Sam Ard was a professional NASCAR racing driver. Ard died on April 2, 2017. Ard was born on February 14, 1939, in Pamplico, South Carolina. This page examines Sam Ard’s net worth.
Sam Ard raced in a total of 1 NASCAR cup races over a 1 year cup career, with 0 wins, 0 top tens, and 0 poles. Ard’s best cup position was 104th (1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series). Ard began NASCAR cup racing with the 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Goody’s 500 (Fall Martinsville) (Martinsville Speedway).
With respect to Busch series races, Ard competed in 92 over a 3 year period, with 22 wins, 79 top tens, and 24 poles. Ard’s best Busch series position was 1st (1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series; 1984 NASCAR Busch Series). Ard began Busch series racing with the 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona International Speedway). Ard’s last Busch race was the 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Target House 200 (Rockingham Motor Speedway), and last Busch win was the 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Coca-Cola 300 (North Wilkesboro) (North Wilkesboro Speedway).
Ard is best known for these top achievements: 1983, 1984 Busch Series champion.
Ard has won several awards, including the 1983, 1984 Busch Series NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award.
Auto racing practically has two earnings levels. One one hand, there are multi-million dollar earners, who get millions of dollars a year via performance bonuses and sponsorships. Meanwhile, the rest of the drivers make significantly less. Younger, less experienced drivers can receive as little as $50,000. More competitive drivers, on the other hand, earn between $200,000 and $500,000, with a base salary as well as either some percentage of their prize money or a win bonus.
So what was NASCAR driver Sam Ard’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Sam Ard’s net worth at death is:
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