Texas Pete 200

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Texas Pete 200
Orange County Speedway.svg
NASCAR Busch Series
Venue Orange County Speedway
Corporate sponsor Texas Pete
First race1983
Last race1994
Distance75 miles
Laps200 (0.375 miles each lap)
Previous namesTexas Pete 300 (1991 and 1992)

Stock car races in the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series were held at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina in 1989 and 1990. The race was sponsored by Texas Pete during its entire existence in the second-tier series calendar, and was thus named Texas Pete 200.

Contents

1989

The 1989 Texas Pete 200 was held August 12 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole. This was Robert Pressley's first career Busch Grand National victory. The pole speed was 95.258 MPH, with an average race speed of 67.55 MPH. There were 8 cautions and 42 caution laps. There were 7 lead changes, a total race purse of 51,725 USD and it was race number 21. [1]

Top Ten Results

  1. 59-Robert Pressley
  2. 6-Tommy Houston
  3. 99-Tommy Ellis
  4. 22-Rick Mast
  5. 30-Ronnie Silver
  6. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  7. 12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
  8. 14-Wayne Patterson 1 lap down
  9. 96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
  10. 90-Davey Johnson 1 lap down. [2]

Final Results

All dates and times are local time

FinStDriver#OwnerCarLapsMoneyStatusLaps led
17Robert Pressley59Brad DuhertyOldsmobile2008,725running108
221Tommy Houston6Buick2004,650running0
310Tommy Ellis99John JacksonBuick2004,050running3
48Rick Mast22A.G. DillardBuick2003,050running16
522Ronnie Silver30Chuck RiderPontiac2001,850running0
67L.D. Ottinger2Ron ParkerPontiac2001,600running0
74Jeff Burton12John BurtonPontiac1991,500running0
824Wayne Patterson14Pontiac1991,000running0
925Tom Peck96Mark ThomasOldsmobile1991,375running0
1027Davey Johnson90Buick199925running0
1113Kenny Wallace36Randy HopePontiac1991,275running0
126Steve Grissom9Mike SwaimPontiac1991,250running0
1329Dave Rezendes79Dave RezendesOldsmobile1981,225running0
1416Jimmy Hensley70Straut HuffmanBuick1971,250running0
153Chuck Brown63Hubert HensleyPontiac1971,925running0
1614Ward Burton9Mike SwaimChevrolet1971,191running0
1713Steve Grissom31Wayne GrissomOldsmobile1961,141running0
1820Joe Nemechek87Joe NemechekBuick1961,166running0
194Davey Johnson26Davey JohnsonBuick1961,121running0
2025Patty Moise45Mike LaughlinBuick1961,090running0
2128Todd Cray06Barry CrayBuick191625running0
2226Richard Lasater05Dan LasaterChevrolet190600running0
2322Tom Peck96Mark ThomasOldsmobile1681,016running0
249Rich Burgess37Rich BurgessPontiac142575accident0
2521Jack Ingram11Jack IngramChevrolet137966engine0
261Ed Berrier33Jack PharoOldsmobile85825engine11
2727Jay Fogleman29Pontiac83525engine0
2819Wayne Patterson14William GrubbPontiac52525engine0
2916Bobby Labonte44Bob LabonteOldsmobile51941running0
3030Billy Standridge47Billy StandridgePontiac11941engine0
Source: [3]

1990

The 1990 Texas Pete 200 was held on Saturday, August 11 at Orange County Speedway. It was Race 22 of 31 races in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series 1990. [4] The #33 of Ed Berrier won the pole. It was 200 laps on 0.375 mile paved oval and covered 75 miles. [5] The race took 54 minutes and 24 seconds to complete, with an average speed of 82.72 MPH. The Pole speed was 14.253 seconds and there were 3 cautions for 15 laps. [6]

The average speed of winner was 82.720 MPH and the margin of victory was 4.91 seconds. There were 8 lead changes. [7] The total purse for the race was 56,164 USD and there were a total of 30 contenders. [8]

