1986 NASCAR Winston West Series
33rd season of the NASCAR Winston West Series
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The 1986 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 33rd season of the series. The title was won by Hershel McGriff, his first in the series.
Schedule and results
The 1986 season included 8 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted two races.[1] Both races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[2][3]
| Date | Name | Racetrack | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | AC-Delco 300 | Sears Point International Raceway | Sonoma, California | Jim Robinson[4] |
| June 1 | Budweiser 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Darrell Waltrip[5] |
| July 13 | Peterbilt Winston Washington 500 | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | Chad Little |
| August 3 | Canadian Players 500 | Race City Speedway | Calgary, Alberta | Bill Schmitt[6] |
| August 10 | Shuck's Tacoma Grand Prix 200 | Tacoma Dome | Tacoma, Washington | Hershel McGriff[7] |
| August 24 | Motorcraft 300 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | Hershel McGriff[8] |
| September 28 | Suncrest Motorhomes 200 | Willow Springs Speedway | Lancaster, California | Hershel McGriff |
| November 16 | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Tim Richmond[9] |
Full Drivers' Championship
(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 | SON | RSD | EVG | RCS | TAC | PIR | WSR | RSD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hershel McGriff | 6 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1* | 1* | 26 | 408 |
| 2 | Chad Little | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 392 |
| 3 | Bill Schmitt | 3 | 18 | 8 | 1* | 13 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 376 |
| 4 | Jim Robinson | 1* | 15 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 368 |
| 5 | Terry Petris | 2 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 366 |
| 6 | Ruben Garcia | 4 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 357 |
| 7 | Glen Steurer | 7 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 342 |
| 8 | John Krebs | 21 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 42 | 308 |
| 9 | Derrike Cope | 31 | 21 | 2* | 3 | 2 | 41 | 269 | ||
| 10 | Brad Tidrick | 13 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 11 | DNQ | 261 | |
| 11 | St. James Davis | 22 | DNQ | 26 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 24 | DNQ | 221 |
| 12 | Pat Mintey | 16 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 199 | |||
| 13 | J. C. Danielsen | 11 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 190 | ||||
| 14 | Bob Howard | 14 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 171 | |||
| 15 | Bob Kennedy | 15 | 22 | 14 | 27 | 15 | DNQ | 162 | ||
| 16 | Ron Rainwater | 11 | 17 | 7 | 19 | DNQ | 150 | |||
| 17 | Jack Sellers | 17 | 14 | 23 | 26 | DNQ | 150 | |||
| 18 | Jim Bown | 18 | 24 | 7 | 32 | 146 | ||||
| 19 | Ray Kelly | 10 | 36 | 16 | DNQ | 140 | ||||
| 20 | Larry Gaylord | 24 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 140 | ||||
| 21 | Mike Chase | 7 | 10 | 18 | 124 | |||||
| 22 | Sumner McKnight | 17 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 121 | ||||
| 23 | Ted Kennedy | 23 | 21 | 30 | 119 | |||||
| 24 | Bud Hickey | 16 | 10 | 13 | 114 | |||||
| 25 | Billy Hitchcox | 14 | 3 | 26 | 110 | |||||
| 26 | Harry Goularte | 19 | 8 | DNQ | 107 | |||||
| 27 | Troy Beebe | 3 | 25 | 22 | 102 | |||||
| 28 | Garrett Evans | 5 | 7 | 90 | ||||||
| 29 | Ron Eaton | 4 | 11 | 87 | ||||||
| 30 | Richard Lach | 8 | 40 | 79 | ||||||
| 31 | Rick McCray | 37 | 15 | 28 | 73 | |||||
| 32 | George Follmer | 22 | 36 | 67 | ||||||
| 33 | Gordy Oberg | 9 | 60 | |||||||
| 34 | Bill Elliott | 11† | 2* | 23† | 54 | |||||
| 35 | Buddie Boys | 9 | 43 | |||||||
| 36 | Scott Autrey | 9 | 42 | |||||||
| 37 | Brent Kaeding | 12 | 39 | |||||||
| 38 | Bill Osborne | 35 | 39 | |||||||
| 39 | Blair Aiken | 14 | 37 | |||||||
| 40 | Steve Hurley | 15 | 36 | |||||||
| 41 | John Soares Jr. | 15 | DNQ | 36 | ||||||
| 42 | Gene Thonesen | 18 | 33 | |||||||
| 43 | Terry Fisher | 19 | 32 | |||||||
| 44 | Gary Johnson | 20 | 31 | |||||||
| 45 | Marta Leonard | DNQ | 31 | |||||||
| 46 | Bill Sedgwick | 20 | 31 | |||||||
| 47 | Kenny Schmitt | 21 | 24 | 21 | 30 | |||||
| 48 | Jimmy Insolo | 21 | DNQ | 29 | ||||||
| 49 | Kevin Terris | DNQ | 29 | |||||||
| 50 | Jeff Barrister | 23 | 28 | |||||||
| 51 | Vince Bellotti | 23 | 22 | |||||||
| 52 | Ron Esau | 19 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
| 53 | Bobby Schukar | 27 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 54 | Doug Rutz | 28 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 55 | Chuck Little | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| 56 | Tony Heckart | 23 | 0 | |||||||
| 57 | Laury Cover | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 58 | Mike Van Amberg | 8 | 0 |