1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series
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The 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series began on February 19 and ended on October 30. Sam Ard won the championship at season's end.


Schedule

Schedule as follows


Races


Goody's 300

The Goody's 300 was held February 19 at
Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, about north of Orlando, Florida, Orlando. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race ...
. Sam Ard won the pole. Top Ten Results #17- Darrell Waltrip #89- Geoff Bodine #75-
Neil Bonnett Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby a ...
#28- Phil Parsons #7- Morgan Shepherd #00- Sam Ard #12- Tommy Ellis #82-
Joe Ruttman Raymond Joseph Ruttman (born October 28, 1944) is an American former stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series. With 13 career wins in the Truck Series he is currently t ...
#21- Larry Pearson #6- Tommy Houston


Eastern 150

The Eastern 150 was held February 26 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Top Ten Results #00- Sam Ard #6- Tommy Houston #1- Pete Silva #11- Jack Ingram #50- Geoff Bodine #20- Bosco Lowe #28- Phil Parsons #14- Ronnie Silver #44- Rick Hanley #06- Rodney Howard


Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 was held March 5 at North Carolina Motor Speedway. Top Ten Results #15-
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#88-
Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison (December 3, 1937 – November 9, 2024) was an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. Allison was the founder of the Alabama Gang, a group of drivers based in Hueytown, Alabama, where there were abundant ...
#01- Butch Lindley #34- L. D. Ottinger #70- Bosco Lowe #75-
Neil Bonnett Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby a ...
#6- Tommy Houston #11- Jack Ingram #28- Phil Parsons #1- Pete Silva


Mello Yello 200

The Mello Yello 200 was held March 13 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Top Ten Results #12- Tommy Ellis #7- Morgan Shepherd #00- Sam Ard #1- Pete Silva #14- Ronnie Silver #11- Jack Ingram #32- Dale Jarrett #28- Phil Parsons #06- Rodney Howard #10- Gary Neice


Miller Time 250

The Miller Time 250 was held March 20 at
Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States, a community of Martinsville, Virginia. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1947, primarily events sanctione ...
. Top Ten Results #00- Sam Ard #7- Morgan Shepherd #11- Jack Ingram #4- Joe Thurman #1- Pete Silva #6- Tommy Houston #16- Jimmy Lawson #06- Rodney Howard #12- Tommy Ellis #19- Diane Teel


Holly Farms Fried Chicken 3-99

The Holly Farms Fried Chicken 3-99 was held April 3 at
North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro Speedway is a paved oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1947; primarily races sanctioned by ...
. Top Ten Results #00- Sam Ard #6- Tommy Houston #7- Morgan Shepherd #1- Pete Silva #14- Ronnie Silver #11- Jack Ingram #2- Jeff Hensley #4- Joe Thurman #16- Jimmy Lawson #04- Eddie Falk


WDVA 200

The WDVA 200 was held April 16 at South Boston Speedway. Top Ten Results #12- Tommy Ellis #20- Bosco Lowe #10- Gary Neice #2- Jeff Hensley #04- Eddie Falk #63- Jimmy Hensley #7- Morgan Shepherd #39- Mitchell Clark #32- Dale Jarrett #01- Butch Lindley


Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 was held April 30 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Top Ten Results #11- Jack Ingram #01- Butch Lindley #32- Dale Jarrett #6- Tommy Houston #03- Tony Warren #7- Morgan Shepherd #27- Mike Messer #2- Jeff Hensley #00- Sam Ard #04- Eddie Falk


Hampton Chevrolet 250

The Hampton Chevrolet 250 was held May 7 at Langley Speedway. Top Ten Results #11- Jack Ingram #1- Pete Silva #32- Dale Jarrett #6- Tommy Houston #9- Bob Shreeves #07- Dickie Boswell #00- Sam Ard #16- Jimmy Lawson #20- Bosco Lowe #22-
Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...


