1988 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1988 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 35th season of the series. The title was won by Roy Smith, his fourth in the series and first since 1982.

Schedule and results The 1988 season included 8 individual races, although Mesa Marin Raceway hosted two races. The races at Riverside International Raceway and Phoenix International Raceway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. DateNameRacetrackLocationWinnerApril 247-Up 200Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaBill SchmittMay 21Kragen Auto Parts 200Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaRoy SmithJune 12Budweiser 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRusty WallaceJuly 3Budweiser 300Spokane Grand Prix CourseSpokane, WashingtonRoy SmithJuly 10Winston 200Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonDerrike CopeJuly 17Motorcraft 500Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonChad LittleAugust 6American National Bank 200Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaRoy SmithNovember 6Checker 500Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaAlan Kulwicki

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 DriverSONMMRRSDSPOPOREVGMMRPHO1Roy Smith31*271*331304182Bill Schmitt1*16122542373813Chad Little132237131*10193684J.C. Danielsen104DNQ39109DNQ3295Hershel McGriff27636162*134343286Jim Bown217411315818423187Bob Howard119DNQ87155*DNQ3128Scott Gaylord78DNQ12141113DNQ3099John Krebs26202548278DNQ29810Sumner McKnight623DNQ9205627111St. James Davis1613DNQ18192019DNQ26312Jack Sellers2810DNQ11121925DNQ26013Glen Steurer55DNQ14121723714Reno Fontana1814DNQ1710221623715Trevor Boys21252122019316Harry Goularte2231572018817Ron Esau2015DNQ618318Terry Petris23735261517819Butch Gilliland22DNQ287DNQ15620Tommy Kendall418514221Larry Gaylord2610111714022Ray Kelly1727DNQ242313723Pat Mintey1418142213624Bill Sedgwick194302412725Brad Tidrick661612526Ruben Garcia12113912027Derrike Cope17†1252116†11628Rick Catalano18181410329Marta Leonard1512DNQ10030Rick McCray2424379731Gary Collins11338732Mark Walbridge16216533Ron Eaton17236234Rusty Wallace1*†35†4835Bill Cooper84336Dave Marcis21†918†4237Scott Miller94238Harry JeffersonDNQ3939George FollmerDNQ3340Robin Best193241Walt Price213042John Soares Jr.252643Ardie Oji282344Bill Elliott16†294†22Tobey Butler190Chuck Flora200Dirk Stephens210Garrett Evans220Buddie Boys230Tom Fox240

See also

1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1988 NASCAR Busch Series 1988 NASCAR Busch Grand National North Series

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