Melling Racing Team I

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Owners - Harry Melling, Mark Melling

Founded - 1982

First Race - 1982 Daytona 500

Last Race - 2002 Michigan

Wins - 34

Championships - 1 (1988)

Numbers Used - 9, 92

Primary Numbers

(Numbers used the most during the year, associated with primary sponsor)

1982 - 1983

Melling Tool Company

1984 - 1987

Coors/Melling Oil Pumps

1988 - 1990

Coors/Motorcraft

1991

Coors Light/Mobil 1

1992 - 1993

Melling Performance

1994

Orkin

1995 - 1996

Spam

1997

Melling Engine Parts

1998

Cartoon Network/Wacky Races

1999

Cartoon Network/Dexter’s Lab

2000

Kodiak/Cougar

2001

Kodiak

2002

Brand Source

Team Information

Drivers

  • Bill Elliott (1982 - 1991)

  • Dave Mader III (1992)

  • Phil Parsons (1992)

  • Dorsey Schroeder (1992)

  • Chad Little (1992 - 1993)

  • Bill Schmitt (1992)

  • Greg Sacks (1993)

  • P.J. Jones (1993)

  • Joe Ruttman (1994)

  • Rich Bickle (1994)

  • Phil Parsons (1994)

  • Lake Speed (1995 - 1998)

  • Leonard “Butch” Gilliland (1998)

  • Jerry Nadeau (1998 - 1999)

  • Steve Grissom (1999)

  • Rich Bickle (1999)

  • Stacy Compton (1999 - 2002)

  • Bobby Hillin Jr. (2000)

  • Robert Pressley (2002)

Crew Chiefs

  • Ernie Elliott (1982 - 1989)

  • Mike Beam (1990)

  • Ernie Elliott (1991)

  • Gene Roberts (1992)

  • Harry Hyde (1993)

  • Peter Sospenzo (1994 - 1995)

  • Jim Long (1996)

  • Jeff Buice (1997 - 1999)

  • Newton Moore (1999)

  • Kevin Cram (1999)

  • Jerry Pitts (2000)

  • Chad Knaus (2000 - 2001)

  • Dean Johnson (2002)

manufacturerS & Cars

  • Ford Thunderbird (1982 - 1997)

  • Ford Taurus (1998 - 2000)

  • Dodge Intrepid (2001 - 2002)