Sam Ard gestures as he talks about his time as the record setting Busch Series championships at home Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in Pamplico, S.C. Unlike veterans of other sports, Sam Ard has no pension ...

PAMPLICO, S.C. – The living room of Sam Ard’s brown doublewide trailer speaks to his short but successful NASCAR career. Trophies surround the fireplace and crowd its mantel. Plaques and pictures dot ...

Sam Ard was unsettled late Saturday night, unable to sleep as he peppered his wife, Jo, about things he couldn't remember. Were his parents still alive when he married Jo nearly 50 years ago? Were ...

Between Social Security, Sam’s veterans benefits and what Jo picks up cleaning houses, the Ards bring in roughly $1,600 a month. After the mortgage payment of $426.96, car insurance on Ard’s 1993 Ford ...