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Dale Blaney
Born	Dale Allen Blaney (1964-01-30) January 30, 1964 (age 60) Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, U.S.
Related to	Dave Blaney (brother) Ryan Blaney (nephew) Lou Blaney (father)
All Star Circuit of Champions career
Current team	McGhee Motorsports
Car number	11
Championships	6
Wins	137
Best finish	1st in
Championship titles
2000	The King's Royal

Dale Allen Blaney (born January 30, 1964)^[1] is an American professional former race car driver, former professional basketball player,^[2] and is currently an assistant coach for the Westminster College basketball team.

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] In 1989 he played for the Youngstown Pride of the World Basketball League.^[5]

Racing career

Blaney is a six-time champion of the All Star Circuit of Champions and, as of July 2019, has recorded 137 career victories with the series. He also has 11 victories with the World of Outlaws, the top touring series in sprint car racing.^[6]^[7]

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.^[8] He has two daughters, Leah and Ashley.

References

^ 1987-88 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 265
^ ^a ^b "Dale Blaney". vustats.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
^ 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". Los Angeles Times. 22 February 1990. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
^ "World Basketball League". apbr.org. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^ Tyler Altmeyer. "Dale Blaney Opens I-79 Summer Shootout".
^ "All-Time A-Feature Winners". Motor Racing Network. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. 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

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