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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 19 of 20
Combination race with Winston Cup drivers
An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn External page

Sunday, November 20, 1977 at Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:53:50
Average speed: 128.296 mph
Pole speed: 154.905 mph

Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Margin of victory: 2 cl
Attendance: 51206
Lead changes: 37

Glossary 1977 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1977 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	5	Neil Bonnett (Cup)	Jim Stacy	Dodge	200	22510	running	96	0
2	1	43	Richard Petty (Cup)	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	200	17535	running	59	0
3	5	11	Cale Yarborough (Cup)	Holly Farms (Junior Johnson)	Chevrolet	200	14285	running	4	0
4	13	15	Buddy Baker (Cup)	Norris Industries (Bud Moore)	Ford	200	9385	running	0	0
5	4	21	David Pearson (Cup)	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Mercury	199	5285	running	11	0
6	10	90	Dick Brooks (Cup)	Truxmore (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	199	6135	running	1	0
7	14	12	Bobby Allison (Cup)	1st National City Travelers Checks (Bobby Allison)	Matador	198	5085	running	6	0
8	16	22	Ricky Rudd (Cup)	Al Rudd Auto Parts (Al Rudd)	Chevrolet	197	5515	running	3	0
9	17	48	James Hylton (Cup)	Hylton Engineering (James Hylton)	Chevrolet	197	4505	running	3	0
10	28	3	Richard Childress (Cup)	Kansas Jack (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	197	4145	running	0	0
11	3	51	A.J. Foyt (Cup)	Gilmore (A.J. Foyt)	Chevrolet	197	2385	running	0	0
12	8	72	Benny Parsons (Cup)	1st National City Travelers Checks (L.G. DeWitt)	Chevrolet	197	5410	running	4	0
13	33	25	Joe Ruttman	Pearson Realtors (Robert Switzer)	Ford	196	2035	running	0	50
14	11	2	Dave Marcis (Cup)	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	196	1885	running	0	0
15	36	98	Roland Wlodyka (Cup)	Rod Osterlund	Chevrolet	196	1810	running	0	0
16	27	79	Frank Warren (Cup)	Native Tan (Frank Warren)	Dodge	195	3065	running	0	0
17	21	30	Tighe Scott (Cup)	Scotty's Fashions (Walter Ballard)	Chevrolet	195	2880	running	0	0
18	34	95	Harry Jefferson	Jefferson Racing (George Jefferson)	Ford	195	1600	running	0	49
19	23	67	Buddy Arrington (Cup)	Mistec Transmission (Buddy Arrington)	Ford	191	2670	running	0	0
20	26	70	J.D. McDuffie (Cup)	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	190	2510	running	0	0
21	20	40	D.K. Ulrich (Cup)	Pacific Coast (J.R. DeLotto)	Chevrolet	190	2300	running	0	0
22	30	64	Tommy Gale (Cup)	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	189	2040	running	0	0
23	31	97	Bill Osborne	Bill Osborne	Chevrolet	188	1350	running	0	0
24	15	68	Janet Guthrie (Cup)	Kelly Girl (Lynda Ferreri)	Chevrolet	175	1300	running	5	0
25	29	20	Richard White	Lindsey Auto Parts (Mike White)	Chevrolet	175	1380	running	0	47
26	22	6	Sonny Easley	San Fernando Valley Lumber (Sonny Easley)	Ford	153	1200	engine	0	46
27	24	8	Ed Negre (Cup)	Ed Negre	Dodge	151	1770	fire	0	0
28	41	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering (Arthur Godfrey)	Chevrolet	150	1200	engine	0	45
29	6	88	Darrell Waltrip (Cup)	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	137	4250	engine	8	0
30	42	52	Don Graham	Herbert Performance (Bob Lehman)	Chevrolet	118	1000	engine	0	44
31	40	03	Ron McGee	M.C. Productions (Steve Temme)	Chevrolet	103	950	running	0	43
32	39	24	Cecil Gordon (Cup)	Transmissions Unlimited (Cecil Gordon)	Chevrolet	101	1400	engine	0	0
33	32	39	Vince Giamformaggio	Cal-French Bread (Sam Arakalian)	Chevrolet	93	850	fire	0	42
