1989 Budweiser 200
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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
| Location | Madera Speedway in Madera, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.333 miles (0.536 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 66.60 mi (107.18 km) | ||
| Average speed | 65.058 miles per hour (104.701 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Spears Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | |
| Laps | 118 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | |
The 1989 Budweiser 200 was the first stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, April 30, 1989, at Madera Speedway, a 0.333 mile (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in Madera, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Bill Sedgwick won the race, his first of the season and the first of his career. Sedgwick won by one second over Roy Smith. Sedgwick took the lead for the final time on the 127th lap, passing Hershel McGriff.[2] McGriff, fighting through a handling problem in the final 50 laps, would finish third, and Bill Schmitt and Butch Gilliland rounded out the top five.
Background
Madera Speedway is a 0.333 mile (0.536 km) oval race track located in Madera, California. It was built in 1971.
Entry list
| No. | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff | Chevrolet |
| 08 | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | Pontiac |
| 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick |
| 24 | Butch Gilliland | Butch Gilliland | Buick |
| 41 | Keith Van Houten | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Jack Sellers | Adele Emerson | Buick |
| 56 | Ron Esau | Ron Esau | Oldsmobile |
| 65 | Robert Sprague | Unknown | Ford |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Wayne Spears | Chevrolet |
| 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford |
| 82 | J.C. Danielsen | Shirnell Gautsche | Buick |
| 83 | Sumner McKnight | Sumner McKnight | Ford |
| 88 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker | Pontiac |
| 98 | Jerry Bowers | John Kieper | Chevrolet |
| 99 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Pontiac |
Qualifying
Bill Sedgwick won the pole with a speed of 80.591 mph.