Late Model Sportsman 200

The
Sportsman 200 Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at the Dover Motor Speedway. The track held 2 races annually from 1986 to 2020. The track dropped to one race a year in 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, 2021, as Dover Motorsports gav ...
was held May 14 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Top Ten Results #01-
Ricky Rudd Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "the Rooster", is an American former racing driver and racing team owner. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and former NASCAR Busch Series driver Jason Rudd. He retired in 2007 with 23 ...
#22-
Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison (December 3, 1937 – November 9, 2024) was an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. Allison was the founder of the Alabama Gang, a group of drivers based in Hueytown, Alabama, where there were abundant ...
#00- Sam Ard #15-
Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt (; April 29, 1951February 18, 2001) was an American professional Stock car racing, stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Serie ...
#24- Glenn Jarrett #1- Pete Silva #70- Bosco Lowe #12- Tommy Ellis #34- Joe Kelly #08- Ken Bouchard


Southeastern 150

The Southeastern 150 was held May 21 at
Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track ha ...
. Top Ten Results #7- Morgan Shepherd #32- Dale Jarrett #12- Tommy Ellis #22-
Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...
#6- Tommy Houston #20- Bosco Lowe #18- Jeff Berry #63- Jimmy Hensley #00- Sam Ard #72- Tommy Hilbert


Charlotte Mello Yello 300

The Charlotte Mello Yello 300 was held May 28 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway (known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a quad-oval Oval track racing#Intermediate, intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since it ...
. Top Ten Results #15-
Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt (; April 29, 1951February 18, 2001) was an American professional Stock car racing, stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Serie ...
#75-
Neil Bonnett Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby a ...
#17-
Bill Elliott William Clyde Elliott Sr. (born October 8, 1955), also known as "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville", "Million Dollar Bill", or "Wild Bill" is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the Superstar Racing Experienc ...
#28-
Harry Gant Harold Phil Gant"Harry P. Gant"
(born January 10, 1940) is an American former
Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison (December 3, 1937 – November 9, 2024) was an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. Allison was the founder of the Alabama Gang, a group of drivers based in Hueytown, Alabama, where there were abundant ...
#11- Jack Ingram #98-
Joe Ruttman Raymond Joseph Ruttman (born October 28, 1944) is an American former stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series. With 13 career wins in the Truck Series he is currently t ...
#6- Tommy Houston #23- Davey Allison #34- Joe Kelly Earnhardt's win is now recognised as the first-ever NASCAR win for
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, as it was the first NASCAR national series for All Star Racing, a partnership between Rick Hendrick and Robert Gee. That team moved to the Cup Series in 1984, and in 1985 became Hendrick Motorsports.


Busch 200

The Busch 200 was held June 4 at South Boston Speedway. Top Ten Results #12- Tommy Ellis #36- Butch Lindley #11- Jack Ingram #22-
Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...
#32- Dale Jarrett #1- Pete Silva #51- Robert Ingram #41- Jack Bland #16- Jimmy Lawson #20- Bosco Lowe


Shoney's 200

The Shoney's 200 was held June 11 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Top Ten Results # Tommy Ellis # Jack Ingram # Sam Ard # Bob Shreeves # Butch Lindley # Tony Warren # Bennie Davis # Jimmy Hensley # Dale Jarrett # Ronnie Silver


L. D. Swain & Son 200

The L. D. Swain & Son 200 was held June 18 at Orange County Speedway. Top Ten Results # Jack Ingram # Tommy Ellis # Butch Lindley # Sam Ard # Tommy Houston # Bob Shreeves # Ronnie Silver # Phil Parsons # Jimmy Hensley # Charlie Luck


Rose's Stores 200

The Rose's Stores 200 was held June 25 at South Boston Speedway. Top Ten Results # Tommy Ellis # Jack Ingram # Butch Lindley # Morgan Shepherd # Bob Shreeves # Eddie Falk # Phil Parsons # Charlie Luck # Ronnie Silver # Dickie Boswell


