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1976 Winston Saugus 100

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 8 of 13
Saturday, July 24, 1976 at Saugus Speedway, Saugus, CA
100 laps on a 0.250 mile paved track (25.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:35:25
Average speed: 42.352 mph
Pole speed: 50.749 mph

Cautions: 3 for 14 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1976 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1976 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	5	Jim Thirkettle	Allied Box & Crate (Jim Thirkettle)	Chevrolet	100	1205	running	45	85
2	10	01	Chuck Bown	Lake's Drywall (Gerald Craker)	Chevrolet	100	755	running	0	74
3	14	63	Vince Giamformaggio	Cal-French Inc. (Sam Arakalian)	Chevrolet	100	490	running	0	73
4	1	44	Gary Johnson	Noble Auto Parts (Al Clark)	Chevrolet	100	270	running	2	72
5	11	2	Richard White	Boulevard Automotive (Mike White)	Chevrolet	100	225	running	0	71
6	6	18	John Dineen	George Stark	Chevrolet	100	200	running	0	70
7	13	41	Ernie Stierly	Allied Plating (Ernie Stierly)	Chevrolet	99	210	running	0	68.75
8	3	38	Jimmy Insolo	Martin's Union 76 (Roger Paquette)	Chevrolet	99	185	running	53	67.75
9	16	22	John Hamson	Ed Cholakian (Greg Hamson)	Chevrolet	99	165	running	0	66.75
10	4	33	Glenn Francis	Zorvite Absorbants (Trent Francis)	Chevrolet	98	155	running	0	65.5
11	5	57	Ron Gautsche	Performance Enterprises (Don Guy)	Chevrolet	97	140	running	0	64.25
12	9	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee (Bill Schmitt)	Chevrolet	91	190	engine	0	61.75
13	17	82	Sumner McKnight	Performance Enterprises (Sumner McKnight)	Chevrolet	89	125	running	0	60.25
14	8	37	Chuck Wahl	Excel Trailer (DuWayne Wahl)	Chevrolet	66	135	rear end	0	53.5
15	18	99	Jerry Barnett	Joe Barnett	Chevrolet	60	115	brakes	0	51
16	15	13	Don Puskarich	Oil Field Construction (Matt Puskarich)	Chevrolet	49	120	overheating	0	47.25
17	2	32	Marv Acton	Midland Motor Homes (Dave Hill)	Chevrolet	20	65	overheating	0	39
18	19	80	John Weibel	Redlands Auto Dismantlers (John Weibel)	Chevrolet	1	50	engine	0	33.25
19	12	51	John Soares, Jr.	–	Chevrolet	1	50	clutch	0	32.25

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Gary Johnson	1	2	2
Jimmy Insolo	3	55	53
Jim Thirkettle	56	100	45

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Chuck Bown	688.25
2	Chuck Wahl	614.75	-73.5
3	Ernie Stierly	533.5	-154.75
4	Gary Johnson	498.25	-190
5	Sumner McKnight	413.75	-274.5
6	Richard White	399	-289.25
7	Bill Schmitt	391.75	-296.5
8	Ron Gautsche	386.75	-301.5
9	Glenn Francis	376.5	-311.75
10	Jimmy Insolo	374.75	-313.5
11	Ray Elder	320	-368.25
12	Bill Polich	230.25	-458
13	Roy Smith	230	-458.25
14	Don Puskarich	229.25	-459
15	Eddie Bradshaw	227	-461.25
16	Johnny Kieper	223.25	-465
17	Terry Wood	221.75	-466.5
17	Ross Kusah	221.75	-466.5
19	Gary Matthews	206	-482.25
20	Phil Goulet	189.25	-499
21	Ron Esau	179	-509.25