Monty Tipton

Monty Tipton
Tipton at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025
Born (2007-01-18) January 18, 2007
Mill Valley, California, U.S.
ARCA Menards Series career
1 race run over 1 year
ARCA no., teamNo. 4 (Nascimento Motorsports)
No. 17 (Cook Racing Technologies)
First race2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
6 races run over 3 years
ARCA West no., teamNo. 4 (Nascimento Motorsports)
Best finish15th (2025)
First race2023 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring)
Last race2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics up to date as of March 5, 2026.

Monty Tipton (born January 18, 2007) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 17 for Cook Racing Technologies, and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 4 Toyota for Nascimento Motorsports.

Racing career

Tipton first started his racing career competing in go-karts at the age of ten before progressing up to the junior late model program at Madera Speedway at the age of fourteen.

Tipton has raced various late model events at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Bullring, having first competed at the track in 2022.[1] In 2023, he finished third in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series standings in Nevada with thirteen top-tens in fifteenth starts.[2]

In 2023, it was revealed that Tipton would make his debut in the ARCA Menards Series West at the Bullring, driving the No. 49 Chevrolet for 3K Motorsports.[3] After placing tenth in the only practice session,[4] he qualified in seventeenth and finished in eighteenth due to transmission issues.[5][6] Tipton returned with the team in the following race at Madera Speedway, where he practiced and qualified in seventeenth and finished in twelfth due to a crash with a handful of laps remaining.[7][8][9]

In 2026, it was revealed that Tipton would participate in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet for Maples Motorsports,[10][11] where he set the 59th quickest time between the two sessions held.[12][13][14] He then made his main ARCA debut at Phoenix Raceway, driving the No. 4 Toyota for Nascimento Motorsports.

On March 16, it was announced that Tipton will drive the No. 17 for Cook Racing Technologies at Kansas Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[15]

Personal life

Outside of racing, Tipton is a participating Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
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
2026 Nascimento Motorsports 4 Toyota DAY PHO
12 		-* -* [16]
Cook Racing Technologies 17 TBA KAN TAL GLN TOL MCH POC BER ELK CHI LRP IRP IOW ISF MAD DSF SLM BRI KAN

ARCA Menards Series West

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 AMSWC Pts Ref
2023 3K Motorsports 49 Chevy PHO IRW KCR PIR SON IRW SHA EVG AAS LVS
18 		MAD
12 		PHO 32nd 58 [17]
2025 Nascimento Motorsports 21 Toyota KER PHO TUC CNS KER SON TRI PIR AAS MAD
15 		15th 139 [18]
4 Chevy LVS
11
Toyota PHO
17
2026 KER PHO
12 		TUC SHA CNS TRI SON PIR AAS MAD LVS PHO KER -* -* [19]

References

  1. ^ "WILD, CRAZY RACING NIGHT IN 'THROWBACK NIGHT TO REMEMBER' WITH REGULARS & FAMILIAR FACES IN VICTORY LANE AT BULLRING". Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Monty Tipton". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "PIT BOX: West Series field hoping to take the bull by the horns in Las Vegas". ARCARacing.com. October 10, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race results: Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Practice results: 51FIFTY Jr Homecoming ARCA 150 at Madera Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 21, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Qualifying results: 51FIFTY Jr Homecoming ARCA 150 at Madera Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Race results: 51FIFTY Jr Homecoming ARCA 150 presented by the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame at Madera Speedway". ARCARacing.com. October 22, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  10. ^ "ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona: 2026 schedule, entry list, format and more". ARCA Racing. January 5, 2026.
  11. ^ "Daytona pre-race practice entry list for 2026". ARCA Racing. January 6, 2026.
  12. ^ "ARCA Menards Series 2026 pre-race practice: Complete results". ARCA Racing. January 10, 2026.
  13. ^ "Results: Pre-Race Practice at Daytona International Speedway (Day 1)". ARCA Racing. January 10, 2026.
  14. ^ "Results: Pre-Race Practice at Daytona International Speedway (Day 2)". ARCA Racing. January 10, 2026.
  15. ^ "Monty Tipton Running Kansas, Talladega for Cook". Frontstretch. 16 March 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  16. ^ "Monty Tipton – 2026 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  17. ^ "Monty Tipton – 2023 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  18. ^ "Monty Tipton – 2025 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  19. ^ "Monty Tipton – 2026 ARCA Menards Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
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