| Landon Pembelton | |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Amelia, Virginia |
| Achievements: | 2021 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 Winner |
| Total Arca Races: | 1 |
| Years In Arca: | 1 |
| Arca Car Team: | No. 3 (Mullins Racing) |
| First Arca Race: | 2022 Menards 250 (Elko) |
| Last Arca Race: | 2022 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo) |
| Arca Wins: | 0 |
| Arca Top Tens: | 3 |
| Arca Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca East Races: | 1 |
| Years In Arca East: | 1 |
| Arca East Car Team: | No. 3 (Mullins Racing) |
| First Arca East Race: | 2022 Sprecher 150 (Milwaukee) |
| Arca East Wins: | 0 |
| Arca East Top Tens: | 1 |
| Arca East Poles: | 0 |
| Total Arca West Races: | 1 |
| Years In Arca West: | 1 |
| First Arca West Race: | 2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix) |
| Arca West Wins: | 0 |
| Arca West Top Tens: | 1 |
| Arca West Poles: | 0 |
| Updated: | August 31, 2023 |
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.
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.
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 | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | 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 | SLM | TOL | 78th | 37 | [7] | |
| ARCA Menards Series East results | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | Ref | ||
| 2022 | Venturini Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | NSM | FIF | DOV | NSV | IOW | MLW | BRI | 40th | 38 | [8] | ||
| 2023 | Mullins Racing | 3 | Ford | FIF | DOV | NSV | FRS | IOW | IRP | MLW | BRI | 33rd | 37 | [9] | |