1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results

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Race #23 - Kroger 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel back up the east cost for the 23rd stop of the season in Brownsburg, Indiana, the site of the Indianapolis Raceway Park for the Kroger 200.

Sam Ard led the field to the green flag but it was Phil Parsons who would lead the first seven laps as the battle for the championship continued at IRP as Ingram came into the race as the new points leader after Ard suffered a difficult day at Langley. However this race turned out to be a well rounded race with drivers driving hard for every spot as well as big wrecks and broken dreams. Darrell Waltrip came into this race with almost a perfect record having two wins in three starts with his lone non win being at Charlotte last year. Waltrip would take the lead early before a flat tire resulted in him going a lap down and handing the lead over to Ronnie Silver.

Silver would swap the lead with Rodney Howard, Tommy Houston and Jimmy Hensley as Waltrip would be forced to work hard and got his lap back with only twenty laps to go after a late caution. Now back on the lead lap, it took Waltrip only six laps to retake the lead and once he was out front no one could catch him as Waltrip would score the win after a late caution.

Other Noticeables:
Darrell Waltrip scored his 2nd win of the year,
Waltrip led 2 times for 60 laps, including the final 15 laps,
Waltrip scored his 3rd career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Daytona 23 races ago,
Tim Richmond, who finished 27th, made his NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debut,
Sam Ard, who finished 6th, became the new points leader, leading Jack Ingram by 10 points

1.17-Darrell Waltrip (60 laps led)
2.14-Ronnie Silver (64 laps led)
3.63-Jimmy Hensley (3 laps led)
4.06-Rodney Howard (61 laps led)
5.6-Tommy Houston (5 laps led)
6.00-Sam Ard-2 laps
7.28-Phil Parsons-3 laps (7 laps led)
8.32-Dale Jarrett-3 laps
9.44-Dorris Vaughan-3 laps
10.45-Charlie Luck-4 laps
11.2-Jeff Hensley-4 laps
12.11-Jack Ingram-5 laps
13.74-Aaron Dudley-5 laps
14.12-Tommy Ellis-5 laps
15.24-Glenn Jarrett-5 laps
16.16-Jimmy Lawson-6 laps
17.62-John Linville-7 laps
18.22-Rick Mast-7 laps
19.18-Jeff Berry-8 laps
20.04-Eddie Falk-8 laps
21.36-Butch Lindley-8 laps
22.37-Chip Lain-10 laps
23.4-Joe Thurman-11 laps
24.48-Paul Shull-27 laps (Tire)
25.7-Morgan Shepherd-31 laps (Accident)
26.41-Jack Bland-155 laps (Piston)
27.71-Tim Richmond-169 laps (Accident)

Sam Ard-Pole
Phil Parsons-1-7
Darrell Waltrip-8-52
Ronnie Silver-53-69
Rodney Howard-70-130
Ronnie Silver-131-164
Tommy Houston-165-169
Jimmy Hensley-170-172
Ronnie Silver-173-185
Darrell Waltrip-186-200

8 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 8 for 37 laps
Lap 2 (Car #24 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 06),
Lap 9 (Car #48 Spin Backstretch after contact from 74),
Lap 32 (Car #2 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 44),
Lap 46 (Car #16 Spin Turn 4 after contact from 12),
Lap 155 (Car #2 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 48),
Lap 173 (Cars #44, 37, 48, 04, 00, 16, 7 and 63 Accident Backstretch)
Lap 180 (Cars #44, 63, 6, 48, 45, 28 and 62 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 198 (Car #45 Spin Backstretch after contact from 6)

Margin of Victory: Under Caution

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 27 Minutes and 28 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 24th race of the season the DAPCO 200 at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Bennie Davis won the pole, with a time of 26.390 seconds, beating Sam Ard by 0.014 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bennie Davis won his 1st pole of the year,
Davis won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 7th start,
Dale Jarrett, the winner of the first ever event at Greenville-Pickens earlier this year, will be starting 4th,
Sam Ard, who will start 2nd, will be trying to improve on his 10 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.66-Bennie Davis
2.00-Sam Ard
3.36-Butch Lindley
4.32-Dale Jarrett
5.6-Tommy Houston
6.63-Jimmy Hensley
7.45-Charlie Luck
8.2-Jeff Hensley
9.11-Jack Ingram
10.9-Bob Shreeves
11.04-Eddie Falk
12.Allen Applegate
13.14-Ronnie Silver
14.Billy Hogan
15.39-Bob Hatley
16.21-Larry Pearson
17.16-Jimmy Lawson
18.20-Bosco Lowe
19.12-Tommy Ellis
20.Randy Butner
21.Larry Buckner
22.06-Rodney Howard
23.62-John Linville
24.James Coleman

