1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

The 1983 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series season began on February 19 and ended on October 30. Sam Ard won the championship at season's end.

Contents 1 Calendar 2 Goody's 300 3 Eastern 150 4 Coca-Cola 200 5 Mountain Dew 400 6 Miller Time 250 7 Holly Farms Fried Chicken 3-99 8 WDVA 200 9 Coca-Cola 200 10 Hampton Chevrolet 250 11 Late Model Sportsman 200 12 Southeastern 150 13 Charlotte Mello Yello 300 14 Busch 200 15 Shoney's 200 16 L.D. Swain & Son 200 17 Rose's Stores 200 18 Mason Day Paving 200 19 Goody's Invitational 200 20 Miller High Life 200 21 Coca-Cola 200 22 Goody's 200 23 Virginia 200 24 Kroger NASCAR 200 25 Dapco Auto Parts 200 26 Free Service Tire Stores 150 27 Bobby Isaac/Pepsi 400 28 Darlington 250 29 Miller Time 150 30 Coca-Cola 400 31 Miller High Life Invitational 300 32 Autumn 150 33 Soloman Enterprises 200 34 Miller Time 300 35 Benny Yount Chrysler-Plymouth 200 36 Cardinal 250 37 References

Calendar

Calendar as follows^[1]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Feb 19
2	Eastern 150	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Feb 26
3	Coca-Cola 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Mar 5
4	Mountain Dew 400	Hickory Speedway	Mar 13
5	Miller Time 250	Martinsville Speedway	Mar 20
6	Holly Farms Fried Chicken 399	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Apr 3
7	WDVA 200	South Boston Speedway	Apr 16
8	Coca-Cola 200 Greenville	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Apr 30
9	Hampton Chevrolet 200	Langley Speedway	May 7
10	Late Model Sportsman 200	Dover Downs International Speedway	May 14
11	Southeastern 150	Bristol Motor Speedway	May 21
12	Charlotte Mello Yellow 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	May 28
13	Busch 200	South Boston Speedway	Jun 4
14	Shoney's 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Jun 11
15	L.D. Swain & Son 200	Orange County Speedway	Jun 18
16	Rose's Stores 200	South Boston Speedway	Jun 25
17	Mason Day Paving 200	Orange County Speedway	Jul 2
18	Goody's Invitational 200	Caraway Speedway	Jul 6
19	Miller High Life 200	Orange County Speedway	Jul 9
20	Coca-Cola 200	South Boston Speedway	Jul 23
21	Goody's 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Jul 30
22	Virginia 200	Langley Speedway	Aug 6
23	Kroger NASCAR 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park	Aug 13
24	Dapco Auto Parts 200	Greensville-Pickens Speedway	Aug 20
25	Free Service Tire Stores 150	Bristol Motor Speedway	Aug 26
26	Bobby Issac/Pepsi 400	Hickory Motor Speedway	Sep 3
27	Darlington 250	Darlington Raceway	Sep 4
28	Miller Time 150	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Sep 10
29	Coca-Cola 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Sep 11
30	Miller High Life Invitational 300	South Boston Speedway	Sep 17
31	Autumn 150	Martinsville Speedway	Sep 24
32	Soloman Enterprises 200	Orange County Speedway	Oct 1
33	Miller Time 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Oct 8
34	Benny Yount Chrysler-Plymouth 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Oct 16
35	Cardinal 250	Martinsville Speedway	Oct 30

Goody's 300

The Goody's 300 was held February 19 at Daytona International Speedway. Sam Ard won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. Darrell Waltrip
2. Geoffrey Bodine
3. Neil Bonnett
4. Phil Parsons
5. Morgan Shepherd
6. Sam Ard
7. Tommy Ellis
8. Joe Ruttman
9. Larry Pearson
10. Tommy Berry

Eastern 150

The Eastern 150 was held February 26 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Berry
2. Tommy Houston
3. Pete Silva
4. Jack Ingram
5. Geoffrey Bodine
6. Bosco Lowe
7. Phil Parsons
8. Ronnie Silver
9. Rick Hanley
10. Rodney Howard

Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Dale Earnhardt
2. Bobby Allison
3. Butch Lindley
4. L.D. Ottinger
5. Bosco Lowe
6. Neil Bonnett
7. Tommy Houston
8. Jack Ingram
9. Phil Parsons
10. Pete Silva

Mountain Dew 400

The Mountain Dew 400 was held March 13 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Ellis
2. Morgan Shepherd
3. Sam Ard
4. Pete Silva
5. Ronnie Silver
6. Jack Ingram
7. Dale Jarrett
8. Phil Parsons
9. Rodney Howard
10. Gary Neice

Miller Time 250

The Miller Time 250 was held March 20 at Martinsville Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Morgan Shepherd
3. Jack Ingram
4. Joe Thurman
5. Pete Silva
6. Tommy Houston
7. Jimmy Lawson
8. Rodney Howard
9. Tommy Ellis
10. Diane Teel

