1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results

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Race #23 - Darlington 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 23rd stop of the 1984 season in Darlington, South Carolina, the site of the Darlington Raceway for the Darlington 200.

Ron Bouchard led the field to the Green Flag at the track nicknamed"The Lady in Black" as thirty six drivers were on hand to test their skills. Bouchard would impress all those in the stands as he dominated the race leading 86 of the 147 laps but Joe Kelly was on his back bumper nearly the entire event. A caution with less then twenty laps to get set up a short dash to the finish and Kelly remained on Bouchard's bumper for eighteen of those laps but with two laps to go Kelly made a move and took the lead and was able to hold off Bouchard by a car length to score a surprising upset.

Other Noticeables:
Joe Kelly scored his 1st win of the year,
Kelly led 2 times for 56 laps, including the final 2 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 7th start,
Natz Peters, who finished 25th, made his NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debut,
Sam Ard, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 299 points

1.34-Joe Kelly (56 laps led)
2.47-Ron Bouchard (86 laps led)
3.00-Sam Ard
4.32-Dale Jarrett (5 laps led)
5.04-Eddie Falk
6.10-L.D. Ottinger
7.71-Benny Kerley
8.48-Joe Thurman
9.87-Steve Jarvis
10.05-Billy Myers
11.67-Jeff Berry
12.60-Ed Berrier
13.40-Ricky Vanadore
14.43-Kenny Burks
15.54-Jimmy Poovey-1 lap
16.97-Harry Lee Hill-1 lap
17.8-Dale Earnhardt-1 lap
18.50-Allan Powell-1 lap
19.82-Larry Walker-1 lap
20.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap
21.22-Bobby Allison-1 lap
22.83-Lake Speed-2 laps
23.79-Dickie Linville-2 laps
24.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
25.66-Natz Peters-2 laps
26.21-Larry Pearson-2 laps
27.15-Geoffrey Bodine-2 laps
28.85-Bosco Lowe-3 laps
29.11-Jack Ingram-3 laps
30.91-Danny Weese-4 laps
31.6-Tommy Houston-5 laps
32.62-John Linville-5 laps
33.02-Kirk Bryant-15 laps (Piston)
34.61-Glenn Sears-30 laps (Camshaft)
35.24-Glenn Jarrett-68 laps (Camshaft)
36.25-Mike Watts-71 laps (Piston)

Ron Bouchard-1-31
Joe Kelly-32-85
Dale Jarrett-86-90
Ron Bouchard-91-145
Joe Kelly-146-147

4 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 4 for 16 laps
Lap 19 (Car #62 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 77 (Car #25 Stalled Turn 1),
Lap 119 (Car #61 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 127 (Car #43, 91, 40, 05 and 66 Accident Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: 0.082 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 55 Minutes and 27 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 24th race of the season the Miller 150 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.

Tommy Ellis won the pole, with a time of 29.206 seconds, beating Mike Porter by 0.498 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Ellis won his 1st pole of the year,
Ellis won his 6th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at South Boston; 44 races ago,
Jack Ingram, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 21st,
Sam Ard, who will start 3rd, has a 299 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.12-Tommy Ellis
2.3-Mike Porter
3.00-Sam Ard
4.6-Tommy Houston
5.16-Jimmy Lawson
6.49-Wayne Patterson
7.15-Geoffrey Bodine
8.04-Eddie Falk
9.30-Bubba Adams
10.7-Butch Lindley
11.45-Charlie Luck
12.4-Joe Thurman
13.27-Bosco Lowe
14.73-Billy Hogan
15.62-John Linville
16.95-Bubba Nissen
17.42-Elton Sawyer
18.32-Dale Jarrett
19.05-Dickie Linville
20.17-Kenny Burks
21.11-Jack Ingram
22.24-Glenn Jarrett
23.10-L.D. Ottinger
24.1-Morgan Shepherd
25.51-Robert Ingram
26.9-Bob Shreeves
27.2-Jeff Hensley
28.99-Rick Mast
29.41-Jack Bland
30.07-Dickie Boswell

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Race #24 - Miller 150

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 24th stop of the 1984 season in Richmond, Virginia, the site of the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway for the Miller 150.