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Race #24 - DAPCO 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel back down the east cost for the 24th stop of the season in Greenville, South Carolina, the site of the Greenville-Pickens Speedway for the DAPCO 200.

Bennie Davis led the field to the green flag and would lead for the first nineteen laps as for the second and final time the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series raced at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway as 24 drivers looked to write their name in the history books as the last ever winner at the track. Of the 200 laps, 70 of them was run under caution as a total of 14 cautions would slow the race and allowed teams several chances to adjust their cars and the setups. Butch Lindley found himself at the front of the pack late in the race and appeared on his way to victory but it was Sam Ard who drove around Lindley with less then 40 to go and would duel with Lindley when a late caution came out with less then ten to go and was able to hold off Lindley by a car length to score the win.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard scored his 6th win of the year,
Ard led 1 time for 38 laps, including the final 38 laps,
Ard scored his 10th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since South Boston 4 races ago,
Larry Buckner(15th) and Randy Butner(24th), made their NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debuts,
For the second and final time the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series raced at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway as it would crown two different winners: Dale Jarrett(first event) and Sam Ard(second event),
Sam Ard, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 30 points

1.00-Sam Ard (38 laps led)
2.36-Butch Lindley (75 laps led)
3.66-Bennie Davis (19 laps led)
4.11-Jack Ingram
5.45-Charlie Luck (1 lap led)
6.32-Dale Jarrett (67 laps led)
7.2-Jeff Hensley
8.20-Bosco Lowe-1 lap
9.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap
10.12-Tommy Ellis-1 lap
11.63-Jimmy Hensley-2 laps
12.06-Rodney Howard-2 laps
13.Billy Hogan-2 laps
14.16-Jimmy Lawson-3 laps
15.Larry Buckner-3 laps
16.62-John Linville-3 laps
17.James Coleman-3 laps
18.39-Bob Hatley-3 laps
19.Allen Applegate-26 laps (Piston)
20.21-Larry Pearson-100 laps (Accident)
21.9-Bob Shreeves-107 laps (Accident)
22.04-Eddie Falk-108 laps (Accident)
23.14-Ronnie Silver-176 laps (Accident)
24.Randy Butner-186 laps (Accident)

Bennie Davis-1-19
Dale Jarrett-20-22
Charlie Luck-23
Dale Jarrett-24-87
Butch Lindley-88-162
Sam Ard-163-200

5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 14 for 70 laps
Lap 7 (Car #06 Spin Backstretch after contact from Larry Buckner),
Lap 13 (Car #04 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 2),
Lap 24 (Car #21 Stalled Frontstretch),
Lap 33 (Car #20 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 77 (Car #39 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 92 (Car #62 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 100 (Car #63 Spin Backstretch after contact from Larry Buckner),
Lap 110 (Car #62 Spin Backstretch after contact from 16),
Lap 118 (Cars #11, 00, 63, 66, 16, 2, Billy Hogan, 39, 62 and James Coleman Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 141 (Car #06 Spin Backstretch after contact from 62),
Lap 157 (Cars #12 and 6 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 164 (Car #16 Spin Backstretch after contact from 12),
Lap 171 (Larry Buckner Spin Frontstretch after contact from 45),
Lap 191 (Car #62 Spin Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 0.268 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 5 Minutes and 10 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 25th race of the season the Free Service 150 at the Bristol International Speedway.

