Monty Tipton
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Mill Valley, California, U.S.
No. 17 (Cook Racing Technologies)
| Monty Tipton | |||||||
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 Tipton at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2025 | |||||||
| Born | January 18, 2007 Mill Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 4 (Nascimento Motorsports) No. 17 (Cook Racing Technologies) | ||||||
| First race | 2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 (Talladega) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| ARCA West no., team | No. 4 (Nascimento Motorsports) | ||||||
| Best finish | 15th (2025) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 Star Nursery 150 (Las Vegas Bullring) | ||||||
| Last race | 2026 General Tire 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| Statistics up to date as of April 25, 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.
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]