1992 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 39th season of the series. The title was won by Bill Sedgwick,[1] his second in the series and second in succession.

Schedule and results

The 1992 season included 11 individual races, although Mesa Marin Raceway hosted two races.[2] The races at Sears Point International Raceway and Phoenix International Raceway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series,[3][4] and the race at Texas World Speedway was in combination with the ARCA SuperCar Series.[5]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
May 17 Vons 300 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Rick Carelli[6]
May 30 Alpha Beta 200 Saugus Speedway Saugus, California Rick Carelli[6]
June 7 Save Mart 300K Sears Point International Raceway Sonoma, California Ernie Irvan[7]
June 13 Holiday Quality Foods 200 Shasta Speedway Anderson, California Bill Sedgwick[8]
June 28 Astro 200 by Safeway/Diane's Foods Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Bill Sedgwick
July 12 Motorcraft Fast Lube 500 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Bill Sedgwick[9]
August 1 Uhlmann Motors 200 by Pepsi South Sound Speedway Olympia, Washington Rick Carelli[10]
August 15 Thrifty Food & Gas/Winston 200 Cajon Speedway Santee, California Bill Schmitt
September 20 NASCAR/ARCA Texas World Speedway Shootout Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas Mickey Gibbs[11]
October 18 Winston October Classic Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Bill Sedgwick
November 1 Pyroil 500K Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Davey Allison[12]

Vons 300

Main article: 1992 Vons 300

The Vons 300 was held on May 17 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Gary Collins won the pole with a track record, although due to injury he was replaced by Dirk Stephens.

Top Ten Results

  1. 37 - Rick Carelli
  2. 75 - Bill Sedgwick
  3. 73 - Bill Schmitt -5
  4. 29 - John Krebs -6
  5. 24 - Butch Gilliland -9
  6. 00 - Bryan Brown -10
  7. 15 - Rick Scribner -18
  8. 86 - Rich Woodland Jr. -29
  9. 44 - Jack Sellers -38
  10. 28 - Dirk Stephens -43
  • Rick Carelli would get the lead from Bill Sedgwick late in the race, leading the final of his 187 total laps led en route to his first win of the season and the first of his career.

Alpha Beta 200

The Alpha Beta 200 was held on May 30 at Saugus Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 37 - Rick Carelli
  2. 24 - Butch Gilliland
  3. 29 - John Krebs
  4. 73 - Bill Schmitt -1
  5. 92 - Ron Hornaday Jr. -4
  6. 15 - Rick Scribner -4
  7. 75 - Bill Sedgwick -4
  8. 44 - Jack Sellers -13
  9. 22 - St. James Davis -20
  10. 41 - Chuck Welch -78

Save Mart 300K

Main article: 1992 Save Mart 300K

The Save Mart 300K was held on June 7 at Sears Point International Raceway and was the first of two combination races with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Ricky Rudd won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 4 - Ernie Irvan
  2. 94 - Terry Labonte
  3. 6 - Mark Martin
  4. 5 - Ricky Rudd
  5. 11 - Bill Elliott
  6. 3 - Dale Earnhardt
  7. 2 - Rusty Wallace
  8. 17 - Darrell Waltrip
  9. 25 - Ken Schrader
  10. 15 - Geoff Bodine

