Jack Ingram (December 28, 1936 – June 25, 2021) was an American NASCAR Busch Series race car driver. Nicknamed the "Iron Man", during eight seasons in the Busch Series, he won 31 races and five 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 fifty.

Career

During most of his time in the series he drove the Skoal Bandit car (1984–1991). Throughout his Busch Series career he almost always raced in the No. 11 car. 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.

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

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. As of August 17, 2019, he is currently sixth in career wins in the series.

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.

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

Death

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

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455NGNCPtsRef
1965Langley Racing64FordRSDDAYDAYDAYPIFASWRCHHBOATLGPSNWSMARCLBBRIDARLGYBGSHCYCLTCCFASHHARNSVBIRATLGPSMBSVALDAYODSOBSISPGLNBRINSVCCFAWSSMRPIFAUGCLBDTSBLVBGSDARHCY 26LINODSRCHMARNWSCLTHBOCARDTS140th16
1966Emory Gilliam00DodgeAUGRSDDAYDAYDAYCARBRIATLHCYCLBGPSBGSNWSMARDARLGYMGRMONRCHCLTDTSASH 19PIFSMRAWSBLVGPSDAYODSBRROXFFONISPBRISMRNSVATLCLBAWSBLVBGSDARHCYRCHHBOMARNWSCLTCAR112th112
1967Ingram Racing81ChevyAUGRSDDAYDAYDAYAWSBRI 30GPSBGSATLCLBHCYNWSMARSVHRCHDARBLVLGYCLTASH 12MGRSMRBIRCARGPSMGYDAYTRNOXFFDAISPBRISMRNSVATLBGSCLBSVHDARHCY 2RCHBLVHBOMARNWS 26CLTCARAWS87th694
1968Roy Tyner09ChevyMGRMGYRSDDAYBRI 7RCHATL63rd-
Ingram Racing0ChevyHCY 7GPSCLB
Giachetti Brothers Racing08ChevyNWS 33AWS 25DARBLVLGYCLTASHMGRSMRBIRCARGPSDAYISPOXFFDATRNBRISMRNSVATLCLBBGSAWSSBOLGYDARHCYRCHBLVHBOMARNWSAUGCLTCARJFC
Ingram Racing09ChevyMAR DNQAUG

Winston Cup Series

NASCAR Winston Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031NWCCPtsRef
1979Kennie Childers Racing12OldsRSDDAYCARRCHATLNWSBRIDARMARTALNSVDOVCLTTWSRSDMCHDAYNSVPOCTAL 35MCHDAR 30RCHDOVMAR64th219
ChevyBRI 25CLT 36NWSCARATLONT
1981Bobby Hawkins Racing13FordRSDDAYRCHCARATLBRINWSDARMARTALNSVDOVCLT 34TWSRSDMCHDAY 37NSVPOCTAL 38MCHBRIDAR 32RCHDOVMARNWSCLT 9CARATLRSD47th377
1984Junior Johnson & Associates92ChevyDAY DNQRCHCARATLBRINWSDARMARTALNSVDOVCLTRSDPOCMCHDAYNSVPOCTALMCHBRIDARRCHDOVMARCLTNWSCARATLRSDNA-

Daytona 500

YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
1984Junior Johnson & AssociatesChevroletDNQ

