||||||||||||||
2020 | Ford | DAY 10 |
PHO | TAL 11 |
IOW 15 |
KAN | TOL | TOL | 16th | 223 | [8] | |||||||||||||||
Toyota | POC 10 |
IRP | KEN 17 |
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Chevy | MCH 13 |
DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN 9 | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | Ford | DAY 32 |
PHO | TAL 10 |
22nd | 181 | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | KAN 20 |
TOL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toyota | CLT 16 |
MOH | POC 23 |
ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH 14 |
ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN 12 | |||||||||||
2022 | Ford | DAY 30 |
PHO | TAL 28 |
KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | 26th | 125 | [10] | |||||||||||||
Toyota | POC 11 |
IRP | MCH 15 |
GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN 11 |
BRI | SLM | TOL | |||||||||||||||
2023 | Ford | DAY 38 |
PHO | TAL 8 |
21st | 220 | [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
Toyota | KAN 14 |
CLT 23 |
BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW 12 |
POC 13 |
MCH 18 |
IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN 7 |
BRI | SLM | TOL |
ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
2023 | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Toyota | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW 12 |
IRP | MLW | BRI | 41st | 32 | [12] |
References
- ^ Kaminski, Steve (February 13, 2020). "Rockford driver, 58, finishes 10th at Daytona ARCA race". mlive.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "(Twitter post)". Twitter. The Pit Lane ARCA. December 1, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
Scott Melton will drive a 10 race schedule for Kimmel Racing next year. Melton made two starts this season at Berlin and Lucas Oil. #ARCARacing
- ^ "Scott Melton Earns Pair of Top-Tens on His Way to 15th in Final Standings". ARCA. November 22, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ @Knighter01 (April 23, 2022). "ARCA: A Kimmel Racing spokesperson confirms that Scott Melton is in stable condition…" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 23, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kaminski, Steve (February 13, 2020). "Rockford driver, 58, finishes 10th at Daytona ARCA race". mlive.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Scott Melton – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Scott Melton – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Scott Melton – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Scott Melton – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Scott Melton – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Scott Melton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "Scott Melton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
External links
- Scott Melton driver statistics at Racing-Reference