1971 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1971 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 18th season of the series. The title was won by Ray Elder, his third in succession.

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Schedule and results

The 1971 season included 26 individual races, although some tracks were run twice.

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
January 10Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Ray Elder [1]
February 28 Miller High Life 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California A. J. Foyt
March 7Orange 400 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Jack McCoy [2]
March 21† San Jose Speedway San Jose, California John Soares, Jr.
May 9Vegas 150 Craig Road Speedway North Las Vegas, Nevada Jimmy Insolo
May 15Stockton 150 Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Jack McCoy
June 5Ascot 200 Ascot Park Gardena, California Ray Elder [3]
June 20Winston Golden State 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Bobby Allison
June 26Salem Mighty Mite 100 Salem Speedway Salem, Oregon Hershel McGriff
July 2Spanaway 150 Spanaway Speedway Tacoma, Washington Jack McCoy
July 4Apple State 150 Skagit Speedway Mount Vernon, Washington Hershel McGriff
July 10Umatilla 100 Umatilla Speedway Hermiston, Oregon Ray Elder
July 11Rose City 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Hershel McGriff
July 13Royal Canadian 150 Langley Speedway Langley, British Columbia Hershel McGriff
July 16Medford 100 Medford Speedway Medford, Oregon Carl Joiner
July 17Roseburg Northwest 100 Roseburg Speedway Roseburg, Oregon Hershel McGriff
July 30Las Vegas Lucky 21 150 Craig Road Speedway North Las Vegas, Nevada Ray Elder
July 31Orange Show 150 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Johnny Anderson
August 7Saugus 150 Saugus Speedway Santa Clarita, California Ray Elder
August 8Bakersfield 150 Bakersfield Speedway Oildale, California Ray Elder
August 20Clovis Vineyard 100 Clovis Speedway Clovis, California Ray Elder
September 6Evergreen 200 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Ray Elder
September 8Spokane 100 Interstate Fairground Speedway Spokane, Washington Hershel McGriff
September 11Yakima 150 Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Ray Elder [4]
October 31San Gabriel Valley 100 San Gabriel Valley Speedway Irwindale, California Jack McCoy
December 12Texas 500 Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas Richard Petty [5]

† This race was not given a name.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Glattke, Art (January 11, 1971). "Ray Elder Captures Riverside 500 Miler". The Fresno Bee . p. 17. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Jack McCoy Captures Orange 400". The Sun . March 8, 1971. p. 25. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ray Elder Routs Stock Car Drivers". Los Angeles Times . June 6, 1971. p. 57. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Elder Nabs 9th Win". The Modesto Bee . September 13, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "500‐MILE TEXAS RACE CAPTURED BY PETTY". The New York Times. December 13, 1971. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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