Tommy Ellis led the field to the Green Flag as short track tempers and a rash of cautions would rule the day. Championship contenders Tommy Houston and Jack Ingram would be knocked out early leading to Sam Ard once again expanding his lead. Of the 150 laps, 85 was run under caution, resulting in hardly any battles for position, but when the final caution came out it set up a fifteen lap run to the finish, one that Ellis was ready for as he pulled away on the late restart and was able to lead every single lap and score his first win in almost a year.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Ellis scored his 1st win of the year,
Ellis led 1 time for 150 laps, which was every single lap,
It was the 7th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at North Wilkesboro; 30 races ago,
Sam Ard, who finished 5th, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 363 points

1.12-Tommy Ellis (150 laps led)
2.7-Butch Lindley
3.30-Bubba Adams
4.27-Bosco Lowe
5.00-Sam Ard
6.45-Charlie Luck
7.49-Wayne Patterson
8.3-Mike Porter
9.32-Dale Jarrett
10.95-Bubba Nissen
11.24-Glenn Jarrett
12.2-Jeff Hensley
13.51-Robert Ingram
14.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
15.62-John Linville-1 lap
16.10-L.D. Ottinger-1 lap
17.99-Rick Mast-1 lap
18.17-Kenny Burks-1 lap
19.9-Bob Shreeves-2 laps
20.4-Joe Thurman-23 laps (Accident)
21.15-Geoffrey Bodine-38 laps (Accident)
22.1-Morgan Shepherd-38 laps (Accident)
23.11-Jack Ingram-40 laps (Accident)
24.6-Tommy Houston-75 laps (Clutch)
25.16-Jimmy Lawson-77 laps (Gearbox)
26.73-Billy Hogan-93 laps (Accident)
27.05-Dickie Linville-94 laps (Accident)
28.42-Elton Sawyer-94 laps (Accident)
29.07-Dickie Boswell-94 laps (Accident)
30.41-Jack Bland-94 laps (Accident)

Tommy Ellis-1-150

0 Lead Changes among 1 driver

Caution Flags: 17 for 85 laps
Lap 6 (Car #51 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 13 (Car #42 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 20 (Car #9 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 27 (Cars #95, 73 and 99 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 33 (Car #04 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 39 (Car #32 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 56 (Car #11 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 64 (Car #04 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 75 (Car #6 Stalled Backstretch),
Lap 83 (Car #15 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 91 (Cars 32, 4 and 11 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 100 (Cars #1, 99 and 00 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 106 (Car #17 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 112 (Cars #11, 45, 15, 3, 9, 49, 99 and 1 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 118 (Cars #9 and 45 Spin Turn 4),
Lap 127 (Cars #4 and 17 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 133 (Car #3 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 8.090 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes and 46 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 25th race of the season the Coca-Cola 300 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Sam Ard won the pole, with a time of 22.358 seconds, beating Dale Jarrett by 0.151 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard won his 7th pole of the year,
Ard won his 18th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since South Boston; 9 races ago,
Tommy Ellis, the winner of this event one year ago, is not entered in this event
Sam Ard, who will start 1st, has a 363 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.00-Sam Ard
2.32-Dale Jarrett
3.3-Mike Porter
4.38-Brad Teague
5.9-Bob Shreeves
6.6-Tommy Houston
7.5-Ray Huff
8.27-Bosco Lowe
9.2-Jeff Hensley
10.15-Glenn Jarrett
11.04-Eddie Falk
12.11-Jack Ingram
13.10-L.D. Ottinger
14.99-Rick Mast
15.50-Al Hylton
16.4-Joe Thurman
17.43-Dickie Linville
18.62-Melvin Swisher
19.49-Wayne Patterson
20.14-Ronnie Silver
21.72-Tommy Hilbert
22.60-Ed Berrier
23.45-Charlie Luck
24.53-Tim McGuire
25.36-Kerry Bodenhamer

Did Not Qualify
26.50-Allan Powell

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Race #25 - Coca-Cola 300

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 25th stop of the 1984 season in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the site of the North Wilkesboro Speedway for the Coca-Cola 300.

