1989 Spears Manufacturing 200

1989 Spears Manufacturing 200
Race details[1]
Race 2 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 70.093 miles per hour (112.804 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Spears Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Roy Smith Razore Racing
Laps 80
Winner
No. 04 Hershel McGriff McGriff Racing

The 1989 Spears Manufacturing 200 was the second stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Saturday, May 13, 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. Hershel McGriff won the race, his first and only win of the season. McGriff won by 5.5 seconds over Rick McCray. McGriff traded the lead with Roy Smith several times, but would secure the position when Smith spun out on lap 187.[2] Bill Sedgwick, Smith, and Bill Schmitt rounded out the top five. The race was the 34th[3] and final win of McGriff's career, and in winning the race he became the oldest driver to win a major NASCAR series race, aged 61 days and four months.[4][5][6]

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 Spears Manufacturing 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
04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac
08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Pontiac
09 Terry Fisher Dick Midgley Pontiac
11 Rick Catalano Unknown Oldsmobile
13 Ted Kennedy Matt Muskarich Oldsmobile
14 Mike French Mike French Oldsmobile
19 Deake Lyndall Unknown Ford
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick
41 Keith Van Houten Sara Vincent Chevrolet
44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick
50 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac
63 Walt Price M.K. Kanke Chevrolet
65 Robert Sprague Unknown Ford
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet
74 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Pontiac
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford
82 J.C. Danielsen Unknown Ford
83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford
88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac
89 Bob Howard Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile
98 Jerry Bowers John Kieper Chevrolet
99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac

Qualifying

Bill Sedgwick won the pole with a speed of 91.975 mph.

Race results

Fin[7] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 5 04 Hershel McGriff Hershel McGriff Pontiac 200 43 Running 180
2 8 08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Pontiac 200 0 Running 170
3 1 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 200 60 Running 170
4 9 79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford 200 80 Running 170
5 7 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 199 0 Running 155
6 16 09 Terry Fisher Dick Midgley Pontiac 198 8 Running 155
7 3 19 Deake Lyndall Unknown Ford 198 0 Running 146
8 12 83 Sumner McKnight Sumner McKnight Ford 197 0 Running 142
9 2 98 Jerry Bowers John Kieper Chevrolet 197 0 Running 138
10 23 14 Mike French Mike French Oldsmobile 195 0 Running 134
11 13 50 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac 189 9 Running 135
12 18 74 Ray Kelly Ray Kelly Pontiac 186 0 Running 127
13 20 11 Rick Catalano Unknown Oldsmobile 177 0 Running 124
14 10 65 Robert Sprague Unknown Ford 172 0 Running 121
15 21 24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Buick 156 0 Running 118
16 17 63 Walt Price M.K. Kanke Chevrolet 151 0 Rear End 115
17 6 99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac 144 0 Running 112
18 22 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 117 0 Engine 109
19 11 44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick 57 0 Accident 106
20 19 13 Ted Kennedy Matt Muskarich Oldsmobile 49 0 Accident 103
21 15 82 J.C. Danielsen Unknown Ford 47 0 Suspension 100
22 14 88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac 38 0 Transmission 97
23 4 41 Keith Van Houten Sara Vincent Chevrolet 9 0 Engine 94
24 24 89 Bob Howard Tom Hathaway Oldsmobile 0 0 Engine 91

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Bill Sedgwick 355
1 2 Hershel McGriff 350 (-5)
1 3 Roy Smith 340 (-15)
4 Bill Schmitt 315 (-40)
1 5 Jerry Bowers 288 (-67)
1 6 Sumner McKnight 288 (-67)
8 7 Rick McCray 288 (-67)
3 8 Butch Gilliland 273 (-82)
9 John Krebs 250 (-105)
2 10 J.C. Danielsen 242 (-113)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "1989 Spears Manufacturing 200 results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Hershel McGriff drove his Pontiac Grand Prix..." Los Angeles Times. May 15, 1989. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  3. ^ Jensen, Tom (January 19, 2023). "Hershel McGriff's Marathon Career". NASCAR Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hershel McGriff". Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "Bio". HERSHEL McGRIFF. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "Hershel McGriff". HistoricRacing.com. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "1989 Spears Manufacturing 200 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
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