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NASCAR Winston West Series | |
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Venue | Yakima Speedway |
Location | Yakima, Washington, United States |
First race | 1964 |
Last race | 1994 |
Distance | 50 mi (80.467 km) (1968–1970, 1973–1979) 63 mi (101.389 km) (1972) 75 mi (120.701 km) (1967, 1971–1972, 1983–1985) 100 mi (160.934 km) (1964, 1994) |
Laps | 100 (1968–1970, 1973–1979) 125 (1972) 150 (1967, 1971–1972, 1983–1985) 200 (1964, 1994) |
Previous names | First races No name (1964, 1968–1970) Yakima 150 (1967, 1971) Yakima 500 (1972) Yakima 100 (1973–1975) Winston Yakima 100 (1976–1978) Valley Ford 100 (1979) Yakima Winston 150 (1983–1984) Sunfair Chevy/Lynch Olds 150 (1985) Hahn Motor Company 200 (1994) Second races No name (1969) Yakima 125 (1972) Yakima Winston 100 (1978) |
Most wins (driver) | Jack McCoy (5) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Dodge (7) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.500 mi (0.805 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The NASCAR Winston West Series, now the ARCA Menards Series West, held several races at Yakima Speedway in Yakima, Washington. The track hosted the series twice in one season three times. Races at the track varied from 50 miles to 100 miles in length.
Year | Date | Driver | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||
1964 [1] | April 26 | Bill Amick | Mercury | 200 | 100 (160.934) | ||
1965 - 1966 | Not held | ||||||
1967 [2] | July 29 | Hershel McGriff | Dodge | 150 | 75 (120.701) | ||
1968 [3] | August 31 | Dave James | Plymouth | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:48:51 | 61.412 |
1969 [4] [5] | July 6 | Jack McCoy | Dodge (2) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 61.017 | |
August 31 | Jack McCoy (2) | Dodge (3) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | |||
1970 [6] | July 2 | Jack McCoy (3) | Dodge (4) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:46:32 | 64.470 |
1971 [7] | September 11 | Ray Elder | Dodge (5) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:00:14 | 74.709 |
1972 [8] [9] | May 27 | Hershel McGriff (2) | Plymouth (2) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:20:00 | 56.250 |
September 9 | Jack McCoy (4) | Dodge (6) | 125 | 62.5 (100.584) | 1:00:22 | 62.120 | |
1973 [10] | September 8 | Jack McCoy (5) | Dodge (7) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:42:17 | 70.949 |
1974 [11] | September 7 | Harry Jefferson | Ford | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:50:00 | 60.000 |
1975 [12] | September 6 | Jimmy Insolo | Chevrolet | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:59.56 | 50.055 |
1976 [13] | September 11 | Harry Jefferson (2) | Ford (2) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:47.11 | 63.581 |
1977 [14] | June 25 | Harry Jefferson (3) | Mercury (2) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:37:00 | 81.081 |
1978 [15] [16] | June 24 | Jimmy Insolo (2) | Pontiac | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:38:12 | 78.534 |
September 2 | Jimmy Insolo (3) | Pontiac (2) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:39:50 | 75.313 | |
1979 [17] | June 30 | Ron Eaton | Pontiac (3) | 100 | 50 (80.467) | 0:42:21 | 70.835 |
1980 - 1982 | Not held | ||||||
1983 [18] | July 2 | Ron Eaton (2) | Buick | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:09:33 | 63.702 |
1984 [19] | June 30 | Ron Eaton (3) | Buick (2) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:07:28 | 66.700 |
1985 [20] | July 13 | Hershel McGriff (3) | Pontiac (4) | 150 | 75 (120.701) | 1:00:56 | 73.851 |
1986 - 1993 | Not held | ||||||
1994 [21] | June 11 | Mike Chase | Chevrolet (2) | 200 | 100 (160.934) | 1:42:37 | 58.570 |