Holly Farms Fried Chicken 3-99

The Holly Farms Fried Chicken 3-99 was held April 3 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Tommy Houston
3. Morgan Shepherd
4. Pete Silva
5. Ronnie Silver
6. Jack Ingram
7. Jeff Hensley
8. Joe Thurman
9. Jimmy Lawson
10. Eddie Falk

WDVA 200

The WDVA 200 was held April 16 at South Boston Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Ellis
2. Bosco Lowe
3. Gary Neice
4. Jeff Hensley
5. Eddie Falk
6. Jimmy Hensley
7. Morgan Shepherd
8. Mitchell Clark
9. Dale Jarrett
10. Butch Lindley

Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 was held April 30 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Jack Ingram
2. Butch Lindley
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Tommy Houston
5. Tony Warren
6. Morgan Shepherd
7. Mike Messer
8. Jeff Hensley
9. Sam Ard
10. Eddie Falk

Hampton Chevrolet 250

The Hampton Chevrolet 250 was held May 7 at Langley Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Jack Ingram
2. Pete Silva
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Tommy Houston
5. Bob Shreeves
6. Dickie Boswell
7. Sam Ard
8. Jimmy Lawson
9. Bosco Lowe
10. Rick Mast

Late Model Sportsman 200

The Late Model Sportsman 200 was held May 14 at Dover Downs International Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Ricky Rudd
2. Bobby Allison
3. Sam Ard
4. Dale Earnhardt
5. Glenn Jarrett
6. Pete Silva
7. Bosco Lowe
8. Tommy Ellis
9. Joe Kelly
10. Ken Bouchard

Southeastern 150

The Southeastern 150 was held May 21 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Morgan Shepherd
2. Dale Jarrett
3. Tommy Ellis
4. Rick Mast
5. Tommy Houston
6. Bosco Lowe
7. Jeff Berry
8. Jimmy Hensley
9. Sam Ard
10. Tommy Hilbert

Charlotte Mello Yello 300

The Charlotte Mello Yello 300 was held May 28 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Dale Earnhardt
2. Neil Bonnett
3. Bill Elliott
4. Harry Gant
5. Bobby Allison
6. Jack Ingram
7. Joe Ruttman
8. Tommy Houston
9. Davey Allison
10. Joe Kelly

Earnhardt's win was the first NASCAR national series win for All Star Racing, owned by Charlotte auto dealer Rick Hendrick and car builder Robert Gee (whose daughter ironically had divorced Earnhardt; Earnhardt's younger son is the grandson of Gee).

Busch 200

The Busch 200 was held June 4 at South Boston Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Ellis
2. Butch Lindley
3. Jack Ingram
4. Rick Mast
5. Dale Jarrett
6. Pete Silva
7. Robert Ingram
8. Jack Bland
9. Jimmy Lawson
10. Bosco Lowe

Shoney's 200

The Shoney's 200 was held June 11 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Ellis
2. Jack Ingram
3. Sam Ard
4. Bob Shreeves
5. Butch Lindley
6. Tony Warren
7. Bennie Davis
8. Jimmy Hensley
9. Dale Jarrett
10. Ronnie Silver

L.D. Swain & Son 200

The L.D. Swain & Son 200 was held June 18 at Orange County Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Jack Ingram
2. Tommy Ellis
3. Butch Lindley
4. Sam Ard
5. Tommy Houston
6. Bob Shreeves
7. Ronnie Silver
8. Phil Parsons
9. Jimmy Hensley
10. Charlie Luck

Rose's Stores 200

The Rose's Stores 200 was held June 25 at South Boston Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Ellis
2. Jack Ingram
3. Butch Lindley
4. Morgan Shepherd
5. Bob Shreeves
6. Eddie Falk
7. Phil Parsons
8. Charlie Luck
9. Ronnie Silver
10. Dickie Boswell

Mason Day Paving 200

The Mason Day Paving 200 was held July 2 at Orange County Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Houston
2. Jack Ingram
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Sam Ard
5. Ronnie Silver
6. Jimmy Hensley
7. Robert Ingram
8. Junior Miller
9. Bob Shreeves
10. Jeff Hensley

Goody's Invitational 200

The Goody's Invitational 200 was held July 6 at Caraway Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Butch Lindley
2. Jack Ingram
3. Jimmy Hensley
4. Tommy Houston
5. Dale Jarrett
6. Eddie Falk
7. Sam Ard
8. Ronnie Silver
9. Bob Shreeves
10. Jeff Hensley

Miller High Life 200

The Miller High Life 200 was held July 9 at Orange County Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Houston
2. Jack Ingram
3. Sam Ard
4. Phil Parsons
5. Dale Jarrett
6. Tommy Ellis
7. Jimmy Hensley
8. Ronnie Silver
9. Eddie Falk
10. Butch Lindley

Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 was held July 23 at South Boston Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Ellis
2. Jack Ingram
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Sam Ard
5. Robert Ingram
6. Tommy Houston
7. Rick Mast
8. Bob Shreeves
9. Bosco Lowe
10. Larry Pearson

