Cale Gale's racing career began when his father placed him on a go-kart at the young age of four. In 1989 at five years old, he began racing competitively at Mobile Motorsports Park in Kushla, Alabama, winning five features in his first year. The following season, Cale raced a full schedule, winning 25 feature races and the track championship!

In 1991, Cale started competing at tracks other than Mobile Motorsports Park, racing at three different go-kart facilities winning a total of 12 feature races. From 1992 through 1994 he went on the road watching his father, Bubba Gale, compete in the NASCAR All-Pro touring series. After a three-year break, Cale resumed his go-kart career at Gulf Oaks Speedway in Saucier, Mississippi winning ten features, the track championship, and also capturing his first state championship. Winning his second state championship the following year, he won seven features at Gulf Oaks.

Cale spent 1997 and 1998 learning the basic concepts of full-bodied race cars while working on his Dad's crew at Mobile International Speedway. His father won the late model track championship both years.

Racing in the adult class limited modified division at J & J Speedway the following year, 14-year-old Cale won three feature races and received the Hardcharger Award.

2000 – In 2000, Cale began his full bodied car racing career at Mobile International Speedway in the pure stock division winning nine feature races, finishing third in the point standings, and capturing rookie of the year honors.

2001 – The pure stock division at Mobile International Speedway changed to the super stock class in 2001. Cale won an amazing 12 feature races and the super stock track championship in just his second year at the speedway. In his first late model race at MIS, he finished third in the 40-lap Lee Fields Memorial race. The same year, at the Snowball Derby in Pensacola, Florida, Cale was the fast qualifier in the super stock division in a field of 42 cars!

2002 – In the 2002 season, Cale competed in his first full year in the late model class. He was fast qualifier five times, winning four feature races. He is the only competitor in the 28 years of racing at MIS to ever capture rookie of the year honors and the late model track championship simultaneously. Competing in the Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, Cale qualified 7th in the Snowflake Late Model event and finished 14th.

2003 – In Cale’s sophmore season at MIS in the late model series, he won four feature races and finished second in the points race just 24 points out of another championship.

2004 – Competing in the Southern All Stars Supertruck Touring Series, Cale won two feature races and also broke two qualifying records at Sunny South Raceway in Grand Bay, AL. and Lanier Speedway (Gainesville, GA.). He also raced in the Snowflake 100 (Snowball Derby), qualified eighth and finished fifth in a 28 car field in a brand new late model.

Around July, Cale seized on the opportunity of a lifetime and moved to Spartanburg, S.C. 2005 Snowball Derby winner Eddie Mercer presented Cale with the chance to be the shock specialist for Phoenix Racing, which is owned by James Finch of Panama City, FL. Later in the year, Finch decided to give Cale a chance to do some testing in both his Busch and Cup car.

2006 – The 2006 racing season started out the same way as 2005, Cale and his Dad going to Lakeland in the truck and getting the same results! They made the trip to New Smyrna as well and produced the same results, a track record and a win two weeks later.

Cale competed in his first ARCA/REMAX Series race in April at Nashville Speedway driving the No. 09 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Dodge Charger. He qualified ninth and finished sixth. In June, Finch decided to let Cale make his first NASCAR Busch Series debut at the same track as his ARCA race, Nashville Superspeedway. He qualified tenth and finished 20th in the No. 1 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Dodge Charger. Cale’s next race was another Busch Series event at Chicagoland Speedway in July. He had to compete against 21 Cup drivers. He qualified 39th and finished 37th due to a faulty transmission. Cale came in on lap 192. He had worked his way up to sixth place but went a lap down, only to get it back 14 laps later. When his transmission started giving him problems he was running ninth. Bobby Jones Racing decided to let Cale run his number in the Shop ‘n Save 150 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, IL. for the ARCA race. Jones had owner’s points, so Cale would start the race regardless of his qualifying efforts. Cale started the No. 50 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Dodge Charger in the fourth starting spot. He never went any further back. Finch made the call to take on two tires on lap 77. Cale took the lead on lap 90, and what looked like would be a victory was put off for four, green-white-checkered restarts. He held off Rusty Wallace’s son for the victory in Wallace’s hometown. Getting a win in only your second start in the ARCA/REMAX Series is a remarkable feat.

21 year old Cale Gale from Mobile Alabama celebrates his first ARCA victory at Gateway International Raceway after surviving FOUR green-white-checker restarts. - Photo by Jim Compton