1972 NASCAR Winston West Series


The 1972 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 19th season of the series. The title was won by Ray Elder, his fourth in succession.

Schedule and results

The 1972 season included 30 individual races, although some tracks were run twice. Multiple races in the season were in combination with the Winston Cup Series.
DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
January 23Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRichard Petty
March 5Miller High Life 500Ontario Motor SpeedwayOntario, CaliforniaA. J. Foyt
March 19San Jose 150San Jose SpeedwaySan Jose, CaliforniaJack McCoy
May 13Stockton 150Stockton 99 SpeedwayStockton, CaliforniaDick Bown
May 14Sierra Mesa 100Sierra Mesa National RacewayMarysville, CaliforniaRay Elder
May 26Tri-City 150Tri-City RacewayWest Richland, WashingtonJack McCoy
May 27Yakima 500Yakima SpeedwayYakima, WashingtonHershel McGriff
May 28Evergreen 200Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonRay Elder
June 18Golden State 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRay Elder
June 23Medford 100Medford SpeedwayMedford, OregonHershel McGriff
June 25Portland 100Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonHershel McGriff
June 28Spokane 100Interstate Fairground SpeedwaySpokane, WashingtonHershel McGriff
June 30Meridian 100Meridian SpeedwayMeridian, IdahoRay Elder
July 1Spanaway 150Spanaway SpeedwaySpanaway, WashingtonJack McCoy
July 2Langley 150Langley SpeedwayLangley, British ColumbiaHershel McGriff
July 3Victoria 150Western SpeedwayVictoria, British ColumbiaDick Bown
July 4Skagit 150Skagit SpeedwayMount Vernon, WashingtonHershel McGriff
July 11Redwood Acres 100Redwood Acres SpeedwayEureka, CaliforniaHershel McGriff
August 4Las Vegas Lucky 21 150Craig Wood SpeedwayNorth Las Vegas, NevadaHershel McGriff
August 5Orange 150Orange Show SpeedwaySan Bernardino, CaliforniaHershel McGriff
August 12Saugus 150Saugus SpeedwaySaugus, CaliforniaHershel McGriff
August 18Clovis Vineyard 100Clovis SpeedwayClovis, CaliforniaJack McCoy
August 19Bakersfield 150Bakersfield SpeedwayOildale, CaliforniaHershel McGriff
September 3Ranier Beer 250Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonRay Elder
September 8Umatilla 125Umatilla SpeedwayHermiston, OregonRay Elder
September 9Yakima 125Yakima SpeedwayYakima, WashingtonJack McCoy
September 10Portland 200Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonHershel McGriff
September 16Oly 250Ascot ParkGardena, CaliforniaDick Bown
October 1Sacramento 100West Capitol RacewaySacramento, CaliforniaRay Elder
October 22Sierra Mesa 200Sierra Mesa National RacewayMarysville, CaliforniaJack McCoy