1999 NASCAR Winston West Series

1999 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 46th season of the series. The title was won by Sean Woodside, ^[1] his first in the series.

Schedule and results

The 1999 season included 14 individual races, although Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Mesa Marin Raceway, and Irwindale Speedway hosted two races each. ^[2] The series finale would be held outside the United States, running at Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway in Japan. ^[3]

Date	Name	Racetrack	Location	Winner
January 17	Winston West 200	Tucson Raceway Park	Tucson, Arizona	Sean Woodside [4]
March 5	The Orleans 150	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	Jerry Nadeau [5]
March 27	NAPA Auto Parts 100	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Mike Wallace
May 1	California 200	California Speedway	Fontana, California	Ricky Craven [6]
May 16	King Soopers 150	Pikes Peak International Raceway	Fountain, Colorado	Mike Wallace [7]
May 30	Forum Marketing 200	Mesa Marin Raceway	Bakersfield, California	Butch Gilliland [8]
June 19	Irwindale 250 presented by Jan's Towing	Irwindale Speedway	Irwindale, California	Steve Portenga [9]
July 18	Coors Light 200 Pres. by Albertson's	Evergreen Speedway	Monroe, Washington	Kevin Richards
August 14	Grainger Industrial Supply 200 Pres. by TCI	Portland Speedway	Portland, Oregon	Bill Sedgwick [10]
August 21	Snap-On 250 Benefitting City of Hope	Irwindale Speedway	Irwindale, California	Austin Cameron [11]
September 6	Bank One 250	Rocky Mountain Raceways	West Valley City, Utah	Butch Gilliland
October 17	Re-Refined Oil 250	Mesa Marin Raceway	Bakersfield, California	Sean Woodside
November 20	'99 NASCAR Coca-Cola 500	Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway	Motegi City, Japan	Kevin Richards [12]

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.

