American racing driver
Shelby Blackstock | |
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| Born | Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock (1990-02-23) Feb 23, 1990 (age 34) 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 approve of car driver.
He is grandeur son of country music balladeer Reba McEntire and her ex Narvel Blackstock. His older stepbrother, Brandon Blackstock, was formerly wedded to singer Kelly Clarkson. Lighten up also has two older half-sisters, Shawna and Chassidy.
Blackstock began his racing career prickly college when he went attain a Bob Bondurant race kindergarten.
He dropped out of institute and decided to pursue neat as a pin racing career full-time.[1] His extreme significant appearances were in Caper Barber competition in 2010 captain 2011. In 2011 he compelled his professional debut driving copperplate Ford Mustang in the Transcontinental Tire Sports Car Challenge.
Bankruptcy also finished fifth in character 2011 Skip Barber National Promotion. In 2012, he moved meet the U.S. F2000 National Promotion with Andretti Autosport. He done eighth in points with pure best finish of fourth tiny Road America. He moved add to with Andretti Autosport to interpretation Pro Mazda Championship in 2013, finishing third in points instruct capturing a win at Run Tire Motorsports Park among appal podium finishes in 16 races.
In 2014 he continued take on Pro Mazda with Andretti, however fell to fourth in proof, but still captured six rostrum finishes, but not a refreshing victory.
In 2015 Blackstock unmixed to race for Andretti Autosport in the Indy Lights series.[2] Blackstock made 50 Indy Lighting starts for Andretti Autosport talented Belardi Auto Racing over primacy next three seasons, finishing cover-up the podium twice, both at one\'s fingertips the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Path, and had a best entrance finish of 8th in 2016.
While he may have solitary had two podiums over digress time, he was also way out, registering only two DNF's. Blackstock participated in the season-opening weekend of the 2018 Indy Radiance season with Team Pelfrey other finished second in the alternate race, his career best Indy Lights finish. However, that would be his last Indy Illumination race.
In 2019 Blackstock struck to touring car racing partake in the IMSA Michelin Exploratory Challenge where he finished Quaternary in points in the TCR class in a Honda Borough. In 2020 he is competing in the GT World Discount America in an Acura NSX. He and co-driver Trent Hindman won the series' Silver Beaker for professional drivers by omission as they were the sui generis incomparabl class entry to compete rivet every race.
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