Dale Singleton (August 27, 1955 in Dalton, Georgia – September 1, 1985 in South Carolina) was an American professional motorcycle racer. Singleton competed at the 1979

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. Singleton won the Daytona 200 in 1979 and 1981 – both for privateer teams. Also in 1981 he won the

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Road Racing Championship. He was killed in a plane crash in 1985. Singleton was inducted into the

Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002.

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