Dale Whittington

Dale Whittington (September 23, 1959 - June 14, 2003), was an American racecar driver.

Born in Orlando, Florida as the youngest of the three Whittington brothers. All three are sons of Dick Whittington, '50's race car owner.^[1]

Despite having little oval experience,^[1] Whittington raced in the 1982 Indianapolis 500, joining his brothers Bill and Don to become the only trio of siblings to qualify for the same race at Indy where he qualified 23rd, on the eighth row.^[1] During the final pace lap, just before the green flag dropped , Kevin Cogan struck Mario Andretti. As the field slowed to avoid the carnage, Whittington locked his brakes and spun into Roger Mears, a sixth row starter. All four drivers were eliminated from the race.^[1] driverID=2036&AlphaIndex=W HistoricRacing.com: Bill Whittington profile]</ref>. After that, Whittington transitioned to endurance racing, competing in the ALMS series, as well as competing at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1999 and 2000 and in Grand-Am in 2001 often racing with his brother, Don.

During his final years Dale was working at World Jet owned by his brother Don Whittington at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport(FXE). His death came on June 14, 2003.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} HistoricRacing.com: Dale Whittington profile

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Name	Whittington, Dale
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Date of birth	September 23, 1959
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Date of death	June 14, 2003
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