Tommy Hilbert won the pole, with a time of 21.837 seconds, beating Tommy Ellis by 0.312 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Hilbert won his 1st pole of the year,
Hilbert won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 5th start,
Tommy Ellis, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 2nd,
Sam Ard, who will start 15th, will be trying to improve on his 30 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.72-Tommy Hilbert
2.12-Tommy Ellis
3.16-Jimmy Lawson
4.28-Phil Parsons
5.81-Jeff Hall
6.04-Eddie Falk
7.62-John Linville
8.63-Jimmy Hensley
9.11-Jack Ingram
10.38-Jeff Hensley
11.7-Morgan Shepherd
12.20-Bosco Lowe
13.36-Butch Lindley
14.4-Dorris Vaughan
15.00-Sam Ard
16.45-Charlie Luck
17.6-Tommy Houston
18.32-Dale Jarrett
19.67-Bill Hampton
20.0-Allen Applegate
21.96-Ronnie Davidson
22.22-Rick Mast

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Race #25 - Free Service 150

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel alittle to the west of the east cost for the 25th stop of the season in Bristol, Tennessee, the site of the Bristol International Speedway for the Free Service 150.

Tommy Hilbert led the field to the green flag and would lead for the first four laps before being passed by the defending race winner from 1982 Tommy Ellis as the half mile track once again proved to be a wreck filled race as every single driver that retired from the event was due to wrecks including points leader Sam Ard. While Ard's day ended with him losing his points lead, his championship rival Jack Ingram stayed in the Top 5 and runner-up position as Jimmy Lawson would dominate the day leading for 88 of the event's 150 laps and would score his second win on a short and his second ever in NASCAR's secondary series.

Other Noticeables:
Jimmy Lawson scored his 2nd win of the year,
Lawson led 2 times for 88 laps, including the final 44 laps,
Lawson scored his 2nd career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Langley 3 races ago,
Bill Hampton(16th) made his NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debut,
Jack Ingram, who finished 2nd, became the new points leader, leading Sam Ard by 22 points

1.16-Jimmy Lawson (88 laps led)
2.11-Jack Ingram (17 laps led)
3.45-Charlie Luck
4.7-Morgan Shepherd (3 laps led)
5.0-Allen Applegate-1 lap
6.12-Tommy Ellis-1 lap (6 laps led)
7.22-Rick Mast-1 lap (1 lap led)
8.28-Phil Parsons-1 lap (14 laps led)
9.38-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
10.72-Tommy Hilbert-2 laps (15 laps led)
11.36-Butch Lindley-2 laps
12.96-Ronnie Davidson-6 laps
13.04-Eddie Falk-6 laps
14.63-Jimmy Hensley-16 laps (Accident)
15.00-Sam Ard-17 laps (Accident) (6 laps led)
16.67-Bill Hampton-25 laps (Accident)
17.20-Bosco Lowe-26 laps (Accident)
18.62-John Linville-128 laps (Accident)
19.81-Jeff Hall-129 laps (Accident)
20.32-Dale Jarrett-130 laps (Accident)
21.6-Tommy Houston-130 laps (Accident)
22.4-Dorris Vaughan-130 laps (Accident)

Tommy Hilbert-1-4
Tommy Ellis-5-10
Tommy Hilbert-11-20
Jack Ingram-21-37
Sam Ard-38-43
Tommy Hilbert-44
Rick Mast-45
Phil Parsons-46-59
Jimmy Lawson-60-102
Morgan Shepherd-103-105
Jimmy Lawson-106-150

10 Lead Changes among 8 drivers

Caution Flags: 9 for 45 laps
Lap 11 (Car #12 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 21 (Cars #7, 4, 81, 62, 45, 32, 6, 0, 28, 67 and 04 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 43 (Car #7 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 60 (Car #22 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 81 (Cars #96 and 04 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 118 (Car #28 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 125 (Cars #38, 7, 00, 63, 96, 20, 12 and 67 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 135 (Cars #00, 04 and 63 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 143 (Cars #28 and 36 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1.562 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 14 Minutes and 34 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 26th race of the season the Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 at the Hickory Speedway.

