1976 NASCAR Winston West Series

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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,[1] the six time champion only showing up to the combination races.[2]

Schedule and results

The 1976 season included 13 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway, Evergreen Speedway, and Portland Speedway hosted two races each.[3] The races at Riverside and the finale at Ontario Motor Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[4][5][6]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
January 18 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California David Pearson[7]
June 13 Riverside 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California David Pearson
June 27 Winston Evergreen 150 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Chuck Bown
June 30 Winston Victoria 100 Western Speedway Victoria, British Columbia Ernie Stierly
July 3 Winston Umatilla 100 Umatilla Speedway Hermiston, Oregon Ernie Stierly
July 4 Winston Portland 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Ernie Stierly
July 10 Winston Shasta 100 Shasta Speedway Anderson, California Bill Schmitt
July 24 Winston Saugus 100 Saugus Speedway Saugus, California Jim Thirkettle
September 6 Winston Evergreen 200 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Neal Newberry
September 11 Winston Yakima 100 Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Harry Jefferson
September 12 Winston Portland 150 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Harry Jefferson
October 3 Winston Monterey 100 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California Gary Johnson
November 21 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California David Pearson

Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points

Pos Driver RSD RSD EVG WSP USP POR SHA SGS EVG YAK POR LAG ONT Pts
1 Chuck Bown 16 19 1* 2 2 4 5 2 2 5 5 5 19 937.25
2 Ernie Stierly 33 10 1* 1* 1* 3 7 15 3 4* 6 DNQ 827
3 Gary Johnson 29 3 12 5 6 2 4 20 8 15 1* DNQ 813
4 Chuck Wahl 22 13 13 3 11 3 4 14 24 18 9 3 DNQ 752.5
5 Richard White 14 8 7 7 9 5 19 7 10 4 DNQ 738
6 Sumner McKnight 6 6 6 10 8 13 7 14 25 9 DNQ 722
7 Glenn Francis 11 9 13 14 6 10 13 9 18 21 28 716
8 Ron Gautsche 9 5 12 13 10 11 10 11 23 7 653.5
9 Bill Schmitt 10 14 2 1* 12 17 2 15 26 592.75
10 Johnny Kieper 7 3 5 6 22 2 35 506
11 Ross Kusah 5 4 8 4 7 19 DNQ 446.25
12 John Hamson 32 9 12 15 12 8 DNQ 426.75
13 Don Puskarich 27 21 16 5 16 13 25 15 424.75
14 Harry Jefferson 35 17 4 1* 1 DNQ 360.25
15 Neal Newberry 2 1* 2 8 351
16 Ron Eaton 4 11 16 23 3 295
17 John Soares Jr. 19 18 6 20 23 277.25
18 Marv Acton 18 17 21 12 11 261.5
19 Terry Wood 16 10 10 15 DNQ 260.75
20 Phil Goulet 15 8 9 16 259.5
21 Roy Smith 27 8 4 38 226
22 Chris Monoleos 19 19 13 DNQ 185
23 Pete Torres 22 21 24 20 173
24 Jimmy Insolo 3 8 8* 21 166.75
25 Jim Thirkettle 34 1 29 161
26 John Weibel 18 16 DNQ 151
27 Sonny Easley 32 11 14 149.75
28 John Dineen 22 6 DNQ 144
29 Don Waterman 9 11 129.75
30 Ed Rains 11 13 17 129.5
31 Jim Thompson 12 12 9 10 129
32 Ray Elder 4 4 DNQ 126
33 Bill Polich 26 17 19 118.25
34 Hugh Pearson 24 30 22 DNQ 118.25
35 Dennis Wilson 10 DNQ 116
Ross Surgenor 8 90.75
Gary Beecroft 11 78.25
Don Graham 12 DNQ 77.25
Vince Giamformaggio 3 73
Janet Guthrie 14 20† 73
Dick Whalen 14 DNQ 71.5
Carl Joiner 20 31 70
Terry Forsythe 7 68.5
Jim Boyd 7 68.25
Harry Goularte 17 62.5
Alan Goldstein 18 56.25
Jerry Barnett 15 DNQ 51
Nick deCourville 24 29.25
Steve Pfeifer 26 DNQ 25.75
Jackie Kuper 3 17 6
Herb Price 16 20 21
Eddie Bradshaw 18 15 DNQ
Gary Matthews 17 23
Ron Esau 14 35 DNQ
Hershel McGriff 30 32
Doug Presley 12
Larry Esau 13
Dan Joiner 13
Larry Phillips 13
Carl Booker 14
Roger Steres 14
Dave Turfman 15
Don Reynolds 18 DNQ
J. C. Danielsen 28
Rusty Sanders 31
Johnny Ray 31
Sam Beler 34
Earle Canavan DNQ
Doc Faustina DNQ
Dean Dalton DNQ
Leon Fox DNQ
Coo Coo Marlin DNQ
Bryce Mann DNQ
Sue Williams DNQ
Walter Ballard DNQ
Bruce Jacobi DNQ
Arlene Hiss DNQ
Marty Robbins DNQ
Travis Tiller DNQ
Jimmy Means DNQ
Tom Williams DNQ
Jack Simpson DNQ
Buddy Arrington DNQ
Norm Palmer DNQ
Bill Osborne DNQ
Perry Cottingham DNQ

See also

References

  1. "ARCA Menards West Series Page". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  2. "Ray Elder – 1976 NASCAR Winston West Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  3. "1976 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  4. "1976 Winston Western 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  5. "1976 Riverside 400 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  6. "1976 Los Angeles Times 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. "Pearson finds 13 lucky number, wins RIR 500". Redlands Daily Facts. UPI. January 19, 1976. p. 9. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.