Jack Ingram (racing driver)

Jack Ingram (December 28, 1936 – June 25, 2021) was an American 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]

Jack Ingram
Ingram in 2011
BornDecember 28, 1936
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJune 25, 2021(2021-06-25) (aged 84)
Achievements1972 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 (1982, 1985, 1986)
Awards1982 Busch Grand National Series Most Popular Driver
Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2007)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2014)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
19 races run over 6 years
Best finish47th (1981)
First race1965 Buddy Shuman 250 (Hickory)
Last race1981 National 500 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
275 races run over 10 years
Best finish1st (1982, 1985)
First race1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last race1991 Kroger 200 (IRP)
First win1982 Mountain Dew 300 (Hickory)
Last win1987 Mountain Dew 400 (Hickory)
Wins Top tens Poles
31 164 5
Statistics current as of April 10, 2013.

Career

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During most of his time in the series he drove the Skoal Bandit car (1984–1991).[2][3] Throughout his Busch Series career he almost always raced in the No. 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 at the New Asheville Speedway.[4]

Jack Ingram got his start at the New Asheville Speedway, and there he was a marquee driver along with rival Bob Pressley.

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 August 17, 2019, he is currently 6th 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]

Death

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Ingram died on June 25, 2021, at the age of 84.[7]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

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NASCAR Grand National Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 NGNC Pts Ref
1965 Langley Racing 64 Ford RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF ASW RCH HBO ATL GPS NWS MAR CLB BRI DAR LGY BGS HCY CLT CCF ASH HAR NSV BIR ATL GPS MBS VAL DAY ODS OBS ISP GLN BRI NSV CCF AWS SMR PIF AUG CLB DTS BLV BGS DAR HCY
26
LIN ODS RCH MAR NWS CLT HBO CAR DTS 140th 16 [8]
1966 Emory Gilliam 00 Dodge AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY CAR BRI ATL HCY CLB GPS BGS NWS MAR DAR LGY MGR MON RCH CLT DTS ASH
19
PIF SMR AWS BLV GPS DAY ODS BRR OXF FON ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB AWS BLV BGS DAR HCY RCH HBO MAR NWS CLT CAR 112th 112 [9]
1967 Ingram Racing 81 Chevy AUG RSD DAY DAY DAY AWS BRI
30
GPS BGS ATL CLB HCY NWS MAR SVH RCH DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH
12
MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS MGY DAY TRN OXF FDA ISP BRI SMR NSV ATL BGS CLB SVH DAR HCY
2
RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS
26
CLT CAR AWS 87th 694 [10]
1968 Roy Tyner 09 Chevy MGR MGY RSD DAY BRI
7
RCH ATL 63rd - [11]
Ingram Racing 0 Chevy HCY
7
GPS CLB
Giachetti Brothers Racing 08 Chevy NWS
33
AWS
25
DAR BLV LGY CLT ASH MGR SMR BIR CAR GPS DAY ISP OXF FDA TRN BRI SMR NSV ATL CLB BGS AWS SBO LGY DAR HCY RCH BLV HBO MAR NWS AUG CLT CAR JFC
Ingram Racing 09 Chevy MAR
DNQ
AUG

