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Dale Singleton

Dale Singleton

American motorcycle racer

Dale Singleton (August 27, 1955 in Dalton, Georgia – September 1, 1985 in South Carolina) was an American professional motorcycle racer.

Singleton competed at the 1979 Suzuka 8 Hours.[1] Singleton won the Daytona 200 in 1979 and 1981 – both for privateer teams.[2] Also in 1981 he won the AMA Road Racing Championship.[3]

He was killed in a plane crash in 1985.[4]

Singleton was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2002.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Soup :: 'make sure you bring the pig'". Superbikeplanet.com. 2002-10-31. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. [2]
    "Dale Singleton's Yamaha TZ750". Silodrome.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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    "Soup :: 'make sure you bring the pig'". Superbikeplanet.com. 2002-10-31. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  4. [4]
    Wheeler, Dave (2016-09-02). "This Day in Motorsport History: Richie Panch & Dale Singleton Die In Plane Crash – September 2, 1985". Thisdayinmotorsporthistory.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  5. [5]
    "AMA Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame | Dale Singleton". Motorcyclemuseum.org. 1955-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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