Harry Melling (NASCAR)

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Harry Melling (1945 - May 29, 1999) was the team owner of Melling Racing, which won the 1988 NASCAR championship with Bill Elliott.

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[edit] Background

Melling graduated from Ferris State University. Melling succeeded his father Benjamin as President of Melling Tool in 1975. Melling Tool was a maker of automotive products. Melling also owned Treetops Sylvan Resort in Gaylord, Michigan, turning a small local ski hill into a national skiing and golfing destination.

[edit] NASCAR team owner

Main article: Melling Racing
Melling Racing car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212.809 mph at Talladega Superspeedway
Melling Racing car that set the record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car - 212.809 mph at Talladega Superspeedway

Melling's first involvement in NASCAR began in 1979 as a primary sponsor for Benny Parsons. Melling Racing won the NASCAR Winston Cup points championship with Bill Elliott.

[edit] Death

Melling died of a heart attack in Gaylord, Michigan [1].

[edit] Awards

  • posthumously inducted in the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame (2004)
  • Melling was named one of NASCAR's "40 most important people in NASCAR history" by Winston Cup Scene, an industry NASCAR magazine, in 1997.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Harry Melling: 1945-1999". 

[edit] External links

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