Harry Melling

engineer National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing team owner

Background

Melling succeeded his father Benjamin as President of Melling Tool in 1975.

Education

Melling graduated from Ferris State University.

Career

Melling Tool is a maker of automotive products. Melling also owned Treetops Sylvan Resort in Gaylord, Michigan, turning a small local ski hill into a national skiing and golfing destination. Melling"s first involvement in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing began in 1979 as a primary sponsor for Benny Parsons.

Melling died of a heart attack in Gaylord, Michigan.

Achievements

Posthumously inducted in the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame (2004) Melling was named one of National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s "40 most important people in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing history" by Winston Cup Scene, an industry National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing magazine, in 1997.

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Born

1945
Died

March 29, 1999 (aged 54)
Nationality
United States

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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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.