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Landon Pembelton (born February 2, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 3 Ford Mustang for Mullins Racing.
Landon Pembelton | |||||||
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Born | Amelia, Virginia | February 2, 2005||||||
Achievements | 2021 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 Winner | ||||||
ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA no., team | No. 3 (Mullins Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2022 Menards 250 (Elko) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
ARCA East no., team | No. 3 (Mullins Racing) | ||||||
First race | 2022 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
First race | 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of August 31, 2023. |
Pembelton debuted in organized racing in 2019, running eight races at South Boston Speedway, collecting six top-fives. The following year, Pembelton won the Virginia Racers Challenge Series, which was run at Dominion Raceway and at Langley Speedway. In 2021, Pembelton was the 2021 Virginia State Division I and South East Division I rookie of the year. He also finished 10th in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series standings.[1]
Pembelton took the victory in the 2021 ValleyStar Credit Union 300, considered to be one of the biggest, most prestigious late-model races. Pembelton beat out drivers such as Sammy Smith, Bubba Pollard, Peyton Sellers, Corey Heim, and Timothy Peters.[2][3]
On January 8, 2022, it was announced that Pembelton would make his ARCA Menards Series debut, running the No. 15 Toyota Camry for Venturini Motorsports at Elko Speedway on a three-race schedule.[1]
On August 29, 2023, Mullins Racing announced that Pembelton would drive their No. 3 car in the main ARCA Series/ARCA Menards Series East combination race at Bristol. This would be his first ARCA start of the year.[4]
Pembelton's father, Brian, was a short track driver in Virginia, and was the 2009 Limited Sportsman division champion at South Boston Speedway.[5]
ARCA Menards Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK 3 |
MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW 6 |
DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL 7 |
28th | 116 | [6] |
2023 | Mullins Racing | 3 | Ford | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | BLN | ELK | MOH | IOW | POC | MCH | IRP | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI 7 |
SLM | TOL | 78th | 37 | [7] |
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