1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results

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*Note this race was recorded using the Savannah 1970 track

Race #8 - Coca-Cola 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel down the east coast for their eighth stop of the season in Greenville, South Carolina, the site of the Greenville-Pickens Speedway for the Coca-Cola 200.

Butch Lindley led the field to the green flag on a sunny day but it was Tommy Houston leading the first two laps. Butch Lindley would retake the lead quickly, losing it then to Jack Ingram before he began to pull away. After the first caution, Lindley would pit and lose the lead to Dale Jarrett who would lead for the next thirty laps before being passed by Clarence Ogle who would be impressive, holding off Jarrett for multiple laps.

Morgan Shepherd would take pass Ogle for the lead as Ogle's car started to fade, but it was Dale Jarrett who used his head and used the lap traffic of Billy Hess to slow Shepherd, allowing Jarrett to drive on by to his first win of 1983.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett scored his 1st win of the year,
Jarrett scored his 2nd career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Langley 17 races ago,
Jarrett led 2 times for 102 laps, including the final 58 laps,
Ard, who finished 11th, kept his points lead, leading Morgan Shepherd by 21 points

1.32-Dale Jarrett (102 laps led)
2.11-Jack Ingram-2 laps (1 lap led)
3.7-Morgan Shepherd-3 laps (8 laps led)
4.1-Pete Silva-4 laps
5.82-Clarence Ogle-4 laps (66 laps led)
6.6-Tommy Houston-4 laps (2 laps led)
7.62-John Linville-4 laps
8.2-Jeff Hensley-4 laps
9.14-Ronnie Silver-4 laps
10.01-Butch Lindley-5 laps (21 laps led)
11.00-Sam Ard-5 laps
12.04-Eddie Falk-6 laps
13.63-Jimmy Hensley-6 laps
14.03-Tony Warren-6 laps
15.12-Tommy Ellis-6 laps
16.22-Rick Mast-7 laps
17.39-Mitchell Clark-7 laps
18.4-Joe Thurman-7 laps
19.27-Mike Messer-8 laps
20.Billy Hess-8 laps
21.06-Rodney Howard-8 laps
22.24-Glenn Jarrett-9 laps
23.20-Bosco Lowe-9 laps
24.9-Bob Shreeves-35 laps
25.16-Jimmy Lawson-112 laps (Accident)
26.08-Orvil Reedy-173 laps (Header)

Butch Lindley-Pole
Tommy Houston-1-2
Butch Lindley-3-13
Jack Ingram-14
Butch Lindley-15-29
Dale Jarrett-30-66
Clarence Ogle-67-101
Dale Jarrett-102-108
Clarence Ogle-109-133
Morgan Shepherd-134-141
Dale Jarrett-142-200

9 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 6 for 30 laps
Lap 24 (Car #08 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 6),
Lap 60 (Car #24 Stalled Frontstretch),
Lap 83 (Car #22 Spin Backstretch after contact from 7),
Lap 90 (Car #11 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 00),
Lap 100 (Cars #22 and 06 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 127 (Car #24 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 2)

Margin of Victory: 2 Laps

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes and 31 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the Hampton Chevy 200 at the Langley Speedway.

Tommy Houston won the pole, with a time of 23.213 seconds, beating Bosco Lowe by 0.406 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston won his 2nd pole of the year,
Houston won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series his first since Richmond 7 races ago,
Jack Ingram, the winner of this race one year ago, will still be starting 5th,
Sam Ard, who will start 12th, will be trying to improve on his 21 point lead over Morgan Shepherd

1.6-Tommy Houston
2.20-Bosco Lowe
3.07-Dickie Boswell
4.22-Rick Mast
5.11-Jack Ingram
6.16-Jimmy Lawson
7.51-Robert Ingram
8.9-Bob Shreeves
9.79-Orvil Reedy
10.Charlie Doyle
11.41-Jack Bland
12.00-Sam Ard
13.19-Diane Teel
14.63-Jimmy Hensley
15.2-Jeff Hensley
16.14-Ronnie Silver
17.12-Tommy Ellis
18.32-Dale Jarrett
19.04-Eddie Falk
20.1-Pete Silva
21.36-Butch Lindley
22.Wayne Broome

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Race #9 - Hampton Chevy 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel further back up the east coast for their ninth stop of the season in Hampton, Virginia, the site of the Langley Speedway for the Hampton Chevy 200.