Tommy Sigmon won the pole, with a time of 18.659 seconds, beating Mitchell Clark by 0.121 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Sigmon won his 1st pole of the year,
Sigmon won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 1st start,
Gary Neice, the winner of this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Jack Ingram, who will start 6th, will be trying to improve on his 22 point lead over Sam Ard

1.Tommy Sigmon
2.39-Mitchell Clark
3.04-Eddie Falk
4.64-Daryl Lacks
5.9-Bob Shreeves
6.11-Jack Ingram
7.12-Tommy Ellis
8.1-Pete Silva
9.18-Jeff Berry
10.2-Jeff Hensley
11.81-Jeff Hall
12.00-Sam Ard
13.32-Dale Jarrett
14.14-Ronnie Silver
15.50-Al Hylton
16.63-Jimmy Hensley
17.6-Tommy Houston
18.20-Bosco Lowe
19.45-Charlie Luck
20.62-John Linville
21.66-Bennie Davis
22.06-Rodney Howard
23.85-Lowe Smith
24.16-Jimmy Lawson

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Race #26 - Bobby Isaac Memorial 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel alittle to the east of the east cost for the 26th stop of the season in Hickory, North Carolina, the site of the Hickory Speedway for the Bobby Isaac Memorial 200.

Rookie Tommy Sigmon, who was making his first ever start in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series, lead the field to the Green Flag and would lead for the first three laps before being passed by Eddie Falk. Falk's lead would last only one lap before Bob Shreeves would make his way into the lead and quickly began to build up a lead as he had won the last race at Hickory a month before as well as winning another short track race at Langley this year. Bob Shreeves would dominate the day leading 143 of the 200 laps but after the only round of pitstops, his car began to fade allowing Dale Jarrett, who was struggling earlier in the event, to take the lead and was able to hold off Tommy Ellis and Tommy Houston to score his second win of 1983.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett scored his 2nd win of the year,
Jarrett led 1 times for 52 laps, including the final 52 laps,
Jarrett scored his 3rd career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Greenville-Pickens 19 races ago,
Tommy Sigmon(10th) made his NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debut,
Jack Ingram, who finished 7th, kept his points lead, leading Sam Ard by 8 points

1.32-Dale Jarrett (52 laps led)
2.12-Tommy Ellis
3.6-Tommy Houston
4.00-Sam Ard (1 lap led)
5.9-Bob Shreeves (143 laps led)
6.16-Jimmy Lawson
7.11-Jack Ingram
8.63-Jimmy Hensley
9.50-Al Hylton
10.Tommy Sigmon-1 lap (3 laps led)
11.85-Lowe Smith-1 lap
12.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap
13.66-Bennie Davis-2 laps
14.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
15.62-John Linville-2 laps
16.39-Mitchell Clark-2 laps
17.04-Eddie Falk-3 laps (1 lap led)
18.06-Rodney Howard-3 laps
19.18-Jeff Berry-3 laps
20.64-Daryl Lacks-3 laps
21.1-Pete Silva-10 laps (Engine)
22.81-Jeff Hall-35 laps (Camshaft)
23.20-Bosco Lowe-49 laps (Accident)
24.45-Charlie Luck-83 laps (Piston)

Tommy Sigmon-1-3
Eddie Falk-4
Bob Shreeves-5-120
Sam Ard-121
Bob Shreeves-122-148
Dale Jarrett-149-200

5 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 140 (Car #18 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 151 (Car #16 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 00),
Lap 167 (Car #81 Stalled Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 2.671 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 13 Minutes and 56 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 27th race of the season the Darlington 250 at the Darlington Raceway.

Tommy Houston won the pole, with a time of 34.752 seconds, beating Tommy Ellis by 0.123 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston won his 4th pole of the year,
Houston won his 5th career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Orange County races ago,
David Pearson, the winner of this race one year ago, is not entered in this event,
Jack Ingram, who will start 6th, will be trying to improve on his 8 point lead over Sam Ard

