1986 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 33rd season of the series. The title was won by Hershel McGriff, his first in the series.

Schedule and results

The 1986 season included 8 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted two races.[1] Both races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[2][3]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
April 27 AC-Delco 300 Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Jim Robinson[4]
June 1 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Darrell Waltrip[5]
July 13 Peterbilt Winston Washington 500 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Chad Little
August 3 Canadian Players 500 Race City Speedway Calgary, Alberta Bill Schmitt[6]
August 10 Shuck's Tacoma Grand Prix 200 Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington Hershel McGriff[7]
August 24 Motorcraft 300 Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon Hershel McGriff[8]
September 28 Suncrest Motorhomes 200 Willow Springs Speedway Lancaster, California Hershel McGriff
November 16 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Tim Richmond[9]

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. † – Ineligible for West Series points

Pos Driver SON RSD EVG RCS TAC PIR WSR RSD Pts
1 Hershel McGriff 6 28 3 17 1 1* 1* 26 408
2 Chad Little 5 13 1 2 10 5 5 35 392
3 Bill Schmitt 3 18 8 1* 13 4 17 14 376
4 Jim Robinson 1* 15 12 4 19 6 6 25 368
5 Terry Petris 2 24 6 15 4 13 8 34 366
6 Ruben Garcia 4 30 20 6 18 2 3 22 357
7 Glen Steurer 7 10 9 13 20 28 4 16 342
8 John Krebs 21 26 19 5 6 17 10 42 308
9 Derrike Cope 31 21 2* 3 2 41 269
10 Brad Tidrick 13 10 16 8 18 11 DNQ 261
11 St. James Davis 22 DNQ 26 20 25 29 24 DNQ 221
12 Pat Mintey 16 13 7 11 9 199
13 J. C. Danielsen 11 5 9 12 190
14 Bob Howard 14 25 19 16 14 171
15 Bob Kennedy 15 22 14 27 15 DNQ 162
16 Ron Rainwater 11 17 7 19 DNQ 150
17 Jack Sellers 17 14 23 26 DNQ 150
18 Jim Bown 18 24 7 32 146
19 Ray Kelly 10 36 16 DNQ 140
20 Larry Gaylord 24 12 12 16 140
21 Mike Chase 7 10 18 124
22 Sumner McKnight 17 23 22 20 121
23 Ted Kennedy 23 21 30 119
24 Bud Hickey 16 10 13 114
25 Billy Hitchcox 14 3 26 110
26 Harry Goularte 19 8 DNQ 107
27 Troy Beebe 3 25 22 102
28 Garrett Evans 5 7 90
29 Ron Eaton 4 11 87
30 Richard Lach 8 40 79
31 Rick McCray 37 15 28 73
32 George Follmer 22 36 67
33 Gordy Oberg 9 60
34 Bill Elliott 11† 2* 23† 54
35 Buddie Boys 9 43
36 Scott Autrey 9 42
37 Brent Kaeding 12 39
38 Bill Osborne 35 39
39 Blair Aiken 14 37
40 Steve Hurley 15 36
41 John Soares Jr. 15 DNQ 36
42 Gene Thonesen 18 33
43 Terry Fisher 19 32
44 Gary Johnson 20 31
45 Marta Leonard DNQ 31
46 Bill Sedgwick 20 31
47 Kenny Schmitt 21 24 21 30
48 Jimmy Insolo 21 DNQ 29
49 Kevin Terris DNQ 29
50 Jeff Barrister 23 28
51 Vince Bellotti 23 22
52 Ron Esau 19 33 0
53 Bobby Schukar 27 14 0
54 Doug Rutz 28 11 0
55 Chuck Little 22 0
56 Tony Heckart 23 0
57 Laury Cover 12 0
58 Mike Van Amberg 8 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Season Stats". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "1986 Budweiser 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "1986 Winston Western 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Frazer, Dusty (April 28, 1986). "Robinson wins Sears race; engine trouble stops Krebs". The Press-Tribune. p. 14. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Downey, Mike (June 2, 1986). "Waltrip Has a Dog Day Afternoon at Riverside". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Schmitt outdistances competition by 7 laps". The York Dispatch. United Press International. August 4, 1986. p. 12. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tacoma Dome". RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Buker, Paul (August 25, 1986). "McGriff storms to Motorcraft win at PIR". The Oregonian. p. D1. Retrieved February 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Merryman, Jonathan (June 4, 2020). "#TBT: Tim Richmond beats Dale Earnhardt at Riverside". NASCAR. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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