Tommy Houston led the field to the green flag on a sunny day and would quickly began to pull away from the field, lap by lap Houston's lead grew bigger and bigger as Jack Ingram, the runner up for the championship in 1982 only lasted 32 laps before his engine expired while Sam Ard struggled all day.

Houston's lead continued to grow but after the only pitstop of the day his car began to fade, while Bob Shreeves moved up into second and chased down Bosco Lowe and would pull away himself to score his first win of 1983.

Other Noticeables:
Bob Shreeves scored his 1st win of the year,
Shreeves scored his 2nd career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Martinsville 10 races ago,
Shreeves led 2 times for 41 laps, including the final 40 laps,
Ard, who finished 16th, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 44 points

1.9-Bob Shreeves (41 laps led)
2.32-Dale Jarrett (1 lap led)
3.20-Bosco Lowe-1 lap (61 laps led)
4.22-Rick Mast-1 lap
5.16-Jimmy Lawson-2 laps
6.Charlie Doyle-4 laps
7.6-Tommy Houston-4 laps (97 laps led)
8.2-Jeff Hensley-5 laps
9.79-Orvil Reedy-5 laps
10.14-Ronnie Silver-6 laps
11.51-Robert Ingram-6 laps
12.04-Eddie Falk-7 laps
13.12-Tommy Ellis-7 laps
14.1-Pete Silva-7 laps
15.63-Jimmy Hensley-9 laps
16.00-Sam Ard-9 laps
17.41-Jack Bland-10 laps
18.19-Diane Teel-10 laps
19.Wayne Broome-12 laps
20.36-Butch Lindley-13 laps
21.07-Dickie Boswell-122 laps (Piston)
22.11-Jack Ingram-168 laps (Engine)

Tommy Houston-1-97
Bosco Lowe-98-153
Bob Shreeves-154
Dale Jarrett-155
Bosco Lowe-156-160
Bob Shreeves-161-200

5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 15.430 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 28 Minutes and 24 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the Sportsman 200 at the Dover Downs International Speedway.

Joe Thurman won the pole, with a time of 27.747 seconds, beating Sam Ard by 0.190 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Joe Thurman won his 1st pole of the year,
Thurman won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 9th start,
George Dalton, the winner of this race one year ago, will still be starting 26th,
Sam Ard, who will start 2nd, will be trying to improve on his 44 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.4-Joe Thurman
2.00-Sam Ard
3.22-Bobby Allison
4.14-Ronnie Silver
5.08-Ken Bouchard
6.24-Glenn Jarrett
7.1-Pete Silva
8.15-Dale Earnhardt
9.70-Bosco Lowe
10.12-Tommy Ellis
11.29-Satch Worley
12.01-Ricky Rudd
13.62-John Linville
14.03-J.D. McDuffie
15.86-Mike Watts
16.44-Rick Hanley
17.6-Tommy Houston
18.19-Bob Park
19.37-Chip Lain
20.38-Gary Potter
21.32-Dale Jarrett
22.87-Jeff Hensley
23.34-Joe Kelly
24.21-David Pearson
25.11-Jack Ingram
26.33-George Dalton
27.91-Danny Weese
28.76-Butch Lindley
29.7-Morgan Shepherd
30.05-Billy Myers

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Race #10 - Sportsman 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel up the east coast for their tenth stop of the season in Dover, Delaware, the site of the Dover Downs International Speedway for the second annual Sportsman 200.

Joe Thurman led the field to the green flag on a sunny day but it was Bobby Allison leading the first 13 laps as the first caution would strike on the 3rd lap as a multi-car wreck takes out four drivers before the tenth lap had even been completed. Allison would lead much of the day's first half before Glenn Jarrett would soon find is way into the lead.

Having gone winless unlike his brother, Glenn was able to fight back and would score the win at Dover.