1.6-Tommy Houston
2.12-Tommy Ellis
3.75-Neil Bonnett
4.00-Sam Ard
5.23-Davey Allison
6.11-Jack Ingram
7.08-Ron Bouchard
8.1-Pete Silva
9.01-Ricky Rudd
10.24-Glenn Jarrett
11.4-Joe Thurman
12.02-Kirk Bryant
13.3-Mike Porter
14.03-J.D. McDuffie
15.28-Phil Parsons
16.70-Bosco Lowe
17.86-Mike Watts
18.93-Connie Saylor
19.87-Steve Jarvis
20.14-Ronnie Silver
21.54-Jimmy Poovey
22.37-Chip Lain
23.7-Tim Richmond
24.04-Eddie Falk
25.29-Jimmy Hensley
26.05-Billy Myers
27.31-Ed Baugess
28.40-Rodney Howard
29.33-George Dalton
30.69-Junior Miller
31.90-Mark Gibson
32.26-L.D. Ottinger
33.32-Dale Jarrett
34.91-John Linville
35.55-Benny Kerley
36.22-Bobby Allison
37.38-Gary Potter

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Race #27 - Darlington 250

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel down the east cost for the 27th stop of the season in Darlington, South Carolina, the site of the Darlington Raceway for the Darlington 250.

Tommy Houston led the field to the Green Flag but it was Tommy Ellis who led the first 16 laps as the track called "Too Tough To Tame" turned out to be just that as points leader Jack Ingram not only was involved in a wreck that resulted in him finishing last and losing his points lead, but he lost over one hundred points to Sam Ard. During the course of the race several big wrecks knock out several drivers from the race including Ingram, Tommy Ellis, Tim Richmond and last race winner at Hickory Dale Jarrett. Meanwhile up front the battle for the lead was a great one with the likes of Houston, Bosco Lowe, Pete Silva and rookie Davey Allison all leading laps.

However the obvious dominator was Sam Ard who proved once again that the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series was his playground as he took the lead with only 15 laps to go and scored almost a seven second margin of victory, leading 108 of the 183 laps and scored his seventh win of 1983.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard scored his 7th win of the year,
Ard led 5 times for 108 laps, including the final 15 laps,
Ard scored his 11th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Greenville-Pickens 4 races ago,
Ed Baugess(28th) and Jimmy Poovey(35th) made their NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debuts,
Sam Ard, who finished 1st, became the new points leader, leading Jack Ingram by 120 points

1.00-Sam Ard (108 laps led)
2.70-Bosco Lowe (2 laps led)
3.6-Tommy Houston (6 laps led)
4.1-Pete Silva (24 laps led)
5.69-Junior Miller
6.23-Davey Allison (4 laps led)
7.3-Mike Porter
8.08-Ron Bouchard-1 lap
9.28-Phil Parsons-1 lap
10.4-Joe Thurman-2 laps
11.40-Rodney Howard-2 laps
12.04-Eddie Falk-2 laps
13.03-J.D. McDuffie-2 laps
14.75-Neil Bonnett-2 laps (23 laps led)
15.02-Kirk Bryant-2 laps
16.29-Jimmy Hensley-2 laps
17.24-Glenn Jarrett-3 laps
18.86-Mike Watts-4 laps
19.01-Ricky Rudd-4 laps
20.14-Ronnie Silver-4 laps
21.55-Benny Kerley-5 laps
22.26-L.D. Ottinger-7 laps
23.22-Bobby Allison-7 laps
24.38-Gary Potter-8 laps
25.37-Chip Lain-8 laps
26.93-Connie Saylor-27 laps (Valve)
27.7-Tim Richmond-29 laps (Accident)
28.31-Ed Baugess-77 laps (Accident)
29.05-Billy Myers-77 laps (Accident)
30.33-George Dalton-77 laps (Accident)
31.32-Dale Jarrett-78 laps (Accident)
32.91-John Linville-79 laps (Accident)
33.87-Steve Jarvis-123 laps (Accident)
34.90-Mark Gibson-123 laps (Accident)
35.54-Jimmy Poovey-135 laps (Gearbox)
36.12-Tommy Ellis-149 laps (Accident) (16 laps led)
37.11-Jack Ingram-149 laps (Accident)

Tommy Houston-Pole
Tommy Ellis-1-16
Sam Ard-17-28
Davey Allison-29-30
Neil Bonnett-31-34
Sam Ard-35-46
Davey Allison-47-48
Sam Ard-49-82
Neil Bonnett-83-101
Sam Ard-102-107
Bosco Lowe-108-109
Pete Silva-110-133
Sam Ard-134-161
Tommy Houston-162-167
Sam Ard-168-183

13 Lead Changes among 7 drivers

Caution Flags: 6 for 24 laps
Lap 33 (Car #26 Spin Turn 3 after contact from 75),
Lap 61 (Cars #26, 87, 37, 90 and 86 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 100 (Car #03 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 108 (Cars #31, 32, 33, 4, 29, 40, 14, 05, 91, 55 and 01 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 155 (Cars #38 and 7 Accident Turn 1),
Lap 162 (Cars #75 and 22 Spin Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 6.996 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 24 Minutes and 58 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 28th race of the season the Miller Time 150 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.

