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Busch Late Model Sportsman Series

Busch Late Model Sportsman Series
Racing Series

The second-tier series of NASCAR stock car racing from 1984-1985.  Budweiser would be replaced by Busch for the 1984 season and the name of the series changed from the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series.  The series became Busch Grand National in 1986 and is known today as the Nationwide Series.

Year	Driver Champion
1984	Sam Ard	Go to 1984 Schedule & Standings
1985	Jack Ingram	Go to 1985 Points Standings

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Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
17 February 2006	NASCAR Media Conference: Busch Series 25th Anniversary	Chuck Bown Tommy Ellis Jack Ingram Larry Pearson

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1984

Schedule

Date	Race	Track	Pole	Winner	Winner's Make
February 18	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	L.D. Ottinger	Darrell Waltrip	Pontiac
February 25	Wrangler Jeans 150	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Tommy Ellis	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
March 3	Komfort Koach 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Sam Ard	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
March 11	Mountain Dew 400	Hickory Motor Speedway	Tommy Ellis	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
March 25	Miller Time 500	Martinsville Speedway	Tommy Ellis	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
April 14	Dixie Cup 200	Darlington Raceway	Ron Bouchard	Ron Bouchard	Pontiac
April 21	Mason Day Paving 200	Orange County Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
April 28	Nashville 200	Nashville Speedway	Sam Ard	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
May 5	Hampton Chevrolet 200	Langley Speedway	Eddie Falk	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
May 13	Red Carpet NASCAR 200	The Milwaukee Mile	Dick Trickle	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
May 19	Budweiser 200	Dover Downs International Speedway	Ron Bouchard	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
May 26	Mello Yello 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	L.D. Ottinger	Bobby Allison	Oldsmobile
June 2	Busch 200	South Boston Speedway	Sam Ard	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
June 9	Benny Yount Chevrolet-Plymouth 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Sam Ard	Tommy Houston	Chevrolet
June 16	L.D. Swain & Son 200	Orange County Speedway	Tommy Houston	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
June 23	Rose's Stores 300	South Boston Speedway	Sam Ard	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
July 7	Miller High Life 200	Orange County Speedway	Tommy Houston	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
July 28	Goody's 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Tommy Houston	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
August 4	Kroger NASCAR 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park	L.D. Ottinger	Morgan Shepherd	Pontiac
August 11	Busch Country 200	Langley Speedway	Sam Ard	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
August 18	Miller High Life 300	South Boston Speedway	Geoff Bodine	Tommy Houston	Chevrolet
August 24	Free Service Tires 200	Bristol International Speedway	Morgan Shepherd	Morgan Shepherd	Pontiac
September 1	Darlington 200	Darlington Raceway	Ron Bouchard	Ron Bouchard	Pontiac
September 8	Miller Time 150	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Tommy Ellis	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac
September 16	Coca-Cola 300	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Tommy Houston	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile
October 6	Miller Time 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Tim Richmond	Darrell Waltrip	Pontiac
October 13	Bobby Isaac Memorial/Pepsi-Cola 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Sam Ard	Larry Pearson	Pontiac
October 20	Komfort Koach 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Geoff Bodine	Geoff Bodine	Pontiac
October 28	Cardinal 500 Classic	Martinsville Speedway	Geoff Bodine	Morgan Shepherd	Pontiac

