Russell Ingall
| Russell Ingall | |
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Russell Ingall with Caltex Racing in 2005
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| Nationality |
 Australian
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| Born | 24 February 1964 |
| Supercars Record | |
| Series championships | 1 (2005) |
| Races | 583 |
| Race wins | 27 |
| Podium finishes | 90 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| 2016 Championship position | 48th (252 pts) |
Russell Ingall (born 24 February 1964, in the United Kingdom) is a former full-time Australian V8 Supercar driver. Ingall became the V8 Supercar Champion in 2005, he was also the Championship runner up in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2004. Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000 motor race twice, in 1995 and 1997. His particular driving style earned him the nickname "Enforcer".
In 2016, he drove for Nissan Motorsport as a co-driver alongside Rick Kelly in the Pirtek Enduro Cup series.
Ingall began his motor racing career at age 12 competing at the Whyalla go-kart track in South Australia. After winning an Australian Junior and several Senior karting Championships he moved overseas to race karts in Europe before making the transition into Formula Ford. During his karting career he lost his right-index finger at the first joint in an accident, however this didn't affect his racing.
Competing in only his second Formula Ford event, Ingall finished third in a support race at the 1988 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide. Over the next few years Ingall proved to be a force in the Motorcraft Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series finishing runner-up before claiming the crown in the 1990. In 1990, he co-drove a Bob Forbes Racing Holden Commodore VL at the Bathurst 1000 with Kevin Bartlett
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