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

Racing career

Conley began in go-karts at age 5, working his way through quarter midgets, open-wheel racing and sprint cars, including

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and USAC competition. Conley debuted in the

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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. In February 2014, Conley joined the No. 33 of

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in the

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on a part-time basis, working with crew chief Nick Harrison. Conley was signed to run ten total races. He made his debut at

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in March. Conley started 12th and finished a strong 11th in his debut, after battling from being a lap down. Conley finished 15th at

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in April. In July, Conley ran a 160-lap tire test in an RCR

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car at

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. 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

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and

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For 2015, Conley signed with

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to drive their No. 14

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full-time, running for Rookie of the Year. However, after 30 races, Conley announced that he would not complete the remainder of the season due to a lack of funding. After being without a ride for the entire 2016 season, Conley joined

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's "Young Guns Program" in

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to drive the No. 24 Camry part-time starting at

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. 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

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

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Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(

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) (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

Season still in progress
Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

K&N Pro Series West

References

External links

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