1984 NASCAR Winston West Series
The 1984 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 31st season of the series. The title was won by Jim Robinson, his second in the series and second in succession.
Schedule and results
The 1984 season included 11 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted two races.[1] Both of these races were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[2][3]
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
| Pos | Driver | RSD | YAK | SIR | POR | EVG | SHA | WSR | SON | MMR | RSD | PHO | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Robinson | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2* | 29 | 2 | 530 |
| 2 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 3 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 526 |
| 3 | Sumner McKnight | 25 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 512 |
| 4 | Jim Bown | 28 | 7 | 1* | 11 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 1* | 10 | 36 | 3 | 493 |
| 5 | Ron Esau | 27 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 492 |
| 6 | Bill Schmitt | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1* | 484 |
| 7 | Ruben Garcia | 33 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 32 | 9 | 455 |
| 8 | Harry Goularte | 22 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 455 |
| 9 | John Krebs | 40 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 17 | 422 |
| 10 | Hershel McGriff | 35 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 410 | |
| 11 | Pat Mintey | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | DNQ | 24 | 338 | |
| 12 | Bob Kennedy | 11 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 11 | DNQ | 13 | 305 | ||
| 13 | St. James Davis | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | DNQ | 25 | 288 | ||
| 14 | Scott Miller | 36 | 12 | 1* | 4 | 35 | 8 | 268 | |||||
| 15 | Scott Autrey | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | DNQ | 19 | 213 | |||||
| 16 | Rick McCray | 30 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 37 | DNQ | 213 | |||||
| 17 | Clive Skilton | 10 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 199 | ||||||
| 18 | Ron Eaton | 1* | 21 | 9* | 19 | 22 | 193 | ||||||
| 19 | Randy Olson | 12 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 192 | ||||||
| 20 | Don Waterman | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 161 | |||||||
| 21 | Gene Thonesen | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | DNQ | 150 | ||||||
| 22 | Dan Noble | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 149 | |||||||
| 23 | Kevin Terris | 24 | 18 | 15 | 146 | ||||||||
| 24 | Tony Heckart | 18 | 15 | 9 | 111 | ||||||||
| 25 | Glenn Francis | 16 | DNQ | 81 | |||||||||
| 26 | John Soares Jr. | 16 | 10 | DNQ | 76 | ||||||||
| 27 | Buddie Boys | 19 | 14 | 69 | |||||||||
| 28 | Terry Petris | 17 | 20 | 65 | |||||||||
| 29 | Bill Osborne | DNQ | 23 | 58 | |||||||||
| 30 | Billy Hitchcox | 3 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Jimmy Insolo | 6 | 7 | 44 | |||||||||
| 32 | Roy Smith | 26 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Ron Gautsche | 9 | DNQ | 42 | |||||||||
| 34 | Doug Wheeler | 9 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Steve Bare | 11 | 40 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Pappy Pryor | 12 | 39 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Gary Mayeda | 37 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Jerry Jolly | 38 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 39 | J. C. Danielsen | 15 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Kyle Petty | 8† | 17 | 28† | 34 | ||||||||
| 41 | Lee Dailey | 17 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Eldon Dotson | 18 | 33 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Richard Petty | 23† | 18 | 14† | 33 | ||||||||
| 44 | Bobby Allison | 3† | 7*† | 21 | 30 | ||||||||
| 45 | Tim Richmond | 6† | 2† | 26 | 25 | ||||||||
| Roger Gannon | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Thirkettle | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Larry Gaylord | 21 |
See also
References
- ^ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "1984 Budweiser 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "1984 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Eaton coats to victory in Yakima Winston 150". Tri-City Herald. Associated Press. July 1, 1984. p. D3. Retrieved February 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bainbridge, Jim (October 15, 1984). "Bown captures Winston/Sonoma". Oakland Tribune. p. D4. Retrieved February 14, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.