Failed to qualify: 58 - Wayne Jacks, 04 - Bobby Woods

  • On the day of this race, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. died.
  • Ernie Irvan started 2nd in this race, but jumped the start and was given a stop-and-go penalty in the pits. Irvan came through the entire field to win in the fastest Winston Cup race held on the 2.52-mile (4.06 km) version of Sears Point. Irvan forged one of the most astonishing comebacks in NASCAR history. Irvan, qualifying second, was black-flagged for jumping the start of the race, relegating him to dead last on a road course with road course demons Rusty Wallace, Ricky Rudd and Terry Labonte leading the field. Irvan blazed through the backmarkers, picked off the middle of the pack, then steadily reeled in leader Labonte with 10 laps remaining. Finally, on lap 67 of the 74-lap event, Irvan retook the top spot and drove on to a 3.6-second win. Irvan dedicated the race to Bill France Sr., the founder of NASCAR who died the morning of the race.
  • Richard Petty's 21st-place finish made him the last car on the lead lap, the final race where he would finish on the lead lap.
  • Bill Sedgwick was the highest finishing West Series driver, coming home 19th overall and scoring points equivalent to a win. Rick Carelli finished 7th among West drivers, falling out of the race after 57 laps and finishing 37th overall. However, he would maintain the points lead by 7 points over Bill Schmitt and 11 points over Sedgwick.

Holiday Quality Foods 200

The Holiday Quality Foods 200 was held on June 13 at Shasta Speedway. Jim Bown won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 75 - Bill Sedgwick
  2. 92 - Ron Hornaday Jr.
  3. 73 - Bill Schmitt
  4. 37 - Rick Carelli
  5. 24 - Butch Gilliland -1
  6. 91 - Robert Sprague -2
  7. 29 - John Krebs -6
  8. 86 - Rich Woodland Jr. -8
  9. 15 - Rick Scribner -9
  10. 22 - St. James Davis -21
  • Bill Sedgwick, who only led 16 of the race's 200 laps, would score his first win of the season, beating Ron Hornaday Jr. by 1.6 seconds.
  • Rick Carelli, who finished 4th, maintained the points lead by just 1 point over Sedgwick.

Astro 200 by Safeway/Diane's Foods

The Astro 200 by Safeway/Diane's Foods was held on June 28 at Portland Speedway. Hershel McGriff won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 75 - Bill Sedgwick
  2. 73 - Bill Schmitt
  3. 57 - Terry Fisher -1
  4. 95 - Lance Wade -1
  5. 15 - Rick Scribner -1
  6. 92 - Ron Hornaday Jr. -2
  7. 50 - Hershel McGriff -3
  8. 29 - John Krebs -4
  9. 60 - Larry Gunselman -4
  10. 37 - Rick Carelli -6
  • In a close finish, Bill Sedgwick scored his second straight win, beating Bill Schmitt by just 0.25 seconds. Sedgwick would move into the points, 11 points ahead of Schmitt, while Rick Carelli dropped to third, 40 points back.

Motorcraft Fast Lube 500

The Motorcraft Fast Lube 500 was held on July 12 at Evergreen Speedway. Chad Little won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 75 - Bill Sedgwick
  2. 22 - Sterling Marlin
  3. 19 - Chad Little
  4. 37 - Rick Carelli -1
  5. 29 - John Krebs -2
  6. 24 - Butch Gilliland -4
  7. 73 - Bill Schmitt -5
  8. 11 - Bill Elliott -6
  9. 09 - Roy Smith -8
  10. 91 - Robert Sprague -10

Uhlmann Motors 200 by Pepsi

The Ulhmann Motors 200 by Pepsi was held on August 1 at South Sound Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 37 - Rick Carelli
  2. 92 - Ron Hornaday Jr.
  3. 50 - Hershel McGriff
  4. 24 - Butch Gilliland
  5. 73 - Bill Schmitt -1
  6. 2 - Dirk Stephens -2
  7. 15 - Rick Scribner -13
  8. 44 - Jack Sellers -14
  9. 41 - Chuck Welch -18
  10. 29 - John Krebs -49
  • Ron Hornaday Jr. started on pole and led over half of the laps, but in the end would finish 2nd to Rick Carelli, who won by 6.5 seconds to score his third and final win of the season. Bill Sedgwick would maintain the points lead, 7 points over both Bill Schmitt and Carelli.