Other Noticeables:
Glenn Jarrett scored his 1st win of the year,
Jarrett scored his 1st career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win in his 12th start,
Jarrett led 4 times for 63 laps, including the final 36 laps,
Ricky Rudd(4th) made his NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debut and led for six laps and finished incredible 4th,
David Pearson made his 6th and final NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series start and finished a respectable 10th,
Ard, who finished 19th, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Ellis by 50 points

1.24-Glenn Jarrett (63 laps led)
2.08-Ken Bouchard (46 laps led)
3.70-Bosco Lowe (18 laps led)
4.01-Ricky Rudd (6 laps led)
5.12-Tommy Ellis
6.22-Bobby Allison (57 laps led)
7.1-Pete Silva-1 lap (3 laps led)
8.34-Joe Kelly-1 lap (4 laps led)
9.4-Joe Thurman-1 lap
10.21-David Pearson-2 laps
11.7-Morgan Shepherd-3 laps
12.33-George Dalton-4 laps
13.32-Dale Jarrett-6 laps
14.86-Mike Watts-6 laps
15.91-Danny Weese-7 laps
16.11-Jack Ingram-8 laps
17.38-Gary Potter-42 laps (Clutch)
18.14-Ronnie Silver-80 laps (Tire)
19.00-Sam Ard-94 laps (Accident) (3 laps led)
20.03-J.D. McDuffie-99 laps (Ignition)
21.62-John Linville-109 laps (Accident)
22.76-Butch Lindley-173 laps (Header)
23.15-Dale Earnhardt-175 laps (Accident)
24.44-Rick Hanley-178 laps (Accident)
25.29-Satch Worley-180 laps (Valve)
26.87-Jeff Hensley-196 laps (Header)
27.37-Chip Lain-196 laps (Accident)
28.6-Tommy Houston-197 laps (Accident)
29.19-Bob Park-197 laps (Accident)
30.05-Billy Myers-198 laps (Accident)

Joe Thurman-Pole
Bobby Allison-1-13
Glenn Jarrett-14-18
Joe Kelly-19-22
Glenn Jarrett-23-25
Bobby Allison-26
Glenn Jarrett-27-44
Bobby Allison-45
Pete Silva-46-48
Bobby Allison-49-73
Pete Silva-74
Bobby Allison-75-90
Bosco Lowe-91-102
Sam Ard-103-105
Ricky Rudd-106-111
Bosco Lowe-112-117
Ken Bouchard-118-163
Glenn Jarrett-164-200

16 Lead Changes among 8 drivers

Caution Flags: 10 for 40 laps
Lap 3 (Cars #1, 6, 34, 37, 21, 86, 19, 44, 11, 7, 91 and 05 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 17 (Car #76 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 24),
Lap 25 (Cars #00, 21, 14, 4, 15 and 44 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 39 (Cars #03 and 38 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 73 (Car #62 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 100 (Car #38 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 22),
Lap 110 (Car #14 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 24),
Lap 116 (Cars #32 and 91 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 121 (Car #70 Spin Backstretch after contact from 33),
Lap 159 (Car #32 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 08)

Margin of Victory: 2.031 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 12 Minutes and 6 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 11th race of the season the Southeastern 150 at the Bristol International Speedway.

Bosco Lowe won the pole, with a time of 21.994 seconds, beating Rick Mast by 0.072 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bosco Lowe won his 2nd pole of the year,
Lowe won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since South Boston 5 races ago,
Phil Parsons, the winner of this race one year ago, will not be in this event,
Sam Ard, who will start 7th, will be trying to improve on his 50 point lead over Tommy Ellis

1.20-Bosco Lowe
2.22-Rick Mast
3.7-Morgan Shepherd
4.63-Jimmy Hensley
5.6-Tommy Houston
6.32-Dale Jarrett
7.00-Sam Ard
8.67-Glenn Jarrett
9.0-Allen Applegate
10.2-Jeff Hensley
11.95-Eddie Falk
12.1-Pete Silva
13.14-Ronnie Silver
14.11-Jack Ingram
15.74-Aaron Dudley
16.82-Ralph Morris
17.45-Charlie Luck
18.25-Danny Broyles
19.39-Mitchell Clark
20.18-Jeff Berry
21.36-Butch Lindley
22.12-Tommy Ellis
23.62-John Linville
24.16-Jimmy Lawson
25.81-Jeff Hall
26.69-Junior Miller
27.83-Jack Cornett
28.72-Tommy Hilbert
29.76-Freddie Hughes
30.27-Mike Messer

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Race #11 - Southeastern 150

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel down the east coast for their eleventh stop of the season in Bristol, Tennessee, the site of the Bristol International Speedway for the second annual Southeastern 150.

