1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results

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The field has finished qualifying for the 31st race of the season the Autumn 150 at the Martinsville Speedway.

Bosco Lowe won the pole, with a time of 25.938 seconds, beating Jimmy Lawson by 0.015 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bosco Lowe won his 3rd pole of the year,
Lowe won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Bristol 21 races ago,
Tommy Houston, the winner of this race one year ago, will be starting 9th,
Sam Ard, who will start 4th, will be trying to improve on his 35 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.20-Bosco Lowe
2.16-Jimmy Lawson
3.11-Jack Ingram
4.00-Sam Ard
5.32-Dale Jarrett
6.7-Morgan Shepherd
7.4-Joe Thurman
8.45-Charlie Luck
9.6-Tommy Houston
10.12-Tommy Ellis
11.62-John Linville
12.63-Jimmy Hensley
13.21-Larry Pearson
14.19-Diane Teel
15.10-Barry Beggarly
16.06-Rodney Howard
17.51-Robert Ingram
18.03-Pete Silva
19.04-Eddie Falk
20.14-Ronnie Silver
21.2-Jeff Hensley
22.28-Phil Parsons
23.88-Jay Hedgecock
24.9-Bob Shreeves
25.22-Rick Mast
26.50-Al Hylton
27.37-Chip Lain
28.42-Allan Powell
29.08-Orvil Reedy
30.59-Joe Harrison
31.69-Junior Miller

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Race #31 - Autumn 150

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series didn't have to travel far for the 31st stop of the season in Martinsville, Virginia, the site of the Martinsville Speedway for the Autumn 150.

Bosco Lowe led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first eleven laps before points leader Sam Ard drove himself into the lead. After missing a chance to win at South Boston the week before, Ard was going for redemption as he quickly began to expand his lead while his championship rival Jack Ingram struggled to get into the Top 10. The half-mile track turned out to be pretty calm for much of the day as there would be no real big wrecks and with the five cautions Ingram would be able to fix his car during a pitstop. Jack Ingram would move himself into the Top 5 but he couldn't catch Ard who completely dominated, leading 139 of a possible 150 laps to score his record setting eighth win of 1983 and extend his all time win record.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard scored his 8th win of the year,
Ard led 1 time for 139 laps, including the final 139 laps,
Ard scored his 12th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since at Darlington 5 races ago,
Joe Harrison(20th) made his NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debut,
Sam Ard, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 45 points

1.00-Sam Ard (139 laps led)
2.11-Jack Ingram
3.7-Morgan Shepherd
4.32-Dale Jarrett
5.4-Joe Thurman
6.20-Bosco Lowe (11 laps led)
7.63-Jimmy Hensley
8.03-Pete Silva
9.14-Ronnie Silver
10.6-Tommy Houston
11.19-Diane Teel
12.42-Allan Powell-1 lap
13.06-Rodney Howard-1 lap
14.37-Chip Lain-1 lap
15.22-Rick Mast-1 lap
16.08-Orvil Reedy-1 lap
17.9-Bob Shreeves-1 lap
18.21-Larry Pearson-1 lap
19.50-Al Hylton-1 lap
20.59-Joe Harrison-1 lap
21.62-John Linville-1 lap
22.69-Junior Miller-2 laps
23.88-Jay Hedgecock-2 laps
24.16-Jimmy Lawson-2 laps
25.51-Robert Ingram-2 laps
26.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
27.12-Tommy Ellis-4 laps
28.10-Barry Beggarly-4 laps
29.04-Eddie Falk-22 laps (Valve)
30.45-Charlie Luck-39 laps (Header)
31.28-Phil Parsons-102 laps (Camshaft)

Bosco Lowe-1-11
Sam Ard-12-150

1 Lead Change among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps
Lap 2 (Car #11 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 32),
Lap 16 (Car #51 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 10),
Lap 49 (Car #28 Stalled Turn 4),
Lap 91 (Car #63 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 129 (Car #04 Stalled Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1.425 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 22 Minutes and 37 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 32nd race of the season the Solomon Enterprises 200 at the Orange County Speedway.