Thrifty Food & Gas/Winston 200

The Thrifty Food & Gas/Winston 200 was held on August 15 at Cajon Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 73 - Bill Schmitt
  2. 75 - Bill Sedgwick
  3. 92 - Ron Hornaday Jr. -1
  4. 24 - Butch Gilliland -2
  5. 29 - John Krebs -5
  6. 58 - Wayne Jacks -8
  7. 86 - Rich Woodland Jr. -9
  8. 00 - Larry Bashor -13
  9. 99 - Jeff Davis -13
  10. 41 - Chuck Welch -20
  • Bill Schmitt dominated the race, leading 181 of 200 laps and scoring his lone win of the season. Schmitt took the points lead from Bill Sedgwick, who stayed within 3 points of Schmitt.

NASCAR/ARCA Texas World Speedway Shootout

The NASCAR/ARCA Texas World Speedway Shootout was held on September 20 at Texas World Speedway, and was in combination with the ARCA SuperCar Series, the first time the two series raced together. Loy Allen Jr. won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 50 - Mickey Gibbs
  2. 16 - Roy Payne
  3. 2 - Loy Allen Jr.
  4. 9 - John Krebs
  5. 65 - Jerry O'Neil
  6. 37 - Rick Carelli
  7. 92 - Ron Hornaday Jr. -1
  8. 73 - Bill Schmitt -2
  9. 24 - Butch Gilliland -2
  10. 64 - Gary Wright -5

Failed to qualify: Billy Bigley Jr., Kim Campbell, Wayne Dellinger, Ron Esau, Robert Ham, Harry Page, David Starr, Mark Starr, Ian Thomas, Gary Tootle, Clay Young, 09 - R. K. Smith, 41 - Chuck Welch, 86 - Rich Woodland Jr., 99 - Steve Bare

  • In the first ARCA-NASCAR combination race to be held, Mickey Gibbs would score his third and final ARCA SuperCar Series win, while John Krebs was the highest finishing West Series driver, finishing 4th.
  • Points leader Bill Sedgwick would fall out of the race after just 4 laps with engine issues, finishing 10th among West drivers and 43rd overall. Bill Schmitt, however, was 4th among West drivers, good enough for 8th overall, and took the points lead from Sedgwick by 29 points.

Winston October Classic

The Winston October Classic was held on October 18 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 75 - Bill Sedgwick
  2. 37 - Rick Carelli
  3. 29 - John Krebs
  4. 92 - Ron Hornaday Jr.
  5. 73 - Bill Schmitt -1
  6. 95 - Lance Wade -1
  7. 5 - Mike Chase -2
  8. 50 - Hershel McGriff -3
  9. 34 - Ted Kennedy -6
  10. 58 - Wayne Jacks -8
  • Bill Sedgwick would lead 159 of the race's 300 laps, and would beat Rick Carelli by 5.6 seconds to score his fourth and final win of the season. Winning the race while Bill Schmitt finished 5th, Sedgwick cut the points deficit to 4 heading into the final race.

Pyroil 500K

Main article: 1992 Pyroil 500K

The Pyroil 500K was held on November 1 at Phoenix International Raceway and was the second of two combination races with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 28 - Davey Allison
  2. 6 - Mark Martin
  3. 17 - Darrell Waltrip
  4. 7 - Alan Kulwicki
  5. 12 - Jimmy Spencer
  6. 25 - Ken Schrader
  7. 10 - Derrike Cope
  8. 68 - Bobby Hamilton
  9. 22 - Sterling Marlin -1
  10. 3 - Dale Earnhardt -1