Jimmy Hensley won the pole, with a time of 27.679 seconds, beating Tommy Houston by 0.139 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jimmy Hensley won his 1st pole of the year,
Hensley won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 33rd start,
Sam Ard, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 7th,
Sam Ard, who will start 7th, will be trying to improve on his 120 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.63-Jimmy Hensley
2.6-Tommy Houston
3.12-Tommy Ellis
4.32-Dale Jarrett
5.11-Jack Ingram
6.69-Junior Miller
7.00-Sam Ard
8.7-Morgan Shepherd
9.07-Bosco Lowe
10.2-Jeff Hensley
11.04-Eddie Falk
12.9-Bob Shreeves
13.22-Rick Mast
14.34-Eddie Johnson
15.1-Pete Silva
16.28-Phil Parsons
17.51-Robert Ingram
18.45-Charlie Luck
19.20-Dickie Boswell
20.94-Curtis Markham
21.4-Joe Thurman
22.77-Bud Elliott
23.62-John Linville
24.14-Ronnie Silver
25.88-Jay Hedgecock
26.41-Jack Bland
27.16-Jimmy Lawson

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Race #28 - Miller Time 150

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel back up the east cost for the 28th stop of the season in Richmond, Virginia, the site of the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway for the Miller Time 150.

Jimmy Hensley led the field to the Green Flag but it was Tommy Houston who led the first twenty seven laps as for the second and final time this season the drivers tackled the tricky 0.542 short track as drivers have only seven races to go before the 1984 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series champion would be crowned. Sam Ard would take the lead and would lead for only thirteen laps while Jack Ingram, his championship rival, struggled early on, running just outside the Top 10 and it looked like Ingram would lose more points to Ard for the second race in a row. However things all changed during a round of pit stops, Ard's team struggled and his car was never the same while Ingram got the right adjustment and he began to drive himself toward the front of the pack.

Meanwhile for the lead Tommy Houston and Jimmy Hensley had battled with each other all race long before Houston had enough and spun out Hensley, allowing Ingram to pass by and into the lead. Ingram took the most of this as he would lead the remaining twenty seven laps and would score his second win of 1983 and more importantly would cut Sam Ard's lead down to nearly half what it was.

Other Noticeables:
Jack Ingram scored his 2nd win of the year,
Ingram led 1 time for 27 laps, including the final 27 laps,
Ingram scored his 6th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since South Boston 16 races ago,
Curtis Markham(26th) made his NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debut,
Sam Ard, who finished 14th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 61 points

1.11-Jack Ingram (27 laps led)
2.41-Jack Bland
3.9-Bob Shreeves
4.6-Tommy Houston (42 laps led)
5.28-Phil Parsons
6.04-Eddie Falk
7.20-Dickie Boswell
8.63-Jimmy Hensley (68 laps led)
9.2-Jeff Hensley
10.77-Bud Elliott
11.4-Joe Thurman
12.88-Jay Hedgecock
13.22-Rick Mast
14.00-Sam Ard (13 laps led)
15.12-Tommy Ellis-1 lap
16.7-Morgan Shepherd-1 lap
17.1-Pete Silva-1 lap
18.32-Dale Jarrett-2 laps
19.07-Bosco Lowe-2 laps
20.45-Charlie Luck-2 laps
21.69-Junior Miller-2 laps
22.34-Eddie Johnson-2 laps
23.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps
24.62-John Linville-2 laps
25.51-Robert Ingram-3 laps
26.94-Curtis Markham-3 laps
27.16-Jimmy Lawson-3 laps

