Dale Planck

Planck began his racing career in 1985 in a 4-cylinder mini-mod at Dundee Speedway, New York, and by 1988, he had moved to the 358-modified class.^[2] He was soon competing successfully at the toughest venues in the Northeast, including Big Diamond Speedway (Pottsville) and Kutztown Speedway in Pennsylvania; Afton Park Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Orange County Fair Speedway (Middletown), Rolling Wheels Raceway (Elbridge), the Syracuse Mile, and the Weedsport Speedway in New York; Hagerstown Speedway, Maryland; and Merrittville Speedway in Thorold, Ontario.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Planck won the first of three consecutive NASCAR regional modified championships in 1994, captured the 2009 and 2012 DIRTcar 358-Modified touring series, and was the Mr. Dirt 358-modified titlist in 2012. Along the way, he claimed track championships at Fulton Speedway and Utica-Rome Speedway (Vernon) in New York.^[9][10][11]

Planck was inducted into the New York State Stock Car Association Hall of Fame with the class of 2024 and the Northeast Dirt Modified Hall of Fame in 2025.^[12]

Plank died on June 22, 2024, at the age of 53.^[3][13]

• Dale Planck on his induction into the NYSSCA Hall of Fame – YouTube