1999 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 46th season of the series. The title was won by Sean Woodside,[1] his first in the series.

Schedule and results

The 1999 season included 14 individual races, although Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Mesa Marin Raceway, and Irwindale Speedway hosted two races each.[2] The series finale would be held outside the United States, running at Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway in Japan.[3]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
January 17 Winston West 200 Tucson Raceway Park Tucson, Arizona Sean Woodside[4]
March 5 The Orleans 150 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada Jerry Nadeau[5]
March 27 NAPA Auto Parts 100 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Mike Wallace
May 1 California 200 California Speedway Fontana, California Ricky Craven[6]
May 16 King Soopers 150 Pikes Peak International Raceway Fountain, Colorado Mike Wallace[7]
May 30 Forum Marketing 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Butch Gilliland[8]
June 19 Irwindale 250 presented by Jan's Towing Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California Steve Portenga[9]
July 18 Coors Light 200 Pres. by Albertson's Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Kevin Richards
August 14 Grainger Industrial Supply 200 Pres. by TCI Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Bill Sedgwick[10]
August 21 Snap-On 250 Benefitting City of Hope Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, California Austin Cameron[11]
September 6 Bank One 250 Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley City, Utah Butch Gilliland
October 17 Re-Refined Oil 250 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Sean Woodside
November 20 '99 NASCAR Coca-Cola 500 Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway Motegi City, Japan Kevin Richards[12]

