Jack Ingram (racing driver)

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Jack Ingram
Born (1936-12-28) December 28, 1936
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Achievements

1972 Late Model Sportsman Division Champion
1973 Late Model Sportsman Division Champion
1974 Late Model Sportsman Division Champion
1982 Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Champion
1985 Busch Grand National Series Champion

Led Busch Grand National Series in wins in 1982, 1985, and 1986
Awards

1982 Busch Grand National Series Most Popular Driver
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2007)

NASCAR Hall of Fame (2014)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career
19 races run over 6 years
Best finish 47th (1981)
First race 1965 Buddy Shuman 250 (Hickory)
Last race 1981 National 500 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
275 races run over 10 years
Best finish 1st (1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1985)
First race 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race 1991 Kroger 200 (IRP)
First win 1982 Mountain Dew 300 (Hickory)
Last win 1987 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory)
Wins Top tens Poles
31 164 5
Statistics current as of April 10, 2013.

Jack Ingram (born December 28, 1936) is a former NASCAR Busch Series race car driver. Nicknamed the "Iron Man",[1] during eight seasons in the Busch Series, he won 31 races and 5 poles, as well as the 1982 and 1985 championships. Unlike most younger competitors, Ingram won his 31 races between the age of 45 and age 50.[1] During most of his time in the series he drove the Skoal Bandit car (1984 to 1991).[2][3] Throughout his Busch Series career he almost always raced in the #11 car.[2] During the 1986 season, Ingram was suspended for two races by NASCAR after ramming a driver during a race in Asheville, North Carolina.[4]

After his NBS retirement in 1991, he held the record for the most wins in the Busch Series, until it was broken by Mark Martin in 1997.[5] As of September 9, 2014, he is currently 5th in career wins in the series.[1]

Prior to the inauguration of the Busch Series in 1982 Ingram had won three consecutive Late Model Sportsman Championships in 1972, 1973 and 1974.

In 2007, Ingram was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.[5]

In 2013, Ingram was nominated into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and was inducted the following year.[6]

Busch Series statistics

Year Races Wins Top 5 Top 10 Poles Rank
1982 29 7 23 24 1 1st
1983 35 5 23 29 1 2nd
1984 29 8 17 19 0 2nd
1985 27 5 17 22 2 1st
1986 29 5 16 22 1 3rd
1987 27 1 6 14 0 4th
1988 30 0 10 12 0 10th
1989 29 0 7 14 0 5th
1990 28 0 2 6 0 18th
1991 12 0 1 2 0 36th
Total 275 31 122 164 5 2x Champ

References

  1. 1 2 3 TV: Busch Series preview show for Bristol, ESPN2 channel, 24 August 2007, interview with Jack Ingram
  2. 1 2 Jack Ingram's Busch Series Results at Darlington Raceway - Racing-Reference.info
  3. ↑ Jack Ingram's Busch Series Results at O'Reilly Raceway Park - Racing-Reference.info
  4. ↑ Caraviello, David (2014-03-08). "TOP 10 DRIVERS TOO TOUGH TO TAME". NASCAR. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
  5. 1 2 International Motorsports Hall Of Fame Inducts 2007 Class - Talladega Superspeedway Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Jensen, Tom (2013-05-23). "Flock, Petty highlight new class". Foxsports.com. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
Preceded by
Inaugural		 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Champion
1982 		Succeeded by
Sam Ard
Preceded by
Sam Ard		 NASCAR Busch Series Champion
1985 		Succeeded by
Larry Pearson
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