1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

Race #6 - Dixie Cup 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 6th stop of the 1984 season in Darlington, South Carolina, the site of the Darlington Raceway for the Dixie Cup 200.

Tommy Houston led the field to the Green Flag but it was Sam Ard who would lead the first lap before he was passed by Geoffrey Bodine as the track nicknamed as "The Track Too Tough To Tame" turned out to be a pretty clam event with only three cautions flying during the whole day. Bodine would lead 76 of the 147 laps but was passed late by Ron Bouchard who looked to be on his way to his first ever NASCAR Busch Grand National Series win.

However Sam Ard would pass Ron Bouchard with less then forty laps to go and it appeared that he was going to win his second win of 1984. Entered Pole Sitter Tommy Houston who had never led a single lap despite winning the pole, took the lead with sixteen laps to go and was able to hold on to score his second win of 1984 after a late caution ended the race.

Other Noticeables:
Tommy Houston scored his 2nd win of the year,
Houston led 1 time for 16 laps, including the final 16 laps,
It was the 8th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Hickory; 2 races ago,
Tommy Houston, who finished 1st, kept his points lead, leading Sam Ard by 16 points

1.6-Tommy Houston (16 laps led)
2.00-Sam Ard (27 laps led)
3.15-Geoffrey Bodine (76 laps led)
4.47-Ron Bouchard (28 laps led)
5.32-Dale Jarrett
6.22-Bobby Allison
7.63-Jeff Hensley-1 lap (Piston)
8.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap
9.61-Glenn Sears-1 lap
10.11-Jack Ingram-1 lap
11.45-Charlie Luck-1 lap
12.97-Harry Lee Hill-1 lap
13.21-Larry Pearson-1 lap
14.48-Carl Williford-1 lap
15.12-Tommy Ellis-1 lap
16.76-Junior Niedecken-1 lap
17.87-Steve Jarvis-1 lap
18.02-Kirk Bryant-2 laps
19.70-Bosco Lowe-2 laps
20.09-Francis Affleck-2 laps
21.10-L.D. Ottinger-2 laps
22.82-Larry Walker-2 laps
23.7-Dale Earnhardt-2 laps
24.24-Glenn Jarrett-2 laps
25.71-Benny Kerley-2 laps
26.83-Lake Speed-3 laps
27.39-Mitchell Clark-3 laps
28.90-Jimmy Hensley-3 laps
29.73-Billy Hogan-4 laps
30.91-Bob Shreeves-4 laps
31.62-John Linville-4 laps
32.29-Joe Thurman-4 laps
33.1-Morgan Shepherd-5 laps
34.31-Ed Baugess-5 laps
35.46-Larry Hoopaugh-64 laps (Camshaft)
36.60-Ed Berrier-121 laps (Piston)

Tommy Houston-Pole
Sam Ard-1
Geoffrey Bodine-2-77
Ron Bouchard-78-105
Sam Ard-106-131
Tommy Houston-132-147

4 Lead Changes among 4 drivers

Caution Flags: 3 for 9 laps
Lap 100 (Cars #15 and 31 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 115 (Car #83 Spin Turn 3),
Lap 146 (Car #63 Stalled Frontstretch)

Margin of Victory: Under Caution

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes and 8 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 7th race of the season the Mason Day Paving 200 at the Orange County Speedway.

Eddie Falk won the pole, with a time of 18.645 seconds, beating Robert Ingram by 0.053 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Eddie Falk won his 1st pole of the year,
Falk won his 2nd career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at Caraway; 25 races ago,
Ronnie Silver, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 14th,
Tommy Houston, who will start 1st, has a 16 point lead over Sam Ard

1.04-Eddie Falk
2.51-Robert Ingram
3.00-Sam Ard
4.32-Dale Jarrett
5.21-Larry Pearson
6.12-Tommy Ellis
7.45-Charlie Luck
8.14-Ronnie Silver
9.27-Bosco Lowe
10.2-Jeff Hensley
11.24-Glenn Jarrett
12.88-Jay Hedgecock
13.16-Jimmy Lawson
14.11-Jack Ingram
15.10-L.D. Ottinger
16.6-Tommy Houston
17.99-Rick Mast
18.62-John Linville
19.73-Billy Hogan
20.1-Morgan Shepherd
21.43-Dickie Linville
22.9-Bob Shreeves
23.60-Ed Berrier
24.50-Al Hylton
25.41-Jack Bland
26.4-Joe Thurman

Race #7 - Mason Day Paving 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 7th stop of the 1984 season in Rougemont, North Carolina, the site of the Orange County Speedway for the Mason Day Paving 200.

