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Sam Ard
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| Born: February 14, 1939 |
Currently: Assumed Inactive/Retired - Status Needed
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| Hometown: Asheboro, NC, United States of America |
Fun Fact: This Driver Has a Page on The Third Turn!
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| BIOGRAPHY
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Sam Ard (born February 14 1939) is a former NASCAR race car driver.
Ard was the champion of the NASCAR Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) in 1983 and 1984, runner-up in 1982, and won a total of 22 Busch races and 24 pole positions during his career. Ard retired after being seriously injured in a crash at the North Carolina Speedway on October 20 1984.
After retiring as a driver, Ard became an owner, fielding cars for Jimmy Hensley and Jay Fogleman, among others.
He is currently battling Alzheimer's Disease.
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| CAREER RESULTS
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS (1950-1981)
Note: Due to very different point style, these years do not count toward official Nationwide Series statistics
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Series Points
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| 1973
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2 |
7647
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| 1978
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25 |
1167
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| 1980
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23 |
1124
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| 1981
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5 |
2048
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1983
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1+ of 20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
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0
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| TOTALS
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1 |
0
0% |
0
0% |
0
0% |
0
0% |
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0
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| Season |
St |
W |
T5 |
T10 |
Poles |
Standing |
Laps Led
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| 1984
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1+ of 19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
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0
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| TOTALS
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1 |
0
0% |
0
0% |
0
0% |
0
0% |
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0
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