Points leader Sam Ard led the field to the Green Flag yet again on a short track and just like at South Boston earlier on the season, Ard completely dominated the day, never being passed on track, losing the lead only during a round of pit stops, and would lead all but one lap to score his sixth win of the season.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard scored his 6th win of the year,
Ard led 2 times for 149 laps, including the final 54 laps,
It was the 19th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since South Boston; 9 races ago,
Melvin Swisher, who finshed 15th, made his NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debut,
Sam Ard, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 388 points

1.00-Sam Ard (149 laps led)
2.32-Dale Jarrett
3.3-Mike Porter
4.10-L.D. Ottinger
5.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap (1 lap led)
6.38-Brad Teague-1 lap
7.9-Bob Shreeves-1 lap
8.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
9.2-Jeff Hensley-1 lap
10.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap
11.43-Dickie Linville-1 lap
12.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap
13.72-Tommy Hilbert-1 lap
14.4-Joe Thurman-1 lap
15.62-Melvin Swisher-2 laps
16.27-Bosco Lowe-2 laps
17.45-Charlie Luck-2 laps
18.99-Rick Mast-2 laps
19.49-Wayne Patterson-2 laps
20.60-Ed Berrier-2 laps
21.53-Tim McGuire-3 laps
22.36-Kerry Bodenhamer-3 laps
23.15-Glenn Jarrett-4 laps
24.50-Al Hylton-23 laps (Accident)
25.5-Ray Huff-150 laps (Header)

Sam Ard-1-95
Tommy Houston-96
Sam Ard-97-150

2 Lead Changes among 2 drivers

Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps
Lap 24 (Car #45 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 100 (Car #27 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 119 (Car #4 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 129 (Cars #50, 53, 60 and 36 Accident Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 7.332 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 14 Minutes and 26 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 26th race of the season the Miller Time 300 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Tim Richmond won the pole, with a time of 35.924 seconds, beating Rick Mast by 0.076 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Tim Richmond won his 1st pole of the year,
Richmond won his 1st career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 5th start,
Sam Ard, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 5th,
Sam Ard, who will start 5th, has a 388 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.0-Tim Richmond
2.99-Rick Mast
3.17-Darrell Waltrip
4.15-Geoffrey Bodine
5.00-Sam Ard
6.11-Jack Ingram
7.04-Eddie Falk
8.84-Bill Elliott
9.22-Donnie Allison
10.60-Ed Berrier
11.28-Phil Parsons
12.52-Robert Pressley
13.1-Morgan Shepherd
14.85-Curtis Markham
15.23-Davey Allison
16.47-Ron Bouchard
17.32-Dale Jarrett
18.43-Kenny Burks
19.83-Lake Speed
20.70-Bosco Lowe
21.35-David Ray Boggs
22.94-Tony Cunningham
23.34-Joe Kelly
24.6-Tommy Houston
25.10-L.D. Ottinger
26.45-Charlie Luck
27.29-Joe Thurman
28.24-Glenn Jarrett
29.89-Tom Peck
30.40-Bob Shreeves
31.51-Robert Ingram
32.98-Joe Ruttman
33.02-Kirk Bryant
34.7-Alan Kulwicki
35.48-Jimmy Hensley
36.8-Dale Earnhardt
37.2-Jeff Hensley
38.65-Ken Bouchard
39.50-Allan Powell
40.73-Mike McLaughlin
41.14-Ronnie Silver

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Race #26 - Miller Time 300

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 26th stop of the 1984 season in Concord, North Carolina, the site of the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Miller Time 300.

Tim Richmond led the field to the Green Flag but it was Darrell Waltrip who would make a move in Turn 4 to lead the first lap. Waltrip would dominate the day as due to the hot conditions nine of the ten drivers who dropped out was due to mechanical issues. Waltrip would lose his lead mostly due to pit stops or being trapped behind lap traffic but when he made contact with Ronnie Silver, bringing out the second and final caution, Waltrip's chance of winning was over.

With Waltrip out of contention, Phil Parsons would take over the lead. Right on his tail was Hendrick Motorsports driver Geoffrey Bodine and Bodine would take the lead but Parsons would make a power move with eleven laps to go to retake the lead and would be on defense for the remaining laps. Having gone just over one year without scoring a win, Parsons would finally get his first win of 1984 with a close win over Bodine at Charlotte.

