Scott Melton

Scott Melton
NationalityUnited States American
BornScott Melton
(1961-11-30) November 30, 1961 (age 63)
Rockford, Michigan
ARCA Menards Series career
Debut season2018
Current teamKimmel Racing
Car number68
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. 68 Ford Mustang for Kimmel Racing.

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
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
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
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

  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.