West Series races at Laguna Seca

NASCAR Winston West races at Laguna Seca
NASCAR Winston West Series
VenueLaguna Seca
LocationMonterey, California, United States
First race1973
Last race2001
Distance100.7 mi (162.061 km) (1975–1977)
125.4 mi (201.812 km) (1980–1981)
150.1 mi (241.563 km) (1973)
154.422 mi (248.518 km) (2000–2001)
Laps53 (1975–1977)
66 (1980–1981)
69 (2000–2001)
79 (1973)
Previous namesTuborg Classic 150 (1973)
Monterey Triple Crown (1975)
Winston Monterey 100 (1976–1977)
Winston Monterey 200 (1980)
Coca-Cola 200 (1981)
Salinas 250 (2000)
NASCAR Challenge Salinas 250 (2001)
Most wins (driver)Eight drivers (1)
Most wins (team)Eight teams (1)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chevrolet (4)

The NASCAR Winston West Series held several races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The track hosted the series eight times between 1973 and 2001. The race was run on the 1.900 mile original layout in 1973, 1975–1977, and 1980–1981, and the 2.238 mile Grand Prix Circuit in 2000 and 2001.

History

The West Series first visited Laguna Seca in 1973, when Sonny Easley scored the win driving a 1973 Ford. The race returned from 1975 and was held in 1976 and 1977, then in 1980 and 1981. The track was reconfigured from a 9-turn, 1.900 mile circuit to an 11-turn, 2.214 mile circuit in 1988, and was reconfigured again in 1996 to be 2.238 miles, the configuration the series ran when it returned for its final races to date at the then Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2000 and 2001.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed

(mph)

 Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
1973 August 26 68 Sonny Easley Jerry Lankford Ford 79 150.1 (241.56) 1:57:11 76.802 Report
1974 Not held
1975 May 4 37 Chuck Wahl Joe Marsik Chevrolet 53 100.7 (162.06) 1:19:40 75.841 Report
1976 October 3 44 Gary Johnson Al Clark Chevrolet (2) 53 100.7 (162.06) 1:12:04 83.839 Report
1977 May 1 73 Bill Schmitt Schmitt Motorsports Chevrolet (3) 53 100.7 (162.06) 1:10:16 85.970 Report
1978
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1979		 Not held
1980 June 22 9 Jimmy Insolo Williamson Racing Oldsmobile 66 125.4 (201.81) 1:22:33 91.137 Report
1981 June 28 11 Roy Smith Robert Beadle Buick 66 125.4 (201.81) 1:31:08 82.590 Report
1982
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1999		 Not held
2000 May 21 18 Bobby Dotter Green Light Racing Chevrolet (4) 69 154.42 (248.52) 2:21:37 65.425 Report
2001 May 20 39 C. T. Hellmund Hellmund Racing Pontiac 69 154.42 (248.52) 2:10:03 71.244 Report

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Make Years won
4 United States Chevrolet 1975, 1975, 1977, 200
1 United States Buick 1981
United States Ford 1973
United States Oldsmobile 1980
United States Pontiac 2001

References

  1. ↑ "Race Results at Laguna Seca Raceway". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "1973 Tuborg Classic 150 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ "1975 Monterey Triple Crown results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ "1976 Winston Monterey 100 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "1977 Winston Monterey 100 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ "1980 Winston Monterey 200 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "1981 Coca-Cola 200 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  8. ↑ "2000 Salinas 250 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  9. ↑ "2001 NASCAR Challenge Salinas 250 results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 15, 2026.