Mason Day Paving 200

The Mason Day Paving 200 was held July 2 at Orange County Speedway. Top Ten Results # Tommy Houston # Jack Ingram # Dale Jarrett # Sam Ard # Ronnie Silver # Jimmy Hensley # Robert Ingram # Junior Miller # Bob Shreeves # Jeff Hensley


Goody's Invitational 200

The Goody's Invitational 200 was held July 6 at Caraway Speedway. Top Ten Results # Butch Lindley # Jack Ingram # Jimmy Hensley # Tommy Houston # Dale Jarrett # Eddie Falk # Sam Ard # Ronnie Silver # Bob Shreeves # Jeff Hensley


Mello Yello 200

The Mello Yello 200 was held July 9 at Orange County Speedway. Top Ten Results # Tommy Houston # Jack Ingram # Sam Ard # Phil Parsons # Dale Jarrett # Tommy Ellis # Jimmy Hensley # Ronnie Silver # Eddie Falk # Butch Lindley


Coca-Cola 200

The Coca-Cola 200 was held July 23 at South Boston Speedway. Top Ten Results # Tommy Ellis # Jack Ingram # Dale Jarrett # Sam Ard # Robert Ingram # Tommy Houston #
Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...
# Bob Shreeves # Bosco Lowe # Larry Pearson


Goody's 200

The Goody's 200 was held July 30 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Top Ten Results # Sam Ard # Jack Ingram # Tommy Ellis # Bob Shreeves # Dale Jarrett # Ronnie Silver # Eddie Falk # Larry Pearson # Jimmy Hensley # Joe Thurman


Virginia 200

The Virginia 200 was held August 6 at Langley Speedway. Top Ten Results # Jack Ingram # Dale Jarrett # Tommy Ellis # Butch Lindley # Jimmy Lawson # Eddie Falk # Sam Ard # Jimmy Hensley # Bob Shreeves # Charlie Luck


Kroger NASCAR 200

The Kroger NASCAR 200 was held August 13 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Top Ten Results # Tommy Houston # Darrell Waltrip # Sam Ard # Phil Parsons # Tommy Ellis # Dale Jarrett # Rodney Howard # Morgan Shepherd # Jimmy Hensley # Ronnie Silver


Dapco Auto Parts 200

The Dapco Auto Parts 200 was held August 20 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Top Ten Results # Butch Lindley # Dale Jarrett # Jack Ingram # Jimmy Hensley # Ronnie Silver # Sam Ard # Charlie Luck # Larry Pearson # Jeff Hensley # Bennie Davis


Free Service Tire Stores 150

The Free Service Tire Stores 150 was held August 26 at
Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track ha ...
. Top Ten Results # Sam Ard # Jack Ingram # Tommy Ellis # Morgan Shepherd #
Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...
# Tommy Houston # Charlie Luck # Jimmy Lawson # Tommy Hilbert # Jeff Hall


Bobby Isaac Memorial 200

The Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 was held September 3 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Top Ten Results # Tommy Houston # Jack Ingram # Dale Jarrett # Tommy Ellis # Sam Ard # Pete Silva # Jimmy Lawson # Bob Shreeves # Ronnie Silver # Eddie Falk


Darlington 250

The Darlington 250 was held September 4 at
Darlington Raceway Darlington Raceway is a egg-shaped oval track in Darlington, South Carolina. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1950; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR. The venue has a capacity of 47,00 ...
. Top Ten Results #
Neil Bonnett Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby a ...
# Sam Ard # Jack Ingram # Davey Allison # Ron Bouchard # Glenn Jarrett # Tommy Ellis # Tommy Houston # Bosco Lowe # Pete Silva NOTE: This race was run on Sunday; under South Carolina
Blue Laws Blue laws (also known as Sunday laws, Sunday trade laws, and Sunday closing laws) are laws restricting or banning certain activities on specified days, usually Sundays in the western world. The laws were adopted originally for religious reasons ...
, 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 # Morgan Shepherd # Tommy Ellis # Dale Jarrett # Tommy Houston # Sam Ard # Jimmy Hensley # Jack Ingram # Bosco Lowe # Dickie Boswell # Jack Bland


