RIP Papa Ray Ingalls

I just read on FB that Ray Ingalls of Longview,Texas passed away this week. Much like Red Farmer,Ray raced the Lazy 8 late model well up into his eighties I believe. He was the patriarch of the Ingalls racing family that includes sons Doug and Ricky,and grandsons Justin,Jason,and Doug Ingalls Jr. I didn't know them personally,but I enjoyed watching the family race at various tracks in the Ark-La-Tex mostly following the now defunct SUPR series. Thoughts and prayers to Ray's family and friends.

Per his daugher-in-law Susie:

Services for Ray Ingalls will be Wednesday January 27 at Memory Park Cemetery 2823 E Marshall Ave. Longview, Tx.
An informal visitation and viewing will be from 12:30 to 1:30 at the mausoleum and the service will start at 2:00.

Prayers to family and friends

We were at Lone Star Speedway onetime,saw The Lazy8 pulling in before I got over to where he parked alone, got out unhinged the car, put down his ramps, all let it go! Unloading itself... R.I.P. Lazy 8

The SUPR series was sometimes maligned for its spec engines and big spoilers,but I saw some great racing and had some good times going to watch its races throughout the Ark-La-Tex. When I first started going to late model races in the early nineties, Doug Ingalls,Ronny Adams,and Ronnie Poche had some great battles in the series. Good times.

I don't know when Ray actually quit driving,but I read somewhere he won his last race in 2002 at age 73?

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Originally Posted by AllenK

The SUPR series was sometimes maligned for their spec engines and big spoilers,but I saw some great racing and had some good times going to watch their races throughout the Ark-La-Tex. When I first started going to late model races in the early nineties, Doug Ingalls,Ronny Adams,and Ronnie Poche had some great battles in the series. Good times.

I don't know when Ray actually quit driving,but I read somewhere he won his last race in 2002 at age 73?

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I think every SUPR race I ever attended was either won by Kenny Merchant or Rob Litton but best of my recollection there was always 1 if not 2 of the Ingalls in every race I attended in the early to mid 2000’s.

Merchant came on quite a bit later after I first started watching SUPR. DOD says he won 57 races in the series.

Ingalls Racing Products still builds modifieds, and they do well locally.

May he rest in peace. Amazing how many people from that era raced a car called the lazy eight.

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Originally Posted by GrocMax

Ingalls Racing Products still builds modifieds, and they do well locally.

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Yes,they do really well. My brother-in-law and sister-in-law lived in Marshall and coached and taught there and other schools in the area. We went over to Longview with them several times,and both my nephews were born there. I know the Ingalls clan lives off of US 80 between the two towns,and of course the shop is out there also. I always wanted to drive by there,but we never did even though we went down 80 several times.