Points Standings

Pos.	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Winnings
1	Sam Ard	4552	Leader	28	0	8	24	26	$173,435
2	Jack Ingram	4126	-426	29	0	8	17	19	$101,065
3	Tommy Houston	4070	-482	29	0	2	15	22	$87,320
4	Dale Jarrett	4014	-538	29	0	0	9	19	$57,235
5	Ronnie Silver	3413	-1139	26	0	0	8	14	$39,305
6	Joe Thurman	3221	-1331	27	0	0	2	8	$39,420
7	L.D. Ottinger	3069	-1483	26	0	0	3	10	$35,505
8	Jeff Hensley	3032	-1520	26	0	0	1	7	$22,840
9	Charlie Luck	3012	-1540	26	0	0	1	9	$31,080
10	Bob Shreeves	2869	-1683	25	0	0	0	7	$27,820
11	Eddie Falk	2781	-1771	23	0	0	0	6	$21,325
12	Bosco Lowe	2704	-1848	22	0	0	5	11	$35,205
13	Glenn Jarrett	2608	-1944	26	0	0	0	3	$29,045
14	Rick Mast	2208	-2344	20	0	0	1	4	$17,130
15	Dickie Linville	2175	-2377	20	0	0	0	2	$13,770
16	Jimmy Lawson	2080	-2472	18	0	0	1	3	$12,945
17	John Linville	2035	-2517	21	0	0	0	0	$21,715
18	Larry Pearson	2005	-2547	16	0	1	3	11	$28,315
19	Ed Berrier	1968	-2584	18	0	0	0	3	$18,585
20	Robert Ingram	1958	-2594	16	0	0	2	8	$17,285
21	Dickie Boswell	1639	-2913	15	0	0	2	7	$13,890
22	Morgan Shepherd	1630	-2922	15	0	3	4	6	$38,435
23	Geoff Bodine	1554	-2998	12	0	1	8	9	$42,950
24	Tommy Ellis	1440	-3112	14	0	1	3	4	$30,545
25	Billy Hogan	1384	-3168	14	0	0	0	0	$10,565
26	Kirk Bryant	1151	-3401	14	0	0	0	0	$10,340
27	Bobby Allison	1129	-3423	9	0	1	4	5	$28,210
28	Mike Porter	1122	-3430	10	0	0	0	5	$11,135
29	Bubba Nissen	1106	-3446	12	0	0	1	3	$8,370
30	Brad Teague	1097	-3455	10	0	0	4	8	$8,855
31	Ron Bouchard	956	-3596	8	0	2	5	5	$35,360
32	Billy Myers	815	-3737	8	0	0	0	0	$3,775
33	Davey Allison	751	-3801	7	0	0	2	3	$10,965
34	Jimmy Hensley	646	-3906	7	0	0	1	3	$12,275
35	Phil Parsons	637	-3915	5	0	0	2	3	$25,980
36	Jack Bland	637	-3915	8	0	0	0	0	$3,415
37	Lake Speed	584	-3968	5	0	0	2	2	$18,495
38	Elton Sawyer	577	-3975	5	0	0	2	5	$7,342
39	Dale Earnhardt	553	-3999	6	0	0	2	2	$10,890
40	Joe Kelly	533	-4019	6	0	0	1	2	$12,120
41	Kenny Burks	532	-4020	5	0	0	0	1	$6,520
42	Junior Niedecken	513	-4039	4	0	0	0	1	$7,750
43	Glen Sears	473	-4079	5	0	0	0	0	$3,220
44	Steve Jarvis	462	-4090	4	0	0	0	1	$3,760
45	Jay Hedgecock	452	-4100	4	0	0	0	1	$2,190
46	Harry Lee Hill	437	-4115	5	0	0	0	0	$3,025
47	Al Hylton	436	-4116	7	0	0	0	0	$1,880
48	Wayne Patterson	424	-4128	5	0	0	1	1	$2,875
49	Benny Kerley	408	-4144	4	0	0	0	1	$3,785
50	Alan Kulwicki	377	-4175	4	0	0	2	3	$12,565
51	Larry Hoopaugh	375	-4177	4	0	0	0	1	$4,015
52	Bubba Adams	348	-4204	9	0	0	0	3	$4,645
53	Darrell Waltrip	345	-4207	6	0	2	4	4	$50,280
54	Mitchell Clark	325	-4227	4	0	0	0	0	$2,100
55	Allen Applegate	294	-4258	3	0	0	0	0	$990
56	Larry Walker	294	-4258	4	0	0	0	0	$2,310
57	Allan Powell	293	-4259	4	0	0	0	1	$4,065
58	Ken Bouchard	267	-4285	3	0	0	0	0	$4,540
59	Jeff Berry	259	-4293	3	0	0	0	2	$2,825
60	Carl Williford	242	-4310	2	0	0	0	0	$3,220
