1979 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1979 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 26th season of the series. The title was won by Bill Schmitt, his second in the series. He won the title by just 5 points over Tim Williamson. [1]

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Schedule and results

The 1979 season included 16 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway, Evergreen Speedway, and Yakima Speedway hosted two races each. [2] The races at Riverside and the race at Ontario Motor Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. [3] [4] [5]

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
January 14Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Darrell Waltrip [6]
May 27Winston Mesa Marin 100 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Bill Schmitt
June 10NAPA Riverside 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Bobby Allison
June 24Reed Cam 150 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Neal Newberry
June 30Valley Ford 100 Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Ron Eaton
July 4Kyte Coca-Cole 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Roy Smith
July 20Winston Roseville 100 All American Speedway Roseville, California Tim Williamson
July 21Winston Shasta 100 Shasta Speedway Anderson, California Bill Schmitt
July 28Winston Las Vegas 100 Craig Road Speedway North Las Vegas, Nevada Bill Schmitt
August 12Winston Sears Point 100 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Jimmy Insolo
August 26Evergreen Winston 100 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Ron Eaton
August 31Spokane Winston 100 Spokane Raceway Park Spokane, Washington Jimmy Insolo
September 3Rose City Winston 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Ron Eaton
September 8Winston Gardena 100 Ascot Park Gardena, California Bill Schmitt
November 18Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California Benny Parsons
November 25NAPA Arizona 250 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Auckland Neil Bonnett [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1979 NASCAR Winston West Series Central - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1979 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1979 NAPA Riverside 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1979 Los Angeles Times 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Schmitt fourth behind Waltrip". Record Searchlight . January 15, 1979. p. 13. Retrieved February 10, 2025– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "The Vidette 27 November 1979 — The Vidette Digital Archives". The Vidette Digital Archives. November 27, 1979. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
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