1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

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

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

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

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