Jimmy Hensley-Pole
Tommy Houston-1-27
Sam Ard-28-40
Jimmy Hensley-41-46
Tommy Houston-47-59
Jimmy Hensley-60
Tommy Houston-61
Jimmy Hensley-62-112
Tommy Houston-113
Jimmy Hensley-114-123
Jack Ingram-124-150

9 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 26 (Car #07 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 106 (Car #12 Spin Backstretch after contact from 07),
Lap 125 (Car #63 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 6)

Margin of Victory: 0.912 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 23 Minutes and 19 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 29th race of the season the Coca-Cola 200 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Ronnie Silver won the pole, with a time of 24.977 seconds, beating Tommy Ellis by 0.328 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Ronnie Silver won his 2nd pole of the year,
Silver won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Hickory 9 races ago,
Sam Ard, the winner of the first race at this track earlier in the year, will be starting 6th,
Sam Ard, who will start 6th, will be trying to improve on his 61 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.14-Ronnie Silver
2.12-Tommy Ellis
3.28-Phil Parsons
4.62-John Linville
5.21-Larry Pearson
6.00-Sam Ard
7.11-Jack Ingram
8.85-Lowe Smith
9.24-Glenn Jarrett
10.2-Jeff Hensley
11.7-Jimmy Hensley
12.06-Rodney Howard
13.6-Tommy Houston
14.45-Charlie Luck
15.72-Tommy Hilbert
16.57-Mike Messer
17.37-Chip Lain
18.1-Pete Silva
19.82-Bob Shreeves
20.42-Allan Powell
21.16-Jimmy Lawson
22.04-Eddie Falk
23.43-Dickie Linville
24.32-Dale Jarrett
25.4-Joe Thurman
26.39-Bob Hatley

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Race #29 - Miller Time 150

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel back down the east cost for the 29th stop of the season in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the site of the North Wilkesboro Speedway for the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Ronnie Silver led the field to the Green Flag but it was Phil Parsons who would lead the first fifty one laps as drivers know the 1983 season was coming to an end as there are only seven races left. Championship leader Sam Ard struggled to stay in the Top 10 all day long but Jack Ingram would lead for almost a quarter of the race however he would struggle late in the race and he would finish behind Ard in the final rundown losing valueable points. Meanwhile up front, Jimmy Hensley would find himself in the lead when a late caution would fly with less then ten laps to go, which would set up a one lap dash for the win. Once the green flag came back out, Tommy Ellis made the move in Turn 1 and completed the pass in Turn 3 as Ellis would hold on and score his third win of 1983.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Ellis scored his 3rd win of the year,
Ellis led 5 times for 70 laps, including the final lap,
Ellis scored his 6th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since South Boston 14 races ago,
Sam Ard, who finished 6th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 73 points

1.12-Tommy Ellis (70 laps led)
2.7-Jimmy Hensley (11 laps led)
3.28-Phil Parsons (52 laps led)
4.21-Larry Pearson
5.6-Tommy Houston
6.00-Sam Ard
7.43-Dickie Linville
8.06-Rodney Howard
9.11-Jack Ingram (67 laps led)
10.42-Allan Powell
11.24-Glenn Jarrett-1 lap
12.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap
13.2-Jeff Hensley-1 lap
14.82-Bob Shreeves-1 lap
15.32-Dale Jarrett-2 laps
16.16-Jimmy Lawson-2 laps
17.85-Lowe Smith-2 laps
18.45-Charlie Luck-4 laps
19.72-Tommy Hilbert-4 laps
20.1-Pete Silva-4 laps
21.04-Eddie Falk-5 laps
22.62-John Linville-25 laps (Piston)
23.57-Mike Messer-82 laps (Ignition)
24.37-Chip Lain-148 laps (Accident)
25.39-Bob Hatley-162 laps (Gearbox)
26.4-Joe Thurman-169 laps (Accident)

Ronnie Silver-Pole
Phil Parsons-1-51
Tommy Ellis-52-73
Jack Ingram-74-75
Tommy Ellis-76-77
Jack Ingram-78-131
Tommy Ellis-132-138
Phil Parsons-139
Jack Ingram-140-150
Tommy Ellis-151-188
Jimmy Hensley-189-199
Tommy Ellis-200

10 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 10 for 50 laps
Lap 2 (Cars #43 and 45 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 14 (Cars #16 and 4 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 22 (Car #85 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 31 (Car #1 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 11),
Lap 39 (Cars #57 and 11 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 52 (Cars #72, 37, 14 and 57 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 144 (Car #72 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 158 (Car #2 Spin Backstretch after contact from 82),
Lap 164 (Cars #82, 14 and 06 Accident Turn 2),
Lap 194 (Car #82 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 0.205 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 51 Minutes and 3 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 30th race of the season the Miller 300 at the South Boston Speedway.