Bob Shreeves won the pole, with a time of 22.189 seconds, beating Randy Butner by 0.021 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bob Shreeves won his 2nd pole of the year,
Shreeves won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since the last race at Orange County 14 races ago,
Butch Lindley, the winner of the last event at Orange County, is not entered in this event,
Sam Ard, who will start 13th, will be trying to improve on his 45 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.9-Bob Shreeves
2.Randy Butner
3.22-Rick Mast
4.2-Jeff Hensley
5.6-Tommy Houston
6.16-Jimmy Lawson
7.10-Barry Beggarly
8.32-Dale Jarrett
9.11-Jack Ingram
10.85-Lowe Smith
11.63-Jimmy Hensley
12.20-Dickie Boswell
13.00-Sam Ard
14.69-Junior Miller
15.04-Eddie Falk
16.96-Ronnie Davidson
17.51-Robert Ingram
18.41-Jack Bland
19.62-John Linville
20.12-Tommy Ellis

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

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Race #32 - Solomon Enterprises 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel back down the east coast for the 32nd stop of the season in Rougemont, North Carolina, the site of the Orange County Speedway for the Solomon Enterprises 200.

Bob Shreeves led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first lap before he was passed by Rick Mast who would lead for only four laps before he was passed by Tommy Houston. Houston began to dominate the night, stretching his lead each lap until his car made a sharp turn to the left, his engine expired after only 53 laps, allowing Dale Jarrett to move into the lead and it was a position he would hold for much of the remaining laps as Jarrett would score his third win of the year.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett scored his 3rd win of the year,
Jarrett led 2 times for 139 laps, including the final 81 laps,
Jarrett scored his 4th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since at Hickory 7 races ago,
Sam Ard, who finished 2nd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 55 points

1.32-Dale Jarrett (139 laps led)
2.00-Sam Ard
3.63-Jimmy Hensley
4.11-Jack Ingram
5.51-Robert Ingram
6.20-Dickie Boswell
7.2-Jeff Hensley-1 lap (8 laps led)
8.Randy Butner-1 lap (1 lap led)
9.22-Rick Mast-1 lap (4 laps led)
10.9-Bob Shreeves-1 lap (1 lap led)
11.41-Jack Bland-1 lap
12.85-Lowe Smith-1 lap
13.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
14.10-Barry Beggarly-1 lap
15.62-John Linville-2 laps
16.16-Jimmy Lawson-2 laps
17.96-Ronnie Davidson-2 laps
18.69-Junior Miller-3 laps
19.12-Tommy Ellis-4 laps
20.6-Tommy Houston-147 laps (Engine) (47 laps led)

Bob Shreeves-1
Rick Mast-2-5
Tommy Houston-6-52
Dale Jarrett-53-109
Jeff Hensley-110-117
Randy Butner-118
Dale Jarrett-119-200

6 Lead Change among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 0 for 0 laps

Margin of Victory: 3.468 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 20 Minutes and 48 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 33rd race of the season the Miller Time 300 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Dale Earnhardt won the pole, with a time of 35.126 seconds, beating Glenn Jarrett by 0.062 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Earnhardt won his 2nd pole of the year,
Earnhardt won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since the last race at Charlotte 22 races ago,
Bosco Lowe, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 41st,
Sam Ard, who will start 8th, will be trying to improve on his 55 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.15-Dale Earnhardt
2.24-Glenn Jarrett
3.74-Ron Bouchard
4.17-Darrell Waltrip
5.22-Bobby Allison
6.75-Neil Bonnett
7.47-Curtis Markham
8.00-Sam Ard
9.66-Lake Speed
10.7-Morgan Shepherd
11.89-Rodney Combs
12.1-Pete Silva
13.9-Bob Shreeves
14.4-Joe Thurman
15.94-Tony Cunningham
16.26-L.D. Ottinger
17.45-Charlie Luck
18.58-John McFadden
19.14-Ronnie Silver
20.23-Davey Allison
21.5-John Anderson
22.03-David Ray Boggs
23.02-Kirk Bryant
24.11-Jack Ingram
25.12-Tommy Ellis
26.6-Tommy Houston
27.36-Richie Panch
28.32-Dale Jarrett
29.29-Satch Worley
30.3-Mike Porter
31.39-Jimmy Hensley
32.77-Tim Richmond
33.34-Joe Kelly
34.28-Phil Parsons
35.21-Larry Pearson
36.50-Allan Powell
37.8-Lee Faulk
38.01-Ricky Rudd
39.40-Rodney Howard
40.84-Mike Alexander
41.70-Bosco Lowe
42.85-Darryl Sage

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Race #33 - Miller Time 300

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series didn't have to travel far for the 33rd stop of the season in Concord, North Carolina, the site of the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Miller Time 300.

