1989 Spears Manufacturing 200

The 1989 Spears Manufacturing 200 was the second stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Saturday, May 13, 1989, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Hershel McGriff won the race, his first and only win of the season. McGriff won by 5.5 seconds over Rick McCray. McGriff traded the lead with Roy Smith several times, but would secure the position when Smith spun out on lap 187.^[2] Bill Sedgwick, Smith, and Bill Schmitt rounded out the top five. The race was the 34th^[3] and final win of McGriff's career, and in winning the race he became the oldest driver to win a major NASCAR series race, aged 61 days and four months.^[4][5][6]

Location Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California

Course Permanent racing facility

Course length 0.500 miles (0.805 km)

Distance 200 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km)

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1989 Spears Manufacturing 200

Race details[1]
Race 2 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Location	Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Distance	200 laps, 100.00 mi (160.93 km)
Average speed	70.093 miles per hour (112.804 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Bill Sedgwick	Spears Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver	Roy Smith	Razore Racing
Laps	80
Winner
No. 04	Hershel McGriff	McGriff Racing

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