Shelby Blackstock

Shelby Blackstock
Born	Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock (1990-02-23) February 23, 1990 (age 35) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Race car driver
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Marissa Branch ​ (m. 2022)​
Mother	Reba McEntire
Website	www.shelbyblackstock.com

Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock (born February 23, 1990) is an American race car driver. He is the son of country music singer Reba McEntire and her ex-husband Narvel Blackstock.

Early life

Blackstock was born on February 23, 1990, in Nashville, Tennessee to Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock. His older half-brother, Brandon Blackstock, was formerly married to singer Kelly Clarkson. He also has two older half-sisters, Shawna and Chassidy. He moved to Los Angeles in 2001 when he his mom begin starring in the sitcom Reba . ^[1] Blackstock attended the University of Arizona but dropped out after his freshman year to focus on racing. ^[2]

Racing career

Blackstock began his racing career in college when he went to a Bob Bondurant race school. He dropped out of college and decided to pursue a racing career full-time. ^[3] His first significant appearances were in Skip Barber competition in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, he made his professional debut driving a Ford Mustang in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. He also finished fifth in the 2011 Skip Barber National Championship. In 2012, he moved to the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Andretti Autosport. He finished eighth in points with a best finish of fourth at Road America. He moved up with Andretti Autosport to the Pro Mazda Championship in 2013, finishing third in points and capturing a win at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park among six podium finishes in 16 races. In 2014 he continued in Pro Mazda with Andretti, but fell to fourth in points, but still captured six podium finishes, but not a race victory.

In 2015. Blackstock signed to race for Andretti Autosport in the Indy Lights series. ^[4] Blackstock made 50 Indy Lights starts for Andretti Autosport and Belardi Auto Racing over the next three seasons, finishing on the podium twice, both at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and had a best points finish of eighth in 2016. While he may have only had two podiums over that time, he was also consistent, registering only two DNF's. Blackstock participated in the season-opening weekend of the 2018 Indy Lights season with Team Pelfrey and finished second in the second race, his career best Indy Lights finish. However, that would be his last Indy Lights race.

In 2019, Blackstock moved to touring car racing participating in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge where he finished fourth in points in the TCR class in a Honda Civic. In 2020 he is competing in the GT World Challenge America in an Acura NSX. He and co-driver Trent Hindman won the series' Silver Cup for professional drivers by default as they were the only class entry to compete in every race.

American open-wheel racing results

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points	Ref
2012	Andretti Autosport	SEB 7	SEB 32	STP 6	STP 8	LOR 18	MOH 6	MOH 5	ROA 21	ROA 8	ROA 4	BAL 21	BAL 8	VIR 6	VIR 7	8th	153	[5]

Pro Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points	Ref
2013	Andretti Autosport	AUS 9	AUS 3	STP 2	STP 3	IND 3	IOW 7	TOR 6	TOR 7	MOS 2	MOS 1	MOH 2	MOH 4	TRO 6	TRO 11	HOU 4	HOU 6	3rd	297	[6]
2014	Andretti Autosport	STP 10	STP 4	BAR 5	BAR 3	IMS 2	IMS 17	LOR 7	HOU 5	HOU 3	MOH 3	MOH 19	MIL 3	SON 5	SON 3			4th	235	[7]

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points	Ref
2015	Andretti Autosport	STP 10	STP 11	LBH 9	ALA 9	ALA 10	IMS 8	IMS 8	INDY 8	TOR 4	TOR 6	MIL 11	IOW 9	MOH 3	MOH 6	LAG 8	LAG 5			10th	218	[8]
2016	Andretti Autosport	STP 14	STP 11	PHX 14	ALA 4	ALA 5	IMS 10	IMS 7	INDY 4	RDA 13	RDA 5	IOW 12	TOR 10	TOR 9	MOH 8	MOH 5	WGL 6	LAG 10	LAG 11	8th	227	[9]
2017	Belardi Auto Racing	STP 4	STP 6	ALA 7	ALA 8	IMS 9	IMS 14	INDY 11	ROA 8	ROA 6	IOW 13	TOR 11	TOR 13	MOH 4	MOH 3	GMP 9	WGL 12			10th	207	[10]
2018	Team Pelfrey	STP 5	STP 2	ALA	ALA	IMS	IMS	INDY	ROA	ROA	IOW	TOR	TOR	MOH	MOH	GTW	POR	POR		8th	42	[11]

* Season still in progress

Personal life

In February 2022, Blackstock married his girlfriend of eight years, Marissa Branch at Walt Disney World. ^[12]

References

1. Shiffer, Emily J.; Pomarico, Nicole (December 3, 2025). "All About Reba McEntire's Son, Former NASCAR Driver Shelby Blackstock". People. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
2. Nashville Kat (April 18, 2011). "Reba McEntire 'Couldn't Be Happier' About Son Shelby Blackstock's Racing". Taste of Country. Taste of Country, Townsquare Media, Inc. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
3. About Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine , Shelby Blackstock, Retrieved 2014-12-19
4. DiZinno, Tony. Andretti confirms first Indy Lights entry with Shelby Blackstock moving up, NBC Sports, December 2, 2014, retrieved 2014-12-19
5. "Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Presented by Mazda – Final 2012 Points Standings" (PDF). USF2000 Championship. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
6. "Pro Mazda Championship - Season 2013: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
7. "Pro Mazda Championship - Season 2014: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
8. "Shelby Blackstock – 2015 Indy Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
9. "Shelby Blackstock – 2016 Indy Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
10. "Shelby Blackstock – 2017 Indy Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
11. "Shelby Blackstock – 2018 Indy Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
12. Avila, Daniela; Michaud, Sarah (February 15, 2025). "It's a Tale as Old as Time! Shelby Blackstock and Marissa Branch Say 'I Do' in a Fairytale Disney Wedding". People. Retrieved December 28, 2025.

External links

• Shelby Blackstock career summary at DriverDB.com