1979 NASCAR Winston West Series


The 1979 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 26th season of the series. The title was won by Bill Schmitt, his second in the series. He won the title by just 5 points over Tim Williamson.

Schedule and results

The 1979 season included 16 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway, Evergreen Speedway, and Yakima Speedway hosted two races each. The races at Riverside and the race at Ontario Motor Speedway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
DateNameRacetrackLocationWinner
January 14Winston Western 500Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaDarrell Waltrip
May 27Winston Mesa Marin 100Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, CaliforniaBill Schmitt
June 10NAPA Riverside 400Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaBobby Allison
June 24Reed Cam 150Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonNeal Newberry
June 30Valley Ford 100Yakima SpeedwayYakima, WashingtonRon Eaton
July 4Kyte Coca-Cole 100Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonRoy Smith
July 20Winston Roseville 100All American SpeedwayRoseville, CaliforniaTim Williamson
July 21Winston Shasta 100Shasta SpeedwayAnderson, CaliforniaBill Schmitt
July 28Winston Las Vegas 100Craig Road SpeedwayNorth Las Vegas, NevadaBill Schmitt
August 12Winston Sears Point 100Sears Point International RacewaySonoma, CaliforniaJimmy Insolo
August 26Evergreen Winston 100Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, WashingtonRon Eaton
August 31Spokane Winston 100Spokane Raceway ParkSpokane, WashingtonJimmy Insolo
September 3Rose City Winston 100Portland SpeedwayPortland, OregonRon Eaton
September 8Winston Gardena 100Ascot ParkGardena, CaliforniaBill Schmitt
November 18Los Angeles Times 500Ontario Motor SpeedwayOntario, CaliforniaBenny Parsons
November 25NAPA Arizona 250Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, AucklandNeil Bonnett