Rick Mast won the pole, with a time of 18.370 seconds, beating Jeff Hensley by 0.001 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Rick Mast won his 1st pole of the year,
Mast won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since 1982 at Richmond 58 races ago,
Jack Ingram, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 8th,
Sam Ard, who will start 6th, will be trying to improve on his 73 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.22-Rick Mast
2.2-Jeff Hensley
3.14-Ronnie Silver
4.1-Pete Silva
5.34-Eddie Johnson
6.00-Sam Ard
7.12-Tommy Ellis
8.11-Jack Ingram
9.20-Dickie Boswell
10.50-Al Hylton
11.6-Tommy Houston
12.28-Phil Parsons
13.04-Eddie Falk
14.62-John Linville
15.07-Bosco Lowe
16.45-Charlie Luck
17.32-Dale Jarrett
18.4-Joe Thurman
19.63-Jimmy Hensley

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Race #30 - Miller 300

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel back up the east cost for the 30th stop of the season in South Boston, Virginia, the site of the South Boston Speedway for the Miller 300.

Rick Mast led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first lap before Ronnie Silver would pass him and would began a steady pace as the leader. However on Lap 20 points leader Sam Ard made his move by taking the lead and he quickly began to show why he was so good, leading for just over one hundred laps. However Ard would struggle late in the race when he ran into his championship rival Jack Ingram in the pits, giving Ard damage and making him lose two laps and would lose points to Ingram. With Ard out of the way, Dickie Boswell would find himself in the lead for most of the remaining laps until his car began to fade with only twenty five laps to go.

Much like in the North Wilkesboro race, Tommy Ellis made his move and looked to be on his way to score back to back wins, but three lead changes would happen within the final twenty five laps, a battle won by Phil Parsons who would hold off Ellis for his first win in over a year.

Other Noticeables:
Phil Parsons scored his 1st win of the year,
Parsons led 5 times for 58 laps, including the final 7 laps,
Parsons scored his 2nd career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since 1982 at Bristol 58 races ago,
Sam Ard, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 35 points

1.28-Phil Parsons (58 laps led)
2.12-Tommy Ellis (12 laps led)
3.11-Jack Ingram
4.14-Ronnie Silver (20 laps led)
5.04-Eddie Falk (4 laps led)
6.20-Dickie Boswell (93 laps led)
7.2-Jeff Hensley
8.62-John Linville-1 lap
9.34-Eddie Johnson-1 lap
10.45-Charlie Luck-1 lap
11.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap
12.00-Sam Ard-2 laps (112 laps led)
13.22-Rick Mast-5 laps (1 lap led)
14.4-Joe Thurman-35 laps (Gearbox)
15.1-Pete Silva-177 laps (Ignition)
16.50-Al Hylton-185 laps (Accident)
17.32-Dale Jarrett-189 laps (Header)
18.07-Bosco Lowe-278 laps (Header)
19.63-Jimmy Hensley-278 laps (Accident)

Rick Mast-1
Ronnie Silver-2-19
Sam Ard-20-121
Phil Parsons-122-129
Dickie Boswell-130-140
Sam Ard-141
Dickie Boswell-142-164
Phil Parsons-165-172
Sam Ard-173-180
Phil Parsons-181-205
Dickie Boswell-206-217
Phil Parsons-218-227
Sam Ard-228
Dickie Boswell-229-275
Tommy Ellis-276-287
Ronnie Silver-288-289
Eddie Falk-290-293
Phil Parsons-294-300

17 Lead Changes among 7 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 114 (Car #32 Stalled Turn 3),
Lap 267 (Cars #2, 14 and 12 Accident Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 0.298 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 47 Minutes and 56 Seconds