34	25	93	Norm Palmer	Herborn Alignment (Norm Palmer)	Dodge	55	800	running	0	41
35	35	41	Ernie Stierly	Allied Plating (Ernie Stierly)	Chevrolet	54	750	drive line	0	40
36	19	9	Johnny Kieper	Wholesale Truck Parts (John Kieper)	Chevrolet	50	740	engine	0	39
37	37	09	Eddie Bradshaw	C & M Racing (Chester Papienski)	Chevrolet	38	730	engine	0	38
38	12	27	Sam Sommers (Cup)	M.C. Anderson	Chevrolet	28	720	engine	0	0
39	18	01	Chuck Bown	Lake's Drywall (Gerald Craker)	Chevrolet	26	1710	crash	0	37
40	38	74	Roger McCluskey (Cup)	Black Gold Oil	Chevrolet	20	700	engine	0	0
41	9	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee (Bill Schmitt)	Chevrolet	15	700	engine	0	36
42	7	1	Donnie Allison (Cup)	Hawaiian Tropic (Hoss Ellington)	Chevrolet	9	3400	electrical	0	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Gary Matthews	4	JB Chemicals	Gary Matthews	Chevrolet
	Joseph Schultz	6	Crescendo Night Club	John Schultz	Chevrolet
	Dean Dalton	7		Dean Dalton	Chevrolet
	Steve Stolarek	07		Jerry Hansen	Chevrolet
	Earle Canavan	10		Earle Canavan	Dodge
	Don Puskarich	13	Oil Field Construction	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet
	Harry Goularte	17	U.S. Army	Don Dean	Chevrolet
	John Dineen	18		George Starks	Ford
	?	19	Belden Asphalt	Henley Gray	Chevrolet
	Bennie Vaught	20	Gil's Chevy	Gil Brusuelas	Chevrolet
	Jabe Thomas	25		Don Robertson	Chevrolet
	Ray Elder	32	Midland Motor Homes	Dave Hill	Plymouth
	Glenn Francis	33	Excel Trailer	Trent Francis	Chevrolet
	Ron Hutcherson	36	Encyclopedia Britannica	John Gwinn	Chevrolet
	Gary Johnson	44	Armstrong Electric	Al Clark	Chevrolet
	Travis Tiller	46	Little B Coal	Travis Tiller	Dodge
	Mike Brockman	50		Michael Brockman	Chevrolet
	Jimmy Means	52	Means Racing	Bill Gray	Chevrolet
	Jack Simpson	53	Automotive Frame / Stick Only	Jack Simpson	Chevrolet
	Bob Switzer	54	Pearson Realtors	Robert Switzer	Ford
	Bill Baker	55	Golden West Lumber	Bill Baker	Chevrolet
	Rocky Moran	58	Daisy Shoppe	Rocky Moran	Chevrolet
	Steve Pfeifer	60	Fuel Mate	Michael McCluney	Chevrolet
	Jocko Maggiacomo	63	1st National City Travelers Checks	Jocko Maggiacomo	Matador
	Don Noel	83	Noel's Fabrication	Don Noel	Chevrolet
	Skip Manning	92	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	1	1
Neil Bonnett	2	6	5
Darrell Waltrip	7	7	1
Neil Bonnett	8	9	2
Darrell Waltrip	10	12	3
Neil Bonnett	13	19	7
Richard Petty	20	27	8
Dick Brooks	28	28	1
Ricky Rudd	29	29	1
James Hylton	30	30	1
Darrell Waltrip	31	34	4
Benny Parsons	35	35	1
Richard Petty	36	41	6
Ricky Rudd	42	42	1
Janet Guthrie	43	47	5
James Hylton	48	48	1
Cale Yarborough	49	51	3
Richard Petty	52	57	6
Bobby Allison	58	58	1
Ricky Rudd	59	59	1
James Hylton	60	60	1
Bobby Allison	61	61	1
Richard Petty	62	71	10
Neil Bonnett	72	91	20
David Pearson	92	94	3
Cale Yarborough	95	95	1
Bobby Allison	96	99	4
Neil Bonnett	100	127	28
David Pearson	128	129	2
Benny Parsons	130	131	2
Neil Bonnett	132	137	6
Richard Petty	138	165	28
Benny Parsons	166	166	1
David Pearson	167	171	5
Neil Bonnett	172	194	23
Richard Petty	195	195	1
Neil Bonnett	196	200	5

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Bill Schmitt	1378
2	Chuck Bown	1270	-108
3	Richard White	1212	-166
4	Gary Johnson	1179.5	-198.5
5	Pat Mintey	1077.75	-300.25
6	Ernie Stierly	1031.75	-346.25
7	Sumner McKnight	958.25	-419.75
8	John Borneman	916.5	-461.5
9	Bill Baker	828	-550
10	Ron Gautsche	741.75	-636.25
11	Don Graham	678.75	-699.25
11	Don Puskarich	678.75	-699.25
13	Hershel McGriff	668.5	-709.5
14	Frank Bigelow	559.25	-818.75
15	Steve Pfeifer	498	-880
16	Harry Goularte	462.75	-915.25
17	Marc Vogel	390	-988
18	Harry Jefferson	389	-989
19	Chuck Wahl	377	-1001
20	Roy Smith	358	-1020
21	Vic Irvan	349.5	-1028.5