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NWCC Pts Ref
1979 Kennie Childers Racing 12 Olds RSD DAY CAR RCH ATL NWS BRI DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT TWS RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL
35
MCH DAR
30
RCH DOV MAR 64th 219 [12]
Chevy BRI
25
CLT
36
NWS CAR ATL ONT
1981 Bobby Hawkins Racing 13 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT
34
TWS RSD MCH DAY
37
NSV POC TAL
38
MCH BRI DAR
32
RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT
9
CAR ATL RSD 47th 377 [13]
1984 Junior Johnson & Associates 92 Chevy DAY
DNQ
RCH CAR ATL BRI NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR ATL RSD NA - [14]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
1984 Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1982 Ingram Racing 11 Pontiac DAY
31
RCH
22
BRI
4
MAR
3
DAR
4
HCY
1
SBO
2
CRW
14
RCH
4
LGY
1
DOV
2
HCY
3
CLT
17
ASH
1
HCY
4
SBO
4
CAR
4
CRW
1
SBO
2
HCY
3
LGY
2
IRP
5
BRI
1
HCY
1
RCH
6
MAR
5
CLT
5
HCY
1
MAR
26
1st 4495 [15]
1983 Olds DAY
38
CAR
8
HCY
6
SBO
22
DOV
27
DAR
3
CLT
13
2nd 5367 [16]
Pontiac RCH
4
MAR
3
NWS
6
GPS
1*
LGY
1*
BRI
13
CLT
6
SBO
3
HCY
2
ROU
1*
SBO
2
ROU
2
CRW
2
ROU
2
SBO
2
HCY
2
LGY
1
IRP
20
GPS
3
BRI
2
HCY
2
RCH
7
NWS
6*
SBO
2
MAR
5
ROU
4
HCY
1
MAR
3
1984 Olds DAY
31
CAR
2
DAR
5
DOV
3
CLT
35
DAR
29
CLT
18
CAR
20
2nd 4126 [17]
Pontiac RCH
5
HCY
1*
MAR
1
ROU
1
NSV
1
LGY
2
MLW
8
SBO
2
HCY
16
ROU
1*
SBO
2
ROU
1
HCY
1
IRP
6
SBO
21
RCH
27
NWS
3
HCY
2
MAR
15
Silver Racing 14 Pontiac LGY
1*
BRI
27
1985 Ingram Racing 11 Olds DAY
7
CAR
21
DAR
1
DOV
3
CLT
14
DAR
30
CLT
6
CAR
10
1st 4106 [18]
Pontiac HCY
2
BRI
17
MAR
6
SBO
2
LGY
3
SBO
4
HCY
3*
ROU
2
IRP
7
SBO
1
LGY
2
HCY
23
MLW
1
BRI
4
RCH
4
NWS
1*
ROU
1
HCY
2*
MAR
5
1986 DAY
6
HCY
2*
MAR
25
BRI
5
SBO
1*
LGY
2
JFC
3
CLT
6
SBO
1*
HCY
4
ROU
3
IRP
3
SBO
1
RAL
19
OXF
4
SBO
1*
HCY
1
LGY
3
ROU
19
BRI
25
RCH
9
MAR
8
3rd 4281 [19]
Olds CAR
2*
DAR
8
DOV
2
DAR
6
DOV
15
MAR ROU CLT
15
CAR
31
1987 Chevy DAY
8
DAR
6
BRI
2
LGY
7
SBO
9
CLT
4
DOV
17
IRP
3
ROU
13
JFC
18
OXF
18
SBO
5
HCY
25
RAL
7
LGY
12
ROU
12
BRI
9
JFC
16
DAR
8
RCH
21
DOV
18
MAR
18
CLT
25
CAR
10
MAR
20
4th 3546 [20]
Pontiac HCY
1*
MAR
4
1988 Chevy DAY
25
HCY
3
CAR
23
MAR
5
DAR
25
BRI
3
LNG
3
NZH
4
SBO
23
NSV
2
CLT
19
DOV
25
ROU
24
LAN
19
LVL
22
MYB
5
OXF
8
SBO
4
HCY
4
LNG
2
IRP
35
ROU
11
BRI
22
DAR
18
RCH
28
DOV
9
MAR
35
CLT
28
CAR
34
MAR
13
10th 3485 [21]
1989 DAY
7
CAR
7
MAR
13
HCY
4
DAR
12
BRI
22
NZH
8
SBO
2
LAN
5
NSV
4
CLT
8
DOV
15
ROU
12
LVL
14
VOL
5
MYB
2
SBO
15
HCY
3
DUB
8
IRP
19
ROU
28
BRI
12
DAR
14
RCH
6
DOV
19
MAR
21
CLT
29
CAR
19
MAR
7
5th 3802 [22]
1990 DAY
29
RCH
21
CAR
16
MAR
DNQ
HCY
7
DAR
16
BRI
14
LAN
14
SBO
8
NZH
18
HCY
26
CLT
DNQ
DOV
10
ROU
3
VOL
7
MYB
30
OXF
13
NHA
18
SBO
15
DUB
21
IRP
36
ROU
25
BRI
DNQ
DAR
39
RCH
20
DOV
33
MAR
30
CLT
14
NHA
40
CAR
36
MAR
5
18th 2902 [23]
1991 DAY
29
RCH
35
CAR
40
MAR
28
VOL HCY
DNQ
DAR BRI
DNQ
LAN
14
SBO
16
NZH CLT
40
DOV ROU
29
HCY
28
MYB
DNQ
GLN OXF NHA SBO
5
DUB
22
IRP
9
ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT
DNQ
NHA CAR MAR 36th 1080 [24]

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ATCSC Pts Ref
1985 Ingram Racing 11 Pontiac ATL DAY ATL TAL ATL SSP IRP
7
CSP FRS IRP OEF ISF DSF TOL 101st - [25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c TV: Busch Series preview show for Bristol, ESPN2 channel, 24 August 2007, interview with Jack Ingram
  2. ^ a b 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 (March 8, 2014). "TOP 10 DRIVERS TOO TOUGH TO TAME". NASCAR. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  5. ^ a b International Motorsports Hall Of Fame Inducts 2007 Class - Talladega Superspeedway Archived 16 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Jensen, Tom (May 23, 2013). "Flock, Petty highlight new class". Foxsports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  7. ^ Asheville racing legend & NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Jack Ingram has died
  8. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1965 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1966 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1967 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1968 NASCAR Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  16. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  17. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  18. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1985 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  19. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1986 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  20. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  21. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1988 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  22. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  23. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  24. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1991 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  25. ^ "Jack Ingram – 1985 ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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Preceded by
Inaugural
NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Champion
1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Busch Series Champion
1985
Succeeded by
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