Bosco Lowe led the field to the green flag on a sunny day and would lead the first seven laps before being passed by Rick Mast. As wrecks and spins began to take out drivers, Mast pulled away with each lap, his lead growing and growing until he hit the wall and damaged his car and would never be the same again.

After a brief time up from, Bosco Lowe would lose the lead to Morgan Shepherd, who did the same as Mast before him, pulled away to a huge lead only to wreck. Tommy Ellis then took over but Tommy Houston had worked his way up through the field and would take the lead late and would score an important win at Bristol.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston scored his 2nd win of the year,
Houston scored his 6th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Richmond 10 races ago,
Houston led 1 time for 17 laps, including the final 17 laps,
Ard, who finished 9th, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Ellis by 18 points

1.6-Tommy Houston (17 laps led)
2.12-Tommy Ellis (18 laps led)
3.20-Bosco Lowe (9 laps led)
4.63-Jimmy Hensley
5.14-Ronnie Silver
6.32-Dale Jarrett
7.72-Tommy Hilbert
8.22-Rick Mast-1 lap (41 laps led)
9.00-Sam Ard-1 lap
10.25-Danny Broyles-1 lap
11.69-Junior Miller-1 lap
12.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap
13.95-Eddie Falk-1 lap
14.39-Mitchell Clark-3 laps
15.74-Aaron Dudley-3 laps
16.7-Morgan Shepherd-14 laps (Accident) (65 laps led)
17.76-Freddie Hughes-39 laps (Accident)
18.62-John Linville-51 laps (Brakes)
19.67-Glenn Jarrett-93 laps (Engine)
20.1-Pete Silva-103 laps (Accident)
21.16-Jimmy Lawson-103 laps (Accident)
22.36-Butch Lindley-109 laps (Header)
23.83-Jack Cornett-113 laps (Accident)
24.0-Allen Applegate-114 laps (Accident)
25.45-Charlie Luck-115 laps (Accident)
26.82-Ralph Morris-115 laps (Accident)
27.81-Jeff Hall-123 laps (Accident)
28.2-Jeff Hensley-123 laps (Accident)
29.27-Mike Messer-129 laps (Accident)
30.18-Jeff Berry-132 laps (Accident)

Bosco Lowe-1-7
Rick Mast-8-48
Bosco Lowe-49-50
Morgan Shepherd-51-115
Tommy Ellis-116-133
Tommy Houston-134-150

5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 12 for 60 laps
Lap 10 (Car #63 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 19 (Cars #82, 18, 16, 36, 76, 12, 27, 81, 69, 72, 39 and 62 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 27 (Cars #74, 95, 2 and 81 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 35 (Cars #6, 32, 67, 00, 0, 1, 76, 45, 83, 74, 62, 11 and 82 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 49 (Car #22 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 58 (Car #67 Stalled Turn 1; Cars #14, 20 and 62 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 73 (Cars #20 and 32 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 84 (Car #62 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 97 (Cars #39 and 76 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 114 (Cars #39, 76 and 7 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 135 (Car #11 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 142 (Car #7 Accident Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 1.111 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 18 Minutes and 26 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 12th race of the season the Mello Yello 300 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Dale Earnhardt won the pole, with a time of 36.723 seconds, beating Neil Bonnett by 0.345 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Earnhardt won his 1st pole of the year,
Earnhardt won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 13th start,
Darrell Waltrip, the winner of this race one year ago, will not be in this event as Bill Elliott will be driving his car,
Sam Ard, who will start 34th, will be trying to improve on his 18 point lead over Tommy Ellis

