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February 6, 2002
10:48 PM EST (0348 GMT)
Ingram's NASCAR career was established in the Busch Series Grand National Division. He won three straight championships (1972-74), and a fourth when the division was reorganized into the NASCAR Busch Series in 1982. He won his fifth championship in 1985. His 31 NASCAR Busch Series wins stood as a record until Mark Martin won his 32nd series event at North Carolina Speedway in October, 1997. Of Ingram's 31 wins, 29 were claimed at short tracks. Ingram competed in 275 Busch Series races, averaging five wins a year from 1982-87. In 1997, Ingram was inducted in the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
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