1990 Spears Manufacturing 400 (October)

1990 Spears Manufacturing 400

Race details [1]
Race 8 of 9 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Date	October 14, 1990
Location	Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Distance	400 laps, 200.00 mi (321.86 km)
Average speed	74.006 miles per hour (119.101 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Bill Sedgwick	Spears Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver	Bill Schmitt	Schmitt Motorsports
Laps	218
Winner
No. 23	Mike Chase	Freymiller Racing

The 1990 Spears Manufacturing 400 was the eighth stock car race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, October 14, 1990, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. The race was won by Mike Chase, his first win in the series. Chase won by 1.3 seconds over Bill Schmitt. ^[2] Roy Smith, John Krebs (with relief from Robert Sprague), and Mike Nicholson rounded out the top five.

Report

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 1990 Spears Manufacturing 400 was one of 45 NASCAR Winston West Series races to be held at the track during its existence.

Entry list

#	Driver	Owner	Manufacturer
0	Tim McCauley	Tim McCauley	Chevrolet
05	Will Harper	Unknown	Oldsmobile
8	Chuck Welch	Adele Emerson	Buick
08	John Clayton	Unknown	Chevrolet
09	Terry Fisher	Dick Midgley	Oldsmobile
15	Rick Scribner	Rick Scribner	Chevrolet
19	Robert Sprague	Larry Rouse	Ford
22	St. James Davis	LaDonna Davis	Buick
23	Mike Chase	Don Freymiller	Buick
24	Butch Gilliland	Butch Gilliland	Chevrolet
28	Gary Collins	Marion Collins	Oldsmobile
33	Rick Mackey	Rick Mackey	Pontiac
34	Ted Kennedy	Adele Emerson	Oldsmobile
44	Jack Sellers	Adele Emerson	Buick
70	L.J. Pryor	Unknown	Ford
72	Mark Reed	James Reed	Chevrolet
73	Bill Schmitt	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet
75	Bill Sedgwick	Wayne Spears	Chevrolet
78	P. J. Jones	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet
79	Roy Smith	Warren Razrore	Ford
87	Mike Nicholson	Unknown	Chevrolet
88	Bob Walker	Bob Walker	Pontiac
89	Bob Howard	Tom Hathaway	Oldsmobile
99	John Krebs	John Krebs	Pontiac

Qualifying

Bill Sedgwick won the pole with a speed of 92.836 mph.

Race results

Fin [3]	St	#	Driver	Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts [1]
1	4	23	Mike Chase	Don Freymiller	Buick	400	130	Running	180
2	2	73	Bill Schmitt	Bill Schmit	Chevrolet	400	218	Running	180
3	5	79	Roy Smith	Warren Razore	Ford	400	21	Running	170
4	11	99	John Krebs	John Krebs	Pontiac	396	1	Running	165
5	14	87	Mike Nicholson	Unknown	Chevrolet	391	0	Running	155
6	13	88	Bob Walker	Bob Walker	Pontiac	390	0	Running	150
7	17	33	Rick Mackey	Rick Mackey	Pontiac	375	0	Running	146
8	12	05	Will Harper	Unknown	Oldsmobile	372	0	Running	142
9	15	15	Rick Scribner	Rick Scribner	Chevrolet	364	0	Running	138
10	6	24	Butch Gilliland	Butch Gilliland	Chevrolet	352	0	Engine	134
11	10	89	Bob Howard	Tom Hathaway	Oldsmobile	330	5	Water Pump	135
12	22	08	John Clayton	Unknown	Chevrolet	250	0	Running	127
13	16	44	Jack Sellers	Adele Emerson	Buick	235	0	Accident	124
14	7	28	Gary Collins	Marion Collins	Oldsmobile	235	9	Accident	126
15	3	72	Mark Reed	James Reed	Chevrolet	221	5	Engine	123
16	9	34	Ted Kennedy	Adele Emerson	Oldsmobile	139	8	Engine	120
17	20	8	Chuck Welch	Adele Emerson	Buick	61	0	Accident	112
18	8	19	Robert Sprague	Larry Rouse	Ford	56	1	Engine	114
19	21	22	St. James Davis	LaDonna Davis	Buick	49	0	Running	106
20	19	0	Tim McCauley	Tim McCauley	Chevrolet	44	0	Valve	103
21	23	78	P.J. Jones	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet	39	0	Clutch	100
22	1	75	Bill Sedgwick	Wayne Spears	Chevrolet	5	2	Engine	102
23	18	70	L.J. Pryor	Unknown	Ford	4	0	Suspension	94
24	24	09	Terry Fisher	Dick Midgley	Oldsmobile	0	0	Did Not Start	91

Standings after the race

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Bill Sedgwick	1273
	2	Bill Schmitt	1267 (-6)
1	3	Mike Chase	1239 (-34)
1	4	Terry Fisher	1169 (-104)
	5	John Krebs	1141 (-132)
	6	Butch Gilliland	1080 (-193)
	7	Robert Sprague	998 (-275)
	8	Jack Sellers	997 (-276)
1	9	Bob Walker	826 (-447)
3	10	Rick Mackey	794 (-479)

• Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

1. "1990 Spears Manufacturing 400 results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
2. "Chase wins NASCAR West Series race". UPI Archives. October 15, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
3. "1990 Spears Manufacturing 400 (October) results". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 27, 2025.

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