1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series

The field has finished qualifying for the 9th race of the season the Hampton 200 at the Langley Speedway.

Sam Ard won the pole, with a time of 22.386 seconds, beating Billy Hogan by 0.031 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard won his 3rd pole of the year,
Ard won his 14th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since North Carolina; 6 races ago,
Bob Shreeves, the winner of this event one year ago, will be starting 7th,
Sam Ard, who will start 1st, has a 33 point lead over Tommy Houston

1.00-Sam Ard
2.73-Billy Hogan
3.95-Bubba Nissen
4.11-Jack Ingram
5.32-Dale Jarrett
6.0-Elton Sawyer
7.9-Bob Shreeves
8.45-Charlie Luck
9.04-Eddie Falk
10.30-Bubba Adams
11.51-Robert Ingram
12.88-Jay Hedgecock
13.4-Joe Thurman
14.07-Dickie Boswell
15.43-Dickie Linville
16.14-Ronnie Silver
17.99-Rick Mast
18.02-Kirk Bryant
19.10-L.D. Ottinger
20.16-Jimmy Lawson
21.21-Larry Pearson
22.41-Jack Bland
23.2-Jeff Hensley
24.6-Tommy Houston
25.05-Glenn Jarrett

Race #9 - Hampton 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 9th stop of the 1984 season in Hampton, Virginia, the site of the Langley Speedway for the Hampton 200.

Sam Ard led the field to the Green Flag but it was Billy Hogan who would get a run on the high side and lead the first three laps as Ard would take over by lap six and began to pull away just like he did at Nashville as the small 0.395 track turned out to be one of the most competitive races in Langley history as the lead swapped hands ten times between six drivers and only four cautions leading to tons of racing action and battles for the lead.

Dale Jarrett, having gone win less since his dominating performance in the season finale at Martinsville in 1983, capitalized on Sam Ard being trapped a lap down during pit stops and was able to dominate much of the day before 1982 champion Jack Ingram would take the lead late. Dale Jarrett was able to track down Ingram and would go on to hold off Eddie Falk for his first win in 1984.

Other Noticeables:
Dale Jarrett scored his 1st win of the year,
Jarrett led 3 times for 125 laps, including the final 22 laps,
It was the 6th win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since 1983 at Martinsville; 9 races ago,
Sam Ard, who finished 12th, kept his points lead, leading Jack Ingram by 17 points

1.32-Dale Jarrett (125 laps led)
2.04-Eddie Falk
3.11-Jack Ingram (43 laps led)
4.0-Elton Sawyer
5.10-L.D. Ottinger (2 laps led)
6.30-Bubba Adams
7.73-Billy Hogan (4 laps led)
8.41-Jack Bland
9.6-Tommy Houston
10.14-Ronnie Silver-1 lap (1 lap led)
11.99-Rick Mast-1 lap
12.00-Sam Ard-1 lap (25 laps led)
13.43-Dickie Linville-1 lap
14.21-Larry Pearson-1 lap
15.9-Bob Shreeves-1 lap
16.02-Kirk Bryant-1 lap
17.45-Charlie Luck-2 laps
18.2-Jeff Hensley-2 laps
19.16-Jimmy Lawson-2 laps
20.51-Robert Ingram-2 laps
21.07-Dickie Boswell-3 laps
22.88-Jay Hedgecock-3 laps
23.05-Glenn Jarrett-5 laps
24.4-Joe Thurman-9 laps
25.95-Bubba Nissen-114 laps (Transmission)

Sam Ard-Pole
Billy Hogan-1-3
Sam Ard-4
Billy Hogan-5
Sam Ard-6-29
Jack Ingram-30-47
Dale Jarrett-48-79
Ronnie Silver-80
Dale Jarrett-81-151
L.D. Ottinger-152-153
Jack Ingram-154-178
Dale Jarrett-179-200

10 Lead Changes among 6 drivers

Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps
Lap 78 (Car #51 Stalled Turn 1)
Lap 151 (Car #14 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 157 (Car #16 Spin Backstretch),
Lap 163 (Car #07 Spin Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1.323 Seconds

Time of Race: 1 Hour, 28 Minutes and 6 Seconds

The field has finished qualifying for the 10th race of the season the inaugural Red Carpet 200 at the Milwaukee Mile.

Sam Ard won the pole, with a time of 36.053 seconds, beating Dick Trickle by 0.058 seconds.

