1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

The field has finished qualifying for the 4th race of the season the Mountain Dew 200 at the Hickory Motor Speedway.

Jack Ingram won the pole, with a time of 18.676 seconds, beating Tommy Ellis by 0.146 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Jack Ingram won his 1st pole of the year,
Ingram won his 9th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 also Hickory; 26 races ago,
Tommy Ellis, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 2nd,
Tommy Houston, who will start 7th, has a 47 point lead over Sam Ard

1.11-Jack Ingram
2.12-Tommy Ellis
3.16-Jimmy Lawson
4.32-Dale Jarrett
5.24-Glenn Jarrett
6.00-Sam Ard
7.6-Tommy Houston
8.04-Eddie Falk
9.27-Bosco Lowe
10.95-Bubba Nissen
11.14-Ronnie Silver
12.21-Larry Pearson
13.2-Jeff Hensley
14.73-Billy Hogan
15.33-George Dalton
16.9-Bob Shreeves
17.62-John Linville
18.10-L.D. Ottinger
19.85-Joe Thurman
20.05-Billy Myers
21.45-Charlie Luck
22.99-Rick Mast

Race #4 - Mountain Dew 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 4th stop of the 1984 season in Hickory, North Carolina, the site of the Hickory Motor Speedway for the Mountain Dew 200.

Jack Ingram led the field to the Green Flag and would lead the first twenty-three laps as the short 0.363 mile track turned out to be the calmest race of the season so far. Jack Ingram would lose the lead to Tommy Ellis as both drivers would swap the lead until Ellis would fall out due to mechanical problems. Sam Ard would become the new race leader and was looking to win back-to-back events, but it would be Tommy Houston, who eight days earlier would lose to Ard in the closest finish in the history of the series, came into Hickory with redemption, and would take the lead with less then forty laps to go and would go on to score his first win of 1984.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston scored his 1st win of the year,
Houston led 3 times for 37 laps, including the final 35 laps,
It was the 7th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at Bristol; 29 races ago,
Tommy Houston, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Sam Ard by 57 points

1.6-Tommy Houston (37 laps led)
2.00-Sam Ard (44 laps led)
3.27-Bosco Lowe-1 lap
4.62-John Linville-1 lap
5.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap (30 laps led)
6.33-George Dalton-1 lap
7.21-Larry Pearson-2 laps
8.99-Rick Mast-2 laps
9.9-Bob Shreeves-2 laps
10.85-Joe Thurman-2 laps
11.45-Charlie Luck-2 laps (3 laps led)
12.04-Eddie Falk-2 laps
13.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
14.73-Billy Hogan-2 laps
15.14-Ronnie Silver-3 laps
16.24-Glenn Jarrett-3 laps
17.05-Billy Myers-3 laps
18.16-Jimmy Lawson-3 laps
19.32-Dale Jarrett-4 laps
20.95-Bubba Nissen-4 laps
21.12-Tommy Ellis-70 laps (Transmission) (86 laps led)
22.10-L.D. Ottinger-126 laps (Piston)

Jack Ingram-1-23
Tommy Ellis-24-79
Jack Ingram-80-86
Tommy Ellis-87-116
Tommy Houston-117
Charlie Luck-118-120
Tommy Houston-121
Sam Ard-122-165
Tommy Houston-166-200

8 Lead Changes among 5 drivers

Caution Flags: 2 for 8 laps
Lap 122 (Cars #05 and 16 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 197 (Cars #16 and 24 Accident Turn 3)

Margin of Victory: Under Caution

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 12 Minutes and 21 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 5th race of the season the Miller Time 250 at the Martinsville Speedway.

Dale Jarrett won the pole, with a time of 25.761 seconds, beating Elton Sawyer by 0.097 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett won his 1st pole of the year,
Jarrett won his 4th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at South Boston; 21 races ago,
Sam Ard, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 9th,
Tommy Houston, who will start 13th, has a 47 point lead over Sam Ard

1.32-Dale Jarrett
2.02-Elton Sawyer
3.45-Charlie Luck
4.21-Larry Pearson
5.51-Robert Ingram
6.1-Morgan Shepherd
7.12-Tommy Ellis
8.2-Jeff Hensley
9.00-Sam Ard
10.14-Ronnie Silver
11.11-Jack Ingram
12.07-Dickie Boswell
13.6-Tommy Houston
14.41-Jack Bland
15.60-Ed Berrier
16.04-Eddie Falk
17.38-Brad Teague
18.16-Jimmy Lawson
19.73-Billy Hogan
20.19-Diane Teel
21.43-Dickie Linville
22.49-Wayne Patterson
23.4-Joe Thurman
24.88-Jay Hedgecock
25.24-Glenn Jarrett
26.27-Bosco Lowe
27.10-L.D. Ottinger
28.3-Mike Porter
29.30-Bubba Adams
30.86-Jackie Carithers
31.99-Rick Mast
32.9-Bob Shreeves

Race #5 - Miller Time 250

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 5th stop of the 1984 season in Martinsville, Virginia, the site of the Martinsville Speedway for the Miller Time 250.

Dale Jarrett led the field to the Green Flag and would quickly begin to once again show that Martinsville was his house, as Jarrett had won the last Martinsville event by leading all but five laps. With only three cautions during the race, drivers didn't have much time to adjust their cars as Jarrett led more then half the event but a late caution changed the complexion of the race. Charlie Luck, who had started 3rd and remained in the Top 5 all day, took advantage of the restart and was able to hold off Jack Ingram and Dale Jarrett to score his first ever win in NASCAR.

Other Noticeables:
Charlie Luck scored his 1st win of the year,
Luck led 1 times for 74 laps, including the final 74 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 37th start,
Ed Berrier(16th) and Jackie Carithers(17th) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
Tommy Houston, who finished 18th, kept his points lead, leading Sam Ard by 6 points

1.45-Charlie Luck (74 laps led)
2.11-Jack Ingram
3.32-Dale Jarrett (130 laps led)
4.00-Sam Ard
5.07-Dickie Boswell (46 laps led)
6.02-Elton Sawyer
7.21-Larry Pearson
8.43-Dickie Linville
9.24-Glenn Jarrett
10.10-L.D. Ottinger
11.38-Brad Teague-1 lap
12.51-Robert Ingram-1 lap
13.88-Jay Hedgecock-1 lap
14.16-Jimmy Lawson-1 lap
15.1-Morgan Shepherd-1 lap
16.60-Ed Berrier-1 lap
17.86-Jackie Carithers-1 lap
18.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap
19.9-Bob Shreeves-2 laps
20.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps
21.41-Jack Bland-2 laps
22.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
23.04-Eddie Falk-2 laps
24.49-Wayne Patterson-2 laps
25.30-Bubba Adams-3 laps
26.99-Rick Mast-3 laps
27.27-Bosco Lowe-3 laps
28.4-Joe Thurman-3 laps
29.19-Diane Teel-6 laps
30.12-Tommy Ellis-60 laps (Engine)
31.3-Mike Porter-113 laps (Ignition)
32.73-Billy Hogan-238 laps (Gearbox)

Dale Jarrett-1-92
Dickie Boswell-93-138
Dale Jarrett-139-176
Charlie Luck-177-250

3 Lead Changes among 3 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 15 laps
Lap 138 (Debris in Turn 1),
Lap 166 (Car #14 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 215 (Car #02 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 2.025 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 4 Minutes and 41 Seconds