1989 Winston 200 (Saugus)

1989 Winston 200
Race details[1] [2]
Race 9 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Date August 12, 1989
Location Saugus Speedway in Saugus, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.333 miles (0.536 km)
Distance 200 laps, 66.600 mi (107.182 km)
Average speed 58.494 miles per hour (94.137 km/h)
Attendance 5000
Pole position
Driver
McGriff Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Bill Sedgwick Spears Motorsports
Laps 103
Winner
No. 75 Bill Sedgwick Spears Motorsports

The 1989 Winston 200 was the ninth stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Saturday, August 12, 1989, at Saugus Speedway, a 1/3 mile (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in Saugus, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Bill Sedgwick won the race, his third and final win of the season. Sedgwick held on to the lead over Hershel McGriff despite smoke seeping from his car with six laps remaining.[3] McGriff finished second, with Roy Smith, Bill Schmitt, and Rick McCray rounding out the top five.

Report

Background

Saugus Speedway was a 1/3 mile racetrack in Saugus, Santa Clarita, California. The track started out as a rodeo arena called Baker Ranch Stadium in 1927. It hosted the Winston West Series multiple times, as well as hosting a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 1995, the final year the track was used for racing.

Entry list

No. Driver Owner Manufacturer
03 Dave Mood M.K. Kanke Pontiac
04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac
08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Chevrolet
19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick
38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac
41 Ron Hornaday Jr. Sara Vincent Chevrolet
44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick
63 Walt Price M.K. Kanke Chevrolet
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford
88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac
99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac

Qualifying

Hershel McGriff won the pole with a speed of 72.860 mph.

Race results

Fin[2] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 6 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 200 103 Running 185
2 1 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac 200 89 Running 175
3 4 79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford 200 0 Running 165
4 2 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 200 0 Running 160
5 12 08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Chevrolet 199 0 Running 155
6 5 38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac 198 0 Running 150
7 8 99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac 182 8 Engine 151
8 11 44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick 172 0 Running 142
9 3 24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick 156 0 Running 138
10 10 19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford 131 0 Rear End 134
11 7 88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac 128 0 Rear End 130
12 9 41 Ron Hornaday Jr. Sara Vincent Chevrolet 47 0 Oil Leak 127
13 13 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 7 0 Engine 124
14 15 63 Walt Price M.K. Kanke Chevrolet 4 0 Engine 121
15 14 03 Dave Mood M.K. Kanke Pontiac 1 0 Overheating 118

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 1 Roy Smith 1489
1 2 Bill Schmitt 1485 (-4)
3 Hershel McGriff 1396 (-93)
4 Rick McCray 1331 (-158)
5 Bill Sedgwick 1324 (-165)
6 John Krebs 1261 (-228)
7 Robert Sprague 1056 (-433)
1 8 Butch Gilliland 1031 (-458)
1 9 Jack Sellers 1012 (-477)
2 10 Bob Walker 979 (-510)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "1989 Winston 200 results". Racing Reference. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "1989 Winston 200 (Saugus) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Kowalick, Vince (August 13, 1989). "Sedgwick Returns a Winner : Former Saugus Regular Posts Narrow Victory in NASCAR Race". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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