The NASCAR Winston West Series, now the ARCA Menards Series West, held several races at Portland Speedway in Portland, Oregon. The track hosted four races for the series in 1956 and 1964, three in 1957 and 1965, and two in many years, with a 4th of July race being held in 12 different seasons.
Past winners +YearDateDriverManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed (mph)LapsMiles (km)1956May 27Herb ThomasChrysler15075 (120.701)1:10:3163.815June 24Johnny KieperOldsmobile200100 (160.934)1:35:5262.586August 26Royce HagertyDodge246123 (197.949)September 23Lloyd DaneFord250125 (201.168)1957April 28Art WattsFord (2)10050 (80.467)0:46:2064.754May 26Eddie PaganFord (3)15075 (120.701)1:09:3164.732July 14Eddie Pagan (2)Ford (4)200100 (160.934)1:32:5864.5391958 - 1963Not held1964March 29Bill AmickMercury10050 (80.467)May 24Bill Amick (2)Mercury (2)15075 (120.701)June 21Ron HornadayFord (5)200100 (160.934)September 27Jack D. McCoyDodge (2)250125 (201.168)1965April 4Bill Amick (3)Mercury (3)10150.5 (81.271)May 16Bill Amick (4)Mercury (4)15075 (120.701)1:12:1562.284June 27Bill Amick (5)Mercury (5)200100 (160.934)1966June 26Kuzie KuzmanichPontiac15075 (120.701)September 18Ray ElderDodge (3)200100 (160.934)1967May 14Scotty CainFord (6)10050 (80.467)1968June 30Jack McCoyDodge (4)10050 (80.467)1969September 7Scotty Cain (2)Ford (7)10050 (80.467)0:48:001970Not held1971July 11Hershel McGriffPlymouth10050 (80.467)0:40:2974.1041972June 25Hershel McGriff (2)Plymouth (2)10050 (80.467)1:10:0042.857September 10Hershel McGriff (3)Plymouth (3)200100 (160.934)1:17:1677.6531973July 1Hershel McGriff (4)Plymouth (4)10050 (80.467)1:05:2354.167September 9Hershel McGriff (5)Plymouth (5)200100 (160.934)1974July 4Jimmy InsoloChevrolet10050 (80.467)1:15:2939.743September 8Jimmy Insolo (2)Chevrolet (2)200100 (160.934)1:55:0052.1731975July 4Ernie StierlyChevrolet (3)10050 (80.467)0:50:5258.977September 7Bill SchmittChevrolet (4)15075 (120.701)1:13:0061.6431976July 4Ernie Stierly (2)Chevrolet (5)10050 (80.467)0:39:5676.923September 12Harry JeffersonFord (8)15075 (120.701)1:01:5272.7371977July 4Chuck BownChevrolet (6)10050 (80.467)0:43:1769.313September 11Art RothChevrolet (7)15075 (120.701)1:05:0069.2301978July 4Bill Schmitt (2)Pontiac (2)10050 (80.467)0:42:1670.9771979July 4Roy SmithPontiac (3)10050 (80.467)0:55:0354.488September 3Ron EatonPontiac (4)10050 (80.467)0:42:2870.6351980August 10Bobby AllisonPontiac (5)200100 (160.934)1:19:4075.3141981July 5Jim RobinsonOldsmobile (2)15075 (120.701)0:58:0177.5641982July 4Ron Eaton (2)Buick15075 (120.701)0:57:3678.1251983Not held1984July 15Derrike CopeFord (9)15075 (120.701)1:02:0672.4641985July 4Jim BownChevrolet (8)201100.5 (161.739)1:25:3270.2251986Not held1987August 2Chad LittleFord (10)200100 (160.934)1:32:1565.0401988July 10Derrike Cope (2)Chevrolet (9)200100 (160.934)1:34:4869.6591989July 4Bill Schmitt (3)Chevrolet (10)200100 (160.934)1:31:0163.8181990July 1Roy Smith (2)Ford (11)200100 (160.934)1:45:2156.9531991June 30Mike ChaseBuick (2)200100 (160.934)1:32:0365.0051992June 28Bill SedgwickChevrolet (11)200100 (160.934)1:53:1352.9951993July 4Ken SchraderChevrolet (12)200100 (160.934)1:25:3470.1211994July 3Rick CarelliChevrolet (13)200100 (160.934)1:45:3856.8001995July 4Ernie CopeChevrolet (14)200100 (160.934)1:45:3956.791September 17Doug GeorgeFord (12)250125 (201.168)2:05:0459.9681996June 1Lance HooperPontiac (6)200100 (160.934)1:31:5565.2771997July 11Butch GillilandFord (13)200100 (160.934)1:44:0357.6651998July 10Gary SmithChevrolet (15)200100 (160.934)1:23:3671.7701999August 14Bill Sedgwick (2)Chevrolet (16)200100 (160.934)1:52:0253.5552000July 4Jeff JeffersonFord (14)200100 (160.934)1:35:4062.718
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