Coca-Cola 400

The Coca-Cola 400 was held September 11 at
North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro Speedway is a paved oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1947; primarily races sanctioned by ...
. Top Ten Results # Tommy Ellis # Tommy Houston # Jimmy Hensley # Larry Pearson # Sam Ard # Jack Ingram # Phil Parsons # Ronnie Silver # Bob Shreeves # Rodney Howard


Miller High Life Invitational 300

The Miller High Life Invitational 300 was held September 17 at South Boston Speedway. Top Ten Results # Sam Ard # Jack Ingram # Ronnie Silver # Tommy Ellis # Dickie Boswell # Phil Parsons # Al Hylton # Tommy Houston # Eddie Falk # Jeff Hensley


Autumn 150

The Autumn 150 was held September 24 at
Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States, a community of Martinsville, Virginia. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1947, primarily events sanctione ...
. Top Ten Results # Sam Ard # Morgan Shepherd # Dale Jarrett # Phil Parsons # Jack Ingram # Jimmy Hensley # Charlie Luck # Pete Silva # Eddie Falk #
Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...


Soloman Enterprises 200

The Soloman Enterprises 200 was held October 1 at Orange County Speedway. Top Ten Results # Sam Ard # Dale Jarrett # Tommy Houston # Jack Ingram # Jimmy Hensley #
Rick Mast Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002. He holds a business administration degree from Blue Ridge Community College. Early career M ...
# Dickie Boswell # Jack Bland # Jeff Hensley # Eddie Falk


Miller Time 300

The Miller Time 300 was held October 8 at
Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway (known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a quad-oval Oval track racing#Intermediate, intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It has hosted various major races since it ...
. Top Ten Results # Sam Ard #
Dale Earnhardt Ralph Dale Earnhardt (; April 29, 1951February 18, 2001) was an American professional Stock car racing, stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Serie ...
# Ron Bouchard #
Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison (December 3, 1937 – November 9, 2024) was an American professional stock car racing driver and owner. Allison was the founder of the Alabama Gang, a group of drivers based in Hueytown, Alabama, where there were abundant ...
#
Neil Bonnett Lawrence Neil Bonnett (July 30, 1946 – February 11, 1994) was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career. Bonnett was a member of the Alabama Gang, and started his career with the help of Bobby a ...
# Lake Speed # Davey Allison # Glenn Jarrett # Pete Silva # Rodney Combs


Benny Yount Chrysler-Plymouth 200

The Benny Yount Chrysler-Plymouth 200 was held October 16 at Hickory Motor Speedway. Top Ten Results # Jack Ingram # Sam Ard # Dale Jarrett # Ronnie Silver # Charlie Luck # Bob Shreeves # Allan Powell # Morgan Shepherd # Eddie Falk # Ronnie Davidson


Cardinal 250

The Cardinal 250 was held October 30 at
Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States, a community of Martinsville, Virginia. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1947, primarily events sanctione ...
. Top Ten Results # Sam Ard # Dale Jarrett # Jack Ingram # Pete Silva # Jimmy Hensley # Jay Hedgecock # Phil Parsons # Jeff Hensley # Bob Shreeves # Larry Ogle


Final Points Standings

# Sam Ard - 5454 # Jack Ingram - 5367 # Tommy Houston - 4933 # Tommy Ellis - 4929 # Dale Jarrett - 4837 # Ronnie Silver - 4058 # Pete Silva - 3945 # Jimmy Hensley - 3716 # Eddie Falk - 3617 # Jeff Hensley - 3444


See also

* 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series * 1983 NASCAR Winston West Series


References


External links


NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Standings and Statistics for 1983
{{NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship * NASCAR Xfinity Series seasons