Shelby Steven McEntire Blackstock is an American racing driver from Nashville, Tennessee. He is the son of country music singer Reba McEntire and her ex-husband Narvel Blackstock. His older half-brother, Brandon Blackstock, is married to singer Kelly Clarkson. He also has two older half-sisters, Shawna and Chassidy.
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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. 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.
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American open-wheel racing results
(key)
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Pro Mazda Championship
Indy Lights
References
External links
- Shelby Blackstock career summary at DriverDB.com
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