Kammala wannan jumla: A shekara ta 2001, Melling ya canza lambar motar da kuma kerawa zuwa 92 da Dodge kuma yana da sabon shugaban ma'aikata tare da Chad Knaus. Compton ya fara kakar wasa ta hanyar cancanta a kan tashar waje kusa da Bill Elliott a cikin
Daytona 500 kuma ya ci gaba da zira kwallaye a matsayin na 10. A tseren tseren mai zuwa a Talladega Superspeedway, ya lashe matsayin farko na gasar cin kofinsa, amma ya gama karshe saboda matsalolin inji. Bayan ya lashe matsayi na biyu a Talladega, ya sami damar inganta matsayinsa na maki da maki biyar. A ƙarshen shekara, matsalolin tallafawa a Melling sun tilasta masa ya nemi wani wuri don aiki.