Other Noticeables:
Phil Parsons scored his 1st win of the year,
Parsons led 5 times for 64 laps, including the final 11 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at South Boston; 31 races ago,
Donnie Allison(5th) and Robert Pressley(20th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
Sam Ard, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 462 points

1.28-Phil Parsons (64 laps led)
2.15-Geoffrey Bodine (1 lap led)
3.00-Sam Ard (1 lap led)
4.17-Darrell Waltrip (123 laps led)
5.22-Donnie Allison
6.84-Bill Elliott
7.1-Morgan Shepherd (11 laps led)
8.32-Dale Jarrett
9.45-Charlie Luck-1 lap
10.43-Kenny Burks-1 lap
11.24-Glenn Jarrett-1 lap
12.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap
13.70-Bosco Lowe-1 lap
14.94-Tony Cunningham-2 laps
15.35-David Ray Boggs-2 laps
16.34-Joe Kelly-2 laps
17.2-Jeff Hensley-3 laps
18.40-Bob Shreeves-3 laps
19.02-Kirk Bryant-3 laps
20.52-Robert Pressley-4 laps
21.89-Tom Peck-4 laps
22.8-Dale Earnhardt-4 laps
23.98-Joe Ruttman-4 laps
24.10-L.D. Ottinger-4 laps
25.47-Ron Bouchard-4 laps
26.65-Ken Bouchard-5 laps
27.6-Tommy Houston-5 laps
28.85-Curtis Markham-5 laps
29.50-Allan Powell-5 laps
30.14-Ronnie Silver-7 laps
31.51-Robert Ingram-8 laps
32.23-Davey Allison-32 laps (Camshaft)
33.7-Alan Kulwicki-58 laps (Engine)
34.04-Eddie Falk-73 laps (Accident)
35.99-Rick Mast-88 laps (Ignition)
36.73-Mike McLaughlin-88 laps (Gearbox)
37.29-Joe Thurman-93 laps (Clutch)
38.0-Tim Richmond-161 laps (Ignition)
39.60-Ed Berrier-165 laps (Piston)
40.48-Jimmy Hensley-172 laps (Piston)
41.83-Lake Speed-196 laps (Camshaft)

Tim Richmond-Pole
Darrell Waltrip-1-55
Morgan Shepherd-56-57
Darrell Waltrip-58
Morgan Shepherd-59
Sam Ard-60
Phil Parsons-61-63
Morgan Shepherd-64-71
Darrell Waltrip-72-123
Phil Parsons-124-127
Darrell Waltrip-128-138
Phil Parsons-139-143
Darrell Waltrip-144-147
Phil Parsons-148-188
Geoffrey Bodine-189
Phil Parsons-190-200

14 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps
Lap 127 (Car #65 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 148 (Car #14 Spin Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: 0.611 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 19 Minutes and 23 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 27th race of the season the Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 at the Hickory Motor Speedway.

Sam Ard won the pole, with a time of 18.873 seconds, beating Dale Jarrett by 0.040 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard won his 8th pole of the year,
Ard won his 19th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since North Wilkesboro; 2 races ago,
Dale Jarrett, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 2nd,
Sam Ard, who will start 1st, has a 462 point lead over Dale Jarrett

1.00-Sam Ard
2.32-Dale Jarrett
3.21-Larry Pearson
4.6-Tommy Houston
5.99-Rick Mast
6.14-Ronnie Silver
7.11-Jack Ingram
8.01-Pete Silva
9.07-Dickie Boswell
10.45-Charlie Luck
11.24-Glenn Jarrett
12.16-Jimmy Lawson
13.2-Jeff Hensley
14.38-Brad Teague
15.95-Joe Falk
16.27-Bosco Lowe
17.10-L.D. Ottinger
18.62-John Linville
19.1-Morgan Shepherd
20.41-Jack Bland
21.4-Joe Thurman
22.04-Eddie Falk
23.60-Ed Berrier
24.9-Bob Shreeves
25.43-Dickie Linville

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Race #27 - Bobby Isaac Memorial 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 27th stop of the 1984 season in Hickory, North Carolina, the site of the Hickory Motor Speedway for the Bobby Isaac Memorial 200.

