The 1989 Budweiser 200 was the first stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, April 30, 1989, at Madera Speedway, a 0.333 mile (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in Madera, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Bill Sedgwick won the race, his first of the season and the first of his career. Sedgwick won by one second over Roy Smith. Sedgwick took the lead for the final time on the 127th lap, passing Hershel McGriff. McGriff, fighting through a handling problem in the final 50 laps, would finish third, and Bill Schmitt and Butch Gilliland rounded out the top five.
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Background Madera Speedway is a 0.333 mile (0.536 km) oval race track located in Madera, California. It was built in 1971.
Entry list +DriverOwnerManufacturer04Hershel McGriffHershel McGriffChevrolet08Rick McCrayRick McCrayPontiac22St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick24Butch GillilandButch GillilandBuick41Keith Van HoutenSara VincentChevrolet44Jack SellersAdele EmersonBuick56Ron EsauRon EsauOldsmobile65Robert SpragueUnknownFord73Bill SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet75Bill SedgwickWayne SpearsChevrolet79Roy SmithWarren RazoreFord82J.C. DanielsenShirnell GautscheBuick83Sumner McKnightSumner McKnightFord88Bob WalkerBob WalkerPontiac98Jerry BowersJohn KieperChevrolet99John KrebsJohn KrebsPontiac
Qualifying Bill Sedgwick won the pole with a speed of 80.591 mph.
Race results +FinSt#DriverOwnerMakeLapsLedStatusPts1175Bill SedgwickWayne SpearsChevrolet200118Running1852679Roy SmithWarren RazoreFord2000Running1703204Hershel McGriffHershel McGriffPontiac20082Running17041073Bill SchmittBill SchmittChevrolet2000Running16051224Butch GillilandButch GillilandBuick2000Running1556598Jerry BowersJohn KieperChevrolet1990Running1507383Sumner McKnightSumner McKnightFord1980Running1468882J.C. DanielsenShirnell GautscheBuick1980Running1429999John KrebsJohn KrebsPontiac1950Running138101544Jack SellersAdele EmersonBuick1920Running134111488Bob WalkerBob WalkerPontiac1880Running13012441Keith Van HoutenSara VincentChevrolet1670Brakes127131622St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick1650Flat Tire124141165Robert SpragueUnknownFord1310Running12115708Rick McCrayRick McCrayPontiac770Engine118161356Ron EsauRon EsauOldsmobile620Handling115
Standings after the race +PosDriverPoints 1Bill Sedgwick 185 2Roy Smith 170 (-15) 3Hershel McGriff 170 (-15) 4Bill Schmitt 160 (-25) 5Butch Gilliland 155 (-30) 6Jerry Bowers 150 (-35) 7Sumner McKnight 146 (-39) 8J.C. Danielsen 142 (-43) 9John Krebs 138 (-47) 10Jack Sellers 134 (-51)
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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