1996 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1996 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 43rd season of the series. The title was won by Lance Hooper, [1] his first in the series.

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Schedule and results

The 1996 season included 15 individual races, although Mesa Marin Raceway hosted three races and Sears Point Raceway, Tucson Raceway Park, and Madera Speedway hosted two races each. [2] The first race at Sears Point and the race at Phoenix International Raceway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. [3] [4] After returning the finale to Phoenix in 1995, it would again move in 1996, this time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
January 21NASCAR Winston West Series 150 Tucson Raceway Park Tucson, Arizona Ron Hornaday Jr.
March 17St. Patrick's Day 200 Altamont Motorsports Park Tracy, California Lance Hooper [5]
April 27Spears Manufacturing 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Larry Gunselman
May 5 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, California Rusty Wallace [6]
May 18Imperial Palace/Race Stuff 200 Madera Speedway Madera, California Butch Gilliland [7]
June 1 Reser's Fine Foods 200 by Action Auto Glass Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Lance Hooper [8]
June 15Valvoline/Jiffy Lube 200 Tucson Raceway Park Tucson, Arizona Mark Krogh
June 29Winston 200 Presented by Alley Chevrolet Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Butch Gilliland
July 13Snap-On 200 Colorado National Speedway Erie, Colorado Ron Hornaday Jr.
August 10Race Stuff 250 Madera Speedway Madera, California Lance Hooper
August 24Carquest Auto Parts 250 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Joe Bean [9]
October 5Sonoma 100 Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, California Butch Gilliland
October 12Spears Manufacturing 300 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Lance Hooper
October 27 Dura Lube 500 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Bobby Hamilton [10]
November 1Las Vegas 300K Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada Ken Schrader [11]

Full Drivers' Championship

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

PosDriver TUS AMP MMR SON MAD POR TUS EVG CNS MAD MMR SON MMR PHO LVS Pts
1 Lance Hooper 21*7DNQ101*4451*16*31*33102185
2 Jeff Krogh 621435443522522412155
3 Larry Gunselman 16713632133364145DNQ42070
4 Mark Krogh 181210DNQ2*716612101610DNQ1907
5 Scott Gaylord 252183813516121133420DNQ91883
6 Rich Woodland Jr. 101583788119169686DNQ191841
7 Joe Bean 22119DNQ121051981011512DNQ251789
8 Butch Gilliland 61182*114*18211461675
9 Bill McAnally 151617DNQ11171017121517129DNQ221623
10Pete Graham19201114912147132222231404
11 Dan Obrist 2324166157207183161352
12 Jack Sellers 17239149181371117181333
13 John Kinder 9182511141658281314
14 Mike Welch 201916202319141221111105
15 St. James Davis 261518241719202317241021
16 Wayne Jacks 28315DNQ71320141002
17 Lew Miller 191310818720864
18 Gary Collins 39137917828
19 Kevin Culver 31146829823
20 Pappy Pryor 171415111015733
21 Ron Burns 13685571
22 Ron Hornaday Jr. 1111*500
23 Dan Press 853462
24 Brandon Ash 16222121412
25 Victor Mibelli 10149393
26 Leo Hindery 121217366
27 Lee Olibas 21716361
28 Kenny Smith 241315333
29 Bobby Gill 7*5*321
30 L. J. Pryor 272210313
31 Billy Kahn 311718291
32 Steve Portenga 414281
33 Tobey Butler 8*12279
34 Rick Carelli 515273
35 Rick Scribner 813266
36 Nick Jennings 616265
37 Craig Raudman 139262
38 Greg Biffle 304238
39 Sonny Scott 1519224
40 Mike Naake 1819215
41 Sean Monroe 1326209
42 John Sahm 1921206
43 Ernie Cope 2125188
44 Ken Schrader 8†35†1*185
45 Rich DeLong Jr. 1930179
46 Tim Steele 2175
47 Gary Smith 2175
48 Michael Waltrip 3170
49 Nathan Buttke 4160
50 Roger Avants 4160
51 Rudy Revak 5155
52 Carl Trimmer 6150
53 Bobby Gerhart 7146
54 Darrel Krentz 8142
55 Jon Paques 11130
56 Chris Trickle 11130
57 Terry Fisher 12127
58 Kevin Harvick 13124
59 Eric Norris 14121
60 Gary Clark 15118
61 Ron Jacks 19106
62 George Nordling 20103
63 Ken Bailey 20103
64 Barry Graham 20103
65 Hershel McGriff 21100
66 Bob Howard 2685
67 Dennis Dyer 2782
68 Tim McCauley 2976
Michael Cochran 3170

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NASCAR In 1996 — The 75 Years Edition". SPEED SPORT. July 21, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "1996 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1996 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1996 Dura Lube 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ Rodgers, Bryan (March 23, 1996). "Morgan Revved Up for Start of Season at Ventura Tonight". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Higgins, Tom (May 6, 1996). "Wallace springs into action at Sears Point". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Delforge, Vincent (October 3, 2024). "2024 ARCA West at Madera: Team Reactions, Analysis". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ Rodgers, Bryan (June 8, 1996). "Castro Riding a Straight Line". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Delforge, Vincent (March 18, 2023). "Tribute to NASCAR West Series Legend John Krebs". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ Higgins, Tom (October 28, 1996). "No. 43 returns to Victory Lane". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Daytona could be special victory for Ken Schrader". Las Vegas Sun . February 12, 1998. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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