1990 Winston 200 (Portland)

1990 Winston 200
Race details[1]
Race 4 of 9 in the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Date July 1, 1990
Location Portland Speedway in Portland, Oregon
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km)
Average speed 56.953 miles per hour (91.657 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Freymiller Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Sedgwick Spears Motorsports
Laps 83
Winner
No. 79 Roy Smith Razore Racing

The 1990 Winston 200 was the fourth race of the 1990 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, July 1, 1990, at Portland Speedway, a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Portland, Oregon. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. The race was won by Roy Smith, his first win of the season. Smith was not in contention for the win until after his second and final pit stop, where he moved into second before passing Bill Sedgwick for the lead with 23 laps remaining.[2] Bill Schmitt passed Sedgwick finished second, relegating Sedgwick to a third place finish. 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope finished fourth in what would be his final West Series start, and Butch Gilliland rounded out the top five.

Report

Background

Portland Speedway was a half-mile race track for auto racing in Portland, Oregon. It was in existence from 1924 until 2001. It hosted 55 races for the West Series between 1956 and 2000.

Entry list

# Driver Owner Manufacturer
04 Hershel McGriff Bob Lipseia Pontiac
07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac
7 Ron Eaton Ron Eaton Pontiac
08 Dick Gaboury Jack Sellers Chevrolet
8 Chuck Welch Adele Emerson Chevrolet
09 Terry Fisher Dick Midgley Chevrolet
9 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford
10 Derrike Cope Bob Whitcomb Chevrolet
19 Robert Sprague Larry Rouse Ford
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
23 Mike Chase Don Freymiller Buick
24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Chevrolet
27 Gary Scott Cindi Tidrick Chevrolet
28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile
33 Rick Mackey Rick Mackey Pontiac
44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick
68 Larry Gaylord Larry Gaylord Oldsmobile
72 Brad Tidrick Cindi Tidrick Chevrolet
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
77 Mike Hickingbottom Mike Hickingbottom Pontiac
79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford
88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac
99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac

Qualifying

Mike Chase won the pole with a speed of 86.963 mph.

Race results

Fin[3] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 9 79 Roy Smith Warren Razore Ford 200 23 Running 180
2 8 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Chevrolet 200 51 Running 175
3 3 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 200 83 Running 175
4 4 10 Derrike Cope Bob Whitcomb Chevrolet 200 0 Running 160
5 13 24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Chevrolet 200 1 Running 160
6 2 04 Hershel McGriff Bob Lipseia Pontiac 200 19 Running 155
7 1 23 Mike Chase Don Freymiller Buick 200 23 Running 151
8 11 19 Robert Sprague Larry Rouse Ford 196 0 Running 142
9 16 33 Rick Mackey Rick Mackey Pontiac 194 0 Running 138
10 14 88 Bob Walker Bob Walker Pontiac 193 0 Running 134
11 5 09 Terry Fisher Dick Midgley Chevrolet 192 0 Running 130
12 23 07 Mark Walbridge Unknown Pontiac 166 0 Running 127
13 12 99 John Krebs John Krebs Pontiac 166 0 Running 124
14 10 9 J.C. Danielsen Larry Rouse Ford 152 0 Accident 121
15 7 28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile 152 0 Accident 118
16 6 7 Ron Eaton Ron Eaton Pontiac 151 0 Accident 115
17 15 44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick 149 0 Electrical 112
18 17 72 Brad Tidrick Cindi Tidrick Chevrolet 142 0 Running 109
19 18 7 Mike Hickingbottom Mike Hickingbottom Pontiac 123 0 Accident 106
20 21 27 Gary Scott Cindi Tidrick Chevrolet 89 0 Accident 103
21 19 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 76 0 Oil Leak 100
22 22 08 Dick Gaboury Jack Sellers Chevrolet 36 0 Handling 97
23 20 68 Larry Gaylord Larry Gaylord Oldsmobile 22 0 Steering 94
24 24 8 Chuck Welch Adele Emerson Chevrolet 16 0 Ignition 91

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Bill Sedgwick 691
2 2 Bill Schmitt 620 (-71)
1 3 Terry Fisher 617 (-74)
1 4 Hershel McGriff 586 (-105)
1 5 Butch Gilliland 583 (-108)
3 6 John Krebs 572 (-119)
7 Mike Chase 569 (-122)
8 Jack Sellers 460 (-231)
9 Robert Sprague 457 (-234)
10 Gary Collins 431 (-260)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "1990 Winston 200 results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Roy Smith wins NASCAR Pontiac/Winston 200". UPI. July 1, 1990. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "1990 Winston 200 (Portland) results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 13, 2025.