Dale Earnhardt led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first 17 laps as Earhardt looked to be a strong contender until he was caught up in the "big one" and would never be the same again. With Earnhardt out of contention, the group known as the "Alabama Gang" that consisted of "leader" Bobby Allison, Neil Bonnett and Davey Allison, completely dominated the day leading 177 of the 200 laps. Bonnett would lose a lap late in the event and was never able to catch up, Bobby would lead the most laps but would get lapped as well with less then twenty to go leaving his son Davey in the lead.

Davey Allison would show a lot of matureness in his drive and showed the entire world he would be a threat in NASCAR as he led 47 laps and appeared on his way to victory but lap traffic on the final lap would slow him down, allowing for points leader Sam Ard to drive on by, leading only the last lap, and score his ninth win of the season and expanded his point lead with only two races to go in the season.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard scored his 9th win of the year,
Ard led 1 time for 1 lap, including the final lap,
Ard scored his 13th career NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series win and his first since Martinsville 3 races ago,
Lake Speed(4th), Richie Panch(5th), Lee Faulk(13th), David Ray Boggs(18th), Mike Alexander(21st) and Tony Cunningham(31st) made their NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debuts,
Sam Ard, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 138 points

1.00-Sam Ard (1 lap led)
2.23-Davey Allison (47 laps led)
3.89-Rodney Combs (1 lap led)
4.66-Lake Speed-1 lap
5.36-Richie Panch-1 lap
6.22-Bobby Allison-1 lap (88 laps led)
7.1-Pete Silva-1 lap
8.9-Bob Shreeves-1 lap
9.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap
10.75-Neil Bonnett-1 lap (42 laps led)
11.12-Tommy Ellis-2 laps
12.39-Jimmy Hensley-2 laps
13.8-Lee Faulk-2 laps
14.26-L.D. Ottinger-2 laps
15.40-Rodney Howard-3 laps
16.17-Darrell Waltrip-3 laps
17.29-Satch Worley-3 laps
18.03-David Ray Boggs-3 laps
19.77-Tim Richmond-4 laps
20.70-Bosco Lowe-5 laps
21.84-Mike Alexander-6 laps
22.11-Jack Ingram-6 laps
23.32-Dale Jarrett-6 laps
24.34-Joe Kelly-6 laps
25.21-Larry Pearson-9 laps
26.50-Allan Powell-9 laps
27.5-John Anderson-12 laps
28.28-Phil Parsons-13 laps
29.15-Dale Earnhardt-14 laps (21 laps led)
30.24-Glenn Jarrett-25 laps (Clutch)
31.94-Tony Cunningham-108 laps (Valve)
32.02-Kirk Bryant-122 laps (Ignition)
33.74-Ron Bouchard-123 laps (Gearbox)
34.47-Curtis Markham-156 laps (Gearbox)
35.58-John McFadden-178 laps (Accident)
36.45-Charlie Luck-179 laps (Accident)
37.4-Joe Thurman-179 laps (Accident)
38.7-Morgan Shepherd-179 laps (Accident)
39.3-Mike Porter-180 laps (Accident)
40.14-Ronnie Silver-180 laps (Accident)
41.01-Ricky Rudd-181 laps (Accident)
42.85-Darryl Sage-181 laps (Accident)

Dale Earnhardt-1-17
Bobby Allison-18
Dale Earnhardt-19-22
Bobby Allison-23-25
Neil Bonnett-26-29
Bobby Allison-30
Neil Bonnett-31-56
Bobby Allison-57
Neil Bonnett-58-69
Bobby Allison-70-72
Davey Allison-73-79
Rodney Combs-80
Bobby Allison-81-102
Davey Allison-103-107
Bobby Allison-108-121
Davey Allison-122-130
Bobby Allison-131-173
Davey Allison-174-199
Sam Ard-200

18 Lead Change among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps
Lap 21 (Cars #85, 7, 45, 4, 03, 14, 5, 47, 32, 58, 26, 12, 01, 3 and 15 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 172 (Debris on Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 0.174 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 13 Minutes and 48 Seconds

[Blaise Zebrataur]

The field has finished qualifying for the 34th race of the season the Yount 200 at the Hickory Speedway.