Top ten results

  1. 63-Chuck Bown
  2. 2-L. D. Ottinger
  3. 59-Robert Pressley
  4. 25-Jimmy Hensley
  5. 27-Elton Sawyer
  6. 8-Bobby Hamilton 1 lap down
  7. 08-Bobby Dotter 1 lap down
  8. 85-Bobby Moon 1 lap down
  9. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
  10. 22-Rick Mast 2 laps down

Final Results

All dates and times are local time

FinStDriver#OwnerCarLapsMoneyStatusLaps led
15Chuck Brown63Hubert HensleyPontiac20010,091running108
218L. D. Ottinger2Ron ParkerOldsmobile2004,616running0
38Robert Presley59Daniel WelchOldsmobile2002,716running18
46Jimmy Hensley25Don BeverleyOldsmobile2002,891running0
511Elton Sawyer27Alan Dillard JrBuick2002,666running77
67Bobby Hamilton8Film MartocciOldsmobile1992,516running0
712Bobby Dotter8Ed ReizenOldsmobile1991,566running120
824Bobby Moon85Bobby MoonOldsmobile1991,466running0
929Tommy Ellis99John JacksonBuick1992,191running0
103Rick Mast22Alan Dillard JrBuick1981,366running10
1123Dave Rezendes79Dave RezendesOldsmobile1981,316running0
122Jeff Burton12Sam ArdBuick1981,291running53
1317Tommy Houston6Tommy HoustonBuick1982,016running0
1410Kenny Wallace36Rusty WallacePontiac1971,241running0
1515Jack Sprague34Frank CicciBuick1971,966running0
1614Ward Burton9Mike SwaimChevrolet1971,191running0
1713Steve Grissom31Wayne GrissomOldsmobile1961,141running0
1820Joe Nemechek87Joe NemechekBuick1961,166running0
194Davey Johnson26Davey JohnsonBuick1961,121running0
2025Patty Moise45Mike LaughlinBuick1961,090running0
2128Todd Cray06Barry CrayBuick191625running0
2226Richard Lasater05Dan LasaterChevrolet190600running0
2322Tom Peck96Mark ThomasOldsmobile1681,016running0
249Rich Burgess37Rich BurgessPontiac142575accident0
2521Jack Ingram11Jack IngramChevrolet137966engine0
261Ed Berrier33Jack PharoOldsmobile85825engine11
2727Jay Fogleman29Pontiac83525engine0
2819Wayne Patterson14William GrubbPontiac52525engine0
2916Bobby Labonte44Bob LabonteOldsmobile51941running0
3030Billy Standridge47Billy StandridgePontiac11941engine0
Glenn JarrettSportsChannel America0color commentary
Source: [9]

Past winners

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series (now Xfinity Series) had 27 races at the speedway from 1983 until 1994.

