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Dale Planck
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Dale Planck (July 16, 1970 – June 22, 2024) was an American Dirt Modified racing driver, credited with over 200 career wins at tracks in the Mid-Atlantic (United States) and two Canadian provinces.[2][3]
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Racing career
[edit]Planck began his racing career in 1985 in a 4-cylinder mini-mod at Dundee Speedway, New York, and by 1988 he had moved to the 358-modified class.[2] He was soon competing successfully at the toughest venues in the Northeast, including Big Diamond Speedway (Pottsville) and Kutztown Speedway in Pennsylvania; Afton Park Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway (Middletown), Rolling Wheels Raceway (Elbridge), the Syracuse Mile, and the Weedsport Speedway in New York; Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland; and Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Ontario.[4][5][6][7][8]
Planck won the first of three consecutive NASCAR regional modified championships in 1994, captured the 2009 and 2012 DIRTcar 358-Modified touring series, and was the Mr. Dirt 358-modified titlist in 2012. Along the way, he claimed track championships at Fulton Speedway and Utica-Rome Speedway (Vernon) in New York.[9][10][11]
Planck was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame with the class of 2024 and the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2025.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cars, Drivers & Events – Dale Planck". Auto Racing Research Associates. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Szczerba, Ron (May 1, 2024). "New York State Stock Car Association To Induct Five Into Prestigious Hall Of Fame Sunday". Race Pro Weekly. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dale J. Planck". Donald Barber Funeral Home. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ Landry, C.J. (September 19, 1995). "Revolving format keeps track workers hustling". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "3 Firsts at Afton". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, New York. August 10, 1996. p. 3D. Retrieved June 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hill, John (April 28, 2008). "Planck starts strong by winning 358-series race". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. p. 16. Retrieved June 18, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Dale Planck a winner at Action Track in Kutztown". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. August 2, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Dale Planck/Results/Year-By-Year- The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Weidner, Nolan (April 12, 1997). "Running on Memories". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. p. C6. Retrieved June 18, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "DIRTcar 358-Modified Series: 2012 season recap". DIRTcar. December 4, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Clifford, John (February 3, 2019). "Racing legend to return to the track". Daily Sentinel. Rome New York. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Howard, Planck & Van Pelt selected to NE Dirt Mod HOF". Speed Sport. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ^ "Cortland man dies in I-81 crash". Cortland Standard. NY. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.