BILLY INGLE - 04/21/1956
Ingle states that he could "pull an engine apart and put it together" at the age of ten. 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. Ingle joined Bahari Racing late in the 1989 season, remaining with the team through 1992. During those years he was head wrench for Michael Waltrip. He would have a best finish of third (twice) in those seasons. 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. The duo would win once at Loudon NH (1994) and add one more win at Phoenix (1995). In 1996 Ingle moved to Diamond Ridge Motorsports, becoming crew chief for the #29 Chevrolet and driver Steve Grissom. They were only able to post one Top 5 and two Top 10 results. He remained with the team through the first half of the 1997 season, before moving to Stavola Brothers Racing, then rejoining Rudd in 1998 following the Stavola team's failing to qualify for the 1998 Daytona 500. That season he managed to claim his final win; coming at Martinsville. After the first four races of the 1999 season, Ingle left the team; shortly afterwards he joined Tyler Jet Motorsports and driver Rich Bickle as crew chief, but left the team after only three races. In 2000, Ingle joined Morgan-Dollar Motorsports as crew chief of the #46 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series; he started the 2001 season with team, before leaving after two races. 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 #0 and driver Ward Burton. With four races left in the season Ingle moved to being crew chief for the team's No. 00 Xfinity Series team; after the 2006 season he resumed his role as team manager, but was released by the team in December. In addition to his crew chief duties, Ingle twice attempted to break into the ranks of NASCAR drivers, competing in the second-tier Xfinity Series. His debut in the series came in 1987 at Rockingham Speedway in the AC Delco 200 where he finished 26th; Ingle's second attempt at a driving career came in 1996, when he attempted three races in the #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
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