Dale Inman

Inman in the pits
Inman at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2014

Dale Inman (born August 19, 1936 in Level Cross, North Carolina) is a retired NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series crew chief from Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina. He is best known for being the crew chief of Richard Petty at Petty Enterprises during three decades.[1] They won 188 races[2] and seven championships together (1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, and 1979).[3] Inman spent most of his career working for Petty Enterprises. He also was the crew chief for Terry Labonte's 1984 championship with Hagan Racing.[3] NASCAR.com contributor Rick Houston said that if the best crew chief was "settled on statistics and statistics alone, Dale Inman is the greatest crew chief of all time."[1] He is credited for starting the main duties of the position, including preparation, and driver-pit communication. Inman has the most victories as a NASCAR crew chief at 193, 188 of which were with Richard Petty.[4] Inman won five additional races from 1982 to 1984 with Tim Richmond and Terry Labonte.

  1. ^ a b Houston, Rick (June 1, 2007). "Where is ... Dale Inman?". NASCAR. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ^ "Dale Inman receives the Smokey Yunick Award before Saturday's race". ThatsRacin.com. October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "NASCAR History: Sprint Cup Series Champions". NASCAR. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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