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Name: Billy Ogle Jr.
Height: 5'-11"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Birthdate: August 17, 1964
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Children: Keeleigh Rosemarie
(September 16, 1997)
Spouse: Keena
Parents: Bill Ogle, Sr. and Karen D. Ogle
Siblings: Kristi Ogle
Racing Experience:
Fourteen Super Late Model track championships
Winner of 1998 Hav-a-Tampa Ray Neely Memorial race
at Tazewell Speedway
Finished 14th in first ever ARCA race
Finished 19th in first Craftsman Truck Series race
at Nashville
Attempted to qualify for Winston Cup event at Richmond
Career Highlights:
1979 - At the age of 14, began by driving a 1970 Plymouth
Sebring in the street division and had a couple of
top 5 finishes.
1980 - Driving a 1955 Chevrolet
in the street division, won four feature races and
finished 2nd in points at Atomic Speedway. Also picked
up Rookie of the Year honors. Made first late model
start and won a consolation race.
1981- Opened the season by
making the Hall of Fame 100 at Atomic. Competed in
the limited late model division for the rest of the
season finishing second in his first race.
1982 - Moved to late model
division and won Rookie of the Year at Atomic.
1983 - Won his first late model
race. Qualified on the pole and led 70 laps in the
Dogwood 100 at Atomic. Finished top 5 in points.
1986 - First year racing with
a full-time sponsor. Finished in top 5 in points.
1987 - Six feature wins and
2nd in points at Atomic.
1988 - Won first late model
championship at Atomic.
1989 - Won late model championship.
1990 - Won third straight late
model championship and won 3 major races.
1991 - Won fourth straight
late model championship and won 3 more major races.
1992 - Won 8 feature races
(one being a major win) and finished 2nd in points
at Atomic.
1993 - Won track championships
at Atomic and Crossville. Won a record 19 late model
features at Atomic including 8 in a row. Five wins
at Crossville including one major race win.
1994 - Won Atomic Speedway
championship with 9 feature wins.
1995 - Won 8th championship
and 6 feature wins.
1996 - Busy year highlighted
by super late model championship at Atomic and 10
feature wins. Started last and moved up to 14th in
first ARCA race at Atlanta. Finished 14th in ARCA
race at Charlotte.
1997 - Won 10 super late model
features, won Tennessee All-Stars championship, and
finished 2nd in UDTRA non-touring series.
1998 - Won Ray Neely Memorial
100 Hav-a-Tampa race at Tazewell Speedway. Won 6 consecutives
features at Tazewell and was voted most popular driver.
1999 - Won 11th late model
championship at Tazewell along with 10 feature wins.
2000 - Won 12th late model
championship. Posted 15 feature wins including one
Southern All-Stars win. Picked up an ISKY Cams Pole
Position award and finished 2nd in a $20,000 Hav-a-Tampa
event.
2001 - Had 12 feature wins.
2002 - Drove for Bill Reed
on the UDTRA tour where he won series Rookie of the
Year and finished 9th in points.
2003 - Returned to Vanover
Racing and won 13 features and track championship
at Atomic.
2004 - Won track championship
at Wartburg and won 15 feature races.
2005 - Had 18 feature wins.
The most exciting win was coming from 18th starting
spot to win 100-lap Souther All-Stars race at Atomic.
Also won a Tennessee Thunder race.
2006 - Posted several feature
wins.
2007 - After switching rides
and racing for Joe Armes and Billy Ward, won five
feature events including two Advance Auto Parts Thunder
Series races at Crossville and Rome and the Atomic
Speedway Memorial race at Mountain Raceway.
2008 - Finished 3rd in points
in Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series driving for Mike
Kittrell. Posted several top 10 finishes in the World
of Outlaws Late Model Series and Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series.
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