Scott Melton

Scott Melton (born November 30, 1961) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed 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. He finished fifteenth 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, earning two top tens, with his best career finish being ninth at Michigan International Speedway, and finishing 15th in the point standings. 2020 would be his breakout season, earning three top-tens, with his best finish of ninth at Kansas Speedway. He would follow with a tenth 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. 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.

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 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 Kimmel Racing 68 IRP KAN 2019 69 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL SLM IRP 15th 1645 Toyota CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI ELK IOW POC ISF DSF KAN 2020 Ford DAY10 PHO TAL11 IOW15 KAN TOL TOL 16th 223 Toyota POC10 IRP KEN17 Chevy MCH13 DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN9 2021 Ford DAY32 PHO TAL10 22nd 181 Chevy KAN20 TOL Toyota CLT16 MOH POC23 ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH14 ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN12 2022 Ford DAY30 PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH 27th 125 Toyota POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 2023 Ford DAY PHO TAL 21st 220 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 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 79th 49

ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Ref 2023 Kimmel Racing 69 Toyota FIF DOV NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI 42nd 32