1976 NASCAR Winston West Series

23rd season of the NASCAR Winston West Series January 2025 February 2025 1976 NASCAR Winston West Series 1975 1977 The 1976 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 23rd season of the series. The title was won by Chuck Bown, his first in the series. It was the first season since 1967 where Ray Elder was not voted Most Popular Driver,ARCA Menards West Series Page https://www.racing-reference.info/arca-menards-west-series-page/ January 29, 2025 Racing-Reference en-US NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. the six time champion only showing up to the combination races.Ray Elder – 1976 NASCAR Winston West Series Results https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/elderra01/1976/P/ January 29, 2025 Racing-Reference en-US NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Schedule and results The 1976 season included 13 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway, Evergreen Speedway, and Portland Speedway hosted two races each.1976 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1976/P/ January 29, 2025 Racing-Reference en-US NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. The races at Riverside and the finale at Ontario Motor Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.1976 Winston Western 500 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1976_Winston_Western_500 January 29, 2025 The Third Turn en1976 Riverside 400 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1976_Riverside_400 January 29, 2025 The Third Turn en1976 Los Angeles Times 500 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1976_Los_Angeles_Times_500 January 29, 2025 The Third Turn en DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerJanuary 18Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaDavid Pearsonhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/redlands-daily-facts/89701195/ Pearson finds 13 lucky number, wins RIR 500 Redlands Daily Facts UPI January 19, 1976 January 29, 2025 9 Newspapers.comJune 13Riverside 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaDavid PearsonJune 27Winston Evergreen 150Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonChuck BownJune 30Winston Victoria 100Western SpeedwayVictoria, British ColumbiaErnie StierlyJuly 3Winston Umatilla 100Umatilla SpeedwayHermiston, OregonErnie StierlyJuly 4Winston Portland 100Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonErnie StierlyJuly 10Winston Shasta 100Shasta SpeedwayAnderson, CaliforniaBill SchmittJuly 24Winston Saugus 100Saugus SpeedwaySaugus, CaliforniaJim ThirkettleSeptember 6Winston Evergreen 200Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonNeal NewberrySeptember 11Winston Yakima 100Yakima SpeedwayYakima, WashingtonHarry JeffersonSeptember 12Winston Portland 150Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonHarry JeffersonOctober 3Winston Monterey 100Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaGary JohnsonNovember 21Los Angeles Times 500Ontario Motor SpeedwayOntario, CaliforniaDavid Pearson Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points Pos PositionDriverRSDRSDEVGWSPUSPPORSHASGSEVGYAKPORLAGONTPts Points Scored1Chuck Bown16191*22452255519937.252Ernie Stierly33101*1*1*371534*6DNQ8273Gary Johnson293125624208151*DNQ8134Chuck Wahl2213133113414241893DNQ752.55Richard White1487795197104DNQ7386Sumner McKnight66610813714259DNQ7227Glenn Francis11913146101391821287168Ron Gautsche95121310111011237653.59Bill Schmitt101421*121721526592.7510Johnny Kieper73562223550611Ross Kusah5484719DNQ446.2512John Hamson3291215128DNQ426.7513Don Puskarich272116516132515424.7514Harry Jefferson351741*1DNQ360.2515Neal Newberry21*2835116Ron Eaton4111623329517John Soares Jr.191862023277.2518Marv Acton1817211211261.519Terry Wood16101015DNQ260.7520Phil Goulet158916259.521Roy Smith27843822622Chris Monoleos191913DNQ18523Pete Torres2221242017324Jimmy Insolo388*21166.7525Jim Thirkettle3412916126John Weibel1816DNQ15127Sonny Easley321114149.7528John Dineen226DNQ14429Don Waterman911129.7530Ed Rains111317129.531Jim Thompson121291012932Ray Elder44DNQ12633Bill Polich261719118.2534Hugh Pearson243022DNQ118.2535Dennis Wilson10DNQ116Ross Surgenor890.75Gary Beecroft1178.25Don Graham12DNQ77.25Vince Giamformaggio373Janet Guthrie1420†73Dick Whalen14DNQ71.5Carl Joiner203170Terry Forsythe768.5Jim Boyd768.25Harry Goularte1762.5Alan Goldstein1856.25Jerry Barnett15DNQ51Nick deCourville2429.25Steve Pfeifer26DNQ25.75Jackie Kuper3176Herb Price162021Eddie Bradshaw1815DNQGary Matthews1723Ron Esau1435DNQHershel McGriff3032Doug Presley12Larry Esau13Dan Joiner13Larry Phillips13Carl Booker14Roger Steres14Dave Turfman15Don Reynolds18DNQJ. C. Danielsen28Rusty Sanders31Johnny Ray31Sam Beler34Earle CanavanDNQDoc FaustinaDNQDean DaltonDNQLeon FoxDNQCoo Coo MarlinDNQBryce MannDNQSue WilliamsDNQWalter BallardDNQBruce JacobiDNQArlene HissDNQMarty RobbinsDNQTravis TillerDNQJimmy MeansDNQTom WilliamsDNQJack SimpsonDNQBuddy ArringtonDNQNorm PalmerDNQBill OsborneDNQPerry CottinghamDNQ See also 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series References Category:ARCA Menards Series West Winston West