1.15-Dale Earnhardt
2.75-Neil Bonnett
3.6-Tommy Houston
4.11-Jack Ingram
5.4-Joe Thurman
6.22-Bobby Allison
7.70-Bosco Lowe
8.23-Davey Allison
9.17-Bill Elliott
10.14-Ronnie Silver
11.98-Joe Ruttman
12.1-Pete Silva
13.34-Joe Kelly
14.90-Mark Gibson
15.47-Randy Tissot
16.86-Mike Watts
17.28-Harry Gant
18.32-Dale Jarrett
19.58-John McFadden
20.40-Rodney Howard
21.50-Larry Hoopaugh
22.46-Slick Johnson
23.29-Satch Worley
24.3-Mike Porter
25.56-Howard Rose
26.03-J.D. McDuffie
27.02-Kirk Bryant
28.87-Steve Jarvis
29.97-Harry Lee Hill
30.12-Tommy Ellis
31.24-Glenn Jarrett
32.71-Benny Kerley
33.62-John Linville
34.00-Sam Ard
35.35-Barry Bostick
36.52-Mitchell Clark
37.5-John Anderson
38.42-Allan Powell
39.7-Morgan Shepherd
40.37-Chip Lain
41.8-Mike Riley
42.76-Butch Lindley

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Race #12 - Mello Yello 300

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel up east coast for their twelth stop of the season in Concord, North Carolina, the site of the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the second annual Mello Yello 300.

Dale Earnhardt led the field to the green flag on a cloudy day and would lead the first eleven laps as two big wrecks struck early and reduced the field down to 19 by lap 12. The race would prove to be a race to see who could make it on fuel as late in the race, Bill Elliott, who had been struggling in 6th all race long found himself in first.

As drivers made their pitstops, Tommy Houston stayed out to lead a lap before Elliott retook the lead, Harry Gant began to cut Elliott's lead down from 13 seconds to only 2 when the last caution was called for Jack Ingram's spin in Turn 1 and that sealed the fath for Elliott who picked up the win.

Other Noticeables:
Bill Elliott scored his 1st win of the year,
Elliott scored his 1st career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win in his first career start,
Elliott led 2 times for 61 laps, including the final 22 laps,
Tommy Houston, who finished 3rd, became the new points leader, leading Sam Ard by 30 points

1.17-Bill Elliott (61 laps led)
2.28-Harry Gant (15 laps led)
3.6-Tommy Houston (28 laps led)
4.14-Ronnie Silver (25 laps led)
5.15-Dale Earnhardt (11 laps led)
6.23-Davey Allison-1 lap (26 laps led)
7.29-Satch Worley-2 laps (2 laps led)
8.87-Steve Jarvis-2 laps
9.47-Randy Tissot-2 laps
10.40-Rodney Howard-4 laps
11.75-Neil Bonnett-4 laps (31 laps led)
12.4-Joe Thurman-4 laps
13.03-J.D. McDuffie-5 laps
14.86-Mike Watts-6 laps
15.11-Jack Ingram-7 laps (1 lap led)
16.02-Kirk Bryant-8 laps
17.97-Harry Lee Hill-9 laps
18.37-Chip Lain-16 laps
19.00-Sam Ard-20 laps
20.70-Bosco Lowe-185 laps (Piston)
21.1-Pete Silva-188 laps (Accident)
22.58-John McFadden-188 laps (Accident)
23.56-Howard Rose-189 laps (Accident)
24.42-Allan Powell-190 laps (Accident)
25.50-Larry Hoopaugh-190 (Accident)
26.71-Benny Kerley-190 laps (Accident)
27.34-Joe Kelly-193 laps (Accident)
28.35-Barry Bostick-193 laps (Accident)
29.7-Morgan Shepherd-193 laps (Accident)
30.32-Dale Jarrett-194 laps (Accident)
31.98-Joe Ruttman-194 laps (Accident)
32.5-John Anderson-194 laps (Accident)
33.46-Slick Johnson-195 laps (Accident)
34.24-Glenn Jarrett-195 laps (Accident)
35.3-Mike Porter-195 laps (Accident)
36.12-Tommy Ellis-195 laps (Accident)
37.52-Mitchell Clark-195 laps (Accident)
38.8-Mike Riley-195 laps (Accident)
39.22-Bobby Allison-196 laps (Camshaft)
40.90-Mark Gibson-199 laps (Accident)
41.62-John Linville-200 laps (Accident)
42.76-Butch Lindley-200 laps (Accident)

