1982 NASCAR Busch Series

The inaugural NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series began on Saturday February 13 and ended on Saturday October 31. Jack Ingram, driving as an owner-driver, won the championship at season's end.

Contents

Calendar

Calendar as follows[1]

No. Race Title Track Date
1 Goody's 300 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach Feb 13
2 Eastern 150 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond Feb 20
3 Southeastern 150 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol Mar 13
4 Dogwood 500 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville Mar 28
5 TranSouth 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington Apr 3
6 Mountain Dew 300 Hickory Speedway, Hickory Apr 3
7 Busch 200 South Boston Speedway, South Boston Apr 18
8 Budweiser 200 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro Apr 23
9 Spring 220 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond May 2

Goody's 300

The Goody's 300, which had been a Sportsman race, was moved to the national tour, and was run on February 13 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mike Porter won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Dale Earnhardt
  2. Jody Ridley
  3. Sam Ard
  4. Gary Balough
  5. Geoffrey Bodine
  6. Harry Gant
  7. Mike Porter
  8. Phil Parsons
  9. Tommy Houston
  10. Dale Jarrett

Eastern 150

The Eastern 150 was run on February 20 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Geoffrey Bodine won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Tommy Houston
  2. Bubba Nissen
  3. Rick Mast
  4. Bosco Lowe
  5. Mike Porter
  6. Dale Jarrett
  7. Dickie Boswell
  8. Ray Hendrick
  9. Phil Parsons
  10. Orvil Reedy

Southeastern 150

The Southeastern 150 was run on March 13 at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. David Pearson won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Tommy Houston
  2. David Pearson
  3. Tommy Ellis
  4. Jack Ingram
  5. Brad Teague
  6. Larry Utsman
  7. Ronnie Silver
  8. Tommy Hilbert
  9. Buck Doran
  10. Willie Blevin

Dogwood 500

The Dogwood 500 was run on March 28 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Geoffrey Bodine won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Sam Ard
  2. Butch Lindley
  3. Jack Ingram
  4. Geoffrey Bodine
  5. Joe Thurman
  6. Jeff Hensley
  7. Jimmy Hensley
  8. Dickie Boswell
  9. Tommy Houston
  10. Pete Silva

TranSouth 200

The TranSouth 200 was run on April 3 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Harry Gant won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Geoffrey Bodine
  2. Jody Ridley
  3. David Pearson
  4. Jack Ingram
  5. Mike Porter
  6. Sam Ard
  7. Glenn Jarrett
  8. John Anderson
  9. Tommy Houston
  10. Allan Powell

Mountain Dew 300

The Mountain Dew 300 was run on April 3 at Hickory Speedway in Hickory, North Carolina. Sam Ard won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Jack Ingram
  2. Sam Ard
  3. Phil Parsons
  4. Tommy Houston
  5. Geoffrey Bodine
  6. Gary Neice
  7. Ronnie Silver
  8. Dale Jarrett
  9. Ben Hess
  10. Allan Powell

Busch 200

The Busch 200 was run on April 18 at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia. Jack Ingram won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Sam Ard
  2. Jack Ingram
  3. Jimmy Hensley
  4. Ray Hendrick
  5. Bob Shreeves
  6. Tommy Houston
  7. Bubba Nissen
  8. Wayne Patterson
  9. Dickie Boswell
  10. Gary Neice

Budweiser 200

The Budweiser 200 was run on April 23 at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, North Carolina. Sam Ard won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Dale Earnhardt
  2. Jimmy Hensley
  3. Sam Ard
  4. Tommy Houston
  5. Bob Shreeves
  6. Jeff Hensley
  7. Dale Jarrett
  8. Darrell Wheeler
  9. Don Browning
  10. Butch Isom

Spring 220

The Spring 220 was run on May 2 at Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Sam Ard won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. Butch Lindley
  2. Sam Ard
  3. Tommy Ellis
  4. Jack Ingram
  5. Ray Hendrick
  6. Phil Parsons
  7. Jimmy Lawson
  8. Wayne Patterson
  9. Bubba Nissen
  10. Frank Butler

The above information is from Racing Reference.

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