Pos	Driver	TUS	LVS	PHO	CAL	PPR	MMR	IRW	EVG	POR	IRW	RMR	LVS	MMR	MOT	Pts
1	Sean Woodside	1	15	7	9	3*	15	13	2	6*	10	6	17	1	5	2075
2	Austin Cameron	14	5	3	29	2	6	23	13	7	1*	17	2	15	2	1981
3	Joe Bean	9	13	21	8	9	9	21	5	10	4	11	5	3	7	1955
4	Kevin Richards	13	10	26	23	26	17	9	1	5	2	10	1*	13	1	1910
5	Steve Portenga	12	20	9	7	7	7	1*	20	4	15	20	9	19	6	1889
6	Jason Small	16	7	25	33	8	5	6	8	11	14	4	14	6	9	1845
7	Mike Chase	6	6	2	5	5	19	18	9	3	26	16	10	20	25	1838
8	Brandon Ash	2	9	5	11	17	2	7	3	22	16	18	15	25	20	1831
9	Sammy Potashnick	10	4	24	22	16	10	8	14	20	5	3*	8	14	11	1830
10	Butch Gilliland	17	29	8	6	27	1*	3	17	25	3	1	4	23	21	1821
11	Eric Norris	19	12	18	12	4	8	10	18	12	19	12	6	17	3	1821
12	Bill Sedgwick	3*	DNQ	29	24	20	4	2	4	1	6	7	12*	2*		1789
13	Brendan Gaughan	26	25	20	31	10	12	15	16	17	9	2	3	8	4	1742
14	John Metcalf	5	35	11	28	12	18	12	7	23	17	15	14	21	10	1620
15	Wayne Jacks	DNQ		13	19	28	21	24	19	8	7	19	18	18	26	1376
16	Gary Smith	24	17	22	32				6	19	8	5	19	5	14	1302
17	Jerry Cain	DNQ	11	27	15	14	13	28	11	15	22		24	12		1293
18	Doc Faustina		31			DNQ	14	17	DNQ	16	12	13	23		27	1067
19	Rick Ware	28	22	16	34	13	16	14	15				21			930
20	Scott Gaylord	11	36	10	36	15						9		24	16	846
21	Mike Wallace			1*	4	1		5							19*	801
22	Bobby Dotter	7	28	6	13	6									24	740
23	Tony Toste	15	27	12	18								7	22		684
24	Ron Hornaday Jr.		2	4				4						4		655
25	Davy Lee Liniger			28		21	20	20	12	9						650
26	Billy Turner	DNQ	14	31	21	19									13	591
27	Dean Kuhn	23	DNQ		20		22	11							28	546
28	Bobby Pangonis	DNQ	34	DNQ	DNQ			26		13				22		526
29	Kevin Culver		21					27	22	18					18	497
30	Kenny Smith	DNQ	30		DNQ			19			21		25			477
31	Mike Duncan	25	26	23	17								27			466
32	Rick Carelli	4	16		3											445
33	Jerry Glanville		18	17	16	18										445
34	Rick Bogart	DNQ		30	30	25							11			425
35	David Gilliland	22					24						26	7		419
36	Jeff Murray			DNQ				16			13			DNQ		376
37	Ross Thompson			19	10	11										375
38	Billy Kann		DNQ	32	DNQ	24					11					371
39	Ron Burns	20	19	14												330
40	Ken Schrader				2*							8				327
41	Kurt Busch		8		27			22								326
42	Jeff Jefferson								10	24				DNQ		307
43	Mike Borkowski								DNQ	21			20			288
44	Ricky Craven		23		1											279
45	Dan Obrist								21	2						270
46	Jack Sellers						23				23		29			264
47	David Starr		32		35								16			240
48	Gene Christensen								24			14				212
49	Christian Elder			15	26											203
50	Travis Powell								DNQ	14						203
51	Troy Cline			DNQ										10		198
52	Jeff Barister							25			20					191
53	Jerry Nadeau		1*													185
54	Manabu Orido										18				30	182
55	Bobby Hamilton Jr.		3													170
56	Kevin Harvick						3									165
57	Charlie Solomon	DNQ												16		164
58	Kim Jane														8	142
59	Lance Hooper	8														142
60	Mike Dillard	18	DNQ													140
61	Eric Holmes													9		138
62	Bob Howard		DNQ			23										134
63	Rob Morgan		33			32										131
64	Greg Pursley													11		130
65	John Young						11									130
66	Ron Barfield Jr.														12	127
67	Darrel Krentz		DNQ		25											125
68	Craig Raudman				14											121
69	Hideo Fukuyama														15	118
70	Andy Houston														17	112
71	Scott Saunders	DNQ				DNQ										110
72	Bow Carpenter		DNQ	DNQ												110
73	Kelly Tanner								23*							104
74	Rick Rose	21														100
75	M. K. Kanke					22										97
76	Keiichi Tsuchiya														22	97
77	Neville Lance														23	94
78	Rod Bennett										24					91
79	Scott Busby		24													91
80	Mike Ficklin										25					88
81	Gary Collins													26		85
82	Lance Wade	27														82
83	Rich DeLong Jr.										27					82
84	Bobby Gerhart												28			79
85	Al Edgerly					29										76
86	Tommy Fry													DNQ		76
87	Terry Wyhoon														29	76
88	Jerry Spilsbury					30										73
89	Larry Carnes					31										70
90	Jeff Streeter	DNQ														64
91	Bo Lemler	DNQ														58
92	Blair Aiken	DNQ														55
93	T. J. Clark		DNQ													52
94	St. James Davis				DNQ											46
95	Jeff Ward		DNQ													28
96	Jeff Marmack		DNQ													25
97	Mike David	DNQ														0

See also

• 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
• 1999 NASCAR Busch Series
• 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
• 1999 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series
• 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

References

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2. "1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
3. Delforge, Vincent (August 14, 2022). "The History of the NASCAR West Series". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
4. "Woodside and Team Walker Motorsports Hope to Follow Up at Tucson with Another Podium Finish". The Auto Channel. March 7, 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
5. "Jerry Nadeau Accomplished Goals at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com . March 9, 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
6. Delforge, Vincent (May 20, 2022). "ARCA West History: May 1, 1999, the 700th Race". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
7. "WS: Pikes Peak: Round 8 Preview". Motorsport.com . August 17, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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9. Peinado, Mark (June 20, 1999). "Portenga Passes Sedgwick on Final Lap". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
10. Esper, Darin (August 18, 1999). "Woodside, Sedgwick Are Returning Home as Road Warriors". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
11. Delforge, Vincent (July 12, 2024). "2024 ARCA West Races at Irwindale: Team Reactions, Analysis". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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