Points leader Sam Ard led the field to the Green Flag and much like Ard had done much of the season, Ard quickly began to pull away but this time Ard had a challenge as Larry Pearson and Jack Ingram were the cars on his tail, both passing him before swapping the lead themselves. Pearson would trigger the second caution and a few laps later he would pass Ingram to retake the lead. Once in the lead, Pearson would have to deal with a damaged car as well as lap traffic and defend the race lead as he did just that, completely dominating the race by leading all but 46 laps to score his first career win.

Other Noticeables:
Larry Pearson scored his 1st win of the year,
Pearson led 2 times for 154 laps, including the final 150 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 25th start,
Joe Falk, who finished 9th, made his NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debut,
Sam Ard, who finished 20th, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 419 points

1.21-Larry Pearson (154 laps led)
2.11-Jack Ingram (25 laps led)
3.07-Dickie Boswell
4.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap
5.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap
6.10-L.D. Ottinger-1 lap
7.2-Jeff Hensley-1 lap
8.24-Glenn Jarrett-1 lap
9.95-Joe Falk-1 lap
10.38-Brad Teague-2 laps
11.4-Joe Thurman-2 laps
12.27-Bosco Lowe-2 laps
13.43-Dickie Linville-2 laps
14.32-Dale Jarrett-2 laps
15.99-Rick Mast-3 laps
16.45-Charlie Luck-3 laps
17.41-Jack Bland-3 laps
18.60-Ed Berrier-4 laps
19.01-Pete Silva-4 laps
20.00-Sam Ard-4 laps (21 laps led)
21.16-Jimmy Lawson-5 laps
22.1-Morgan Shepherd-5 laps
23.62-John Linville-6 laps
24.9-Bob Shreeves-160 laps (Engine)
25.04-Eddie Falk-160 laps (Transmission)

Sam Ard-1-21
Larry Pearson-22-25
Jack Ingram-26-50
Larry Pearson-51-200

3 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lap 33 (Car #16 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 43 (Car #9 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 17.087 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 12 Minutes and 11 Seconds

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The field has finished qualifying for the 28th race of the season the Komfort Koach 200 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway.

Geoffrey Bodine won the pole, with a time of 28.242 seconds, beating Larry Walker by 0.007 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Geoffrey Bodine won his 2nd pole of the year,
Bodine won his 3rd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Daytona; 27 races ago,
Sam Ard, who will start 30th, has a 419 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.15-Geoffrey Bodine
2.82-Larry Walker
3.70-Bosco Lowe
4.47-Ron Bouchard
5.6-Tommy Houston
6.40-Bob Shreeves
7.50-Allan Powell
8.2-Jeff Hensley
9.87-Steve Jarvis
10.03-Gene Coyle
11.60-Ed Berrier
12.48-Joe Thurman
13.97-Harry Lee Hill
14.67-Jeff Berry
15.14-Ronnie Silver
16.52-Larry Pearson
17.39-Mitchell Clark
18.04-Eddie Falk
19.07-Dickie Boswell
20.45-Charlie Luck
21.61-Glenn Sears
22.71-Dickie Linville
23.24-Glenn Jarrett
24.02-Kirk Bryant
25.10-L.D. Ottinger
26.1-Morgan Shepherd
27.51-Robert Ingram
28.34-Joe Kelly
29.11-Jack Ingram
30.00-Sam Ard
31.22-Bobby Allison
32.85-Bobby Boggero
33.23-Davey Allison
34.49-Wayne Patterson
35.73-Billy Hogan
36.32-Dale Jarrett

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Race #28 - Komfort Koach 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 28th stop of the 1984 season in Rockingham, North Carolina, the site of the North Carolina Motor Speedway for the Komfort Koach 200.

Geoffrey Bodine led the field to the green flag but it was Bosco Lowe who would lead the first lap around the one mile track. Early in the race championship contenders would be involved in wrecks including leader Sam Ard while up front Lowe would dominate the first one hundred laps before Tommy Houston would take over, his hopes of a title hanging on by a thread as he would swap the lead with Ron Bouchard and Joe Thurman over the last ninety seven laps but it would be a late race caution that would determine who would win.

