Dale Shearer (racing driver)

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Dale Shearer
Dale Shearer, Daytona 2016.jpg
Shearer at Daytona International Speedway in 2016
Born (1959-08-26) August 26, 1959 (age 64)
Chillicothe, Missouri
ARCA Menards Series career
38 races run over 11 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 98 (Shearer Speed Racing)
Best finish36th (2014)
First race 2008 Allen Crowe 100 (Springfield)
Last race 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series East career
8 races run over 1 year
ARCA East no., teamNo. 98 (Shearer Speed Racing)
Best finish6th (2023)
First race 2023 Pensacola 200 (Pensacola)
Last race 2023 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of September 17, 2023.

Dale J. Shearer (born August 26, 1959) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series and full-time in the ARCA Menards Series East, driving the No. 98 Toyota Camry for Shearer Speed Racing.

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Racing career

Shearer first gained an interest in racing after his father worked as a pit steward for Kline's Speedway, but would not compete in a race until the age of twenty-one, when he would compete at various dirt-tracks driving street cars that were converted into racing cars. [1]

Shearer made his ARCA Re/Max Series debut in 2008, driving his self-owned No. 73 Ford at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, where he would finish 28th due to handling issues. He would make two more starts at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and Salem Speedway. He would make two more starts the following year with a best finish of 27th at Berlin Raceway. After not competing in the series the following year, Shearer would return in 2011, making starts at Springfield and DuQuoin. He would enter in five more races in 2012, and would earn a best finish of seventeenth at Winchester Speedway.

Shearer's ARCA car in 2018 Dale Shearer, Ford Fusion.jpg
Shearer's ARCA car in 2018

In 2014, Shearer would run five races during the season, and in the last race of the year at Kansas Speedway, he was involved in a multi-car crash involving Galen Hassler and Tom Berte, finishing 26th. He would run a majority of his races from 2015 to 2018 with his own team.

In 2019, Shearer would run the No. 69 Ford in collaboration with Kimmel Racing at Madison International Speedway, where he would finish eighteenth and last due to clutch issues. [2] He would run in two more races at Elko Speedway and Springfield.

Shearer's No. 98 car at Iowa Speedway in 2023 Iowa2023.jpg
Shearer's No. 98 car at Iowa Speedway in 2023

After not running in ARCA competition from 2020 to 2022, Shearer announced that he would return to the series with his own team, now Shearer Speed Racing, in the No. 98 Toyota for select events in 2023. [3] He later announced that he would run the full ARCA Menards Series East season that year as well. [4] Although he would not enter the race at Talladega, he would run the full East Series schedule. Josh’s Eggs, a longtime racing sponsor, would adorn the side of the car for the full 2023 ARCA East Series schedule. After finishing fourteenth at the first two races at Five Flags Speedway and Dover Motor Speedway, [5] [6] he would go on to finish tenth at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, his first top-ten finish of his career, [7] and would later finish eleventh at the next race at Flat Rock Speedway. [8] At Iowa Speedway, he would finish eighteenth due to a transmission issue after thirty laps, [9] and at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, he would finish nineteenth due to handling issues. [10] At the Milwaukee Mile, he would start 22nd and once again finish nineteenth after suffering mechanical issues that stalled his car down the backstretch which necessitated a caution. [11] At Bristol Motor Speedway, he would start 25th, but would retire the car a quarter of the way through the race due to mechanical issues and be classified in 24th. [12] He would go on to finish sixth in the final points standings for the East Series.

In 2024, Shearer announced that he would once again run the full schedule in the East Series, as well as attempting the races at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. [13]

Personal life

Shearer currently resides in Alhambra, Illinois, where he is employed as a computer programmer with the Madison County, Illinois, government. [1]

Shearer and his wife, Dianna, have two children and four grandchildren. [1]

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021AMSCPtsRef
2008 Dale Shearer Racing 73 Ford DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF
28		 DSF
29		 CHI 79th265 [14]
29 SLM
28		 NJE TAL TOL
2009 73 DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN
27		 POC ISF
32		 CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 121st165 [15]
2011 Shearer Racing 73 Ford DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH
Wth		 WIN BLN IOW IRP
Wth		 POC ISF
23		 MAD DSF
25		 SLM
Wth		 KAN TOL 80th245 [16]
2012 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH WIN
17		 NJE IOW
40		 CHI IRP POC BLN ISF
20		 MAD SLM
18		 DSF KAN
40		46th465 [17]
2013 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF
Wth		 MAD DSF
Wth		 IOW SLM KEN KAN N/A0 [18]
2014 DAY MOB SLM
20		 TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF
18		 MAD DSF
17		 SLM
19		 KEN KAN
26		36th650 [19]
2015 DAY
DNQ		 MOB NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH CHI WIN IOW IRP
21		 POC BLN ISF
19		 DSF
19		 SLM
22		 KEN 37th655 [20]
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Ford KAN
23
2016 Shearer Racing 68 Ford DAY
25		 NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN 39th680 [21]
73 ISF
11		 DSF
18		 KAN
30
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Chevy SLM
23
00 CHI
33		 KEN
2017 Shearer Racing 94 Ford DAY NSH
30		 SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP
18		 POC WIN ISF
23		 ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN
Wth		 KAN 58th335 [22]
2018 73 DAY NSH SLM
20		 TAL TOL CLT POC MCH MAD GTW CHI IOW ELK POC ISF
Wth		 BLN DSF SLM IRP KAN 99th130 [23]
2019 69 DAY FIF SLM TAL NSH TOL CLT POC MCH MAD
18		 GTW CHI ELK
14		 IOW POC 38th455 [24]
68 ISF
17		 DSF SLM IRP KAN
2023 Shearer Speed Racing 98 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT BLN ELK MOH IOW
18		 POC MCH IRP
19		 GLN ISF MLW
19		 DSF KAN BRI
24		 SLM TOL 40th96 [25]
2024 DAY
DNQ		 PHO TAL
29		 DOV
KAN CLT IOW MOH BLN IRP SLM ELK MCH ISF MLW DSF GLN BRI KAN TOL -*-* [26]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678AMSECPtsRef
2023 Shearer Speed Racing 98 Toyota FIF
14		 DOV
14		 NSV
10		 FRS
11		 IOW
18		 IRP
19		 MLW
19		 BRI
24		6th273 [27]
2024 FIF
Wth		 DOV
NSV FRS IOW IRP MLW BRI -*-* [28]

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