61	Randy Butner	242	-4310	2	0	0	0	0	$675
62	Tim McGuire	224	-4328	2	0	0	0	0	$545
63	Frank Dickerson	212	-4340	2	0	0	0	0	$945
64	George Dalton	197	-4355	3	0	0	0	0	$3,695
65	Pete Silva	185	-4367	2	0	0	0	0	$405
66	Francis Affleck	179	-4373	3	0	0	0	0	$2,625
67	Mike McLaughlin	176	-4376	2	0	0	0	0	$5,111
68	Bobby Boggero	167	-4385	2	0	0	0	0	$1,425
69	Dick Trickle	165	-4387	1	0	0	1	1	$3,000
70	Tommy Hilbert	155	-4397	2	0	0	0	0	$1,580
71	Tim Richmond	155	-4397	2	0	0	1	1	$8,460
72	Donnie Allison	142	-4410	1	0	0	0	1	$8,355
73	Dick McCabe	130	-4422	1	0	0	0	0	$3,280
74	Mike Watts	130	-4422	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100
75	Ed Baugess	128	-4424	2	0	0	0	0	$780
76	Ricky Vanadore	127	-4425	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000
77	Bob Brevak	124	-4428	1	0	0	0	0	$825
78	Merv Treichler	121	-4431	1	0	0	0	0	$2,655
79	Bob Schact	118	-4434	1	0	0	0	0	$750
80	Glen Armstrong	118	-4434	1	0	0	0	0	$550
81	Jackie Carithers	115	-4437	1	0	0	0	0	$905
82	Jimmy Poovey	115	-4437	1	0	0	0	0	$825
83	Danny Weese	110	-4442	2	0	0	0	0	$875
84	Robbie Crouch	106	-4446	1	0	0	0	0	$2,305
85	Ray Huff	106	-4446	1	0	0	0	0	$225
86	Eric Emhoff	100	-4452	1	0	0	0	0	$650
87	Neil Bonnett	97	-4455	1	0	0	0	0	$2,530
88	Ronnie Davidson	97	-4455	1	0	0	0	0	$210
89	Tony Cunningham	91	-4461	2	0	0	0	0	$1,585
90	Lowe Smith	91	-4461	1	0	0	0	0	$200
91	Mark Gibson	88	-4464	1	0	0	0	0	$1,880
92	Natz Peters	88	-4464	1	0	0	0	0	$600
93	Tom Peck	82	-4470	2	0	0	0	0	$4,010
94	Bob Park	76	-4476	1	0	0	0	0	$1,580
95	Diane Teel	70	-4482	1	0	0	0	0	$630
96	Connie Saylor	67	-4485	1	0	0	0	0	$1,505
97	Mike Alexander	46	-4506	1	0	0	0	0	$1,390
98	Joe Ruttman	46	-4506	1	0	0	0	0	$915
99	Sammy Swindell	0	-4552	2	0	0	0	0	$3,825
100	Fred Zack	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$325
101	Michael Marden	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$575
102	Barry Beggarly	0	-4552	2	0	0	0	0	$480
103	Melvin Swisher	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$230
104	Curtis Markham	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$5,420
105	Joe Falk	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$250
106	Bill Elliott	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	1	$3,605
107	Gene Coyle	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$770
108	Robert Pressley	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$3,195
109	David Ray Boggs	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$1,350
110	Kerry Bodenhamer	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$200
111	Butch Lindley	0	-4552	2	0	0	1	1	$2,695
112	J.D. McDuffie	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	1	$2,700
113	Bill Venturini	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$900
114	Tom Usry	0	-4552	1	0	0	0	0	$410

