Inductee for 2014 Hall of Fame class
The NASCAR Nationwide Series has had a variety of incarnations through the years but when considered collectively, an argument can be made that Jack Ingram is the series’ all-time greatest driver.
Before the formation of the series, Ingram won three consecutive championships, from 1972-74, in its precursor — the Late Model Sportsman Division. When the NASCAR Busch Series was formed, he won the inaugural title in 1982 and again in ’85.
Driver (b.12/28/36)
Hometown: Asheville, N.C.
Competed: 1965-91
NASCAR Busch Series Starts: 275
NASCAR Busch Series Wins: 31
NASCAR Busch Series Poles: 5
The last two championships more or less cemented Ingram’s legendary status. In 1982, he edged another legend, two-time series titlist Sam Ard, by 49 points in the final standings. In ’85, his championship points margin was 29, over Jimmy Hensley. In ’86 Ingram nearly won another title, but those hopes were derailed by a late-season two-race suspension for a controversial rough driving incident.
In his 10 years of competition in what was called the NASCAR Busch Series, Ingram had 31 wins, a record that stood until Mark Martin broke it in 1997. All but two of Ingram’s 31 wins came on short tracks. No wonder that Ingram has called himself, only half-jokingly, “the best short-track racer ever.”
Ingram was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
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