Dale Earnhardt-1-11
Jack Ingram-12
Davey Allison-13-32
Ronnie Silver-33-34
Neil Bonnett-35-65
Satch Worley-66-67
Harry Gant-68-74
Tommy Houston-75-90
Harry Gant-91-98
Davey Allison-99-104
Tommy Houston-105-113
Ronnie Silver-114-115
Tommy Houston-116
Ronnie Silver-117-137
Bill Elliott-138-175
Tommy Houston-176-177
Bill Elliott-178-200

16 Lead Changes among 9 drivers

Caution Flags: 7 for 27 laps
Lap 2 (Cars #62, 76 and 90 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 7 (Cars #98, 4, 46, 24, 97, 3, 00, 35, 71, 32, 52, 7, 37, 34, 42, 5, 86, 40, 12, 8 and 75 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 12 (Cars #58, 50, 02, 15, 86, 71, 1, 56 and 17 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 61 (Car #00 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 91 (Car #6 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 132 (Cars #4 and 29 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 198 (Car #11 Spin Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: Under Caution

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 39 Minutes and 44 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 13th race of the season the Busch 200 at the South Boston Speedway.

Dale Jarrett won the pole, with a time of 18.699 seconds, beating Jimmy Lawson by 0.355 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett won his 1st pole of the year,
Jarrett won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 41st start,
Sam Ard, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 7th,
Tommy Houston, who will start 15th, will be trying to improve on his 30 point lead over Sam Ard

1.32-Dale Jarrett
2.16-Jimmy Lawson
3.4-Joe Thurman
4.11-Jack Ingram
5.63-Jimmy Hensley
6.51-Robert Ingram
7.00-Sam Ard
8.41-Jack Bland
9.04-Eddie Falk
10.74-Aaron Dudley
11.2-Jeff Hensley
12.36-Butch Lindley
13.10-Gary Neice
14.06-Rodney Howard
15.6-Tommy Houston
16.9-Bob Shreeves
17.14-Ronnie Silver
18.88-Jay Hedgecock
19.45-Charlie Luck
20.64-Daryl Lacks
21.20-Bosco Lowe
22.22-Rick Mast
23.1-Pete Silva
24.12-Tommy Ellis

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Race #12 - Busch 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel up east coast for their 13th stop of the season in South Boston, Virginia, the site of the South Boston Speedway for the second annual Busch 200.

Dale Jarrett led the field to the green flag on a cloudy day as it wouldn't take long for trouble to strike as Aaron Dudley found the turn 2 wall and destroyed his car on Lap 4. For much of the day, Turn 2 would be trouble for several drivers including points leader Tommy Houston who retired shortly after hitting the wall.

The battle for the lead was fierce during the first 100 laps as Jarrett, Jack Ingram and Tommy Ellis all pulled away and made it a three car race, but Ellis would hit the Turn 2 wall just before halfway and Ingram would take advantage on his mistake and took the lead, pulling away over the last remaining laps to score an important win.

Other Noticeables:
Jack Ingram scored his 1st win of the year,
Ingram scored his 5th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Hickory 15 races ago,
Ingram led 7 times for 110 laps, including the final 95 laps,
Tommy Houston, who finished 19th, kept his points lead, leading Sam Ard by 12 points