Joe Thurman would swap the lead with Ron Bouchard before Tommy Houston would take the lead late and appeared on his way to a win, but on his bumper was Bosco Lowe, who hadn't won a race in over a year, as Lowe would drive on by and would go on a score a dominating win by nearly ten seconds.

Meanwhile, crossing the start/finish line in 24th, Sam Ard locked up the 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Championship with one race remaining, but his celebration would be short lived as it was discovered that during an earlier crash in the day, he had suffered a dislocated shoulder and critical head injuries. Ard would be transported to a local hospital with doctor's saying the injuries would be too severe for him to compete in the season finale at Martinsville and his racing career over.

Other Noticeables:
Bosco Lowe scored his 1st win of the year,
Lowe led 2 times for 120 laps, including the final 19 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at South Boston; 56 races ago,
Gene Coyle, who finished 13th, made his NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debut,
Sam Ard, who finished 24th, clinched the 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Championship

1.70-Bosco Lowe (120 laps led)
2.6-Tommy Houston (38 laps led)
3.48-Joe Thurman (17 laps led)
4.47-Ron Bouchard (20 laps led)
5.87-Steve Jarvis
6.15-Geoffrey Bodine
7.04-Eddie Falk
8.52-Larry Pearson
9.82-Larry Walker
10.07-Dickie Boswell-1 lap
11.40-Bob Shreeves-1 lap (2 laps led)
12.32-Dale Jarrett-1 lap
13.03-Gene Coyle-2 laps
14.02-Kirk Bryant-2 laps
15.49-Wayne Patterson-2 laps
16.45-Charlie Luck-3 laps
17.22-Bobby Allison-3 laps
18.60-Ed Berrier-3 laps
19.39-Mitchell Clark-4 laps
20.10-L.D. Ottinger-4 laps
21.51-Robert Ingram-4 laps
22.1-Morgan Shepherd-5 laps
23.24-Glenn Jarrett-5 laps
24.00-Sam Ard-8 laps
25.97-Harry Lee Hill-63 laps (Piston)
26.61-Glenn Sears-99 laps (Clutch)
27.50-Allan Powell-120 laps (Accident)
28.2-Jeff Hensley-121 laps (Accident)
29.14-Ronnie Silver-122 laps (Accident)
30.11-Jack Ingram-122 laps (Accident)
31.85-Bobby Boggero-192 laps (Accident)
32.73-Billy Hogan-194 laps (Accident)
33.23-Davey Allison-194 laps (Accident)
34.34-Joe Kelly-194 laps (Accident)
35.71-Dickie Linville-194 laps (Accident)
36.67-Jeff Berry-195 laps (Accident)

Geoffrey Bodine-Pole
Bosco Lowe-1-101
Ron Bouchard-102-116
Tommy Houston-117-149
Bob Shreeves-150-151
Ron Bouchard-152-153
Joe Thurman-154-155
Ron Bouchard-156-158
Joe Thurman-159-173
Tommy Houston-174-178
Bosco Lowe-179-197

9 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 7 for 28 laps
Lap 4 (Cars #67, 00, 23, 71, 73, 34, 85 and 02 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 63 (Car #39 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 69 (Car #00 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 76 (Cars #6, 45 and 50 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 82 (Cars #1 and 97 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 159 (Car #1 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 165 (Cars #04 and 03 Spin Turn 2)

Margin of Victory: 10.954 Seconds

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

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The field has finished qualifying for the 29th and final race of the season the Cardinal 250 at the Martinsville Speedway.

