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Scott Melton

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Scott Melton
NationalityUnited States American
BornScott Melton
(1961-11-30) November 30, 1961 (age 62)
Rockford, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season2018
Current teamKimmel Racing
Car number69
EngineFord
Crew chiefBill Kimmel
Starts30
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish15th in 2019
Finished last season22nd
Previous series
2021Champion 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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Melton at Michigan Speedway in 2020.

ARCA Menards Series

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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

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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

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ARCA Menards Series

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(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
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
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
2024 Ford DAY
27
PHO TAL
14
DOV 73rd 47 [12]
Toyota KAN
Wth
CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL

ARCA Menards Series East

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ARCA Menards Series East results
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 [13]

References

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  1. ^ Kaminski, Steve (February 13, 2020). "Rockford driver, 58, finishes 10th at Daytona ARCA race". mlive.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "(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
  3. ^ "Scott Melton Earns Pair of Top-Tens on His Way to 15th in Final Standings". ARCA. November 22, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ @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.
  5. ^ Kaminski, Steve (February 13, 2020). "Rockford driver, 58, finishes 10th at Daytona ARCA race". mlive.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Scott Melton – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Scott Melton – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "Scott Melton – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "Scott Melton – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Scott Melton – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Scott Melton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Scott Melton – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  13. ^ "Scott Melton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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