Sam Ard (born February 14 1939) is a former NASCAR race car driver. Ard was the champion of the NASCAR Busch 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.