Grandson charged with stealing from Ingram

The grandson of NASCAR driver Jack Ingram is accused of stealing championship rings and other mementos, then asking Ingram to pay for their return.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Buncombe County investigators charged 25-year-old Jackson Layne Ingram on Thursday with breaking and entering and larceny.

Authorities say $5,000 worth of items were taken from Jack Ingram's home June 29, including the diamond ring he won for his 1982 Busch Series championship, a 1985 championship ring, a watch and his wife's high school ring.

A few days later, a caller asked for $1,000 to return the items, but Ingram said no.

Jackson Ingram was being held at the Buncombe County Detention Center. It wasn't clear if he had an attorney.