Cale Conley

Cale Conley

Conley at Road America in 2015
Born (1992-05-13) May 13, 1992
Vienna, West Virginia, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
41 races run over 2 years
2015 position 20th
Best finish 20th (2015)
First race 2014 Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 (Bristol)
Last race 2015 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
Statistics current as of October 17, 2015.

Cale Conley (born May 13, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He most recently competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 14 Toyota Camry for TriStar Motorsports.

History

Conley's No. 47 in the K&N Pro Series East race at Richmond International Raceway in 2013

Conley began in go karts at age 5, working his way through quarter midgets, open-wheel racing and sprint cars, including World of Outlaws and USAC competition. Conley debuted in the K&N Pros Series 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.[1]

2014

It was announced in February 2014 that Conley would drive the 33 for Richard Childress Racing in the Nationwide Series on a part-time basis, working with crew chief Nick Harrison. Conley was signed to run ten total races.[2] He made his debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in March.[1] Conley started 12th and finished a strong 11th in his debut, after battling from being a lap down.[3] Conley finished 15th at Richmond in April.[4]

In July, Conley ran a 160-lap tire test in an RCR Sprint Cup Series car at Nashville Superspeedway.[5] 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 Lady Gaga and Linkin Park.[6]

2015

Conley's #14 at Road America

For 2015, Conley signed with TriStar Motorsports to drive their #14 Toyota Camry full-time, running for Rookie of the Year.[7][8] However, after 30 races, Conley announced that he would not complete the remainder of the season due to a lack of funding.[9]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

References

  1. 1 2 Bruce, Kenny (March 14, 2014). "Cale Conley looks to make NNS debut at Bristol". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  2. "Cale Conley joins Richard Childress Racing's NNS lineup". motorsport.comaccessdate=12 August 2014. February 27, 2014.
  3. Press Release (March 15, 2014). "Cale Conley Impresses in Nationwide Series Debut at Bristol Motor Speedway". Catchfence.com. Catchfence. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. Administrator (April 27, 2014). "15th Place Finish at Richmond". CaleConley.com. Cale Conley Racing. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. Thomas, Eddie (July 29, 2014). "Conley fulfills the deal". NewsandSentinel.com. Nashville, Tennessee: Parkersburg News and Sentinel. Retrieved 12 August 2014. Nationwide Series driver Cale Conley was able to enjoy some laps in a Richard Childress Sprint Cup car at Nashville Super Speedway on Friday.
  6. Press Release (July 28, 2014). "Lady Gaga, Mayhem Festival, Linkin Park and Cale Conley Join IAVA’s ‘Convoy to Combat Suicide’". iava.org. New York, New York: Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  7. "BLISS TO RETURN TO TRISTAR MOTORSPORTS". nascar.com (NASCAR). January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  8. "TriStar Motorsports adds Cale Conley to the Driver Lineup for the 2015 NASCAR XFINITY Series Season". TriStar Motorsports. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  9. Bonkowski, Jerry (October 28, 2015). "Lack of funding brings premature end to Xfinity season for Cale Conley". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

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