Eddie Falk led the field to the Green Flag but it would be Robert Ingram who would lead the first three laps as the 0.375 mile short track proved to once again be one of the most unpredictable race of the season. With a rough racing surface drivers struggled to get a good grip on the track leading to multiple cautions and pit stops and with no clear decider who would win the race. When a caution came out with less then forty to go, drivers made their last stop and a battle was started.

Sam Ard would lose the lead quickly to Charlie Luck before he lost it to Jeff Hensley before swapping the lead again. Jeff Hensley was able to take advantage of two late cautions during the last ten laps and was able to hold on to score his first ever win in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series.

Other Noticeables:
Jeff Hensley scored his 1st win of the year,
Hensley led 2 times for 16 laps, including the final 13 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 43rd start,
Sam Ard, who finished 7th, is the new points leader, leading Tommy Houston by 18 points

1.2-Jeff Hensley (16 laps led)
2.45-Charlie Luck (24 laps led)
3.27-Bosco Lowe (29 laps led)
4.32-Dale Jarrett (3 laps led)
5.11-Jack Ingram
6.51-Robert Ingram (63 laps led)
7.00-Sam Ard (32 laps led)
8.73-Billy Hogan (9 laps led)
9.21-Larry Pearson
10.4-Joe Thurman (5 laps led)
11.62-John Linville
12.41-Jack Bland
13.99-Rick Mast (6 laps led)
14.10-L.D. Ottinger
15.50-Al Hylton
16.88-Jay Hedgecock (2 laps led)
17.6-Tommy Houston-1 lap
18.24-Glenn Jarrett-1 lap
19.04-Eddie Falk-1 lap
20.16-Jimmy Lawson-1 lap
21.9-Bob Shreeves-2 laps
22.60-Ed Berrier-2 laps
23.43-Dickie Linville-4 laps
24.1-Morgan Shepherd-9 laps
25.12-Tommy Ellis-150 laps (Piston) (7 laps led)
26.14-Ronnie Silver-171 laps (Accident) (4 laps led)

Eddie Falk-Pole
Robert Ingram-1-3
Dale Jarrett-4-6
Robert Ingram-7-15
Ronnie Silver-16-19
Jay Hedgecock-20-21
Tommy Ellis-22-27
Charlie Luck-28
Tommy Ellis-29
Charlie Luck-30-43
Rick Mast-44-49
Sam Ard-50-51
Bosco Lowe-52-59
Sam Ard-60-75
Charlie Luck-76-79
Robert Ingram-80-130
Billy Hogan-131-139
Bosco Lowe-140-145
Sam Ard-146-154
Bosco Lowe-155-169
Joe Thurman-170-174
Sam Ard-175-179
Charlie Luck-180-182
Jeff Hensley-183-185
Charlie Luck-186-187
Jeff Hensley-188-200

24 Lead Changes among 12 drivers

Caution Flags: 14 for 70 laps
Lap 8 (Cars #4, 9, 1, 43, 16, 99 and 60 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 20 (Car #9 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 28 (Cars #43, 11, 14, 6 and 32 Accident Frontstretch),
Lap 34 (Car #62 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 50 (Cars #32, 4, 9, 73, 21, 50, 27, 60, 04 and 12 Accident Backstretch),
Lap 62 (Car #41 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 68 (Car #50 Spin Turn 2),
Lap 99 (Car #88 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 106 (Car #60 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 113 (Cars #2 and 9 Spin Turn 1),
Lap 122 (Car #99 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 162 (Car #16 Spin Frontstretch),
Lap 189 (Cars #32, 00 and 73 Accident Turn 4),
Lap 195 (Cars #60 and 9 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: Under Caution

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 28 Minutes and 41 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 8th race of the season the inaugural Nashville 200 at the Nashville Speedway.

Bosco Lowe won the pole, with a time of 24.143 seconds, beating Glenn Jarrett by 0.093 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Bosco Lowe won his 1st pole of the year,
Lowe won his 5th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at Hickory; 9 races ago,
Sam Ard, who will start 6th, has a 18 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.27-Bosco Lowe
2.24-Glenn Jarrett
3.04-Eddie Falk
4.94-Tony Cunningham
5.6-Tommy Houston
6.00-Sam Ard
7.11-Jack Ingram
8.38-Brad Teague
9.2-Jeff Hensley
10.17-Darrell Waltrip
11.05-Billy Myers
12.32-Dale Jarrett
13.10-L.D. Ottinger
14.21-Larry Pearson
15.71-Billy Hogan
16.16-Jimmy Lawson
17.14-Ronnie Silver
18.45-Charlie Luck
19.99-Rick Mast
20.0-Allen Applegate
21.02-Kirk Bryant