1974 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1974 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 21st season of the series. The title was won by Ray Elder, his fifth in the series.

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Schedule and results

The 1974 season included 28 individual races, although some tracks were run twice. [1] The races at Riverside, as well as the finale at Ontario, were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. [2] [3] [4]

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
January 26Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Cale Yarborough
April 21Altamont 100 Altamont Speedway Livermore, California Jimmy Insolo
May 3Stockton 100 Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Jack McCoy
May 11Manzanita 100 Manzanita Speedway Phoenix, Arizona Jack McCoy
May 12Corona 100 Corona Speedway Tucson, Arizona Ray Elder
May 24Chula Vista 100 South Bay Park Speedway Chula Vista, California Jim Boyd
May 27Ascot Memorial 100 Ascot Park Gardena, California Sonny Easley
June 9Tuborg 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Cale Yarborough
June 23Westwood 150 Westwood Raceway Vancouver, British Columbia Ray Elder
June 26Victoria 150 Western Speedway Victoria, British Columbia Sonny Easley
June 29Tacoma 150 Spanaway Speedway Tacoma, Washington Jimmy Insolo [5]
July 1Stateline 100 Northwest Speedway Stateline, Idaho Jimmy Insolo
July 3Umatilla 100 Umatilla Speedway Hermiston, Oregon Jimmy Insolo
July 4Pepsi 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Jimmy Insolo
July 12Medford 100 Medford Speedway Medford, Oregon Jack McCoy [6]
July 13Eugene 100 Eugene Speedway Eugene, Oregon Jack McCoy
July 14Coos Bay 150 Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, Oregon Jack McCoy
July 27Cajon 150 Cajon Speedway Santee, California Ray Elder
August 2Las Vegas 150 Craig Road Speedway North Las Vegas, Nevada Jack McCoy
August 4Gardena 100 Ascot Park Gardena, California Ray Elder
August 17Livermore 100 Altamont Speedway Livermore, California Ray Elder
August 23Clovis 100 Clovis Speedway Clovis, California Sonny Easley
September 1Evergreen 200 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Harry Jefferson
September 7Yakima 100 Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Harry Jefferson
September 8Pepsi 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Jimmy Insolo
September 14Alphy's 150 Speedway 605 Irwindale, California Sonny Easley
September 28Ascot 100 Ascot Park Gardena, California Jimmy Insolo
November 24Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California Bobby Allison [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1974 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1974 Tuborg 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1974 Los Angeles Times 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ Stewart, Chuck (July 2, 1974). "Insolo Spokane 150 Champ". Spokane Daily Chronicle . p. 14. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McCoy '100' Winner". The World . July 13, 1974. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "California Controversy: Bobby Allison's Illegal Engine | This Week in NASCAR History | Curators' Corner". NASCAR Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
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