Bosco Lowe won the pole, with a time of 18.806 seconds, beating Billy Hess by 0.005 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bosco Lowe won his 4th pole of the year,
Lowe won his 4th career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Martinsville; 4 races ago,
Jack Ingram, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 12th,
Sam Ard, who will start 16th, will be trying to improve on his 138 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.20-Bosco Lowe
2.Billy Hess
3.32-Dale Jarrett
4.45-Charlie Luck
5.96-Ronnie Davidson
6.9-Bob Shreeves
7.63-Jimmy Hensley
8.39-Mitchell Clark
9.04-Eddie Falk
10.16-Jimmy Lawson
11.42-Allan Powell
12.11-Jack Ingram
13.4-Joe Thurman
14.18-Jeff Berry
15.12-Tommy Ellis
16.00-Sam Ard
17.7-Morgan Shepherd
18.6-Tommy Houston
19.62-John Linville
20.2-Jeff Hensley
21.1-Pete Silva
22.22-Rick Mast
23.14-Ronnie Silver
24.69-Junior Miller

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Race #34 - Yount 200

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series didn't have to travel far for the 34th stop of the season in Hickory, North Carolina, the site of the Hickory Speedway for the Yount 200.

Bosco Lowe led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first 15 laps as the second to last event of the season would be just like the championship lead all year, with Jack Ingram and Sam Ard battling all race long to try and get the advantage before going to the series finale at Martinsville. The first half of the race resulted in several drivers leading but Jack Ingram would quickly pull into the lead and would lap drivers the rest of the way, leading 98 of the final 100 laps to score his third win of 1983, however he only gained ten points on Sam Ard heading into the final race of the season.

Heading into the final race of the season, mathematically two drivers still have a shot of winning the championship
1.00-Sam Ard: 4,974 points
2.11-Jack Ingram-123 points

Other Noticeables:
Jack Ingram scored his 3rd win of the year,
Ingram led 4 times for 113 laps, including the final 64 laps,
It was the 7th win of his career in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Richmond; 7 races ago,
Sam Ard, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 128 points

1.11-Jack Ingram (113 laps led)
2.45-Charlie Luck (17 laps led)
3.00-Sam Ard (39 laps led)
4.2-Jeff Hensley (2 laps led)
5.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
6.9-Bob Shreeves-1 lap
7.4-Joe Thurman-1 lap
8.96-Ronnie Davidson-1 lap
9.42-Allan Powell-2 laps
10.16-Jimmy Lawson-2 laps
11.69-Junior Miller-2 laps
12.12-Tommy Ellis-2 laps
13.7-Morgan Shepherd-3 laps
14.18-Jeff Berry-3 laps
15.20-Bosco Lowe-4 laps (21 laps led)
16.32-Dale Jarrett-4 laps
17.14-Ronnie Silver-4 laps
18.Billy Hess-4 laps
19.62-John Linville-5 laps (8 laps led)
20.63-Jimmy Hensley-5 laps
21.22-Rick Mast-5 laps
22.6-Tommy Houston-7 laps
23.39-Mitchell Clark-59 laps (Piston)
24.1-Pete Silva-176 laps (Header)

Bosco Lowe-1-15
Charlie Luck-16-26
John Linville-27
Charlie Luck-28-33
Bosco Lowe-34-39
Sam Ard-40-73
Jack Ingram-74-76
Sam Ard-77-81
Jack Ingram-82-92
John Linville-93-99
Jack Ingram-100-133
Jeff Hensley-134-135
Jack Ingram-136-200

12 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 1 for 5 laps
Lap 25 (Car #1 Stalled Turn 4)

Margin of Victory: 10.444 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 11 Minutes and 4 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 35th and final race of the season the Cardinal 250 at the Martinsville Speedway.

