Scott Melton

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.

Scott Melton
NationalityUnited States American
BornScott Melton
(1961-11-30) November 30, 1961
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.

Racing career
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
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

ARCA Menards Series East
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 [12]

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 – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
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