1982 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1982 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 29th season of the series. The title was won by Roy Smith, his third in the series and third in succession.

Schedule and results The 1982 season included 13 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted three races. The first and third races at Riverside were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerMay 8Winston Mesa Marin 150Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaJim RobinsonMay 15Stockton Winston 150Stockton 99 SpeedwayStockton, CaliforniaJim BownMay 29Winston Roseville 150All American SpeedwayRoseville, CaliforniaJim Bown June 13Budweiser 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaTim RichmondJuly 4Winston Portland 150Rose City SpeedwayPortland, OregonRon EatonJuly 10Victoria Winston 150Western SpeedwayVictoria, British ColumbiaJim ReichJuly 24Winston Shasta 150Shasta SpeedwayAnderson, CaliforniaRon EatonAugust 1Winston Evergreen 200Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonRon Eaton August 8Sears Point Winston 200Sears Points International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaRoy SmithAugust 15Colorado Winston 200Continental Divide RacewaysCastle Rock, ColoradoRick McCrayAugust 29Warner W. Hodgdon 200Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRick McCrayNovember 21Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaTim RichmondNovember 28Coors 250Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaBobby Allison

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 DriverMMRS99AASRSDPORWSPSHAEVGSONCDRRSDRSDPHO1Roy Smith1556644531*532466072Jim Reich13651031*28221419205923Jim Bown141*117216321314210225864Jim Robinson134287391831762055815Bill Schmitt2*211*24615666342175796Rick McCray4421420121019191*13495657Don Waterman611311142451612533105618John Krebs201091910111294131237215119Randy Becker815132281017179624382848410Hershel McGriff381433194201020*28334811Sumner McKnight111310918811124111843612Mark Stahl211421181314101810393138613Ron Eaton181*191*1*217192337914Bob Kennedy16DNQ119191489131337815Gene Thonesen1212121614173030016Don Puskarich99820132323617Clive Skilton1512101116DNQ3323518Pat Mintey1717111692421219Gary Kershaw1077817220Johnny Kieper12117816621Jim Lee341682315922Derrike Cope514361415823Steve PfeiferWth17211915624Glenn Francis1718141615125Trevor Boys1522221514626Al Vanderbyl615349827Harry Goularte1515299428Scott Miller79129Don StanleyWth156630Bud Palmer20186431Bobby Allison27†16†16032Kevin Terris41275833Neil Bonnett5†4†2*4934Joe Ruttman26†40†44735Rocky Collins54636Bill Sedgwick54637Doug Wheeler546Bob Bondurant744Roy Haslam744Jim Walker744Tom Patson843Clark Dwyer1140Randy Olson1239Jack Epperson1338Terry Forsythe1338Ron Esau1734Earle Canavan2526Steve Kosiki2625Richard Petty36†31†3219Dennis DeVea3516Roger Gannon7Tobey Butler16Mike Chase19Don Dowdy20Jimmy Insolo30Lennie PondWthDonnie AllisonWthSlick JohnsonWthJim LeeWthTommy GaleWth

See also

1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series

References