1989 Coors 200

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1989 Coors 200
Race details [1]
Race 8 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season
MesaMarinSpeedwayMap.svg
Location Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.805 km (0.500 miles)
Distance 200 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km)
Average speed 73.514 miles per hour (118.309 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Beebe Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing
Laps 128
Winner
No. 79 Roy Smith Razore Racing

The 1989 Coors 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Saturday, August 5, 1989, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Roy Smith won the race, his second and final win of the season. Smith, restarting sixth after the final caution after barely avoided losing a lap on pit road, passed pole sitter Troy Beebe and Bill Schmitt in the final laps en route to the win. [2] Bill Sedgwick would finish second after Schmitt's brakes began to fail. Schmitt, Beebe, and Robert Sprague rounded out the top five.

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Background

Mesa Marin Raceway was a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval race track, located near the junction of CA 178 and CA 184 (Kern Canyon Road), east of Bakersfield, California. It opened in 1977 and was owned by Marion Collins throughout its existence. The 1989 Coors 200 was one of 45 NASCAR Winston West Series races to be held at the track during its existence.

Entry list

No.DriverOwnerManufacturer
03 Dave Mood M.K. Kanke Pontiac
04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac
07 Mark Walbridge unknown Pontiac
08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Chevrolet
9 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford
15 Rick Scribner Rick Scribner Chevrolet
19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick
28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile
38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac
41 Danny Lawson Sara Vincent Chevrolet
44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick
56 Ron Esau Ron Esau Oldsmobile
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford
83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford
88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac
89 Bob Howard Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile
93 Troy Beebe Troy Beebe Buick
98 Jerry Bowers John Kieper Chevrolet
99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac

Qualifying

Troy Beebe won the pole with an average speed of 92.44 mph. Jerry Bowers withdrew from the event.

Race results

Fin [3] St#DriverOwnerMakeLapsLedStatusPts [4]
1679Roy SmithWarren RazoreFord20029Running180
2375Bill SedgwickWayne SpearsChevrolet20025Running175
3273Bill SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet200128Running175
4193Troy BeebeTroy BeebeBuick2000Running160
51619Robert SpragueFred Stoke/Larry RouseFord1980Running155
6899John KrebsJohn KrebsPontiac1972Running155
7956Ron EsauRon EsauOldsmobile1960Running146
81408Rick McCrayRick McCrayChevrolet1950Running142
9504Hershel McGriffHershel McGriffPontiac1950Running138
101388Bob WalkerBob WalkerPontiac1950Running134
11119J.C. DanielsenLarry RouseFord1940Running130
121544Jack SellersAdele EmersonBuick1720Running127
131083Sumner McKnightSumner McKnightFord15516Accident129
141715Rick ScribnerRick ScribnerChevrolet1400Engine121
15428Gary CollinsMarion CollinsOldsmobile1220Engine118
161841Danny LawsonSara VincentChevrolet1110Handling115
17738Duke HoenshellDuke HoenshellPontiac1070Handling112
181207Mark WalbridgeunknownPontiac570Handling109
192089Bob HowardTom HathawayOldsmobile60Engine106`
201922St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick30Oil Pump103
212203Dave MoodM.K. KankePontiac20Handling100
222124Butch GillilandButch GillilandBuick00Engine97

Standings after the race

PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow.png 1 Bill Schmitt 1325
1rightarrow.png 2 Roy Smith 1324 (-1)
1rightarrow.png 3 Hershel McGriff 1221 (-104)
1rightarrow.png 4 Rick McCray 1176 (-149)
1rightarrow.png 5 Bill Sedgwick 1139 (-186)
1rightarrow.png 6 John Krebs 1110 (-215)
1uparrow green.svg 27 Robert Sprague 922 (-403)
1downarrow red.svg 18 Jerry Bowers 920 (-405)
1downarrow red.svg 19 Butch Gilliland 893 (-432)
1rightarrow.png 10 Jack Sellers 870 (-455)

References

  1. "Race Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. "Roy Smith wins NASCAR stock car race". UPI. August 6, 1989. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. "1989 Coors 200 (WWS) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  4. "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2025.