Goody's 200

The Goody's 200 was held July 30 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Jack Ingram
3. Tommy Ellis
4. Bob Shreeves
5. Dale Jarrett
6. Ronnie Silver
7. Eddie Falk
8. Larry Pearson
9. Jimmy Hensley
10. Joe Thurman

Virginia 200

The Virginia 200 was held August 6 at Langley Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Jack Ingram
2. Dale Jarrett
3. Tommy Ellis
4. Butch Lindley
5. Jimmy Lawson
6. Eddie Falk
7. Sam Ard
8. Jimmy Hensley
9. Bob Shreeves
10. Charlie Luck

Kroger NASCAR 200

The Kroger NASCAR 200 was held August 13 at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Houston
2. Darrell Waltrip
3. Sam Ard
4. Phil Parsons
5. Tommy Ellis
6. Dale Jarrett
7. Rodney Howard
8. Morgan Shepherd
9. Jimmy Hensley
10. Ronnie Silver

Dapco Auto Parts 200

The Dapco Auto Parts 200 was held August 20 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Butch Lindley
2. Dale Jarrett
3. Jack Ingram
4. Jimmy Hensley
5. Ronnie Silver
6. Sam Ard
7. Charlie Luck
8. Larry Pearson
9. Jeff Hensley
10. Bennie Davis

Free Service Tire Stores 150

The Free Service Tire Stores 150 was held August 26 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Jack Ingram
3. Tommy Ellis
4. Morgan Shepherd
5. Rick Mast
6. Tommy Houston
7. Charlie Luck
8. Jimmy Lawson
9. Tommy Hilbert
10. Jeff Hall

Bobby Isaac/Pepsi 400

The Bobby Isaac/Pepsi 400 was held September 3 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Houston
2. Jack Ingram
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Tommy Ellis
5. Sam Ard
6. Pete Silva
7. Jimmy Lawson
8. Bob Shreeves
9. Ronnie Silver
10. Eddie Falk

Darlington 250

The Darlington 250 was held September 4 at Darlington Raceway.

Top Ten Results

1. Neil Bonnett
2. Sam Ard
3. Jack Ingram
4. Davey Allison
5. Ron Bouchard
6. Glenn Jarrett
7. Tommy Ellis
8. Tommy Houston
9. Bosco Lowe
10. Pete Silva

NOTE: This race was run on Sunday; under South Carolina Blue Laws, the distance was 250 miles to comply with the ban on Sunday racing unless the race distance was 250 miles or greater.

Miller Time 150

The Miller Time 150 was held September 10 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway.

Top Ten Results

1. Morgan Shepherd
2. Tommy Ellis
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Tommy Houston
5. Sam Ard
6. Jimmy Hensley
7. Jack Ingram
8. Bosco Lowe
9. Dickie Boswell
10. Jack Bland

Coca-Cola 400

The Coca-Cola 400 was held September 11 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Tommy Ellis
2. Tommy Houston
3. Jimmy Hensley
4. Larry Pearson
5. Sam Ard
6. Jack Ingram
7. Phil Parsons
8. Ronnie Silver
9. Bob Shreeves
10. Rodney Howard

Miller High Life Invitational 300

The Miller High Life Invitational 300 was held September 17 at South Boston Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Jack Ingram
3. Ronnie Silver
4. Tommy Ellis
5. Dickie Boswell
6. Phil Parsons
7. Al Hylton
8. Tommy Houston
9. Eddie Falk
10. Jeff Hensley

Autumn 150

The Autumn 150 was held September 24 at Martinsville Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Morgan Shepherd
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Phil Parsons
5. Jack Ingram
6. Jimmy Hensley
7. Charlie Luck
8. Pete Silva
9. Eddie Falk
10. Rick Mast

Soloman Enterprises 200

The Soloman Enterprises 200 was held October 1 at Orange County Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Dale Jarrett
3. Tommy Houston
4. Jack Ingram
5. Jimmy Hensley
6. Rick Mast
7. Dickie Boswell
8. Jack Bland
9. Jeff Hensley
10. Eddie Falk

Miller Time 300

The Miller Time 300 was held October 8 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Dale Earnhardt
3. Ron Bouchard
4. Bobby Allison
5. Neil Bonnett
6. Lake Speed
7. Davey Allison
8. Glenn Jarrett
9. Pete Silva
10. Rodney Combs

Benny Yount Chrysler-Plymouth 200

The Benny Yount Chrysler-Plymouth 200 was held October 16 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Jack Ingram
2. Sam Ard
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Ronnie Silver
5. Charlie Luck
6. Bob Shreeves
7. Allan Powell
8. Morgan Shepherd
9. Eddie Falk
10. Ronnie Davidson

Cardinal 250

The Cardinal 250 was held October 30 at Martinsville Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. Sam Ard
2. Dale Jarrett
3. Jack Ingram
4. Pete Silva
5. Jimmy Hensley
6. Jay Hedgecock
7. Phil Parsons
8. Jeff Hensley
9. Bob Shreeves
10. Larry Ogle

References

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