Cale Conley (born May 13, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Cale Conley
Conley at Road America in 2015
Born (1992-05-13) May 13, 1992 (age 32)
Vienna, West Virginia
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
42 races run over 3 years
2017 position75th
Best finish20th (2015)
First race2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 (Bristol)
Last race2017 Hisense 4K TV 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of May 27, 2017.

Racing career

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Conley's No. 47 East Series car for his family team in 2013 at Richmond

Conley began in go-karts at age 5, working his way through quarter midgets, open-wheel racing and sprint cars, including World of Outlaws and USAC competition. Conley debuted in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2011, with his first win coming in 2012 at Columbus Motor Speedway after leading all 150 laps. He competed full-time in the East series in 2013, scoring four top-five finishes.[1]

In February 2014, Conley joined the No. 33 of Richard Childress Racing in the Nationwide Series on a part-time basis, working with crew chief Nick Harrison. Conley was signed to run ten total races.[2] He made his debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in March.[1] Conley started 12th and finished a strong 11th in his debut, after battling from being a lap down.[3] Conley finished 15th at Richmond in April.[4] In July, Conley ran a 160-lap tire test in an RCR Sprint Cup Series car at Nashville Superspeedway.[5] Also in July, Conley announced his support for sponsor IAVA's (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) "Convoy to Combat Suicide" along with music artists Lady Gaga and Linkin Park.[6]

 
Conley's No. 14 Xfinity Series car for TriStar Motorsports in 2015 at Road America

For 2015, Conley signed with TriStar Motorsports to drive their No. 14 Toyota Camry full-time, running for Rookie of the Year.[7][8] However, after 30 races, Conley announced that he would not complete the remainder of the season due to a lack of funding.[9]

After being without a ride for the entire 2016 season, Conley joined JGL Racing's "Young Guns Program" in 2017 to drive the No. 24 Camry part-time starting at Charlotte.[10] However, that ended up being his only race in the car all year, and he was without a ride again after that and has not raced in NASCAR ever since.

Personal life

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On August 2, 2018, Conley married Emma Blaney, the sister of driver Ryan Blaney.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2014 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI
11
CAL TEX DAR
32
RCH
17
TAL IOW
30
CLT DOV
31
MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI
12
IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
15
ATL RCH
17
CHI KEN
6
DOV
11
KAN CLT
33
TEX PHO HOM 91st 01 [11]
2015 TriStar Motorsports 14 Toyota DAY
30
ATL
35
LVS
25
PHO
22
CAL
16
TEX
34
BRI
19
RCH
25
TAL
24
IOW
19
CLT
34
DOV
33
MCH
26
CHI
20
DAY
32
KEN
29
NHA
21
IND
21
IOW
23
GLN
21
MOH
20
BRI
18
ROA
37
DAR
19
RCH
22
CHI
33
KEN
16
DOV
29
CLT
26
KAN
30
TEX PHO HOM 20th 561 [12]
2017 JGL Racing 24 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT
32
DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 75th 5 [13]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2011 Conley Motorsports 27 Chevy GRE
24
SBO
21
RCH
17
IOW
DNQ
BGS
19
JFC
19
LGY
16
NHA
23
COL
18
GRE
19
NHA
23
DOV 19th 1097 [14]
2012 47 Toyota BRI GRE
28
RCH IOW
3
BGS JFC
2*
LGY CNB COL
1**
IOW
7
NHA
35
DOV
24
GRE
DNS
CAR
25
19th 235 [15]
2013 BRI
13
GRE
14
FIF
18
RCH
29
BGS
19
IOW
5
LGY
4
COL
2
IOW
20
VIR
6
GRE
22
NHA
3
DOV
17
RAL
20
12th 426 [16]
2014 Chevy NSM DAY BRI
30
GRE RCH IOW BGS FIF LGY NHA
3
COL IOW
23
GLN VIR GRE DOV 34th 76 [17]

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2012 Conley Motorsports 47 Toyota PHO LHC MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON EVG CNS IOW PIR SMP AAS PHO
3
53rd 41 [18]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bruce, Kenny (March 14, 2014). "Cale Conley looks to make NNS debut at Bristol". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. ^ "Cale Conley joins Richard Childress Racing's NNS lineup". motorsport.comaccessdate=12 August 2014. February 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Press Release (March 15, 2014). "Cale Conley Impresses in Nationwide Series Debut at Bristol Motor Speedway". Catchfence.com. Catchfence. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ Administrator (April 27, 2014). "15th Place Finish at Richmond". CaleConley.com. Cale Conley Racing. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ Thomas, Eddie (July 29, 2014). "Conley fulfills the deal". NewsandSentinel.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved 12 August 2014. Nationwide Series driver Cale Conley was able to enjoy some laps in a Richard Childress Sprint Cup car at Nashville Super Speedway on Friday.
  6. ^ Press Release (July 28, 2014). "Lady Gaga, Mayhem Festival, Linkin Park and Cale Conley Join IAVA's 'Convoy to Combat Suicide'". iava.org. New York, New York: Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America. Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. ^ "BLISS TO RETURN TO TRISTAR MOTORSPORTS". nascar.com. NASCAR. January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "TriStar Motorsports adds Cale Conley to the Driver Lineup for the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series Season". TriStar Motorsports. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  9. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (October 28, 2015). "Lack of funding brings premature end to Xfinity season for Cale Conley". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Cale Conley Latest to Join JGL Racing". JGL Racing. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "Cale Conley – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cale Conley – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Cale Conley – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Cale Conley – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Cale Conley – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  16. ^ "Cale Conley – 2013 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "Cale Conley – 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  18. ^ "Cale Conley – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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