Phil Parsons won the pole, with a time of 25.645 seconds, beating Dale Jarrett by 0.164 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Phil Parsons won his 1st pole of the year,
Parsons won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in his 51st start,
Bob Shreeves, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 4th,
Sam Ard, who will start 9th, will be trying to win the championship as he has a 123 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.28-Phil Parsons
2.32-Dale Jarrett
3.88-Jay Hedgecock
4.9-Bob Shreeves
5.6-Tommy Houston
6.4-Joe Thurman
7.63-Jimmy Hensley
8.43-Dickie Linville
9.00-Sam Ard
10.2-Jeff Hensley
11.82-Larry Ogle
12.41-Jack Bland
13.15-Tim McGuire
14.20-Bosco Lowe
15.47-Pete Silva
16.11-Jack Ingram
17.3-Brad Teague
18.04-Eddie Falk
19.14-Ronnie Silver
20.59-Joe Harrison
21.17-Jimmy Lawson
22.07-Junior Miller
23.12-Tommy Ellis
24.96-Ronnie Davidson
25.77-Bud Elliott
26.10-Barry Beggarly
27.64-Daryl Lacks
28.42-Allan Powell
29.22-Rick Mast
30.24-Glenn Jarrett
31.03-Tony Warren
32.8-David Triplett
33.45-Charlie Luck
34.01-Elton Sawyer
35.34-Eddie Johnson
36.62-John Linville
37.70-Jim Dottellis
38.19-Diane Teel
39.84-Ray Huff
40.08-Orvil Reedy
41.50-Al Hylton
42.94-Curtis Markham

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Race #35 - Cardinal 250

The NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series had to travel up the east coast far for the 35th and final stop of the season in Martinsville, Virginia, the site of the Martinsville Speedway for the Cardinal 250.

Phil Parsons led the field to the Green Flag but it would be Dale Jarrett who would quickly begin to dominate the forty two car field as the tricky Martinsville track would have a total of 19 cautions, the third time in six events at the track where there had been 19 cautions. Heading into the event, Sam Ard was looking to score redemption as one year earlier, Ard had lost the 1982 championship to Ingram by 12 points but this time Ard had racked up an incredible season and came into Martinsville with a 123 point lead. With Dale Jarrett dominating and scoring an easy win, Ard had to finish in the top 30 to score the championship and did just that by finishing 11th and scoring his first ever NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Championship.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett scored his 4th win of the year,
Jarrett led 2 times for 242 laps, including the final 167 laps,
It was the 5th win of his career in the NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series and his first since Orange County; 4 races ago,
Elton Sawyer(13th), David Triplett(25th) and Tim McGuire(33rd) made their NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series debuts,
Sam Ard, who finished 11th, is the 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Champion, beating Jack Ingram by 93 points

1.32-Dale Jarrett (242 laps led)
2.63-Jimmy Hensley
3.41-Jack Bland (1 lap led)
4.11-Jack Ingram
5.28-Phil Parsons-1 lap
6.47-Pete Silva-1 lap
7.2-Jeff Hensley-1 lap
8.96-Ronnie Davidson-1 lap
9.88-Jay Hedgecock-2 laps
10.94-Curtis Markham-2 laps
11.00-Sam Ard-2 laps
12.50-Al Hylton-2 laps
13.01-Elton Sawyer-3 laps
14.77-Bud Elliott-3 laps
15.45-Charlie Luck-3 laps
16.03-Tony Warren-3 laps
17.10-Barry Beggarly-3 laps
18.64-Daryl Lacks-3 laps
19.17-Jimmy Lawson-4 laps
20.42-Allan Powell-4 laps
21.6-Tommy Houston-4 laps
22.14-Ronnie Silver-4 laps
23.82-Larry Ogle-4 laps
24.04-Eddie Falk-5 laps
25.8-David Triplett-5 laps
26.62-John Linville-6 laps
27.43-Dickie Linville-6 laps
28.70-Jim Dottellis-6 laps
29.34-Eddie Johnson-6 laps
30.20-Bosco Lowe-7 laps
31.59-Joe Harrison-8 laps
32.9-Bob Shreeves-9 laps (Accident)
33.15-Tim McGuire-9 laps
34.4-Joe Thurman-11 laps (Accident)
35.07-Junior Miller-64 laps (Brakes) (7 laps led)
36.24-Glenn Jarrett-164 laps (Accident)
37.19-Diane Teel-165 laps (Ignition)
38.08-Orvil Reedy-176 laps (Accident)
39.22-Rick Mast-176 laps (Header)
40.3-Brad Teague-206 laps (Accident)
41.12-Tommy Ellis-206 laps (Accident)
42.84-Ray Huff-223 laps (Engine)