Morgan Shepherd won the pole, with a time of 25.898 seconds, beating Elton Sawyer by 0.019 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Morgan Shepherd won his 1st pole of the year,
Shepherd won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1982 at Caraway; 75 races ago,
Dale Jarrett, who won this race one year ago, will be starting 21st,
Sam Ard, who is not entered in this event due to being injured in the last event, has already locked up the championship

1.1-Morgan Shepherd
2.42-Elton Sawyer
3.10-L.D. Ottinger
4.88-Jimmy Hensley
5.38-Brad Teague
6.15-Geoffrey Bodine
7.9-Bob Shreeves
8.45-Charlie Luck
9.60-Ed Berrier
10.7-Butch Lindley
11.4-Joe Thurman
12.6-Tommy Houston
13.62-John Linville
14.11-Jack Ingram
15.2-Jeff Hensley
16.24-Glenn Jarrett
17.12-Tommy Ellis
18.3-Mike Porter
19.41-Jack Bland
20.27-Bosco Lowe
21.32-Dale Jarrett
22.30-Bubba Adams
23.21-Larry Pearson
24.14-Ronnie Silver
25.28-Phil Parsons
26.73-Billy Hogan
27.99-Dickie Boswell
28.04-Eddie Falk
29.95-Bubba Nissen
30.43-Dickie Linville
31.16-Jimmy Lawson
32.51-Robert Ingram

[Blaise Zebrataur]

Race #29 - Cardinal 250

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 29th and final stop of the 1984 season in Martinsville, Virginia, the site of the Martinsville Speedway for the Cardinal 250.

Morgan Shepherd led the field to the green flag as for the the second and final time in 1984 drivers raced at the half mile at Martinsville while many drivers had other things on their mind. Sam Ard, who had locked up the championship at the previous race at North Carolina Motor Speedway, was still in the hospital after suffering career ending injuries and all thirty two drivers in the race had a special decals on their cars in show of their support for Ard. Shepherd would get a great jump at the start and quickly began to pull away as the short track proved to be a pretty calm race with only three cautions coming out and only two drivers retiring from the race, both due to mechanical issues.

Shepherd would lose the lead during the first round of pit stops to Geoffrey Bodine, who would lead much of the middle of the race, before he too would lose the lead during the last pit stop to L.D. Ottinger, but he too had to make a pit stop, handing the lead back over to Shepherd. Back out in front with fresh tires, Shepherd would be on defense for the remaining laps, as he was able to hold on for his first win in over two years.

Other Noticeables:
Morgan Shepherd scored his 1st win of the year,
Shepherd led 2 times for 169 laps, including the final 81 laps,
It was the 3rd win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1982 at Asheville; 79 races ago,
Sam Ard, who wasn't in this race due to injuries suffered one race ago, is the 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Champion, winning the title by 222 points over Tommy Houston

1.1-Morgan Shepherd (169 laps led)
2.10-L.D. Ottinger (4 laps led)
3.42-Elton Sawyer
4.15-Geoffrey Bodine (77 laps led)
5.4-Joe Thurman
6.32-Dale Jarrett
7.60-Ed Berrier-1 lap
8.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap
9.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps
10.62-John Linville-2 laps
11.45-Charlie Luck-2 laps
12.9-Bob Shreeves-2 laps
13.3-Mike Porter-2 laps
14.7-Butch Lindley-2 laps
15.6-Tommy Houston-2 laps
16.28-Phil Parsons-3 laps
17.21-Larry Pearson-3 laps
18.24-Glenn Jarrett-3 laps
19.12-Tommy Ellis-3 laps
20.88-Jimmy Hensley-3 laps
21.2-Jeff Hensley-3 laps
22.99-Dickie Boswell-3 laps
23.04-Eddie Falk-3 laps
24.43-Dickie Linville-4 laps
25.16-Jimmy Lawson-4 laps
26.95-Bubba Nissen-4 laps
27.38-Brad Teague-5 laps
28.73-Billy Hogan-5 laps
29.51-Robert Ingram-5 laps
30.30-Bubba Adams-6 laps
31.41-Jack Bland-61 laps (Clutch)
32.27-Bosco Lowe-195 laps (Piston)

Morgan Shepherd-1-88
L.D. Ottinger-89
Geoffrey Bodine-90-158
L.D. Ottinger-159
Geoffrey Bodine-160-167
L.D. Ottinger-168-169
Morgan Shepherd-170-250

6 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 87 (Car #95 Stalled Frontstretch),
Lap 93 (Cars #43, 45 and 62 Accident Turn 3),
Lap 112 (Car #73 Spin Turn 1)

Margin of Victory: 1.595 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 4 Minutes and 53 Seconds