Landon Pembelton (born February 2, 2005) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the Late Model Stock Car division at South Boston Speedway and the Virginia Triple Crown, driving the No. 0 Ford Mustang 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 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 becoming the youngest guest driver to claim victory in this race.
ARCA Menards Series
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.
Personal life
Pembelton's father, Brian, was a short track driver in
Virginia, and was the 2009 Limited Sportsman division champion at South Boston Speedway.
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
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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 East
ARCA Menards Series West
CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)
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