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Harry Melling (1945 - May 29, 1999) was the team owner of Melling Racing
Melling Racing

Melling Racing was a NASCAR team from 1982 to 2002. The team won the 1988 championship with driver Bill Elliott....
, which won the 1988 NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 championship with Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
.

ing graduated from Ferris State University
Ferris State University

Ferris State University has a main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, in Mecosta County, Michigan and a secondary campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and smaller programs located throughout the region....
. 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
Gaylord, Michigan

Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County, Michigan....
, turning a small local ski hill into a national skiing and golfing destination.

ing's first involvement in NASCAR began in 1979 as a primary sponsor for Benny Parsons
Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an United States NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS , ESPN, NBC Sports and Turner Network Television....
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Harry Melling (1945 - May 29, 1999) was the team owner of Melling Racing
Melling Racing

Melling Racing was a NASCAR team from 1982 to 2002. The team won the 1988 championship with driver Bill Elliott....
, which won the 1988 NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 championship with Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

William Clyde Elliott is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Elliott was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on August 15, 2007....
.

Background

Melling graduated from Ferris State University
Ferris State University

Ferris State University has a main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, in Mecosta County, Michigan and a secondary campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and smaller programs located throughout the region....
. 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
Gaylord, Michigan

Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County, Michigan....
, turning a small local ski hill into a national skiing and golfing destination.

NASCAR team owner

Bill Elliott 200 Mph
Melling's first involvement in NASCAR began in 1979 as a primary sponsor for Benny Parsons
Benny Parsons

Benjamin Stewart Parsons was an United States NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS , ESPN, NBC Sports and Turner Network Television....
. Melling Racing won the NASCAR Winston Cup
NEXTEL Cup

The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
 points championship with Bill Elliott.

Death

Melling died of a heart attack in Gaylord, Michigan .

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.


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