Landon Pembelton (born February 2, 2005) is an American professional
stock car racing
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driver who competes full-time in the Late Model Stock Car division at
South Boston Speedway and the
Virginia Triple Crown, driving the No. 00
Chevrolet Camaro
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for R&S Race Cars.
Racing career
Early career
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
The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR-sanctioned local short track motor racing, short-track motor racing in th ...
standings.
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.
ARCA Menards Series
On January 8, 2022, it was announced that Pembelton would make his
ARCA Menards Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
debut, running the No. 15
Toyota Camry
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for
Venturini Motorsports at
Elko Speedway on a three-race schedule.
On August 29, 2023,
Mullins Racing announced that Pembelton would drive their No. 3 car in the main ARCA Series/
ARCA Menards Series East
The ARCA Menards Series East (formerly known by other names) is a regional stock car racing series owned and operated by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).
Races are h ...
combination race at
Bristol
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. This would be his first ARCA start of the year.
Personal life
Pembelton's father, Brian, was a short track driver in
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
, and was the 2009 Limited Sportsman division champion at
South Boston Speedway.
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
ARCA Menards Series East
ARCA Menards Series West
References
External links
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Living people
2005 births
ARCA Menards Series drivers
NASCAR drivers
Racing drivers from Virginia
People from Amelia, Virginia
21st-century American sportsmen