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| Owner(s) | Harry Melling (1982–1999) Mark Melling (1999–2002) |
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| Base | Mooresville, North Carolina |
| Series | Winston Cup |
| Race drivers | Bill Elliott, Jerry Nadeau, Lake Speed, Stacy Compton |
| Sponsors | Coors Brewing, Turner Broadcasting, Spam, Kodiak |
| Manufacturer | Ford, Dodge |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Career | |
| Debut | 1982 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |
| Latest race | 2002 Pepsi 400 by Farmer Jack (Michigan International Speedway) |
| Drivers' Championships | 1 |
| Race victories | 34 |
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Melling Racing was a Championship-winning NASCAR Winston Cup Series race team owned by Harry Melling and his son Mark Melling. Harry Melling ran the team from its inception in 1982, to mid-1999. When Harry died after a heart attack in mid-1999, his son Mark then took over Melling Racing until the team closed in 2003. The team was most notable for fielding cars for Bill Elliott in the 1980s, where he won the 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington to claim the first ever Winston Million bonus, claiming the fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR history at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 212.809 mph in 1987, and winning the 1988 Winston Cup championship. Melling won 34 career NASCAR Winston Cup races, all of them with Bill Elliott.