2000 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 47th season of the series. The title was won by Brendan Gaughan, his first in the series.[1]

Schedule and results

The 2000 season included 12 individual races, although Mesa Marin Raceway hosted two races and Irwindale Speedway hosted three races.[2]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
March 18 NAPA Auto Parts 100 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Kevin Richards
March 25 Outback Steakhouse Presents the Coors 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Brendan Gaughan[3]
April 22 The Orleans 150 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada David Starr[4]
April 29 Pontiac Widetrack Grand Prix 200 California Speedway Fontana, California Johnny Benson Jr.[5]
May 21 Salinas 250 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California Bobby Dotter[6]
June 24 Home Depot 250 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California Bobby Dotter
July 4 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Jeff Jefferson[7]
July 16 Coors Light 200 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Brendan Gaughan
August 19 Home Depot 250 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California Joe Bean[8]
September 4 Bank One 250 Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley City, Utah Bobby Dotter
October 22 Spears Manufacturing 250 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Eric Norris
November 11 Home Depot 300 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California Bobby Dotter[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.

Pos Driver PHO MMR LVS CAL LAG IRW POR EVG IRW RMR MMR IRW Pts
1 Brendan Gaughan 4 1 4* 3 9 2 3 1* 5* 6 15 3 1956
2 Bobby Dotter 2 10 30 13 1 1* 11 8 6 1* 10 1 1792
3 Steve Portenga 20 2 8 11 7 8 2 14 8 8 2* 11 1748
4 John Metcalf 12 6 5 14 18 7 8 4 14 13 3 4 1705
5 Kevin Richards 1* 22* 13 5 2 4 12 9 12 16 7 13 1683
6 Bill Sedgwick 6 21 26 15 5 6 4 6 2 2 8 23 1659
7 Eric Norris 19 23 3 4 6 12 6 15 18 11 1 12 1621
8 Mike Duncan 25 4 12 8 20 3 21 7 17 4 5 7 1604
9 Joe Bean 16 3 16 20 10 22 22 12 1 14 4 5 1579
10 Scott Gaylord 9 11 14 12 12 15 19 10 3 5 21 8 1568
11 Sammy Potashnick 3 8 24 18 25 17 24 2 24 10 23 18 1396
12 Rick Bogart 7 24 22 21 17 24 15 16 16 9 22 10 1359
13 Jeff Jefferson 27 28 25 9 20 1* 5 4 19 6 25 1344
14 Troy Cline 29 13 DNQ 25 11 9 16 11 10 12 13 26 1341
15 Jason Small 5 27 9 17 23 23 9 7 22 27 14 1264
16 Jack Sellers 15 25 15 30 19 16 17 13 25 17 14 28 1254
17 Austin Cameron 22 14 2 29 4 21 15 3 6 1187
18 Gene Christensen 26 18 21 31 18 18 18 20 15 26 19 1103
19 Mike Grady 10 12 17 28 13 26 11 21 16 DNQ 1061
20 Johnny Borneman III 8 7 10 3* 14 723
21 Rod Bennett 17 16 DNQ 20 21 28 DNQ 667
22 Mark Reed 5 6 16 9 22 655
23 Travis Powell 14 19 28 DNQ 17 DNQ 543
24 Sean Woodside 10 5 9 16 542
25 Dan Obrist 7 3 24 412
26 Gary Smith 11 20 27 23 409
27 Jerry Cain 23 15 20 26 400
28 Ken Schrader 23 2 23 363
29 Tim Buckley 13 18 20 336
30 Dan Holcomb 18 10 24 334
31 David Starr 1 7 326
32 Brett Thompson 7 17 DNQ 325
33 Eric Holmes 24 18 25 288
34 Jerry Glanville 11 6 280
35 Jeff Barrister 17 26 DNQ 276
36 Brandon Ash 21 32 24 258
37 Greg Voigt 5 22 252
38 Davy Lee Liniger 11 15 248
39 Tony Schmidt 12 17 239
40 Kenny Smith 19 19 212
41 Charlie Solomon 22 20 200
42 Matt Crafton 2* 180
43 Wayne Jacks 19 DNQ 179
44 Greg Davis DNQ 23 173
45 Craig Raudman 19 DNQ 158
46 Clint Mears 25 DNQ 152
47 Lance Hooper 7 151
48 Garland Self 8 142
49 Jeff Murray 27 DNQ 140
50 Scott Lynch 9 138
51 Marty Houston 9 138
52 Kevin Culver 10 134
53 Gary Collins 11 130
54 Mike Hamby 13 124
55 Butch Miller 13 124
56 Gene Woods 13 124
57 Hershel McGriff 14 121
58 Bow Carpenter 14 121
59 Rick Sutherland 15 118
60 Les Den Herder 16 115
61 Kevin Harvick 18 109
62 Tony Kester 19 106
63 Zan Sharp 20 103
64 Tony Hunt 21 100
65 David Gilliland 21 100
66 Dwayne Leik 22 97
67 Gary Morris 23 94
68 A. J. Alsup 24 91
69 Jeff Davis 24 91
70 L. J. Pryor 26 85
71 Tim Woods 27 82
72 Jerry Kobza DNQ 82
73 Scott Busby 28 79
74 Johnny Benson Jr. 1* 77
75 Dan Holtz DNQ 76
76 Rich DeLong Jr. 29 76
77 Michael Walker DNQ 70

See also

References

  1. ^ Polin, Mitch (November 12, 2000). "Gaughan Captures Series Title". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  2. ^ "2000 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  3. ^ "WS: Mesa Marin: News of note, schedule". Motorsport.com. March 26, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  4. ^ "Winston West:". Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 24, 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  5. ^ "NASCAR-Winston West Results". Las Vegas Sun. April 30, 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  6. ^ Cheek, Adam (March 15, 2022). "Bobby Dotter Reflects on 1st Team Victory, Ownership in NASCAR". Frontstretch. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  7. ^ Kenney, John (November 3, 2023). "West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame announces nominations for Class of 2024". West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  8. ^ Peinado, Mark (August 20, 2000). "Bean Wins Winston West Race at Irwindale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  9. ^ "WWS: Irwindale report 2000-11-11". Motorsport.com. November 11, 2000. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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