- Sam Ard
Infobox NASCAR driver
Name = Sam Ard
Birthdate = birth date and age|1939|2|14
Birthplace = Asheboro,North Carolina | Best_Cup_Pos = 98 - 1984 First_Cup_Start = 1984 Goody's 500 (Bristol)
Last_Cup_Start = 1984 Goody's 500 (Bristol)
Best_Busch_Pos = 1st - 1983, 1984 (Budweiser Late Model Sportsman) | Busch_Wins = 22
Busch_Top_Tens = 79
Busch_Poles = 24
First_Busch_Race = 1982 Goody's 300 (Daytona)
Last_Busch_Race = 1984Komfort Koach 200 (North Carolina)
First_Busch_Win = 1982Dogwood 500 (Martinsville
Last_Busch_Win = 1984Coca-Cola 300 (North Wilkesboro
Awards = 1984 Busch Series Champion1983 Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Champion
Total_Busch_Races = 92
Years_In_Busch = 3Sam Ard (born
February 14 1939 inAsheboro, North Carolina ) is a formerNASCAR race car driver.Ard was the champion of
NASCAR 's Late Model Sportsman Series (the series that would eventually become theNationwide Series ) in 1983 and 1984, was runner-up in 1982, and won a total of 22 races and 24 pole positions in the series during his career. Ard retired after being seriously injured in a crash at theNorth Carolina Speedway onOctober 20 1984 .He made his first and only
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start on September 23, 1984 at Bristol. He started 27th in the 31-car field, but lasted just one lap before a steering failure took place.After retiring as a driver, Ard became an owner, fielding cars for
Jimmy Hensley andJay Fogelman , among others.He is currently battling
Alzheimer's Disease .External links
* [http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=ardsa01 Career statistics at racing-reference.info]
* [http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/a/ardsam.php NASCAR Budweiser/Busch Late Model Sportsman Series Win List] at The Crittenden Automotive Library*
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