1992 Vons 300

1992 Vons 300
Race details[1]
Race 1 of 11 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Date May 17, 1992
Location Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Distance 300 laps, 150.00 mi (241.40 km)
Average speed 73.973 miles per hour (119.048 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Collins Motorsports
Time 18.978
Most laps led
Driver Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing
Laps 187
Winner
No. 37 Rick Carelli Chesrown Racing

The 1992 Vons 300 was the first race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, May 17, 1992, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. The race was won by Rick Carelli, his first win of the season and first of his career. In a late race pit stop, Carelli's team changed right side tires, and came off pit road second to Bill Sedgwick, whose team changed left side tires.[2] With fresh right side tires, Carelli was able to get the lead in the final laps en route to victory. Sedgwick finished second, thee laps ahead of third place Bill Schmitt. John Krebs and Butch Gilliland would round 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 1992 Vons 300 was one of 45 NASCAR Winston West Series races to be held at the track during its existence.

Entry list

# Driver Owner Manufacturer
00 Bryan Brown Don Puskarich Oldsmobile
2 Jim Courage Gary Betchel Pontiac
15 Rick Scribner Rick Scribner Chevrolet
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick
24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Pontiac
28 Gary Collins Marion Collins Oldsmobile
29 John Krebs Gary Betchel Pontiac
37 Rick Carelli Marshall Chesrown Chevrolet
41 Wayne Jacks Sara Vincent Buick
44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick
50 Hershel McGriff John Strauser Buick
73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Ford
75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet
78 Dan Fisher Bill Schmitt Ford
86 Rich Woodland Jr. Richard Woodland Chevrolet
90 Tim McCauley Tim McCauley Chevrolet
92 Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet
99 Steve Bare Gary Betchel Pontiac

Qualifying

With a track record of 18.978 seconds at 94.847 mph, Gary Collins would win the pole, although due to an injury he'd be replaced by Dirk Stephens for the race.[2]

Race results

Fin[3] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 2 37 Rick Carelli Marshall Chesrown Chevrolet 300 187 Running 185
2 3 75 Bill Sedgwick Wayne Spears Chevrolet 300 110 Running 175
3 4 73 Bill Schmitt Bill Schmitt Ford 295 3 Running 170
4 6 29 John Krebs Gary Betchel Pontiac 294 0 Running 160
5 8 24 Butch Gilliland Butch Gilliland Pontiac 291 0 Running 155
6 13 00 Bryan Brown Don Puskarich Oldsmobile 290 0 Running 150
7 9 15 Rick Scribner Rick Scribner Chevrolet 282 0 Running 146
8 10 86 Rich Woodland Jr. Richard Woodland Chevrolet 271 0 Running 142
9 11 44 Jack Sellers Adele Emerson Buick 262 0 Running 138
10 1 28 Dirk Stephens Marion Collins Oldsmobile 257 0 Ignition 134
11 5 92 Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 257 0 Running 130
12 17 90 Tim McCauley Tim McCauley Chevrolet 197 0 Running 127
13 16 22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Buick 184 0 Oil Pump 124
14 15 99 Steve Bare Gary Betchel Pontiac 86 0 Suspension 121
15 7 50 Hershel McGriff John Strauser Chevrolet 78 0 Timing Chain 118
16 12 41 Wayne Jacks Sara Vincent Buick 4 0 Oil Pressure 115
17 14 2 Jim Courage Gary Betchel Pontiac 3 0 Camshaft 112
18 18 78 Dan Fisher Bill Schmitt Ford 3 0 Ignition 109

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Rick Carelli 185
2 Bill Sedgwick 175 (-10)
3 Bill Schmitt 170 (-15)
4 John Krebs 160 (-25)
5 Butch Gilliland 155 (-30)
6 Bryan Brown 150 (-35)
7 Rick Scribner 146 (-39)
8 Rich Woodland Jr. 142 (-43)
9 Jack Sellers 138 (-47)
10 Dirk Stephens 134 (-51)
  • Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

  1. ^ a b "1992 Vons 300 results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "ARCA West History: May 17, 1992, the 600th Race". Kickin' The Tires. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. ^ "1992 Vons 300 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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