James Edwin Ingram Sr. (February 23, 1928 – December 8, 1998) was an American pilot and stock car racing driver.
[1] He recorded over 11,000 flight hours during his career as a pilot for Southern Airways, Air Haïti with type ratings for the Convair CV-240 family, Martin 2-0-2 and 4-0-4, and Douglas DC-3.
A member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Ingram operated out of Cheraw Municipal Airport for 30 years, including a stint as its manager.
[5] He was taken to the hospital after being extracted from the car, with an Associated Press report saying he was "bleeding profusely from face cuts before he could be released.
[8][9] He returned to the Cup Series in 1980 at Dover Downs International Speedway with his daughter Lynn as crew chief.
[14] He graduated from Cheraw High School in 1943, after which he worked as an electric welder on a shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia, prior to joining the Navy.