1988 Winston 200

1988 Winston 200
Race details[1]
Race 5 of 8 in the 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Location Portland Speedway in Portland, Oregon
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.500 miles (0.804 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km)
Average speed 69.659 miles per hour (112.105 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Schmitt Racing Enterprises
Most laps led
Driver Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing
Laps 105
Winner
No. 98 Derrike Cope Kieper Racing

The 1988 Winston 200 was the 5th stock car race of the 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, July 10, 1988, at Portland Speedway, a 0.500 mile (0.804 km) oval shaped racetrack in Portland, Oregon. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Derrike Cope won the race, his first and only win of the season. Cope won the race by 3.47 seconds over Hershel McGriff. During a late caution, Cope made a pit stop, but quickly regained the lead from Roy Smith en route to victory.[2] Smith, Bill Sedgwick, and Bill Schmitt rounded out the top five.

Report

Background

Portland Speedway was a half-mile race track located in Portland, Oregon. The track began as a five-eighths-mile (one km) clay oval in 1924 on the site of a field in north Portland. The track hosted big cars, midget cars, and stock cars before the suspension of racing during World War II. It was paved in 1946 as a half-mile oval. The 1988 Winston 200 was one of 36 NASCAR Winston West Series races held at the track.

Entry list

No. Driver Owner Manufacturer
1 Jim Bown Dick Bown Chevrolet
2 Scott Gaylord Geoff Burney Oldsmobile
04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac
7 Ron Eaton Ron Eaton Buick
07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Ford
11 Rick Catalano Unknown Buick
16 Reno Fontana Dave Phelps Pontiac
19 Chad Little George Jefferson/Fred Stoke Ford
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
33 John Krebs John Krebs Oldsmobile
41 Jack Sellers Sara Vincent Chevrolet
68 Larry Gaylord Larry Gaylord Oldsmobile
72 Brad Tidrick Cindi Tidrick Buick
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford
82 J.C. Danielsen Shirnell Gautsche Buick
83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford
89 Bob Howard Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile
98 Derrike Cope John Kieper Chevrolet

Qualifying

Bill Schmitt won the pole with an average speed of 86.659 mph.

Race results

Fin[3] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 9 98 Derrike Cope John Kieper Chevrolet 200 68 Running 60
2 2 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac 200 105 Running 49
3 6 79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford 200 6 Running 48
4 7 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 198 0 Running 47
5 1 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 197 11 Running 46
6 16 72 Brad Tidrick Cindi Tidrick Buick 197 0 Running 45
7 12 89 Bob Howard Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile 194 0 Running 44
8 13 33 John Krebs John Krebs Oldsmobile 194 0 Running 43
9 11 82 J.C. Danielsen Shirnell Gautsche Buick 194 0 Running 42
10 17 16 Reno Fontana Dave Phelps Pontiac 183 0 Running 41
11 18 68 Larry Gaylord Larry Gaylord Oldsmobile 178 0 Running 40
12 15 41 Jack Sellers Sara Vincent Chevrolet 172 0 Running 39
13 10 19 Chad Little George Jefferson/Fred Stoke Ford 172 10 Transmission 38
14 14 2 Scott Gaylord Geoff Burney Oldsmobile 161 0 Running 37
15 5 1 Jim Bown Dick Bown Chevrolet 126 0 Rear End 36
16 8 07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Ford 86 0 Overheating 35
17 4 7 Ron Eaton Ron Eaton Buick 82 0 Overheating 34
18 19 11 Rick Catalano Unknown Buick 72 0 Overheating 33
19 20 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 27 0 Overheating 32
20 3 83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford 21 0 Accident 31

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Roy Smith 262
2 Bill Schmitt 240 (-22)
3 Chad Little 217 (-45)
4 Jim Bown 198 (-64)
5 Hershel McGriff 197 (-65)
6 John Krebs 193 (-69)
7 J.C. Danielsen 178 (-84)
8 Bob Howard 169 (-93)
9 Scott Gaylord 163 (-99)
10 Sumner McKnight 146 (-116)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "Race Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  2. ^ "Derrike Cope gave up the lead for a tire..." UPI. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "1988 Winston 200 (WWS) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
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