# Dale Blaney > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dale_Blaney > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dale_Blaney.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Blaney > Source revision: 1357148773 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American motorsports racer and former basketball player}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Dale Blaney | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Dale Allen Blaney | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|1|30}} | birth_place = [Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio](/source/Hartford_Township%2C_Trumbull_County%2C_Ohio), U.S. | relatives = [Dave Blaney](/source/Dave_Blaney) (brother)
[Ryan Blaney](/source/Ryan_Blaney) (nephew)
[Lou Blaney](/source/Lou_Blaney) (father) | current_series = [All Star Circuit of Champions](/source/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](/source/Kings_Royal) | title_years = 2000 | awards = | award_years = | updated = }} '''Dale Allen Blaney''' (born January 30, 1964)1987-88 CBA Official Guide and Register, page 265 is an American professional [race car driver](/source/race_car_driver), former professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player,{{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 }} and is currently an assistant coach for the [Westminster College](/source/Westminster_College_(Pennsylvania)) basketball team. Blaney is the oldest winner of the [World of Outlaws](/source/World_of_Outlaws) at age 61. ==Basketball career== Blaney was a basketball star for [West Virginia University](/source/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men's_basketball). 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,''[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/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. and player of the week on December 1, 1985. He was drafted by the [Los Angeles Lakers](/source/Los_Angeles_Lakers) in 1986, but quit before the 1986–87 season started so he could focus on racing as a career.{{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](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)|access-date=2014-01-27}} In 1989 he played for the [Youngstown Pride](/source/Youngstown_Pride) of the [World Basketball League](/source/World_Basketball_League).{{Cite web|url=http://www.apbr.org/wbl88-92.html|title=World Basketball League|website=apbr.org|access-date=March 14, 2020}} ==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.{{cite web|url=http://www.allstarsprint.com/news/?i=40505|title=Dale Blaney Opens I-79 Summer Shootout|author=Tyler Altmeyer}}{{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](/source/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}} ==Personal life== Blaney was born in Hartford, Ohio on January 30, 1964. He is the brother of former WOO and [NASCAR Sprint Cup Series](/source/NASCAR_Cup_Series) driver [Dave Blaney](/source/Dave_Blaney) and uncle of [2023 NASCAR Cup Series](/source/2023_NASCAR_Cup_Series) champion [Ryan Blaney](/source/Ryan_Blaney).{{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 }} He has one daughter Leah and two grandchildren, Louden and Landen. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Dale_Blaney}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaney, Dale}} Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:Basketball players from Pennsylvania Category:Los Angeles Lakers draft picks Category:Sportspeople from Sharon, Pennsylvania Category:Rapid City Thrillers players Category:West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball players Category:World of Outlaws drivers Category:Racing drivers from Ohio Category:People from Trumbull County, Ohio --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dale Blaney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Blaney) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Blaney?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.