Shelby Blackstock
Shelby Steven McEntire-Blackstock (born February 23, 1990) is an American racing driver from Nashville, Tennessee. He is the son of country music singer Reba McEntire and her ex-husband and manager Narvel Blackstock.
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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.[1] 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 has signed to race for Andretti Autosport in the Indy Lights series.[2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Andretti Autosport | SEB 7 |
SEB 32 |
STP 6 |
STP 8 |
LOR 18 |
MDO 6 |
MDO 5 |
ROA 21 |
ROA 8 |
ROA 4 |
BAL 21 |
BAL 8 |
VIR 6 |
VIR 7 |
8th | 153 |
Pro Mazda Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
MDO 3 |
MDO 6 |
LAG 8 |
LAG 5 |
10th | 218 | ||
| 2016 | Andretti Autosport | STP 14 |
STP 11 |
PHX 14 |
ALA 4 |
ALA 5 |
IMS 10 |
IMS 7 |
INDY 4 |
RDA |
RDA |
IOW |
TOR |
TOR |
MDO |
MDO |
WGL |
LAG |
LAG |
9th* | 104* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ About, Shelby Blackstock, Retrieved 2014-12-19
- ↑ DiZinno, Tony. Andretti confirms first Indy Lights entry with Shelby Blackstock moving up, NBC Sports, December 2, 2014, retrieved 2014-12-19
External links
- Shelby Blackstock career summary at DriverDB.com
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