1.11-Jack Ingram (110 laps led)
2.32-Dale Jarrett-1 lap (28 laps led)
3.12-Tommy Ellis-1 lap (65 laps led)
4.51-Robert Ingram-2 laps
5.2-Jeff Hensley-3 laps
6.36-Butch Lindley-3 laps
7.41-Jack Bland-4 laps
8.04-Eddie Falk-4 laps
9.06-Rodney Howard-5 laps
10.64-Daryl Lacks-6 laps
11.22-Rick Mast-6 laps
12.16-Jimmy Lawson-6 laps
13.00-Sam Ard-7 laps laps
14.14-Ronnie Silver-7 laps
15.45-Charlie Luck-7 laps
16.10-Gary Neice-8 laps
17.9-Bob Shreeves-94 laps (Brakes)
18.4-Joe Thurman-106 laps (Engine)
19.6-Tommy Houston-130 laps (Accident)
20.1-Pete Silva-164 laps (Valve)
21.63-Jimmy Hensley-167 laps (Accident)
22.20-Bosco Lowe-179 laps (Accident)
23.88-Jay Hedgecock-180 laps (Accident)
24.74-Aaron Dudley-196 laps (Accident)

Dale Jarrett-1-27
Jack Ingram-28-30
Tommy Ellis-31-37
Jack Ingram-38
Tommy Ellis-39-43
Jack Ingram-44-46
Tommy Ellis-47-62
Jack Ingram-63
Tommy Ellis-64-97
Jack Ingram-98
Tommy Ellis-99-101
Jack Ingram-102-103
Dale Jarrett-104
Jack Ingram-105-200

13 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps
Lap 4 (Car #74 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 21 (Car #20 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 61 (Car #6 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 77 (Cars #22 and 45 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 96 (Car #12 Spin Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1 Lap

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 19 Minutes and 2 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 14th race of the season the Shoney's 200 at the Hickory Speedway.

Jack Ingram won the pole, with a time of 18.704 seconds, beating Tommy Ellis by 0.092 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jack Ingram won his 1st pole of the year,
Ingram won his 8th career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Hickory 24 races ago,
Morgan Shepherd, the winner of this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Tommy Houston, who will start 16th, will be trying to improve on his 12 point lead over Sam Ard

1.11-Jack Ingram
2.12-Tommy Ellis
3.00-Sam Ard
4.66-Bennie Davis
5.14-Ronnie Silver
6.06-Rodney Howard
7.32-Dale Jarrett
8.63-Jimmy Hensley
9.16-Jimmy Lawson
10.81-Jeff Hall
11.Bob Freeze
12.10-Gary Neice
13.04-Eddie Falk
14.36-Butch Lindley
15.1-Pete Silva
16.6-Tommy Houston
17.45-Charlie Luck
18.9-Bob Shreeves
19.James Coleman
20.Richie Rice
21.03-Tony Warren
22.96-Ronnie Davidson
23.2-Jeff Hensley
24.4-Joe Thurman

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Race #14 - Shoney's 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series traveled down the east coast for the 14th stop of the season in Hickory, North Carolina, the site of the Hickory Speedway for the Shoney's 200.

Jack Ingram led the field to the green flag on a sunny day but it would be Tommy Ellis leading for more then a quarter of the race before being caution up in a pileup which would force him to be done for the day. Ronnie Silver would take over the lead briefly as would Tony Warren before Sam Ard found his way in the lead and would completely dominate the rest of the race, scoring the win at Hickory.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard scored his 3rd win of the year,
Ard scored his 7th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since North Wilkesboro 9 races ago,
Ard led 1 time for 121 laps, including the final 121 laps,
Ard, who finished 1st, became the new points leader, leading Tommy Houston by 44 points

1.00-Sam Ard (121 laps led)
2.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps (6 laps led)
3.32-Dale Jarrett-2 laps
4.04-Eddie Falk-2 laps
5.63-Jimmy Hensley-3 laps
6.03-Tony Warren-3 laps (4 laps led)
7.66-Bennie Davis-3 laps
8.2-Jeff Hensley-4 laps
9.11-Jack Ingram-4 laps
10.16-Jimmy Lawson-4 laps
11.81-Jeff Hall-4 laps
12.10-Gary Neice-6 laps
13.6-Tommy Houston-8 laps
14.06-Rodney Howard-8 laps
15.Richie Rice-9 laps
16.Bob Freeze-10 laps
17.James Coleman-11 laps
18.1-Pete Silva-11 laps
19.9-Bob Shreeves-14 laps
20.45-Charlie Luck-16 laps
21.4-Joe Thurman-95 laps (Gearbox)
22.12-Tommy Ellis-131 laps (Accident) (69 laps led)
23.36-Butch Lindley-133 laps (Accident)
24.96-Ronnie Davidson-188 laps (Accident)

