Monty Tipton
| Monty Tipton | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tipton at Madera Speedway in 2023 | |||||||
| Born | January 18, 2007 Mill Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 2 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 32nd (2023) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 ARCA West 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame (Madera) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Statistics current as of March 6, 2024. | |||||||
Monty Tipton (born January 18, 2007) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 49 Chevrolet for 3K Motorsports.
Racing career
[edit]Tipton first started his racing career competing in go-karts at the age of ten before progressing up to the junior late model program at Madera Speedway at the age of fourteen.[citation needed]
Tipton has raced various late model events at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, having first competed at the track in 2022.[1] In 2023, he finished third in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series standings in Nevada with thirteen top-tens in fifteenth starts.[2]
In 2023, it was revealed that Tipton would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West at the Bullring, driving the No. 49 Chevrolet for 3K Motorsports.[3] After placing tenth in the only practice session,[4] he qualified in seventeenth and finished in eighteenth due to transmission issues.[5][6] Tipton returned with the team in the following race at Madera Speedway, where he practiced and qualified in seventeenth and finished in twelfth due to a crash with a handful of laps remaining.[7][8][9]
Personal life
[edit]Outside of racing, Tipton is a participating Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.[citation needed]
Motorsports results
[edit]ARCA Menards Series West
[edit]| ARCA Menards Series West results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | AMSWC | Pts | Ref | ||||
| 2023 | 3K Motorsports | 49 | Chevy | PHO | IRW | KCR | PIR | SON | IRW | SHA | EVG | AAS | LVS 18 |
MAD 12 |
PHO | 32nd | 58 | [10] | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "WILD, CRAZY RACING NIGHT IN 'THROWBACK NIGHT TO REMEMBER' WITH REGULARS & FAMILIAR FACES IN VICTORY LANE AT BULLRING". Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Monty Tipton". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "PIT BOX: West Series field hoping to take the bull by the horns in Las Vegas". ARCARacing.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Practice results: 51FIFTY Jr Homecoming ARCA 150 at Madera Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 21, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying results: 51FIFTY Jr Homecoming ARCA 150 at Madera Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Race results: 51FIFTY Jr Homecoming ARCA 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame at Madera Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Monty Tipton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Monty Tipton driver statistics at Racing-Reference