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1973 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1973 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 20th season of the series. The title was won by Jack McCoy, who won 11 of the season's races.[1] It was his second title in the series, his first coming in 1966.[2]

Schedule and results

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The 1973 season included 21 individual races, although Altamont Speedway and Portland Speedway hosted two races each.[3]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
April 29 Altamont 100 Altamont Speedway Livermore, California Ray Elder
May 5 Madera 100 Madera Speedway Madera, California Jack McCoy
May 19 Stockton 150 Stockton 99 Speedway Stockton, California Jack McCoy
May 26 Mile High 150 Century 21 Speedway Aurora, Colorado Bob Kauf
June 23 Klamath Falls 100 Klamath Falls Speedway Klamath Falls, Oregon Jack McCoy
June 24 Coos Bay 100 Coos Bay Speedway Coos Bay, Oregon Jack McCoy
June 30 Umatilla 150 Umatilla Speedway Hermiston, Oregon Jack McCoy
July 1 Portland 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Hershel McGriff
July 3 Tacoma 150 Spanaway Speedway Tacoma, Washington Ray Elder
July 8 Westwood 150 Westwood Raceway Vancouver, British Columbia Ray Elder
July 21 Saugus 150 Saugus Speedway Saugus, California Jack McCoy
July 28 Cajon Tuborg 150 Cajon Speedway Santee, California Dick Bown
August 4 San Bernardino 100 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California Jack McCoy
August 17 † Clovis Speedway Clovis, California Ray Elder
August 18 Bakersfield 100 Bakersfield Speedway Oildale, California Jack McCoy
August 26 Tuborg Classic 150 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California Sonny Easley
September 2 Ranier 200 At Evergreen Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Jack McCoy
September 5 Victoria 150 Western Speedway Victoria, British Columbia Jack McCoy
September 8 Yakima 100 Yakima Speedway Yakima, Washington Jack McCoy
September 9 Portland 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Hershel McGriff
September 16 Livermore-Olympia 100 Altamount Speedway Livermore, California Jimmy Insolo

† This race was not given a name

Full Drivers' Championship

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(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points

Pos Driver AMP MAD S99 AUR KFS CBS USP POR SPS WER SGS CAJ OSS CSP BKS LAG EVG WSP YAK POR AMP Pts
1 Jack McCoy 7 1* 1* 18 1* 1* 1* 8* 4* 12 1 19 1* 2 1* 2 1* 1* 1* 4 QL 1673
2 Sonny Easley 13 6 7 15 5 5 6 6 6 2 8 16 5 3 14 1 2 6 5 5 2 1619
3 Ray Elder 1* 5 2 7* 3 3 4 20 1 1* 10 7 2 1* 3 22 13 2 2 21 7 1618.5
4 Dick Bown 2 11 3 11 2 6 2 9 2 3 2 1 3 9 2 24 14 3 4 15 8* 1604.25
5 Richard White 5 7 6 5 13 8 10 11 8 5 4 11* 17 7 9 5 8 7 10 7 16 1578.75
6 Ron Gautsche 6 14 9 8 9 9 11 14 10 6 5 10 13 8 11 10 15 10 16 19 11 1503.75
7 Jimmy Insolo 4 4 4 12 4 13 5 5 17 14 12* 9 6 4 7 4 21 9 1 1414.25
8 Carl Adams 12 10 2 8 10 4 13 7 6 11 5 5 9 11 11 8 2 6 1357.25
9 Chuck Bown 22 8 11 4 14 7 8 3 3 15 6 5 7 6 10 18 23 17 17 1272.25
10 John Soares Jr. 21 8 9 12 19 18 23 18 9 20 2* 4 4 13 7 20 15 20 20 4 1160
11 George Behlman 20 17 12 13 17 12 17 11 8 12 15 16 17 18 9 24 14 1010
12 Dick Kranzler 9 19 16 19 18 12 12 15 8 17 10 12 8 27 26 14 23 16 24 1000.5
13 J. C. Danielsen 16 19 13 11 11 16 11 4 12 8 10 12 14 929.25
14 Markey James 3 2 18 3 13 4 6 4 5 9 18 3 895.25
15 Chuck Wahl 20 9 16 10 15 17 18 3 8 16 6 19 24 15 22 824.25
16 Bob Kauf 14 3 DNQ 1 15 16 9 19 7 4 9 10 7 812
17 Ernie Stierly 3 7 4 7 2 9 28 6 8 6 5 801
18 Hershel McGriff 10 2 15 1 Wth 3* Wth 19 1* 13 612
19 Johnny Steele 8 15 14 14 18 17 18 32 16 23 23 490.5
20 Jerry Barnett 18 20 20 18 16 15 16 13 418.75
21 Norm Ellefson 3 22 3 13 13 17 376.75
22 Don Hall 16 25 7 21 3 10 363.75
23 Perry Cottingham 15 14 10 17 18 12 359.25
24 Jack Jeffery 14 18 5 14 8 359
25 Doug McGriff 10 16 12 3 341.25
26 Leon Fox 21 13 17 11 18 332.25
27 Don Graham 15 13 10 10 9 325.75
28 Carl Joiner 18 6 7 31 18 22 291
29 Ron Eaton 13 5 22 6 286.25
30 Ron McKenna 17 13 9 14 255
31 Bob England 19 16 15 33 24 20 242.25
32 John Poyner 7 13 239.5
33 Roy Smith 24 19 16 27 237.5
34 Sam Beler 18 11 15 26 200.75
35 Lamar Anderson 17 12 17 173.25
Vaughn Coogan 11 194.75
Nels Miller 20 16 164
Don Selley 17 14 24 134.75
Frank Garafolo 19 18 19 14 124.25
Harry Jefferson Wth 19 22 100.75
Carl Lox 16 17 94.5
Jerry Kunze 23 12 12 DNQ 94.25
John Joiner 9 91
Jackie Kuper 30 11 88.5
Dick Midgley 6 82
Sam Stanley 21 DNQ 78.75
Steve Vaughn 13 DNQ 71
Roger Parr 14 62
Johnny Anderson 14 60.75
Jack Simpson 15 DNQ 55.5
Larry Hooper 12 52
Buck Peralta 20 38.5
Glenn Francis 17 35.5
Bill Butts 20 35.5
Butch Backmier 28 35
Phil Dowler 19 34.25
Odie Robertson 19 31.25
Willie McNeal 20 31.25
Frank Ayling 29 28.25
Harry Schilling 30 21.75
Paul Dorrity 11 5
Ron Coogan 25 17
Harold Hardesty 10
Pete Torres 11
Frank Burnett 12
Larry Bell 12
Les Loeser Jr. 13 DNQ
Vic Irvan 14
Bruce Blodgett DNQ 15
Jim Lee Phillips 15
Ray Schriever 15
Kemp Brock 16
Don Noel 19
Jim McMillan 20
Glen McCoy 21
Robert Dunn 23
Eddie Bradshaw 25
Jim Benison 29
Sam Hall DNQ
Ed Moss DNQ
Steve Pfeifer DNQ
Clem Proctor DNQ
Steve Froines DNQ
Norm Palmer DNQ
Bob Kennedy DNQ
Doug Odom DNQ

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "1973 NASCAR Winston West Series Central - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jack McCoy". Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1973 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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