1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

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

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 17-Darrell Waltrip
 * 2) 89-Geoff Bodine
 * 3) 75-Neil Bonnett
 * 4) 28-Phil Parsons
 * 5) 7-Morgan Shepherd
 * 6) 00-Sam Ard
 * 7) 12-Tommy Ellis
 * 8) 82-Joe Ruttman
 * 9) 21-Larry Pearson
 * 10) 6-Tommy Houston

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 00-Sam Ard
 * 2) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 3) 1-Pete Silva
 * 4) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 5) 50-Geoff Bodine
 * 6) 20-Bosco Lowe
 * 7) 28-Phil Parsons
 * 8) 14-Ronnie Silver
 * 9) 44-Rick Hanley
 * 10) 06-Rodney Howard

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 15-Dale Earnhardt
 * 2) 88-Bobby Allison
 * 3) 01-Butch Lindley
 * 4) 34-L. D. Ottinger
 * 5) 70-Bosco Lowe
 * 6) 75-Neil Bonnett
 * 7) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 8) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 9) 28-Phil Parsons
 * 10) 1-Pete Silva

Mello Yello 200
The Mello Yello 200 was held March 13 at Hickory Motor Speedway.

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 12-Tommy Ellis
 * 2) 7-Morgan Shepherd
 * 3) 00-Sam Ard
 * 4) 1-Pete Silva
 * 5) 14-Ronnie Silver
 * 6) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 7) 32-Dale Jarrett
 * 8) 28-Phil Parsons
 * 9) 06-Rodney Howard
 * 10) 10-Gary Neice

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 00-Sam Ard
 * 2) 7-Morgan Shepherd
 * 3) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 4) 4-Joe Thurman
 * 5) 1-Pete Silva
 * 6) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 7) 16-Jimmy Lawson
 * 8) 06-Rodney Howard
 * 9) 12-Tommy Ellis
 * 10) 19-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) 00-Sam Ard
 * 2) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 3) 7-Morgan Shepherd
 * 4) 1-Pete Silva
 * 5) 14-Ronnie Silver
 * 6) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 7) 2-Jeff Hensley
 * 8) 4-Joe Thurman
 * 9) 16-Jimmy Lawson
 * 10) 04-Eddie Falk

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 12-Tommy Ellis
 * 2) 20-Bosco Lowe
 * 3) 10-Gary Neice
 * 4) 2-Jeff Hensley
 * 5) 04-Eddie Falk
 * 6) 63-Jimmy Hensley
 * 7) 7-Morgan Shepherd
 * 8) 39-Mitchell Clark
 * 9) 32-Dale Jarrett
 * 10) 01-Butch Lindley

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 2) 01-Butch Lindley
 * 3) 32-Dale Jarrett
 * 4) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 5) 03-Tony Warren
 * 6) 7-Morgan Shepherd
 * 7) 27-Mike Messer
 * 8) 2-Jeff Hensley
 * 9) 00-Sam Ard
 * 10) 04-Eddie Falk

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 2) 1-Pete Silva
 * 3) 32-Dale Jarrett
 * 4) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 5) 9-Bob Shreeves
 * 6) 07-Dickie Boswell
 * 7) 00-Sam Ard
 * 8) 16-Jimmy Lawson
 * 9) 20-Bosco Lowe
 * 10) 22-Rick Mast

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 01-Ricky Rudd
 * 2) 22-Bobby Allison
 * 3) 00-Sam Ard
 * 4) 15-Dale Earnhardt
 * 5) 24-Glenn Jarrett
 * 6) 1-Pete Silva
 * 7) 70-Bosco Lowe
 * 8) 12-Tommy Ellis
 * 9) 34-Joe Kelly
 * 10) 08-Ken Bouchard

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 7-Morgan Shepherd
 * 2) 32-Dale Jarrett
 * 3) 12-Tommy Ellis
 * 4) 22-Rick Mast
 * 5) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 6) 20-Bosco Lowe
 * 7) 18-Jeff Berry
 * 8) 63-Jimmy Hensley
 * 9) 00-Sam Ard
 * 10) 72-Tommy Hilbert

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

Top Ten Results


 * 1) 15-Dale Earnhardt
 * 2) 75-Neil Bonnett
 * 3) 17-Bill Elliott
 * 4) 28-Harry Gant
 * 5) 22-Bobby Allison
 * 6) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 7) 98-Joe Ruttman
 * 8) 6-Tommy Houston
 * 9) 23-Davey Allison
 * 10) 34-Joe Kelly

Earnhardt's win is now recognised as the first-ever NASCAR win for Hendrick Motorsports, 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


 * 1) 12-Tommy Ellis
 * 2) 36-Butch Lindley
 * 3) 11-Jack Ingram
 * 4) 22-Rick Mast
 * 5) 32-Dale Jarrett
 * 6) 1-Pete Silva
 * 7) 51-Robert Ingram
 * 8) 41-Jack Bland
 * 9) 16-Jimmy Lawson
 * 10) 20-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

Mello Yello 200
The Mello Yello 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 Memorial 200
The Bobby Isaac Memorial 200 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

Final Points Standings

 * 1) Sam Ard - 5454
 * 2) Jack Ingram - 5367
 * 3) Tommy Houston - 4933
 * 4) Tommy Ellis - 4929
 * 5) Dale Jarrett - 4837
 * 6) Ronnie Silver - 4058
 * 7) Pete Silva - 3945
 * 8) Jimmy Hensley - 3716
 * 9) Eddie Falk - 3617
 * 10) Jeff Hensley - 3444