Phil Parsons-Pole
Dale Jarrett-1-74
Junior Miller-75-81
Jack Bland-82
Dale Jarrett-83-250

3 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 19 for 95 laps
Lap 2 (Car #11 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 47),
Lap 19 (Car #8 Spin Backstretch after contact from 32),
Lap 26 (Car #8 Spin Backstretch after contact from 43),
Lap 36 (Car #70 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 00),
Lap 44 (Cars #11, 88, 12 and 3 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 51 (Car #20 Spin Turn 1 after contact from 2),
Lap 63 (Car #43 Spin Backstretch after contact from 11),
Lap 73 (Car #15 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 6),
Lap 83 (Car #15 Stalled Turn 4),
Lap 91 (Car #24 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 140 (Car #9 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 41),
Lap 162 (Car #8 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 10),
Lap 170 (Car #70 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 11),
Lap 190 (Car #34 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 04),
Lap 203 (Cars #8 and 45 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 216 (Car #62 Spin Frontstretch after contact from 11),
Lap 223 (Car #70 Spin Backstretch after contact from 6),
Lap 232 (Car #34 Spin Turn 2 after contact from 45),
Lap 240 (Cars #4, 42 and 9 Accident Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1.796 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 24 Minutes and 22 Seconds

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1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Year End Review

Alittle over a year ago I started the second season of the NASCAR Busch Series and it was a lot of fun to see these old paint schemes and drivers racing around on classic tracks. The second season of NASCAR'S secondary series was exciting all season long as we saw races that had photo finishes, big wrecks, drivers winning by several laps and last lap passes.

Just like in real life, Sam Ard and Jack Ingram battled for the championship for the second year in a row as both drivers would swap the points lead 30 out of the 35 races as Ard's dominating season would lead him to the championship in the season finale at Martinsville.

Here are the general stats of the year and here is hoping that the 1984 season will be as fun as the first two!

Stats:
Most Poles: Tommy Houston and Bosco Lowe-4
Most Wins: Sam Ard-9
Most Team Wins: Howard Thomas-9
Most Top 5's: Jack Ingram-20
Most Top 10's: Jack Ingram-23
Most Laps Lead: Sam Ard-1,187

Poles:
Tommy Houston-4
Bosco Lowe-4
Sam Ard-3
Dale Jarrett-3
Dale Earnhardt-2
Tommy Ellis-2
Bob Shreeves-2
Ronnie Silver-2
Neil Bonnett-1
Bennie Davis-1
Eddie Falk-1
Jimmy Hensley-1
Tommy Hilbert-1
Jack Ingram-1
Jimmy Lawson-1
Butch Lindley-1
Rick Mast-1
Phil Parsons-1
Tommy Sigmon-1
Joe Thurman-1
Darrell Waltrip-1

Wins:
Sam Ard-9
Dale Jarrett-4
Tommy Ellis-3
Tommy Houston-2
Jack Ingram-3
Jimmy Lawson-2
Bob Shreeves-2
Darrell Waltrip-2
Dale Earnhardt-1
Bill Elliott-1
Eddie Falk-1
Glenn Jarrett-1
Butch Lindley-1
Bosco Lowe-1
Phil Parsons-1
Ronnie Silver-1

Team Wins:
Howard Thomas-9
Horace Isenhower-4
Jack Ingram-3
Marilyn Smith-3
Darrell Waltrip-3
Mike Day-2
Bob Shreeves-2
Eddie Falk-1
Robert Gee-1
Johnny Hayes-1
Marvin Thackston-1
Ronnie Silver-1

