During the mid-Eighties, Dale began working for the Skip Barber organization as a driving instructor and test driver.
He accrued multiple wins behind the wheel of a Dodge Daytona and Eagle Talon, culminating in a Firehawk Series Championship in 1989.
Dale's performances behind the wheel of the Dodge Daytona GTU car led to an offer from the factory Nissan IMSA GTO team to participate in a ‘gong show’ driver test for a seat in the 300ZX for the 1990 season.
After multiple surgeries and countless hours of physical therapy, Dale returned to racing ready to pursue new opportunities outside of the car.
Through his work as a driving coach and test driver for the Barber-Dodge Pro Series, Dale was familiar with the BDPS organization and assumed the Managing Director role in 2000.
During his tenure at Barber-Dodge, the series helped form the skills of drivers A. J. Allmendinger, Danica Patrick, Alex Gurney, Ryan Hunter-Reay and many more.
He continued with Barber-Dodge until late 2002, when his old friend, Carl Russo, recruited Dale to be the President of his new race team, RuSPORT.
In 2003, with drivers Aaron Justus and A. J. Allmendinger, the team won the Atlantic championship title, setting multiple records along the way.
Dale broke out on his own in 2007 and founded JDX Racing LLC, later licensing the entity to his former IMSA team owner, the late Harry Brix.