BIO

 

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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