Scott Melton Explained

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

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

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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		Pts	Ref
2018	Scott Melton Racing	67	Ford	DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW	CHI	IOW	ELK	POC	ISF	BLN	DSF	SLM			81st	180	[6]
	Kimmel Racing	68																				IRP	KAN
2019		69		DAY	FIF	SLM	TAL	NSH	TOL												SLM	IRP		15th	1645	[7]
			Toyota							CLT	POC	MCH	MAD	GTW	CHI	ELK	IOW	POC	ISF	DSF			KAN
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	KAN	CLT	IOW	BLN	ELK	MOH												26th	125	[10]
			Toyota										POC	IRP	MCH	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL
2023			Ford	DAY	PHO	TAL																		21st	220	[11]
			Toyota				KAN	CLT	BLN	ELK	MOH	IOW	POC	MCH	IRP	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL
2024			Ford	DAY	PHO	TAL	DOV																	73rd	47	[12]
			Toyota					KAN	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

References

1. Web site: Kaminski. Steve. February 13, 2020. Rockford driver, 58, finishes 10th at Daytona ARCA race. February 24, 2022. mlive.com.
2. Web site: December 1, 2018. (Twitter post). February 24, 2022. Twitter. The Pit Lane ARCA. 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. Web site: November 22, 2019. Scott Melton Earns Pair of Top-Tens on His Way to 15th in Final Standings. February 24, 2022. ARCA.
4. 1517976914803179521 . Knighter01 . ARCA: A Kimmel Racing spokesperson confirms that Scott Melton is in stable condition… . April 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220423212155/https://twitter.com/Knighter01/status/1517976914803179521 . live . 16 June 2023 . en .
5. Web site: Kaminski. Steve. February 13, 2020. Rockford driver, 58, finishes 10th at Daytona ARCA race. February 24, 2022. mlive.com.
6. Web site: Scott Melton – 2018 ARCA Racing Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 24, 2022.
7. Web site: Scott Melton – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 24, 2022.
8. Web site: Scott Melton – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 24, 2022.
9. Web site: Scott Melton – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 24, 2022.
10. Web site: Scott Melton – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. March 5, 2022.
11. Web site: Scott Melton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 23, 2023.
12. Web site: Scott Melton – 2024 ARCA Menards Series results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. February 17, 2024.
13. Web site: Scott Melton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series East results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. July 16, 2023.

External links

• Official website