1991 NASCAR Winston West Series

1991 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 38th season of the series. The title was won by Bill Sedgwick ^[1] , his first in the series.

Schedule and results

The 1991 season included 9 individual races, although Evergreen Speedway and Mesa Marin Raceway hosted two races each. ^[2] The races at Sears Point International Raceway and Phoenix International Raceway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. ^{[3] [4]}

Date	Name	Racetrack	Location	Winner
May 4	Winston 300	Evergreen Speedway	Monroe, Washington	Mike Chase
May 19	California 400	Mesa Marin Raceway	Bakersfield, California	Mike Chase
June 9	Banquet Frozen Foods 300	Sears Point International Raceway	Sonoma, California	Davey Allison [5]
June 15	Winston 200	Saugus Speedway	Saugus, California	Bill Schmitt
June 30	Winston 200	Portland Speedway	Portland, Oregon	Mike Chase
July 14	Motorcraft 500	Evergreen Speedway	Monroe, Washington	Geoffrey Bodine
August 3	Uhlmann Motors 200	South Sound Speedway	Olympia, Washington	Bill Schmitt
October 13	Winston 400	Mesa Marin Raceway	Bakersfield, California	Bill Sedgwick
November 3	Pyroil 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Davey Allison [6]

Full Drivers' Championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points points

Pos	Driver	EVG	MMR	SON	SGS	POR	EVG	SSS	MMR	PHO	Pts
1	Bill Sedgwick	2	13	15	2	3	3	2	1*	21	1509
2	Bill Schmitt	15	8	13	1*	2	16	1*	3	37	1435
3	Butch Gilliland	3	4	DNQ	3	5	11	3	4	29	1413
4	Hershel McGriff	22	3	32	4	8	10	4	6	27	1353
5	John Krebs	4	7	38	11	9	17	10	10	DNQ	1259
6	Rick Scribner	7	10	DNQ	10	11	7	11	7	DNQ	1211
7	Billy Jac Shaw	8	17	DNQ	9	14	5	8	8	DNQ	1187
8	Robert Sprague	24	18	39	7	4	13	5	18	DNQ	1173
9	Mike Chase	1*	1*	40	13	1	35		13	26	1172
10	Jack Sellers	9	11	DNQ	14	17	14	13	12	DNQ	1106
11	St. James Davis	10	15	DNQ	12	16	26	17	15	DNQ	1042
12	Chuck Welch	20	16		16	13	21		19		663
13	Wayne Jacks		14		5		34		9	DNQ	592
14	Scott Gaylord	19	9	33						DNQ	531
15	Brad Tidrick	16				18	8	9			504
16	J.C. Danielsen	21	6	DNQ	18						489
17	Mark Reed		24	DNQ					14	34	479
18	Ron Hornaday Jr.		22				18		20	DNQ	451
19	Ron Esau		20	DNQ			22		16		447
20	Larry Gaylord	12				15	29	15			439
21	Gary Scott	11				19	28	14			436
22	Gary Collins		5						17	42	418
23	Bob Walker		2		6		25				408
24	Rick Carelli						27		2	DNQ	391
25	Tim McCauley	13	21		17						336
26	Ron Eaton	18					23	16			318
27	Larry Gunselman	6	19				36				311
28	Jim Bown					12	2				302
29	Jerry Bowers						6	7			296
30	Terry Fisher	5				10					294
31	R. K. Smith			43						DNQ	248
32	Rick Mackey		12		15						245
33	Mike Nicholson							12	22		224
34	Archie Somers	17									221
35	John Dillon					6	31				220
36	Mark Moore	14	23								215
37	Bob Howard	23					15				212
38	Ted Kennedy						33		11		194
39	Geoffrey Bodine			8†			1*			8†	185
40	Jon Paques						4				160
41	Joe Ruttman			31†					5	22†	155
42	Dirk Stephens							6			150
43	Don Waterman					7					146
44	Randy Becker				8						142
45	Troy Beebe			DNQ						DNQ	138
46	Mike French						9				138
47	Bobby Woods										134
48	Bill Elliott			20†			12			25†	127
49	Sterling Marlin			26†			19			3†	111
50	Jim Courage					20					103
51	Rick McCray						20				103
52	Bruce Nutt								21		100
53	Chad Little			28†			24			30†	96
54	Glen Steurer						30				73
55	Dave Gengenbach						32				67

References

1. "NASCAR In 1991 — The 75 Years Edition". SPEED SPORT. July 4, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
2. "1991 NASCAR Winston West Series Season Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
3. "1991 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
4. "1991 Pyroil 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
5. Higgins, Tom (June 10, 1991). "Allison gets victory; Rudd gets angry (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer . p. 17. Retrieved April 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. Higgins, Tom (November 4, 1991). "Allison overtakes Rudd, field in Phoenix (Part 1)". The Charlotte Observer . p. 11. Retrieved April 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.