DateRace NameWinning driverMakeAverage speedRace length
June 18, 1983L.D. Swain & Son 200 Jack Ingram Pontiac 73.55 mph (118.37 km/h)75 miles (121 km)
July 2, 1983Mason Day Paving 200 Tommy Houston Chevrolet 69.32 mph (111.56 km/h)
July 9, 1983Mello Yello 200 Tommy Houston Chevrolet 79.83 mph (128.47 km/h)
October 1, 1983Solomon Enterprises 200 Sam Ard Oldsmobile 77.08 mph (124.05 km/h)
April 21, 1984Mason Day Paving 200 Jack Ingram Pontiac 79.69 mph (128.25 km/h)
June 6, 1984L.D. Swain & Son 200 Jack Ingram Pontiac 74.18 mph (119.38 km/h)
July 7, 1984Miller 200 Jack Ingram Pontiac 69.23 mph (111.41 km/h)
June 15, 1985Puryear Truck 150 Larry Pearson Pontiac 71.66 mph (115.33 km/h)56 miles (90 km)
September 28, 1985Goody's 150 Jack Ingram Pontiac 70.73 mph (113.83 km/h)
June 14, 1986Poole Equipment 150 Tommy Houston Buick 84.40 mph (135.83 km/h)
August 16, 1986L.D. Swain 150 Dale Jarrett Pontiac 52.56 mph (84.59 km/h)
September 28, 1986Roses Stores 150 Larry Pearson Pontiac 65.98 mph (106.18 km/h)
June 27, 1987Poole Equipment 150 Mark Martin Ford 64.88 mph (104.41 km/h)
August 15, 1987Carpenter Chevy 150 Larry Pearson Chevrolet62.48 mph (100.55 km/h)
June 11, 1988Roses Stores 150 Tommy Houston Buick84.83 mph (136.52 km/h)
August 13, 1988Poole Equipment 150 Rick Mast Buick48.84 mph (78.60 km/h)
June 10, 1989Roses Stores 200 Jimmy Spencer Buick72.06 mph (115.97 km/h)75 miles (121 km)
August 12, 1989Texas Pete 200 Robert Pressley Oldsmobile67.55 mph (108.71 km/h)
June 9, 1990Roses Stores 200 Chuck Bown Pontiac65.98 mph (106.18 km/h)
August 11, 1990Texas Pete 200 Chuck Bown Pontiac82.72 mph (133.12 km/h)
June 8, 1991Roses Stores 300 Robert Pressley Oldsmobile72.53 mph (116.73 km/h)113 miles (182 km)
August 10, 1991Texas Pete 300 Jimmy Hensley Oldsmobile77.04 mph (123.98 km/h)
June 6, 1992Roses Stores 300 Robert Pressley Oldsmobile66.94 mph (107.73 km/h)
August 8, 1992Texas Pete 300 Jimmy Spencer Oldsmobile78.72 mph (126.69 km/h)
May 1, 1993Roses Stores 300 Ward Burton Buick68.03 mph (109.48 km/h)
October 2, 1993Polaroid 300 Hermie Sadler Oldsmobile60.59 mph (97.51 km/h)
April 30, 1994Pantry Stores 300 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet70.29 mph (113.12 km/h)

Multiple winners (makes)

WinsMake
10 Pontiac
7 Oldsmobile
5 Buick
4 Chevrolet
  • Only other car make to win was on June 27, 1987, Mark Martin won driving a Ford.

Notable races

  • 1986 L.D. Swain 150 - Dale Jarrett earned his first ever win in a NASCAR major series.
  • 1986 Roses Stores 150 - This was Larry Pearson's only win on his way to his first Busch Championship. Also future Busch series Champion, Rob Moroso, made his NASCAR debut on his 18th birthday.
  • 1987 Poole Equipment 150 - Mark Martin won the event, giving Ford its first and only Busch Series win at the track.
  • 1989 Roses Stores 200 - Jimmy Spencer was dominant in the event driving a white sponsor-less #34 Buick. Spencer lead 190 of the 200 laps and lapped the field on his way to the win.
  • 1990 Roses Stores 200 - This was the first live televised Busch race at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Burton got his first pole in the Busch Series, while Chuck Bown lead 106 laps on the way for the victory.
  • 1991 Roses Stores 300 - Jeff Gordon earned his first career Busch series pole in this event. Shawna Robinson made her first career start as Robert Pressley took the win.
  • 1991 Texas Pete 300 - Jimmy Hensley lapped the field on the way to victory. To date, this is the last time anyone lapped the field in a Busch Series race. Jack Ingram withdrew from this race after his son was killed the week before. Ingram never raced again in the Busch series.
  • 1994 Pantry Stores 300 - The last Busch series race at Orange County Speedway. Some confusion arose at the end of the race on who had won. With two laps to go George Crenshaw blew his engine and poured oil on the track. Two of the leaders, Hermie Sadler and 3rd place Ricky Craven, got into the oil and spun out. Sadler recovered, but was passed for the lead by Dennis Setzer, who had moved into 2nd place, and took the white flag as the caution was displayed. NASCAR determined that Sadler had already taken the caution flag, declaring Sadler as the winner.

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