Other Noticeables:
Sam Ard won his 4th pole of the year and second in a row,
Ard won his 15th career pole in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series and his first since Langley; 1 race ago,
Sam Ard, who will start 1st, has a 17 point lead over Jack Ingram

1.00-Sam Ard
2.15-Dick Trickle
3.7-Alan Kulwicki
4.32-Dale Jarrett
5.07-Dickie Boswell
6.14-Ronnie Silver
7.6-Tommy Houston
8.11-Jack Ingram
9.22-Bobby Allison
10.23-Davey Allison
11.01-Charlie Luck
12.48-Bob Brevak
13.24-Glenn Jarrett
14.82-Fred Zack
15.60-Ed Berrier
16.75-Bob Schacht
17.4-Joe Thurman
18.35-Bill Venturini
19.17-Darrell Waltrip
20.63-Jeff Hensley
21.10-L.D. Ottinger
22.95-Bubba Nissen
23.43-Dickie Linville
24.62-John Linville
25.71-Michael Marden
26.05-Billy Myers

Race #10 - Red Carpet 200

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series made their 10th stop of the 1984 season in West Allis, Wisconsin, the site of the Milwaukee Mile for the inaugural Red Carpet 200.

Sam Ard led the field to the Green Flag as for the first time in the three year history of the the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, drivers raced on the legendary Milwaukee Mile. Pole sitter Sam Ard led early before drivers began to play strategy with some pitting during the first caution and leading to a weird rundown as drivers such as Bob Schacht and Fred Zack would lead. When everyone pitted with less then seventy to go that put everyone on equal ground and Alan Kulwicki, who was making his NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debut, became the leader and seemed well on his way to victory lane.

However with less then thirty laps to go a caution came out for debris which set up a shootout to the finish and it was NASCAR Winston Cup Series star Bobby Allison who would drive around rookie Alan Kulwicki with less then twenty laps to go and would hold on to score his first ever NASCAR Busch Grand National Series win.

Other Noticeables:
Bobby Allison scored his 1st win of the year,
Allison led 1 time for 17 laps, including the final 17 laps,
It was the 1st win of his career in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series in his 14th start,
Alan Kulwicki(2nd), Bob Schacht(6th), Dick Trickle(7th), Fred Zack(12th), Bob Brevak(19th) and Michael Marden(21st) made their NASCAR Busch Grand National Series debuts,
Sam Ard, who finished 3rd, kept his points lead, leading Tommy Houston by 27 points

1.22-Bobby Allison (17 laps led)
2.7-Alan Kulwicki (55 laps led)
3.00-Sam Ard (38 laps led)
4.6-Tommy Houston
5.23-Davey Allison
6.75-Bob Schacht (12 laps led)
7.15-Dick Trickle
8.35-Bill Venturini
9.32-Dale Jarrett (20 laps led)
10.10-L.D. Ottinger-1 lap (3 laps led)
11.07-Dickie Boswell-1 lap
12.82-Fred Zack-1 lap (55 laps led)
13.60-Ed Berrier-1 lap
14.11-Jack Ingram-2 laps
15.14-Ronnie Silver-2 laps
16.17-Darrell Waltrip-2 laps
17.4-Joe Thurman-2 laps
18.01-Charlie Luck-2 laps
19.48-Bob Brevak-3 laps
20.24-Glenn Jarrett-3 laps
21.71-Michael Marden-3 laps
22.43-Dickie Linville-3 laps
23.95-Bubba Nissen-3 laps
24.63-Jeff Hensley-4 laps
25.62-John Linville-4 laps
26.05-Billy Myers-6 laps

Sam Ard-1-37
Dale Jarrett-38-57
Bob Schacht-58-60
Fred Zack-61-62
Bob Schacht-63-64
Fred Zack-65-80
Bob Schacht-81-82
Fred Zack-83-87
Bob Schacht-88-90
Fred Zack-91-122
Bob Schacht-123-124
L.D. Ottinger-125-127
Alan Kulwicki-128-139
Sam Ard-140
Alan Kulwicki-141-183
Bobby Allison-184-200

15 Lead Changes among 7 drivers

Caution Flags: 4 for 20 laps
Lap 22 (Car #6 Spin Turn 3)
Lap 178 (Debris on Backstretch)

Margin of Victory: 1.008 Seconds

Time of Race: 2 Hours, 16 Minutes and 42 Seconds