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1985

Schedule

Date	Race	Track	Pole	Winner	Winner's Make
February 16	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Geoff Bodine	Pontiac
March 2	Komfort Koach 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Geoff Bodine	Dale Earnhardt	Pontiac
March 10	Mountain Dew 400	Hickory Motor Speedway	Tommy Ellis	Jimmy Hensley	Oldsmobile
March 30	Budweiser 200	Bristol International Speedway	Tommy Ellis	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
April 6	Miller Time 500	Martinsville Speedway	Jimmy Hensley	Brett Bodine	Pontiac
April 13	Dixie Cup 200	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Jack Ingram	Oldsmobile
April 20	Busch 200	South Boston Speedway	Tommy Houston	Jimmy Hensley	Oldsmobile
May 4	Hampton Chevrolet 200	Langley Speedway	Tommy Ellis	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac
May 18	Budweiser 200	Dover Downs International Speedway	Jack Ingram	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
May 25	Winn-Dixie 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Tim Richmond	Tim Richmond	Pontiac
June 1	Rose's Stores 200	South Boston Speedway	Jimmy Hensley	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac
June 8	Goody's 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Tommy Houston	Larry Pearson	Pontiac
June 15	Harold Puryear Trucking 150	Orange County Speedway	Jack Ingram	Larry Pearson	Pontiac
June 22	Kroger NASCAR 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park	Brett Bodine	Jimmy Hensley	Oldsmobile
July 20	Miller High Life 200	South Boston Speedway	Jimmy Hensley	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
August 3	Busch Country 200	Langley Speedway	Mike Porter	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac
August 10	Bobby Isaac Memorial 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Brad Teague	Ronnie Silver	Pontiac
August 18	Milwaukee Sentinel 200	The Milwaukee Mile	Alan Kulwicki	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
August 23	Tri-City Pontiac 200	Bristol International Speedway	Ron Bouchard	Brett Bodine	Pontiac
August 31	Pontiac Winner's Circle 200	Darlington Raceway	Tim Richmond	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
September 7	7-Eleven 150	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Jimmy Hensley	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac
September 15	Coca-Cola 300	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Tommy Houston	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
September 28	Goody's 150	Orange County Speedway	Tommy Houston	Jack Ingram	Pontiac
October 5	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Geoff Bodine	Terry Labonte	Pontiac
October 12	Southern Biscuit Flour 200	Hickory Motor Speedway	Brad Teague	Tommy Houston	Buick
October 19	Sandhills 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine	Pontiac
October 27	Winn-Dixie 500	Martinsville Speedway	Brett Bodine	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac