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NBSCPtsRef
1982Ingram Racing11PontiacDAY 31RCH 22BRI 4MAR 3DAR 4HCY 1SBO 2CRW 14RCH 4LGY 1DOV 2HCY 3CLT 17ASH 1HCY 4SBO 4CAR 4CRW 1SBO 2HCY 3LGY 2IRP 5BRI 1HCY 1RCH 6MAR 5CLT 5HCY 1MAR 261st4495
1983OldsDAY 38CAR 8HCY 6SBO 22DOV 27DAR 3CLT 132nd5367
PontiacRCH 4MAR 3NWS 6GPS 1*LGY 1*BRI 13CLT 6SBO 3HCY 2ROU 1*SBO 2ROU 2CRW 2ROU 2SBO 2HCY 2LGY 1IRP 20GPS 3BRI 2HCY 2RCH 7NWS 6*SBO 2MAR 5ROU 4HCY 1MAR 3
1984OldsDAY 31CAR 2DAR 5DOV 3CLT 35DAR 29CLT 18CAR 202nd4126
PontiacRCH 5HCY 1*MAR 1ROU 1NSV 1LGY 2MLW 8SBO 2HCY 16ROU 1*SBO 2ROU 1HCY 1IRP 6SBO 21RCH 27NWS 3HCY 2MAR 15
Silver Racing14PontiacLGY 1*BRI 27
1985Ingram Racing11OldsDAY 7CAR 21DAR 1DOV 3CLT 14DAR 30CLT 6CAR 101st4106
PontiacHCY 2BRI 17MAR 6SBO 2LGY 3SBO 4HCY 3*ROU 2IRP 7SBO 1LGY 2HCY 23MLW 1BRI 4RCH 4NWS 1*ROU 1HCY 2*MAR 5
1986DAY 6HCY 2*MAR 25BRI 5SBO 1*LGY 2JFC 3CLT 6SBO 1*HCY 4ROU 3IRP 3SBO 1RAL 19OXF 4SBO 1*HCY 1LGY 3ROU 19BRI 25RCH 9MAR 83rd4281
OldsCAR 2*DAR 8DOV 2DAR 6DOV 15MARROUCLT 15CAR 31
1987ChevyDAY 8DAR 6BRI 2LGY 7SBO 9CLT 4DOV 17IRP 3ROU 13JFC 18OXF 18SBO 5HCY 25RAL 7LGY 12ROU 12BRI 9JFC 16DAR 8RCH 21DOV 18MAR 18CLT 25CAR 10MAR 204th3546
PontiacHCY 1*MAR 4
1988ChevyDAY 25HCY 3CAR 23MAR 5DAR 25BRI 3LNG 3NZH 4SBO 23NSV 2CLT 19DOV 25ROU 24LAN 19LVL 22MYB 5OXF 8SBO 4HCY 4LNG 2IRP 35ROU 11BRI 22DAR 18RCH 28DOV 9MAR 35CLT 28CAR 34MAR 1310th3485
1989DAY 7CAR 7MAR 13HCY 4DAR 12BRI 22NZH 8SBO 2LAN 5NSV 4CLT 8DOV 15ROU 12LVL 14VOL 5MYB 2SBO 15HCY 3DUB 8IRP 19ROU 28BRI 12DAR 14RCH 6DOV 19MAR 21CLT 29CAR 19MAR 75th3802
1990DAY 29RCH 21CAR 16MAR DNQHCY 7DAR 16BRI 14LAN 14SBO 8NZH 18HCY 26CLT DNQDOV 10ROU 3VOL 7MYB 30OXF 13NHA 18SBO 15DUB 21IRP 36ROU 25BRI DNQDAR 39RCH 20DOV 33MAR 30CLT 14NHA 40CAR 36MAR 518th2902
1991DAY 29RCH 35CAR 40MAR 28VOLHCY DNQDARBRI DNQLAN 14SBO 16NZHCLT 40DOVROU 29HCY 28MYB DNQGLNOXFNHASBO 5DUB 22IRP 9ROUBRIDARRCHDOVCLT DNQNHACARMAR36th1080

ARCA Talladega SuperCar Series

(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
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314ATCSCPtsRef
1985Ingram Racing11PontiacATLDAYATLTALATLSSPIRP 7CSPFRSIRPOEFISFDSFTOL101st-

External links

  • driver statistics at Racing-Reference
  • owner statistics at Racing-Reference
PrecededbyInauguralNASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Champion 1982SucceededbySam Ard
PrecededbySam ArdNASCAR Busch Series Champion 1985SucceededbyLarry Pearson