Samuel Julian Ard was an American professional stock car racing driver. He won two NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series championship, in 1983 and 1984. Ard also made one Winston Cup start. He retired from driving after being injured in late 1984 and became a car owner. He battled Parkinson's in the later stages of his life and died in April 2017 at age 78.
Stanton Thomas Barrett is an American professional stock car racing driver and Hollywood stuntman. The son of former stuntman Stan Barrett, he began NASCAR racing in the early 1990s, starting with the Busch Series in 1992. Seven years later, he started racing in the Winston Cup Series, making his series debut with Donlavey Racing. Barrett has since run part-time across NASCAR's top three series, usually as an owner/driver. Barrett has also competed in the IndyCar Series, running four races in 2009 for Team 3G.
Derrike Wayne Cope is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He is known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He last competed part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for StarCom Racing. Cope also serves as team manager.
Jody Ridley is a former NASCAR driver. He won the 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award and one race at Dover International Speedway the next year, the only Cup victory for Donlavey Racing.
Tommy Houston, is a retired NASCAR Busch Series driver. Over his career, Houston and Jack Ingram became known as the pair of journeymen drivers that helped that series grow throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
Julius David "Slick" Johnson III was an American stock car racing driver. A veteran of short track competition in the Carolinas, he competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s; his best finish in the series, second, came in a non-points consolation race at Daytona International Speedway. He was killed in a racing accident in an ARCA race at Daytona in 1990.
Mike Alexander is a retired American racing driver. He won the NASCAR Weekly Series national championship in 1983. He also raced in Winston Cup and in the Busch Series.
Norm Benning Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 6 Chevrolet Silverado for Norm Benning Racing. He also works as a driver analyst for TheRacingExperts.com.
Glenn Jarrett is an American former NASCAR driver from Conover, North Carolina and the oldest son of Ned Jarrett and older brother of Dale Jarrett. He made 10 Winston Cup starts from 1978 to 1983 with a best finish of 12th at Ontario Motor Speedway. He then drove in the Busch Series where he made 67 starts from 1982 to 1993 with a best finish of 4th and finished 13th in 1984 series points. He was then a pit reporter for TNN's coverage of NASCAR. After TNN's coverage ceased he became a pit reporter for Speed Channel and was used when Speed Channel needed to cover multiple NASCAR races at different facilities on the same day.
Kenneth Ragan is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he formerly competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, and is the father of NASCAR Cup Series driver David Ragan.
Conrad "Connie" Saylor was a journeyman NASCAR racecar driver.
Bob Dotter was a three-time Automobile Racing Club of America Super Car Champion driver. Winning the title in 1980, 1983 and 1984. He was born in South Carolina but moved to Chicago, Illinois when he was young. He lost his left arm in an industrial accident in the early 60s. He drove and built his own race cars despite his loss. Bob is the father of NASCAR driver-turned-SS-Green Light Racing team owner Bobby Dotter and competed in three Busch Series events in his own right, finishing a career-best 17th at O'Reilly Raceway Park in 1983.
The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Season is the 35th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 12th modern-era Cup series season. The season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 20. Bobby Allison was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 47 points ahead of Darrell Waltrip.
Austin Cameron is an American stock car racing driver. He competes mainly in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, formerly the Winston West Series, twice finishing second in series points.
Ronnie Silver is a former American stock car racer and crew chief. He raced in the NASCAR Busch Series for eight seasons, winning two races.
Donald Joe Booher was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Goody's Dash driver. He spent his time running a farming business when he was not racing. He was killed while competing in the 1993 Goody's Dash Cup season-opening Florida 200 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Ben Hess is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he was a regular on the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) series in the early 1990s, and also competed in twelve NASCAR Winston Cup Series races between 1988 and 1995.
Chip Lain is an American former stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series between 1982 and 1983. During this time, Lain competed in 19 races, failing to reach the top 10 and achieving a career best 12th at Hickory Motor Speedway in 1983. Lain owned Connie Saylor's car for four races in 1985. He was also crew chief for Frank Fleming in six races during the 1990 season. He currently is an instructor and the program director for the Richard Childress Race car Technology program at Forsyth Technical Community College.
William "Bill" Venturini, nicknamed "Big Bill", is a retired American professional stock car racing driver who currently co-owns Venturini Motorsports, a team that competes in the ARCA Menards Series which he founded. As a driver, he primarily competed in the same series from 1982 through 1996. Venturini has won two ARCA championships, which came in 1987 and 1991.
Randall "Randy" Lee Tissot was an American stock car racing driver from Akron, Ohio. He made 13 NASCAR Winston Cup Series starts in his career, with a best finish of 15th place at Darlington Raceway in 1973 and 1975, and at Dover International Speedway in 1975. He also made 10 starts in the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982 and 1983, scoring 2 top tens and a best finish of 6th at Bristol Motor Speedway.
