Bill Ingle (born April 21, 1956, in Concord, North Carolina) is an American stock car driver, crew chief, and racing analyst.
| Bill Ingle | |||||||
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| Born | April 21, 1956 Concord, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 65th (1987) | ||||||
| First race | 1987 AC Delco 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| Last race | 1996 Stanley 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
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Crew chief career
editIngle states that he could "pull an engine apart and put it together" at the age of ten.[1] He began his career in NASCAR in 1983 as a mechanic with Junior Johnson & Associates; he remained with the team until the 1987 season, before moving to join AK Racing and Alan Kulwicki.[2] Ingle joined Bahari Racing late in the 1989 season, remaining with the team through 1992.[2] After taking a hiatus from the sport in 1993, Ingle was named crew chief for Rudd Performance Motorsports, where he helped Ricky Rudd establish his team as an owner-driver.[3]
In 1996 Ingle moved to Diamond Ridge Motorsports, becoming crew chief for the No. 29 Chevrolet. He remained with the team through the first half of the 1997 season,[2] before moving to Stavola Brothers Racing, then rejoining Rudd in 1998 following the Stavola team's failing to qualify for the 1998 Daytona 500.[4] After the first four races of the 1999 season, Ingle left the team;[5] shortly afterwards he joined Tyler Jet Motorsports and driver Rich Bickle as crew chief,[6] but left the team after only three races.[7]
In 2000, Ingle joined Morgan-Dollar Motorsports as crew chief of the No. 46 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series; he started the 2001 season with team, before leaving after two races.[8]
Ingle then joined Fox Sports as a commentator on NASCAR Today, as well as serving as team manager for Haas CNC Racing; however halfway through the 2004 season, he returned to crew chief duties as crew chief for the team's No. 0 and driver Ward Burton.[9] With four races left in the season Ingle moved to being crew chief for the team's No. 00 Busch Series team;[10] after the 2006 season he resumed his role as team manager, but was released by the team in December.[11]
Driving career
editIn addition to his crew chief duties, Ingle twice attempted to break into the ranks of NASCAR drivers, competing in the second-tier Busch Series. His debut in the series came in 1987 at Rockingham Speedway in the AC Delco 200 where he finished 26th;[12] Ingle's second attempt at a driving career came in 1996, when he attempted three races in the No. 29 Chevrolet for Diamond Ridge Motorsports; he failed to qualify at Hickory Motor Speedway, but made races at South Boston Speedway and New Hampshire International Speedway, with a best finish at South Boston of 22nd.[13]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
edit| NASCAR Busch Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NBSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||
| 1987 | Carter-Mays | 78 | Pontiac | DAY | HCY | MAR | DAR | BRI | LGY | SBO | CLT | DOV | IRP | ROU | JFC | OXF | SBO | HCY | RAL | LGY | ROU | BRI | JFC | DAR | RCH | DOV | MAR | CLT | CAR 26 |
MAR | 65th | 85 | [14] | ||||||||
| 1996 | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | 29 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY DNQ |
NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO 22 |
MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA 26 |
TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM | 71st | 182 | [13] | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Lew Freedman. (2013) Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing. ASIN B00DQAF8DA. Page 359.
- ^ a b c "NASCAR This Morning: Bill Ingle bio." July 15, 2004. Fox Sports. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Fryar, Ingle get crew chief jobs". January 4, 1994. Spartanburg, SC: Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Page D3. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Stavolas Promote Interim Crew Chief". February 18, 1998. Motorsport.com. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ Adamczyk, Jay. "Ingle Gone Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine". March 17, 1999. Jayski's Silly Season Site Archive: March 15–21, 1999. ESPN. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ Kallman, Dave. "Hammer falls when Bickle slumps". April 16, 1999. Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, p.2C.
- ^ Adamczyk, Jay. "Ingle Gone Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine". May 5, 1999. Jayski's Silly Season Site Archive: May 3–9, 1999. ESPN. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Morgan/Dollar Motorsports announces changes". April 4, 2001. Motorsport.com. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Ingle Furr Swap Roles". July 15, 2004. Motor Racing Network. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Barker Ingle Swap Roles". October 20, 2004. Motor Racing Network. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ Adamczyk, Jay. "Changes at Hass CNC Racing? Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine". December 21, 2006. Jayski's Silly Season Site: #39/66/#0 Team News Archive. ESPN. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Busch: Hickory Preview". April 2, 1996. Motorsport.com. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ a b "Bill Ingle - 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Bill Ingle - 1987 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
External links
edit- Bill Ingle driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Bill Ingle crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference