Bill Ingle (born April 21, 1956, in

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) is an American

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driver, crew chief, and racing analyst.

Crew chief career

Ingle states that he could "pull an engine apart and put it together" at the age of ten. Lew Freedman. (2013) ''Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing''. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing. . Page 359. He began his career in

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in 1983 as a mechanic with

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; he remained with the team until the 1987 season, before moving to join AK Racing and

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.NASCAR This Morning: Bill Ingle bio
" July 15, 2004. Fox Sports. Accessed 2014-03-03. Ingle joined

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late in the 1989 season, remaining with the team through 1992. After taking a hiatus from the sport in 1993, Ingle was named crew chief for Rudd Performance Motorsports, where he helped

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establish his team as an owner-driver. In 1996 Ingle moved to

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, becoming crew chief for the No. 29 Chevrolet. He remained with the team through the first half of the 1997 season, before moving to

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, then rejoining Rudd in 1998 following the Stavola team's failing to qualify for the

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. After the first four races of the 1999 season, Ingle left the team; shortly afterwards he joined Tyler Jet Motorsports and driver

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as crew chief, but left the team after only three races. In 2000, Ingle joined Morgan-Dollar Motorsports as crew chief of the No. 46 truck in the

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; he started the 2001 season with team, before leaving after two races. Ingle then joined

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as a commentator on '' NASCAR Today'', as well as serving as team manager for

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; however halfway through the 2004 season, he returned to crew chief duties as crew chief for the team's No. 0 and driver

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. With four races left in the season Ingle moved to being crew chief for the team's No. 00

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team; after the 2006 season he resumed his role as team manager, but was released by the team in December.

Driving career

In addition to his crew chief duties, Ingle twice attempted to break into the ranks of NASCAR drivers, competing in the second-tier

. His debut in the series came in 1987 at

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in the AC Delco 200 where he finished 26th;Busch: Hickory Preview
. April 2, 1996. ''Motorsport.com''. Accessed 2014-03-03. Ingle's second attempt at a driving career came in 1996, when he attempted three races in the No. 29 Chevrolet for

; he failed to qualify at

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, but made races at

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and New Hampshire International Speedway, with a best finish at South Boston of 22nd.Bill Ingle - 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results
. ''Racing-Reference''. USA Today Sports Media Group. Accessed 2014-03-03.

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.)

Busch Series

References

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