Jack Ingram-Pole
Tommy Ellis-1-69
Ronnie Silver-70-75
Tony Warren-76-79
Sam Ard-80-200

3 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 4 for 19 laps
Lap 10 (Car #1 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 38 (Car #6 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 00),
Lap 67 (Bob Freeze Spin Turn 2),
Lap 73 (Car #04 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 81)

Margin of Victory: 2 Laps

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 17 Minutes and 29 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 15th race of the season the L.D. Swain & Son 200 at the Orange County Speedway.

Tommy Houston won the pole, with a time of 22.453 seconds, beating Ronnie Silver by 0.021 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston won his 3rd pole of the year,
Houston won his 4th career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Langley 7 races ago,
Sam Ard, who will start 18th, will be trying to improve on his 44 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.6-Tommy Houston
2.14-Ronnie Silver
3.11-Jack Ingram
4.9-Bob Shreeves
5.41-Jack Bland
6.16-Jimmy Lawson
7.36-Butch Lindley
8.22-Rick Mast
9.4-Joe Thurman
10.04-Eddie Falk
11.12-Tommy Ellis
12.28-Phil Parsons
13.2-Jeff Hensley
14.32-Dale Jarrett
15.51-Robert Ingram
16.55-Jimmy Hensley
17.45-Charlie Luck
18.00-Sam Ard
19.43-Dickie Linville
20.James Coleman
21.1-Pete Silva
22.Jim Coltrane

*Note for this race I used the Peach State Speedway track.

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Race #15 - L.D. Swain & Son 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series didn't have to travel that far for the 15th stop of the season in Rougemont, North Carolina, the site of the Orange County Speedway for the L.D. Swain & Son 200.

Tommy Houston led the field to the green flag on a sunny day but it would be Ronnie Silver leading the first 8 laps as the crowd would be on the edge of their seats for much of the event, many drivers passing, but not many led as some found trouble on the new track. Tommy Ellis would depart early due to mechanical issues, Jeff Hensley and Eddie Falk would run into each other and were forced to watch by the sidelines. Jack Ingram would take the lead and looked on his way to score yet another win, but his car faded allowing Butch Lindley to take over and lead, but each lap Ronnie Silver's car got better and better, and despite losing a lap early due to a pitroad incident, he would take the lead with alittle over 100 laps to go and score his second ever win in NASCAR.

Other Noticeables:
Ronnie Silver scored his 1st win of the year,
Silver scored his 2nd career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Hickory 39 races ago,
Silver led 1 time for 114 laps, including the final 106 laps,
Ard, who finished 4th, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 62 points

1.14-Ronnie Silver (114 laps led)
2.36-Butch Lindley-1 lap (42 laps led)
3.11-Jack Ingram-2 laps (44 laps led)
4.00-Sam Ard-3 laps
5.9-Bob Shreeves-3 laps
6.16-Jimmy Lawson-3 laps
7.45-Charlie Luck-3 laps
8.6-Tommy Houston-4 laps
9.28-Phil Parsons-5 laps
10.51-Robert Ingram-6 laps
11.43-Dickie Linville-6 laps
12.55-Jimmy Hensley-7 laps
13.41-Jack Bland-7 laps
14.4-Joe Thurman-7 laps
15.1-Pete Silva-8 laps
16.22-Rick Mast-8 laps
17.James Coleman-9 laps
18.Jim Coltrane-9 laps
19.32-Dale Jarrett-11 laps
20.2-Jeff Hensley-94 laps (Accident)
21.04-Eddie Falk-96 laps (Accident)
22.12-Tommy Ellis-155 laps (Gearbox)

Tommy Houston-Pole
Ronnie Silver-1-8
Jack Ingram-9-52
Butch Lindley-53-94
Ronnie Silver-95-200

3 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 2 (Car #22 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 43),
Lap 39 (Car #4 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 2),
Lap 55 (Car #41 Stalled Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1 Lap

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 27 Minutes and 50 Seconds