Dale Blaney
Dale Blaney | |
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Born | (1963-01-30) January 30, 1963 Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio |
Related to | Dave Blaney (brother) Ryan Blaney (nephew) Lou Blaney (father) |
All Star Circuit of Champions career | |
Current team | Coomer Motorsports |
Car no. | 21 |
Championships | 6 |
Wins | 134 |
Best finish | 1st in |
Championship titles | |
2000 | The King's Royal |
Dale Blaney (born January 30, 1964)[1] is an Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions racer and former college basketball player.[2]
Contents
1 Basketball career
2 Racing career
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links
Basketball career
Blaney was a basketball star for West Virginia University. He averaged 12.3 points a game. He also had several honors, including the Atlantic 10 all-rookie team, all-tournament team (twice), all-conference team,[3] and player of the week on December 1, 1985.[2] He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1986, but quit before the 1986–87 season started so he could focus on racing as a career.[4]
Racing career
Blaney is a six-time champion of the All Star Circuit of Champions and, September 2017, has recorded 134 career victories with the series. He also has 11 victories with the World of Outlaws, the top touring series in sprint car racing.[5][6]
Personal life
Blaney was born in Hartford, Ohio on January 30, 1964. He is the brother of former WOO and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dave Blaney and uncle of Ryan Blaney.[7] He has two daughters, Leah and Ashley.
References
^ 1987-88 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 265
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^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "In the district". February 28, 1986, p. 17. Retrieved on July 20, 2013.
^ "MOTOR RACING : Blaneys Are Family First, Outlaws Second - Los Angeles Times". articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
^ Tyler Altmeyer. "Dale Blaney Opens I-79 Summer Shootout".
^ "All-Time A-Feature Winners". Motor Racing Network. October 30, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
^ "Blaney Brothers Visit The Valley : Raceway Media - Motorsports News & Information". racewaymedia.com. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
External links
Dale Blaney driver statistics at Racing-Reference