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Doug George, the 1995 West Series champion.
Ernie Cope finished second in the standings.

The 1995 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 42nd season of the series. The series returned to the Winston West Series branding after a year as the Winston Transcontinental Series. The title was won by Doug George,[1][2] his first in the series.

Schedule and results

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The 1995 season included 15 individual races, although Mesa Marin Raceway hosted three races and Tucson Raceway Park, Sears Point Raceway, and Portland Speedway hosted two races each.[3] The first race at Sonoma and the finale at Phoenix International Raceway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.[4][5]

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
January 22 Winter Heat 200 Tucson Raceway Park Tucson, Arizona Bill Sedgwick
April 23 California 200 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Bill Sedgwick
May 7 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, California Dale Earnhardt[6]
May 20 Mistic Premium Beverages 200 Colorado National Speedway Erie, Colorado Mike Chase[7]
June 17 Carquest Auto Parts/AC Sparkplug 250 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Mike Chase[7]
July 4 Reser's Fine Foods 200 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Ernie Cope[8]
July 15 Valencia Dodge 200 Saugus Speedway Saugus, California Butch Gilliland[9]
July 22 Valvoline/Checker 200 Tucson Raceway Park Tucson, Arizona Doug George
August 20 Fisco 200 Altamont Motorsports Park Tracy, California Doug George[10]
September 2 Quick-N-Ez 200 Madera Speedway Madera, California Doug George[11]
September 17 Plaid Pantry 250 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Doug George
September 23 Miller Genuine Draft 200 The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada Ernie Cope[12]
October 7 Sonoma 100 Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, California Doug George
October 14 Spears Manufacturing 300 Mesa Marin Raceway Bakersfield, California Doug George
October 29 Dura Lube 500 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Ricky Rudd[13]

Full Drivers' Championship

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Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(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 TUS MMR SON CNS MMR POR SGS TUS AMP MAD POR LVS SON MMR PHO Pts
1 Doug George 2 2 31 2 18 3 2 1 1* 1 1* 5 1 1 41 2295
2 Ernie Cope 16 5 DNQ 5 3 1 4 9 4 5 2 1* 8 3 44 2143
3 Butch Gilliland 3 4 42 4 7 10 1* 5 6 2 5 10 2 18 2074
4 Dan Obrist 6 9 43 11 4 23 14 2* 3 8 4 3 6 8 1988
5 Rich Woodland Jr. 9 7 10 5 6 7 6 12 7 8 4 17 14 DNQ 1865
6 Scott Gaylord 14 3 DNQ 15 2 18 11 11 19 4 22 11 3 22 DNQ 1839
7 L.J. Pryor 18 14 8 15 13 16 7 11 6 9 7 16 11 DNQ 1730
8 Wayne Jacks 25 8 16 15 3 4 17 3* 19 20 14 7 DNQ 1726
9 Bill McAnally 19 25 13 12 21 5 10 9 13 12 6 19 9 1622
10 Garrett Evans 10 6 DNQ 3 19 5* 15 15 6 2 1433
11 Pappy Pryor 22 23 16 17 14 9 13 15 10 14 16 17 1401
12 Jack Sellers 8 19 9 20 18 11 13 19 18 19 1173
13 Pete Graham 9 8 8 8 9 15 12 13 1071
14 Mike Chase 11 1* 1 20 12 12 2 1027
15 Gary Collins 14 8 12 3 16 15 5 953
16 Chuck Welch 13 21 17 11 14 14 21 902
17 John Kinder 15 20 7 10 17 16 6 883
18 St. James Davis 21 26 DNQ 18 21 24 17 14 856
19 Tom Taylor 11 17 21 13 10 12 16 842
20 Lance Wade 4 12 2 7 DNQ 754
21 Joe Heath 24 22 DNQ 19 6 5 17 711
22 Rich DeLong Jr. 17 16 12 14 13 23 693
23 Kenny Smith 23 10 10 18 16 586
24 Pat D'Antonio 17 17 8 15 21 584
25 Bill Sedgwick 1 1* 2* 545
26 Kevin Culver 7 7 15 18 519
27 Victor Mibelli 18 16 13 20 451
28 Billy Kann 8 9 15 398
29 Jody Tanner 13 9 10 396
30 Bobby Goodwin Jr. 27 14 24 388
31 Ron Hornaday Jr. 5* 7* 27† 321
32 Joe Bean 5 12 282
33 Jerry Foyt 9 10 272
34 Larry Gaylord 11 11 260
35 Ron Jacks 6 20 253
36 Steve Sellers 22 10 231
37 Larry Gunselman 21 12 227
38 Bob Howard 20 13 227
39 John Sahm 24 16 206
40 Terry Fisher 38 170
41 Hershel McGriff 3 170
42 Ken Schrader 9† 4 10† 165
43 Ken Pedersen 41 165
44 Jim Bown 4 165
45 Dave Vegher 4 160
46 Rick Carelli 6 150
47 Ron Esau 7 146
48 Jim Inglebright 11 130
49 Steve Portenga 12 127
50 Barry Graham 13 124
51 Roger Mears Jr. 15 118
52 Rick Strauser 19 106
53 Rick Scribner 20 103
54 Ed Watson 22 97

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NASCAR In 1995 — The 75 Years Edition". SPEED SPORT. July 18, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "MEET THE CREW CHIEF: DOUG GEORGE | Thad Moffitt". ThadMoffitt.com. January 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "1995 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  5. ^ "1995 Dura Lube 500 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  6. ^ Spander, Art (May 8, 1995). "Earnhardt's one for the road". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 49. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "NASCAR West Series: Tribute to Mike Chase | Kickin' the Tires". April 20, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Glick, Shav (July 13, 1995). "MOTOR RACING / SHAV GLICK : Gilliland Knows Tricks of Saugus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  9. ^ Glick, Shav (July 20, 1995). "Nostalgic End as Saugus Speedway Closes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  10. ^ Linesburgh, Scott (August 21, 1995). "Atwater driver outruns the field to win FISCO 200". The Stockton Record. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  11. ^ Fenwick, Adam (October 17, 2023). "PIT BOX: A homecoming awaits young West Series stars at Madera Speedway". ARCA. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  12. ^ Delforge, Vincent (October 17, 2023). "2023 ARCA West at Las Vegas Bullring: Team Reactions, Analysis". Kickin' The TIres. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  13. ^ Harris, Mike (October 30, 1995). "Rudd takes Dura-Lube victory; Earnhardt stays alive in points battle". The Times and Democrat. p. 13. Retrieved May 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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