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Billy Joe Hagan (March 22, 1932-November 16, 2007) in Lillie, Louisiana
Lillie, Louisiana

Lillie is a village in Union Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 139 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Monroe, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area....
) was a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 driver/owner. He made three starts in NASCAR's Grand National
Grand National

The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt racing horse racing in the world. It is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year....
/Winston Cup division, finishing eighth in his first start, the inaugural Talladega 500
Talladega 500

Talladega 500 can mean either of two different NASCAR races that have been held at Talladega Superspeedway:* AMP Energy 500, held from 1969 to 1987...
 in a self-owned 1968 Mercury
Mercury (automobile)

Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln -branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors Corporation' Buick brand and Chrysler's Chrysler brand....
. He didn't field another car until 1975, finishing 19th once again at Talladega. He also fielded a car for five races for Skip Manning
Skip Manning

Skip Manning is a former NASCAR driver from Bogalusa, LA. He competed in seventy-nine Winston Cup events in his career, spanning from 1975 to 1979....
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In 1976, he fielded the #92 Stratagraph
Stratagraph

Stratagraph is an oil field service company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. The primary focus of the business is providing mud logging services to petroleum exploration and production companies....
 Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
 for Manning, and he won Rookie of the Year honors
NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year....
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Billy Joe Hagan (March 22, 1932-November 16, 2007) in Lillie, Louisiana
Lillie, Louisiana

Lillie is a village in Union Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 139 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Monroe, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area....
) was a NASCAR
NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
 driver/owner. He made three starts in NASCAR's Grand National
Grand National

The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt racing horse racing in the world. It is popular amongst many people who do not normally watch or bet on horse racing at other times of the year....
/Winston Cup division, finishing eighth in his first start, the inaugural Talladega 500
Talladega 500

Talladega 500 can mean either of two different NASCAR races that have been held at Talladega Superspeedway:* AMP Energy 500, held from 1969 to 1987...
 in a self-owned 1968 Mercury
Mercury (automobile)

Mercury is an automobile marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury cars slotted between Ford-branded regular models and Lincoln -branded luxury vehicles, similar to General Motors Corporation' Buick brand and Chrysler's Chrysler brand....
. He didn't field another car until 1975, finishing 19th once again at Talladega. He also fielded a car for five races for Skip Manning
Skip Manning

Skip Manning is a former NASCAR driver from Bogalusa, LA. He competed in seventy-nine Winston Cup events in his career, spanning from 1975 to 1979....
.

In 1976, he fielded the #92 Stratagraph
Stratagraph

Stratagraph is an oil field service company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. The primary focus of the business is providing mud logging services to petroleum exploration and production companies....
 Chevrolet
Chevrolet

Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
 for Manning, and he won Rookie of the Year honors
NASCAR Rookie of the Year

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year....
. Manning was released in 1978, and replaced by Terry Labonte
Terry Labonte

Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had worked on racecars as a hobby for his friends....
. Hagan hired Petty Enterprises
Petty Enterprises

Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures....
 crew chief Dale Inman
Dale Inman

Dale Inman is a retired NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup crew chief from Level Cross, North Carolina. He is best known for being the crew chief of Richard Petty at Petty Enterprises during three decades....
 for the 1984 season. Labonte won the Southern 500, and won the 1984 championship. Labonte left the team in 1986, and was replaced by Sterling Marlin
Sterling Marlin

Sterling Marlin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who drives the #09 Finch Racing car on a part time basis. He is the son of former NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin....
. Labonte returned to the team in 1991, but was unable to continue their success. 1994, marked Hagan's last season as a single car owner, fielding cars for John Andretti
John Andretti

John Andretti , is an United States race car driver. He currently drives the #34 Window World.Com car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
 and Randy MacDonald
Randy MacDonald

Randy MacDonald , is a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as the car owner of the full-time #81 MacDonald Motorsports car in the Nationwide Series....
. In 1996, his shop was purchased by Triad Motorsports. Hagan continued to serve as a co-owner of the operation until the team's demise in 1999.

The day of his death is somewhat ironic, as it is the birthday of Terry Labonte, who won Hagan his only championship as a car owner.

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