1971 NASCAR Winston West Series

18th season of the NASCAR Winston West Series August 2023 November 2024 1971 NASCAR Winston West Series 1970 1972 The 1971 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 18th season of the series. The title was won by Ray Elder, his third in succession. Schedule and results The 1971 season included 26 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway, Orange Show Speedway, and Craig Road Speedway hosted two races each.1971 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1971/P August 11, 2026 Racing-Reference NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. en-US The races at Riverside, the race at Ontario Motor Speedway, and the race at Texas World Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.1971 Motor Trend 500 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1971_Motor_Trend_500 August 11, 2026 The Third Turn1971 Miller High Life 500 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1971_Miller_High_Life_500 August 11, 2026 The Third Turn1971 Winston Golden State 400 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1971_Winston_Golden_State_400 August 11, 2026 The Third Turn1971 Texas 500 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1971_Texas_500 August 11, 2026 The Third Turn Date Name Racetrack Location Winner January 10 Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Ray Elderhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee/160101245/ Ray Elder Captures Riverside 500 Miler Art Glattke The Fresno Bee January 11, 1971 December 1, 2024 17 Newspapers.com February 28 Miller High Life 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California A. J. Foyt March 7 Orange 400 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Jack McCoyhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun/160101538/ Jack McCoy Captures Orange 400 The Sun March 8, 1971 December 1, 2024 25 Newspapers.com March 21 † San Jose Speedway San Jose, California John Soares, Jr. May 9 Vegas 150 Craig Road Speedway North Las Vegas, Nevada Jimmy Insolo May 15 Stockton 150 Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Jack McCoy June 5 Ascot 200 Ascot Park Gardena, California Ray Elderhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/113268476/ Ray Elder Routs Stock Car Drivers Los Angeles Times June 6, 1971 December 1, 2024 57 Newspapers.com June 20 Winston Golden State 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Bobby Allison June 26 Salem Mighty Mite 100 Salem Speedway Salem, Oregon Hershel McGriff July 2 Spanaway 150 Spanaway Speedway Tacoma, Washington Jack McCoy July 4 Apple State 150 Skagit Speedway Mount Vernon, Washington Hershel McGriff July 10 Umatilla 100 Umatilla Speedway Hermiston, Oregon Ray Elder July 11 Rose City 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Hershel McGriff July 13 Royal Canadian 150 Langley Speedway Langley, British Columbia Hershel McGriff July 16 Medford 100 Medford Speedway Medford, Oregon Carl Joiner July 17 Roseburg Northwest 100 Douglas County Speedway Roseburg, Oregon Hershel McGriff July 30 Las Vegas Lucky 21 150 Craig Road Speedway North Las Vegas, Nevada Ray Elder July 31 Orange Show 150 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Johnny Anderson August 7 Saugus 150 Saugus Speedway Santa Clarita, California Ray ElderDelforge Vincent May 6, 2022 ARCA West History: August 7, 1971, the 300th Race https://kickinthetires.net/nascar/arca-series/arca-west-history-august-7-1971-the-300th-race/ September 4, 2026 Kickin' the Tires en-US August 8 Bakersfield 150 Bakersfield Speedway Oildale, California Ray Elder August 20 Clovis Vineyard 100 Clovis Speedway Clovis, California Ray Elder September 6 Evergreen 200 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Ray Elder September 8 Spokane 100 Interstate Fairground Speedway Spokane, Washington Hershel McGriff September 11 Yakima 150 Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Ray Elderhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-modesto-bee/160102819/ Elder Nabs 9th Win The Modesto Bee September 13, 1971 December 1, 2024 7 Newspapers.com October 31 San Gabriel Valley 100 San Gabriel Valley Speedway Irwindale, California Jack McCoy December 12 Texas 500 Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas Richard PettyDecember 13, 1971 500‐MILE TEXAS RACE CAPTURED BY PETTY https://www.nytimes.com/1971/12/13/archives/500mile-texas-race-captured-by-petty.html February 7, 2025 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 † This race was not given a name. 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 PositionDriverRSDONTOSSSJSCRSS99ASPRSDSALSPSSKAUSPPORLSPMEDDCSCRSOSSSGSBKSCSPEVGIFSYAKSGBTWSPts Points Scored1Ray Elder1*723221*2320212222*1*31*1*1*1*211*214614712Jack McCoy18131*2151*21141*7443101921515111510451*13043Jimmy Insolo251784193175243*164810373482067512644Bob England13416571081214171211151291216611875913122912245John Soares Jr.21381*136931010225496414101233101810676Dick Kranzler144861831123822111571318187DNQ17516871979887Bob Kauf271841214371013181612101514172081957158229088Jerry BarnettDNQ181451730161516969146121321261414184379039Hershel McGriff1228211*51*21*1*512111*1484310Frank James22213710714881767532080711Carl Joiner81517316195111*32122374312Ron Gautsche19492172512717172115171810258969013Dick Bown162710171220392183619171963114Don Noel3344154141351131510756015Tru CheekDNQ12811132413139132011651316Scotty CainDNQ810619109QL461616850317Paul Dorrity28DNQ91853342162347218Chuck Bown13920737194182345619Johnny Anderson29141*417134517244820Pete Torres1111141634211320111815221744521Markey JamesDNQ124055127234942422Johnny Steele3732219841111182038523Glenn Francis34DNQ512131421116141137324Pat Fay4032549192237025Kevin Terris7421971436026Ed Brown18899689181535927Ernie Stierly1561213121313631828J. C. DanielsenDNQ1591710912111231329Ivan Baldwin3926416930530Harry Schilling37253216102028431Ray Johnstone32331516*20826132Jack RobertsDNQ161312516192325333Jerry Oliver296524934Les Loeser Jr.DNQ19910961823535Vic IrvanDNQ131917171714209Dick Guldstrand2424192John Lyons6111528190L. T. Jones13101510156Ron Cooper1914188145Dick Westman1914161621139Bill Osborne462618123Ron Grable23114Mike Pittlekow3196Joe Clark3684Larry Bell13782Buck Peralta91479Roy Collins3878Sam RoseDNQ814172177Ken Shoemaker171174Bruce Kratt191568Dwayne Belt152067Bill Lee162165Bob Clough182163J. R. Skinner3548Fred Hay52446Jack DeWittDNQ645G. T. Tallas1145744Sam Fairchild82043Bill O'Neil1140Doug McGriff1239Wilbur Pratt1437Roger Parr8201635Joe Roletto101635Frank BurnettDNQ171134Marty Kinerk3420Ed Wilbur7Cliff Vose10Don Simkins13Chuck Hetrick15Tom Patton16Bill Scott16Frank Jones19Sig Nelson19Arlyn Wolanski19Ron Hornaday22Marion CollinsDNQ24Chris ConneryDNQDNQJohn W. AndersonDNQBen ArnoldDNQWalter BallardDNQD. K. UlrichDNQEarle WagnerDNQArt PollardDNQHarold PagonDNQLarry BaumelDNQLeonard BlanchardDNQNeil CastlesDNQPaul TylerDNQVallie EngelaufDNQDoc FaustinaDNQEd NegreDNQBill ChampionDNQRobert BanuelosDNQOren ProsserDNQClay PriolaDNQCharles HindmanWth See also 1971 NASCAR Winston Cup Series References Category:ARCA Menards Series West Winston West