Active Series
2nd Year
Memphis Motorsports
3rd Year
J-Mel Racing
4th Year
J-Mel Racing
Driver: Melanie Hicks

Hometown: Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

Birthday: April 11, 1966

Age: 42

Day Job: Domestic Goddess

First Cup Race: Feb. 15 2009
First Nationwide Race: Sep. 1 2007
First Truck Race: Apr. 28 2007

Cup Contract: Through 2010
Nationwide Contract: Through 2010
Truck Contract: Through 2010



FAVORITES

Movies: Steel Magnolias

TV Shows: The Andy Griffith Show, American Idol

Food: Mexican

Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals

Hobbies: Family Outings, Camping

Race Track: Bristol

Favorite NASCAR Driver


Jeff Gordon
# 24
Sponsor: Dupont
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Rookie Year: 1993
Birthdate: 8/4/71
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 150
Hometown: Vallejo, CA

Other drivers:
Mark Martin
Carl Edwards
CUP SERIES CAR INFORMATON
Car #: 7

Make: Chevrolet Impala SS

Primary Sponsor: St. Louis Cardinals

Associate Sponsors: Under Armour, MLB, USA Rice Federation, Diet Dr. Pepper, Dupont



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CAREER WINS
Win #
Date
Track
Race Name
Points
CUP SERIES
1.
September 12, 2009
Richmond Intl. Raceway
Chevy Rock & Roll 400
385
NATIONWIDE SERIES
1.
March 1, 2008
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sam's Town 300
363
2.
July 2, 2010
Daytona Intl. Speedway
Subway Jalapeno 250
390
TRUCK SERIES
1.
September 1, 2007
Gateway Intl. Raceway
Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200
210
2.
October 6, 2007
Talladega Superspeedway
Mountain Dew 250
210



CAREER CUP STATS
Year
Finish
Starts
Points
Behind
Wins
2nd Place
3rd Place
Top 5's
Top 10's
Prov.
Most Points
in a week
Least Points
in a week
High Rank
Low Rank
2009
24th
36
3453
-2849
1
1
1
5
8
0
385
30
2
37
Total
24th
36
3453
N/A
1
1
1
5
8
0
385
30
2
37
              2010 league stats

         2009 league stats                2009 driver pick stats


2009 highlights


Finished as 2009 Rookie of the Year

Won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond Intl. Raceway on 9/12/09

Finished 2nd and 3rd place once each

Recorded 5 top 5's and 8 top 10's




CAREER NATIONWIDE STATS
Year
Finish
Starts
Points
Behind
Wins
2nd Place
3rd Place
Top 5's
Top 10's
Prov.
Most Points
in a week
Least Points
in a week
2007
34th
9
1269
-3098
0
2
0
5
6
0
131
72
2008
8th
35
3825
-483
1
2
0
3
9
0
405
63
2009
15th
35
3490
-873
0
1
2
5
10
0
333
91
Total
19th
79
8584
N/A
1
5
2
13
25
0
405
72


2009 highlights


Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once and 3rd place twice

Recorded 5 top 5's and 10 top 10's



2008 highlights


Finished as the Nationwide rookie of the Year

Finished in the top 10 in the standings

Won the Sam's Town 300 at Las vegas Motor Speedway on 3/1/08

Finished 2nd place twice

Recorded 3 top 5's and 9 top 10's



2007 highlights


Did not win a race but finished 2nd place twice

Recorded 5 top 5's and 6 top 10's in 9 starts




CAREER TRUCK STATS
Year
Finish
Starts
Points
Behind
Wins
2nd Place
3rd Place
Top 5's
Top 10's
Prov.
Most Points
in a week
Least Points
in a week
2007
15th
21
2432
-311
2
0
2
4
6
0
235
78
2008
39th
25
1853
-921
0
1
0
1
2
0
435
129
2009
13th
25
2306
-565
0
1
1
3
5
0
385
155
Total
22nd
71
6591
N/A
2
2
3
8
13
0
435
78


2009 highlights


Did not win a race but finished 2nd and 3rd place once each

Recorded 3 top 5's and 5 top 10's



2008 highlights


Did not win a race but finished 2nd place once

Recorded 1 top 5 and 2 top 10's



2007 highlights


Won the Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway Intl. Raceway on 9/1/07

Won the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on 10/6/07

Finished 3rd place twice

Recorded 4 top 5's and 6 top 10's

Finished the season with 152.6 average race points per race, highest in the league

Picked 15 drivers leading the most laps, tied for second most in the league




Trophies & Awards


Cup Series Awards
2009 Cup Rookie of the Year
Nationwide Series Awards
2008 Nationwide Rookie of the Year





17 Feb 2004
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