Laps Led:
Sam Ard-1,187
Dale Jarrett-723
Tommy Ellis-687
Tommy Houston-511
Jack Ingram-437
Bob Shreeves-365
Ronnie Silver-310
Jimmy Lawson-293
Butch Lindley-266
Bosco Lowe-188
Phil Parsons-181
Bobby Allison-170
Pete Silva-159
Morgan Shepherd-142
Darrell Waltrip-129
Neil Bonnett-102
Jimmy Hensley-102
Dickie Boswell-93
Davey Allison-77
Dale Earnhardt-76
Clarence Ogle-66
Glenn Jarrett-63
Bill Elliott-61
Rodney Howard-61
Joe Thurman-59
Eddie Falk-49
Rick Mast-47
Ken Bouchard-46
Robert Ingram-26
John Linville-21
Bennie Davis-19
Charlie Luck-18
Harry Gant-15
Tommy Hilbert-15
Jeff Hensley-10
Junior Miller-7
Ricky Rudd-6
Joe Kelly-4
Tony Warren-4
Tommy Sigmon-3
Satch Worley-2
Jack Bland-1
Randy Butner-1
Rodney Combs-1

Top 5's
Jack Ingram-20
Sam Ard-16
Tommy Ellis-12
Tommy Houston-11
Dale Jarrett-10
Phil Parsons-9
Bob Shreeves-8
Ronnie Silver-8
Jimmy Hensley-7
Morgan Shepherd-7
Eddie Falk-6
Bosco Lowe-6
Butch Lindley-5
Jimmy Lawson-4
Joe Thurman-4
John Linville-3
Charlie Luck-3
Pete Silva-3
Jack Bland-2
Dale Earnhardt-2
Jeff Hensley-2
Rodney Howard-2
Robert Ingram-2
Glenn Jarrett-2
Junior Miller-2
Darrell Waltrip-2
Davey Allison-1
Allen Applegate-1
Geoffrey Bodine-1
Neil Bonnett-1
Ken Bouchard-1
Rodney Combs-1
Bennie Davis-1
Bill Elliott-1
Harry Gant-1
Rick Hanley-1
Jay Hedgecock-1
Rick Mast-1
Clarence Ogle-1
Richie Panch-1
Larry Pearson-1
Ricky Rudd-1
Lake Speed-1

Top 10's
Jack Ingram-23
Tommy Houston-22
Sam Ard-20
Dale Jarrett-17
Tommy Ellis-15
Phil Parsons-15
Ronnie Silver-15
Bob Shreeves-13
Eddie Falk-11
Jeff Hensley-11
Jimmy Hensley-11
Jimmy Lawson-10
Butch Lindley-10
Bosco Lowe-10
Pete Silva-10
Charlie Luck-9
Morgan Shepherd-8
Joe Thurman-7
Rodney Howard-6
John Linville-6
Robert Ingram-5
Jack Bland-4
Dickie Boswell-4
Jay Hedgecock-4
Chip Lain-4
Rick Mast-4
Bobby Allison-3
Davey Allison-3
Neil Bonnett-3
Geoffrey Bodine-2
Ken Bouchard-2
Ronnie Davidson-2
Bennie Davis-2
Dale Earnhardt-2
Tommy Hilbert-2
Al Hylton-2
Glenn Jarrett-2
Daryl Lacks-2
Junior Miller-2
Larry Pearson-2
Allan Powell-2
Randy Tissot-2
Darrell Waltrip-2
Allen Applegate-1
Glen Armstrong-1
Ron Bouchard-1
Danny Broyles-1
Frank Butler-1
Randy Butner-1
Mitchell Clark-1
Rodney Combs-1
Charlie Doyle-1
Bill Elliott-1
Bud Elliott-1
Harry Gant-1
Rick Hanley-1
Bob Hatley-1
Billy Hess-1
Harry Lee Hill-1
Ray Huff-1
Butch Isom-1
Steve Jarvis-1
Eddie Johnson-1
Joe Kelly-1
Dickie Linville-1
Curtis Markham-1
Gary Neice-1
Clarence Ogle-1
Richie Panch-1
David Pearson-1
Mike Porter-1
Orvil Reedy-1
Ricky Rudd-1
Joe Ruttman-1
Tommy Sigmon-1
Lake Speed-1
Jerry Taylor-1
Diane Teel-1
John Utsman-1
Dorris Vaughan-1
Tony Warren-1
Satch Worley-1