1989 Winston 200 (Saugus, California)

9th race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series March 2025CUST 1989 Winston 200 1989 Winston 200 results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1989_Winston_200_%28August%29/P/ Racing Reference March 19, 2025 Race 9 of 11 in the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season August 12 Saugus Speedway in Saugus, California 0.333 0.536 66.600 200 107.182 58.494 mph km/h 5000 Hershel McGriff McGriff Motorsports Bill Sedgwick Spears Motorsports 103 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.Kowalick Vince August 13, 1989 Sedgwick Returns a Winner : Former Saugus Regular Posts Narrow Victory in NASCAR Race https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-13-sp-672-story.html March 19, 2025 Los Angeles Times en-US McGriff finished second, with Roy Smith, Bill Schmitt, and Rick McCray rounding out the top five. Report 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. Car numberDriverOwnerManufacturer03Dave MoodM.K. KankePontiac04Hershel McGriffHershel McGriffPontiac08Rick McCrayRick McCrayChevrolet19Robert SpragueFred Stoke/Larry RouseFord22St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick24Butch GillilandButch GillilandBuick38Duke HoenshellDuke HoenshellPontiac41Ron Hornaday Jr.Sara VincentChevrolet44Jack SellersAdele EmersonBuick63Walt PriceM.K. KankeChevrolet73Bill SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet75Bill SedgwickWayne SpearsChevrolet79Roy SmithWarren RazoreFord88Bob WalkerBob WalkerPontiac99John KrebsJohn KrebsPontiac Qualifying Hershel McGriff won the pole with a speed of 72.860 mph. Race results Fin1989 Winston 200 (Saugus) - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1989_Winston_200_(Saugus) March 19, 2025 The Third Turn enSt#DriverOwnerMakeLapsLedStatusPts1675Bill SedgwickWayne SpearsChevrolet200103Running1852104Hershel McGriffHershel McGriffPontiac20089Running1753479Roy SmithWarren RazoreFord2000Running1654273Bill SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet2000Running16051208Rick McCrayRick McCrayChevrolet1990Running1556538Duke HoenshellDuke HoenshellPontiac1980Running1507899John KrebsJohn KrebsPontiac1828Engine15181144Jack SellersAdele EmersonBuick1720Running1429324Butch GillilandButch GillilandBuick1560Running138101019Robert SpragueFred Stoke/Larry RouseFord1310Rear End13411788Bob WalkerBob WalkerPontiac1280Rear End13012941Ron Hornaday Jr.Sara VincentChevrolet470Oil Leak127131322St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick70Engine124141563Walt PriceM.K. KankeChevrolet40Engine121151403Dave MoodM.K. KankePontiac10Overheating118 Standings after the race PosDriverPoints 10px 1 1Roy Smith 1489 10px 1 2Bill Schmitt 1485 (-4) 10px 3Hershel McGriff 1396 (-93) 10px 4Rick McCray 1331 (-158) 10px 5Bill Sedgwick 1324 (-165) 10px 6John Krebs 1261 (-228) 10px 7Robert Sprague 1056 (-433) 10px 1 8Butch Gilliland 1031 (-458) 10px 1 9Jack Sellers 1012 (-477) 10px 2 10Bob Walker 979 (-510) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1989 Coors 200 NASCAR Winston West Series 1989 Winston 200 1989 Category:1989 NASCAR Winston West Series Category:August 1989 sports events in the United States