{{short description|American motorsports racer and former basketball player}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Dale Blaney | image = | image_size = <!-- defaults to 180px unless a value is entered --> | caption = | birth_name = Dale Allen Blaney | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|1|30}} | birth_place = Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, U.S. | relatives = Dave Blaney (brother)<br>Ryan Blaney (nephew)<br>Lou Blaney (father) | current_series = All Star Circuit of Champions | first_year = | current_team = | car_number = | engine = | spotter = | former_teams = | starts = | championships = 6 | wins = 137 | best_finish = 1st | year = 1995-1996, 2008, 2013-2015 | last_finish = | prev_series = | prev_series_years = | titles = Kings Royal | title_years = 2000 | awards = | award_years = | updated = }} '''Dale Allen Blaney''' (born January 30, 1964)<ref>1987-88 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 265</ref> is an American professional race car driver, former professional basketball player,<ref name="wvustats.com">{{cite web|url=http://wvustats.com/mbasketball/player.php?person_id=37 |title=Dale Blaney |publisher=vustats.com |access-date=2014-01-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201205632/http://wvustats.com/mbasketball/player.php?person_id=37 |archive-date=2014-02-01 }}</ref> and is currently an assistant coach for the Westminster College basketball team.

Blaney is the oldest winner of the World of Outlaws at age 61.

==Basketball career== Blaney was a basketball star for West Virginia University. He averaged 12.3&nbsp;points a game. He also had several honors, including the Atlantic 10 all-rookie team, all-tournament team (twice), all-conference team,<ref>''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19860228&id=C4RIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WG4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3239,7876333 "In the district"]. February 28, 1986, p. 17. Retrieved on July 20, 2013.</ref> and player of the week on December 1, 1985.<ref name="wvustats.com"/> 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.<ref name="latimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-22-sp-1761-story.html|title=MOTOR RACING : Blaneys Are Family First, Outlaws Second - Los Angeles Times|date=22 February 1990 |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> In 1989 he played for the Youngstown Pride of the World Basketball League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/wbl88-92.html|title=World Basketball League|website=apbr.org|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allstarsprint.com/news/?i=40505|title=Dale Blaney Opens I-79 Summer Shootout|author=Tyler Altmeyer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/SEASON-STATS/All-Time-A-Feature-Winners.aspx|title=All-Time A-Feature Winners|work=Motor Racing Network|date=October 30, 2016|accessdate=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601191537/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/World-of-Outlaws/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/SEASON-STATS/All-Time-A-Feature-Winners.aspx|archive-date=June 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==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 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney.<ref name="racewaymedia">{{cite web |url=http://www.racewaymedia.com/article681.html |title=Blaney Brothers Visit The Valley : Raceway Media - Motorsports News & Information |publisher=racewaymedia.com |access-date=2014-01-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020225192024/http://racewaymedia.com/article681.html |archive-date=2002-02-25 }}</ref> He has one daughter Leah and two grandchildren, Louden and Landen.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Dale_Blaney}}

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