Ryan Blaney Uncle: Who is Dale Blaney?
Avery Gonzales
Published Jan 05, 2026
Dale Blaney is a race car driver and former college basketball player.
He was born on January 30, 1964 in Hartford, Ohio.
Dale 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, and player of the week on December 1, 1985.
Dale 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. In 1989 he played for the Youngstown Pride of the World Basketball League.
He 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.
He is the brother of former WOO and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dave Blaney and uncle of Ryan Blaney and he has two daughters, Leah and Ashley.