Failed to qualify: 86 - Rich Woodland Jr., 58 - Wayne Jacks

  • Smoke billowed from Bill Elliott's Budweiser Ford, signaling an opportunity for the rest of the Winston Cup contenders. Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki took full advantage. While Elliott's car suffered from a cracked cylinder head and overheating problems, which relegated him to a 31st-place finish, Allison patiently made his way to the front and won his second consecutive Pyroil 500. The emotional victory — Allison's first since an accident at Pocono (and penultimate), vaulted him back into the Winston Cup points lead. Kulwicki ran strong all day and finished fourth, also moving him past Elliott in the point standings. Heading into the final event of the Winston Cup season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Allison led Kulwicki by 30 points, Elliott by 40, Gant by 97, Petty by 98 and Martin by 113. It was the first time in the sport's history that six drivers were still in contention heading into the final event.
  • To mark Richard Petty's penultimate race, both of the cars sponsored by Skoal tobacco, Harry Gant's #33 Skoal Bandit Oldsmobile and Rick Mast's #1 Skoal Classic Oldsmobile sported "Thanks King Richard" messages on their quarterpanels and decklid.
  • The race was Whitcomb Racing's final top 10 finish, as the team would fold after the season ended.
  • For the second time in the season, John Krebs was the highest finishing West driver in a combination race, finishing 23rd overall. Bill Sedgwick, who scored 10 more points in the race than Bill Schmitt, would win the West Series title by 6 points.

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. † – Ineligible for West Series points

Pos Driver MMR SGS SON SHA POR EVG SSS CAJ TWS MMR PHO Pts
1 Bill Sedgwick 2 7 19 1 1 1 12 2 43 1* 27 1817
2 Bill Schmitt 3 4 24 3 2* 7 5 1* 8 5 33 1811
3 Rick Carelli 1* 1* 37 4* 10 4 1 14 6 2 42 1765
4 John Krebs 4 3 31 7 8 5 10 5 4 3 23 1742
5 Ron Hornaday Jr. 11 5 32 2 6 22 2* 3 7 4 25 1722
6 Butch Gilliland 5 2 38 5 16 6 4 4 9 12 29 1660
7 Rick Scribner 7 6 36 9 5 12 7 11 17 24 41 1517
8 Jack Sellers 9 8 40 14 12 11 8 13 33 23 1290
9 Chuck Welch 10 12 13 13 9 10 DNQ 14 1141
10 Rich Woodland Jr. 8 14 8 18 7 DNQ 11 DNQ 1047
11 Wayne Jacks 16 15 DNQ 19 6 19 10 DNQ 1026
12 St. James Davis 13 9 10 14 23 15 26 935
13 Hershel McGriff 15 42 7 24 3 8 802
14 Tim McCauley 12 11 25 11 16 25 678
15 Steve Bare 14 12 13 DNQ 28 575
16 Lance Wade 4 16 6 425
17 Robert Sprague 6 11 10 419
18 Mike Chase 35 14 7 417
19 Dirk Stephens 10 15 6 402
20 Bobby Woods DNQ 26 13 359
21 Jim Bown 11 15 21 358
22 L.J. Pryor 13 17 306
23 Jeff Davis 9 26 303
24 R. K. Smith 33 DNQ 285
25 Larry Gunselman 9 18 247
26 Steve Kunz 17 14 233
27 Jim Courage 17 15 230
28 Bobby Goodwin Jr. 12 22 224
29 Bill McAnally 15 19 224
30 Rick McCray 13 27 206
31 Ron Jacks 28 17 191
32 Larry Gaylord 19 29 182
33 Sterling Marlin 16† 2* 9† 180
34 Chad Little 3 170
35 Terry Fisher 3 165
36 Bryan Brown 6 150
37 Scott Gaylord 37 146
38 Ted Kennedy 9 143
39 Bill Elliott 5† 8 31† 142
40 Larry Bashor 8 142
41 Roy Smith 9 138
42 Gary Collins QL** 13 124
43 Dick Rauser 15 118
44 Roy Testa 16 115
45 Gary Scott 17 112
46 Joe Heath 18 109
47 Dan Fisher 18 109
48 Davey Allison 28† 20 1† 108
49 Rick Mackey 20 103
50 Bob Walker 21 100
51 Pete Graham 27 82
52 Tobey Butler 30 73

**Qualified but replaced by Dirk Stephens

See also

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