1989 Winston 200 (Saugus)
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| Race details[1] [2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
| Date | August 12, 1989 | ||
| Location | Saugus Speedway in Saugus, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.333 miles (0.536 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 66.600 mi (107.182 km) | ||
| Average speed | 58.494 miles per hour (94.137 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 5000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McGriff Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | |
| Laps | 103 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Spears Motorsports | |
The 1989 Winston 200 was the ninth stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Saturday, August 12, 1989, at Saugus Speedway, a 1/3 mile (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in Saugus, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Bill Sedgwick won the race, his third and final win of the season. Sedgwick held on to the lead over Hershel McGriff despite smoke seeping from his car with six laps remaining.[3] McGriff finished second, with Roy Smith, Bill Schmitt, and Rick McCray rounding out the top five.
Background
Saugus Speedway was a 1/3 mile racetrack in Saugus, Santa Clarita, California. The track started out as a rodeo arena called Baker Ranch Stadium in 1927. It hosted the Winston West Series multiple times, as well as hosting a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 1995, the final year the track was used for racing.
Entry list
| No. | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Dave Mood | M.K. Kanke | Pontiac |
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff | Pontiac |
| 08 | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Robert Sprague | Fred Stoke/Larry Rouse | Ford |
| 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick |
| 24 | Butch Gilliland | Butch Gilliland | Buick |
| 38 | Duke Hoenshell | Duke Hoenshell | Pontiac |
| 41 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Jack Sellers | Adele Emerson | Buick |
| 63 | Walt Price | M.K. Kanke | Chevrolet |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Wayne Spears | Chevrolet |
| 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford |
| 88 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker | Pontiac |
| 99 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Pontiac |
Qualifying
Hershel McGriff won the pole with a speed of 72.860 mph.
