Scott Melton

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Scott Melton
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
BornScott Melton
(1961-11-30) November 30, 1961 (age 63)
Rockford, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season 2018
Current team Kimmel Racing
Car number68
Engine Ford
Crew chief Bill Kimmel
Starts30
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish15th in 2019
Finished last season22nd
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. 68 Ford Mustang for Kimmel Racing.

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Racing career

Melton at Michigan Speedway in 2020. Scott melton (50212489202).jpg
Melton at Michigan Speedway in 2020.

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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920ARSCPtsRef
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 81st180 [6]
Kimmel Racing 68 IRP
25		 KAN
2019 69 DAY
32		 FIF SLM TAL
18		 NSH TOL SLM
12		 IRP
14		15th1645 [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 16th223 [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		22nd181 [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 26th125 [10]
Toyota POC
11		 IRP MCH
15		 GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN
11		 BRI SLM TOL
2023 Ford DAY
38		 PHO TAL
8		21st220 [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 73rd47 [12]
Toyota KAN
Wth		 CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL
2025 68 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT MCH BLN ELK LRP DOV IRP IOW GLN ISF MAD DSF BRI SLM KAN TOL -*-*

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Toyota FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW
12		 IRP MLW BRI 41st32 [13]

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References

  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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