1989 Coors 200

1989 Coors 200
Race details[1]
Race 8 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Location Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km)
Average speed 73.514 miles per hour (118.309 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Beebe Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing
Laps 128
Winner
No. 79 Roy Smith Razore Racing

The 1989 Coors 200 was the eighth stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Saturday, August 5, 1989, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Roy Smith won the race, his second and final win of the season. Smith, restarting sixth after the final caution after barely avoided losing a lap on pit road, passed pole sitter Troy Beebe and Bill Schmitt in the final laps en route to the win.[2] Bill Sedgwick would finish second after Schmitt's brakes began to fail. Schmitt, Beebe, and Robert Sprague rounded out the top five.

Report

Background

Mesa Marin Raceway was a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval race track, located near the junction of CA 178 and CA 184 (Kern Canyon Road), east of Bakersfield, California. It opened in 1977 and was owned by Marion Collins throughout its existence. The 1989 Coors 200 was one of 45 NASCAR Winston West Series races to be held at the track during its existence.

Entry list

No. Driver Owner Manufacturer
03 Dave Mood M.K. Kanke Pontiac
04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac
07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac
08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Chevrolet
9 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford
15 Rick Scribner Rick Scribner Chevrolet
19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick
28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile
38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac
41 Danny Lawson Sara Vincent Chevrolet
44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick
56 Ron Esau Ron Esau Oldsmobile
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford
83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford
88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac
89 Bob Howard Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile
93 Troy Beebe Troy Beebe Buick
98 Jerry Bowers John Kieper Chevrolet
99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac

Qualifying

Troy Beebe won the pole with a speed of 92.44 mph. Jerry Bowers withdrew from the event.

Race results

Fin[3] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 6 79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford 200 29 Running 180
2 3 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 200 25 Running 175
3 2 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 200 128 Running 175
4 1 93 Troy Beebe Troy Beebe Buick 200 0 Running 160
5 16 19 Robert Sprague Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse Ford 198 0 Running 155
6 8 99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac 197 2 Running 155
7 9 56 Ron Esau Ron Esau Oldsmobile 196 0 Running 146
8 14 08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Chevrolet 195 0 Running 142
9 5 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac 195 0 Running 138
10 13 88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac 195 0 Running 134
11 11 9 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford 194 0 Running 130
12 15 44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick 172 0 Running 127
13 10 83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford 155 16 Accident 129
14 17 15 Rick Scribner Rick Scribner Chevrolet 140 0 Engine 121
15 4 28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile 122 0 Engine 118
16 18 41 Danny Lawson Sara Vincent Chevrolet 111 0 Handling 115
17 7 38 Duke Hoenshell Duke Hoenshell Pontiac 107 0 Handling 112
18 12 07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac 57 0 Handling 109
19 20 89 Bob Howard Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile 6 0 Engine 106`
20 19 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 3 0 Oil Pump 103
21 22 03 Dave Mood M.K. Kanke Pontiac 2 0 Handling 100
22 21 24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick 0 0 Engine 97

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Bill Schmitt 1325
2 Roy Smith 1324 (-1)
3 Hershel McGriff 1221 (-104)
4 Rick McCray 1176 (-149)
5 Bill Sedgwick 1139 (-186)
6 John Krebs 1110 (-215)
2 7 Robert Sprague 922 (-403)
1 8 Jerry Bowers 920 (-405)
1 9 Butch Gilliland 893 (-432)
10 Jack Sellers 870 (-455)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "Race Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Roy Smith wins NASCAR stock car race". UPI. August 6, 1989. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "1989 Coors 200 (WWS) - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
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