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver TUS LVS PHO CAL PPR MMR IRW EVG POR IRW RMR LVS MMR MOT Pts
1 Sean Woodside 1 15 7 9 3* 15 13 2 6* 10 6 17 1 5 2075
2 Austin Cameron 14 5 3 29 2 6 23 13 7 1* 17 2 15 2 1981
3 Joe Bean 9 13 21 8 9 9 21 5 10 4 11 5 3 7 1955
4 Kevin Richards 13 10 26 23 26 17 9 1 5 2 10 1* 13 1 1910
5 Steve Portenga 12 20 9 7 7 7 1* 20 4 15 20 9 19 6 1889
6 Jason Small 16 7 25 33 8 5 6 8 11 14 4 14 6 9 1845
7 Mike Chase 6 6 2 5 5 19 18 9 3 26 16 10 20 25 1838
8 Brandon Ash 2 9 5 11 17 2 7 3 22 16 18 15 25 20 1831
9 Sammy Potashnick 10 4 24 22 16 10 8 14 20 5 3* 8 14 11 1830
10 Butch Gilliland 17 29 8 6 27 1* 3 17 25 3 1 4 23 21 1821
11 Eric Norris 19 12 18 12 4 8 10 18 12 19 12 6 17 3 1821
12 Bill Sedgwick 3* DNQ 29 24 20 4 2 4 1 6 7 12* 2* 1789
13 Brendan Gaughan 26 25 20 31 10 12 15 16 17 9 2 3 8 4 1742
14 John Metcalf 5 35 11 28 12 18 12 7 23 17 15 14 21 10 1620
15 Wayne Jacks DNQ 13 19 28 21 24 19 8 7 19 18 18 26 1376
16 Gary Smith 24 17 22 32 6 19 8 5 19 5 14 1302
17 Jerry Cain DNQ 11 27 15 14 13 28 11 15 22 24 12 1293
18 Doc Faustina 31 DNQ 14 17 DNQ 16 12 13 23 27 1067
19 Rick Ware 28 22 16 34 13 16 14 15 21 930
20 Scott Gaylord 11 36 10 36 15 9 24 16 846
21 Mike Wallace 1* 4 1 5 19* 801
22 Bobby Dotter 7 28 6 13 6 24 740
23 Tony Toste 15 27 12 18 7 22 684
24 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2 4 4 4 655
25 Davy Lee Liniger 28 21 20 20 12 9 650
26 Billy Turner DNQ 14 31 21 19 13 591
27 Dean Kuhn 23 DNQ 20 22 11 28 546
28 Bobby Pangonis DNQ 34 DNQ DNQ 26 13 22 526
29 Kevin Culver 21 27 22 18 18 497
30 Kenny Smith DNQ 30 DNQ 19 21 25 477
31 Mike Duncan 25 26 23 17 27 466
32 Rick Carelli 4 16 3 445
33 Jerry Glanville 18 17 16 18 445
34 Rick Bogart DNQ 30 30 25 11 425
35 David Gilliland 22 24 26 7 419
36 Jeff Murray DNQ 16 13 DNQ 376
37 Ross Thompson 19 10 11 375
38 Billy Kann DNQ 32 DNQ 24 11 371
39 Ron Burns 20 19 14 330
40 Ken Schrader 2* 8 327
41 Kurt Busch 8 27 22 326
42 Jeff Jefferson 10 24 DNQ 307
43 Mike Borkowski DNQ 21 20 288
44 Ricky Craven 23 1 279
45 Dan Obrist 21 2 270
46 Jack Sellers 23 23 29 264
47 David Starr 32 35 16 240
48 Gene Christensen 24 14 212
49 Christian Elder 15 26 203
50 Travis Powell DNQ 14 203
51 Troy Cline DNQ 10 198
52 Jeff Barister 25 20 191
53 Jerry Nadeau 1* 185
54 Manabu Orido 18 30 182
55 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 3 170
56 Kevin Harvick 3 165
57 Charlie Solomon DNQ 16 164
58 Kim Jane 8 142
59 Lance Hooper 8 142
60 Mike Dillard 18 DNQ 140
61 Eric Holmes 9 138
62 Bob Howard DNQ 23 134
63 Rob Morgan 33 32 131
64 Greg Pursley 11 130
65 John Young 11 130
66 Ron Barfield Jr. 12 127
67 Darrel Krentz DNQ 25 125
68 Craig Raudman 14 121
69 Hideo Fukuyama 15 118
70 Andy Houston 17 112
71 Scott Saunders DNQ DNQ 110
72 Bow Carpenter DNQ DNQ 110
73 Kelly Tanner 23* 104
74 Rick Rose 21 100
75 M. K. Kanke 22 97
76 Keiichi Tsuchiya 22 97
77 Neville Lance 23 94
78 Rod Bennett 24 91
79 Scott Busby 24 91
80 Mike Ficklin 25 88
81 Gary Collins 26 85
82 Lance Wade 27 82
83 Rich DeLong Jr. 27 82
84 Bobby Gerhart 28 79
85 Al Edgerly 29 76
86 Tommy Fry DNQ 76
87 Terry Wyhoon 29 76
88 Jerry Spilsbury 30 73
89 Larry Carnes 31 70
90 Jeff Streeter DNQ 64
91 Bo Lemler DNQ 58
92 Blair Aiken DNQ 55
93 T. J. Clark DNQ 52
94 St. James Davis DNQ 46
95 Jeff Ward DNQ 28
96 Jeff Marmack DNQ 25
97 Mike David DNQ 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Auto racing: Sean Woodside took the NASCAR…". Chicago Tribune. November 21, 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "1999 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Delforge, Vincent (August 14, 2022). "The History of the NASCAR West Series". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Woodside and Team Walker Motorsports Hope to Follow Up at Tucson with Another Podium Finish". The Auto Channel. March 7, 2001. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  5. ^ "Jerry Nadeau Accomplished Goals at Las Vegas". Motorsport.com. March 9, 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  6. ^ Delforge, Vincent (May 20, 2022). "ARCA West History: May 1, 1999, the 700th Race". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "WS: Pikes Peak: Round 8 Preview". Motorsport.com. August 17, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Delforge, Vincent (October 13, 2021). "Last Lap Pass Leads to Victory for PJ Pedroncelli! ARCA West at Roseville Recap". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  9. ^ Peinado, Mark (June 20, 1999). "Portenga Passes Sedgwick on Final Lap". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  10. ^ Esper, Darin (August 18, 1999). "Woodside, Sedgwick Are Returning Home as Road Warriors". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Delforge, Vincent (July 12, 2024). "2024 ARCA West Races at Irwindale: Team Reactions, Analysis". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  12. ^ "Woodside wins West title". The Oklahoman. November 21, 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2025.