1980 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1980 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 27th season of the series. The title was won by Roy Smith, his first in the series.

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Schedule and results

The 1980 season included 11 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway and Ontario Motor Speedway hosted two races each. [1] Both races at Riverside and the second race at Ontario were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. [2] [3] [4]

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
January 13Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Darrell Waltrip [5]
April 13Datsun Twin 200 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California Roy Smith
May 17Stockton Winston 200 Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Ivan Baldwin
June 8Warner W. Hodgdan 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Darrell Waltrip
June 22Winston Monterey 200 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California Jimmy Insolo
June 29Reed Cams 200 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Ron Eaton
August 10G.I. Joe's/Heidelberg Portland 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Bobby Allison
August 24Golden State Winston 100 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Jimmy Insolo
November 8Budweiser 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Bobby Allison
November 15Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California Benny Parsons [6]
November 23Arizona Winston 250 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Richard Petty

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1980 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1980 Warner W. Hodgdon 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1980 Los Angeles Times 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Glick, Shav (January 20, 1980). "Gurney Cheers, Waltrip Wins | Dan Gurney's All American Racers" . Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ Glick, Shav (November 27, 1995). "California 500 Dreaming : It Was Fun While It Lasted at Ontario Motor Speedway (1970-1980)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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