Points Standings

Pos.	Driver	Points	Behind	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Winnings
1	Jack Ingram	4106	Leader	27	0	5	17	22	$115,898
2	Jimmy Hensley	4077	-29	27	0	3	15	23	$93,108
3	Larry Pearson	3951	-155	27	0	2	15	19	$101,438
4	Tommy Houston	3936	-170	27	0	1	17	21	$78,108
5	Dale Jarrett	3774	-332	27	0	0	9	17	$51,333
6	L.D. Ottinger	3732	-374	27	0	0	6	19	$65,748
7	Rick Mast	3589	-517	27	0	0	5	15	$52,410
8	Ronnie Silver	3268	-838	27	0	1	3	13	$49,758
9	Larry Pollard	3185	-921	24	0	0	2	13	$30,235
10	Eddie Falk	3044	-1062	27	0	0	0	4	$30,145
11	Joe Thurman	2915	-1191	27	0	0	0	4	$29,430
12	Jeff Hensley	2876	-1230	26	0	0	0	3	$22,370
13	Brad Teague	2772	-1334	24	0	0	2	7	$43,048
14	Dickie Boswell	2188	-1918	21	0	0	1	2	$16,180
15	Robert Ingram	2132	-1974	20	0	0	0	7	$23,293
16	Tommy Ellis	2065	-2041	15	0	5	7	9	$64,588
17	Jimmy Lawson	2059	-2047	17	0	0	0	4	$13,620
18	John Linville	2046	-2060	19	0	0	0	1	$15,295
19	Charlie Luck	1923	-2183	17	0	0	1	4	$25,830
20	Bosco Lowe	1868	-2238	18	0	0	2	3	$25,130
21	Dickie Linville	1827	-2279	18	0	0	0	0	$14,545
22	Joe Kelly	1698	-2408	18	0	0	0	2	$14,880
23	Brett Bodine	1438	-2668	13	0	3	7	10	$51,465
24	Ed Berrier	1298	-2808	14	0	0	0	0	$14,405
25	Jack Bland	1125	-2981	10	0	0	0	2	$4,590
26	Bob Shreeves	1081	-3025	10	0	0	0	0	$7,885
27	Morgan Shepherd	1068	-3038	11	0	0	2	3	$21,953
28	Darrell Waltrip	977	-3129	8	0	3	6	6	$40,978
29	Larry Walker	952	-3154	10	0	0	0	0	$5,095
30	Merv Treichler	792	-3314	9	0	0	0	0	$8,480
31	Kenny Burks	749	-3357	9	0	0	0	0	$7,475
32	Rodney Howard	739	-3367	7	0	0	0	0	$7,760
33	Ken Bouchard	719	-3387	6	0	0	0	3	$10,500
34	Geoff Bodine	697	-3409	5	0	1	3	3	$71,433
35	Bobby Allison	674	-3432	7	0	0	1	2	$24,838
36	Wayne Patterson	658	-3448	6	0	0	0	1	$2,605
37	Mike Porter	584	-3522	8	0	0	0	2	$6,698
38	Elton Sawyer	577	-3529	6	0	0	1	3	$7,780
39	Pete Silva	553	-3553	4	0	0	1	3	$2,280
40	Rusty Wallace	550	-3556	4	0	0	3	3	$31,570
41	Joe Ruttman	520	-3586	8	0	0	1	2	$10,290
42	Ron Bouchard	507	-3599	7	0	0	0	0	$13,368
43	Billy Hogan	477	-3629	5	0	0	0	1	$4,390
44	Bennie Davis	461	-3645	4	0	0	0	1	$1,300
45	Glenn Jarrett	438	-3668	5	0	0	0	1	$5,840
46	Bubba Nissen	409	-3697	4	0	0	0	0	$1,175
47	Dale Earnhardt	391	-3715	6	0	1	2	2	$29,985
48	Davey Allison	335	-3771	5	0	0	0	1	$6,010
49	Kirk Bryant	310	-3796	6	0	0	0	0	$6,755
50	Bud Elliott	259	-3847	3	0	0	0	1	$1,275
51	Rodney Foushee	252	-3854	3	0	0	0	0	$1,685
52	Alan Kulwicki	236	-3870	2	0	0	0	0	$3,675
53	Bubba Adams	236	-3870	3	0	0	2	2	$2,560
54	Ronnie Thomas	231	-3875	2	0	0	0	1	$1,300
55	Allan Powell	218	-3888	2	0	0	0	0	$910
56	Sammy Swindell	216	-3890	3	0	0	0	0	$4,100
57	Mitch Clark	212	-3894	2	0	0	0	0	$2,610
58	Al Hylton	206	-3900	4	0	0	0	0	$1,040
59	Mike Swaim	203	-3903	2	0	0	0	0	$1,665
60	Daryl Lacks	197	-3909	2	0	0	0	0	$990
61	Rick Wilson	195	-3911	3	0	0	0	0	$2,270
62	Mike McLaughlin	194	-3912	2	0	0	0	0	$4,700
63	Brett Hearn	189	-3917	3	0	0	0	1	$2,350
64	Tommy Riggins	182	-3924	2	0	0	0	0	$1,650
65	Tim Richmond	180	-3926	2	0	1	1	1	$21,900
66	Neil Bonnett	170	-3936	1	0	0	1	1	$10,050
67	Larry Utsman	167	-3939	2	0	0	0	0	$525
68	Dick McCabe	127	-3979	1	0	0	0	0	$3,425
69	Butch Isom	124	-3982	1	0	0	0	0	$350
70	Orvil Reedy	121	-3985	1	0	0	0	0	$940
71	Randy Butner	121	-3985	1	0	0	0	0	$325
72	Butch Miller	118	-3988	4	0	0	1	1	$5,725
73	Tim McGuire	109	-3997	1	0	0	0	0	$775
74	Ralph Morris	106	-4000	1	0	0	0	0	$325
75	Jimmy Spencer	106	-4000	1	0	0	0	0	$550
76	Hut Stricklin	106	-4000	1	0	0	0	0	$4,100
77	Tom Usry	103	-4003	2	0	0	0	0	$520
78	Ricky Vanadore	100	-4006	1	0	0	0	0	$450
79	Benny Kerley	94	-4012	1	0	0	0	0	$420
80	Jeff Berry	91	-4015	1	0	0	0	0	$860
81	Tony Hulin	91	-4015	1	0	0	0	0	$770
82	Ronnie Davidson	88	-4018	2	0	0	0	0	$536
83	Stuart Huffman	85	-4021	1	0	0	0	0	$2,100
84	Glen Sears	79	-4027	2	0	0	0	0	$2,225
85	Gene Clarke	76	-4030	1	0	0	0	0	$460
86	Jody Ridley	76	-4030	1	0	0	0	0	$780
87	Billy Myers	73	-4033	1	0	0	0	0	$385
88	Bobby Labonte	73	-4033	2	0	0	0	0	$1,570
89	Danny Weese	73	-4033	1	0	0	0	0	$450
90	Ken Knight	70	-4036	1	0	0	0	0	$550
91	Tommy Wood	70	-4036	1	0	0	0	0	$645
92	Willie Blevins	67	-4039	1	0	0	0	0	$545
93	Mike Watts	61	-4045	1	0	0	0	0	$1,650
94	Jimmy Horton	40	-4066	1	0	0	0	0	$1,525
95	Phil Parsons	37	-4069	2	0	0	0	0	$2,428
96	Tony Anderson	37	-4069	1	0	0	0	0	$920
97	Bob Dotter	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$1,275
98	Jeff Jacobs	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$350
99	Paul Radford	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$620
100	Mike Alexander	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$990
101	Terry Labonte	0	-4106	1	0	1	1	1	$32,400
102	Dave Marcis	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$450
103	Bill Venturini	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$965
104	Johnny Talley	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$525
105	David Simko	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$935
106	Lee Raymond	0	-4106	1	0	0	0	0	$785

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