Samuel Julian Ard (February 14, 1939 – April 2, 2017) was an American professional stock car racing driver.
[1] Ard was a regular competitor, earning at least nine wins and scoring multiple top-five finishes.
[3] Ard was the runner-up in 1982 of NASCAR's Late Model Sportsman Series, winning four races and finishing out of the top ten only six times.
In 2006, drivers Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. led a charge to donate a substantial amount of funds for the care of Ard and his family.
1982 J. Ingram 1983 S. Ard 1984 S. Ard 1985 J. Ingram 1986 L. Pearson 1987 L. Pearson 1988 T. Ellis 1989 R. Moroso 1990 C. Bown 1991 B. Labonte 1992 J. Nemechek 1993 S. Grissom 1994 D. Green 1995 J. Benson Jr. 1996 R. LaJoie 1997 R. LaJoie 1998 D. Earnhardt Jr. 1999 D. Earnhardt Jr. 2000 J.
Green 2001 K. Harvick 2002 G. Biffle 2003 B. Vickers 2004 M. Truex Jr. 2005 M. Truex Jr. 2006 K. Harvick 2007 C. Edwards 2008 C. Bowyer 2009 Ky. Busch 2010 B. Keselowski 2011 R. Stenhouse Jr. 2012 R. Stenhouse Jr. 2013 A. Dillon 2014 C. Elliott 2015 C. Buescher 2016 D. Suárez 2017 W. Byron 2018 T. Reddick 2019 T. Reddick 2020 A. Cindric 2021 D. Hemric 2022 T. Gibbs 2023 C. Custer 2024 J. Allgaier