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1978 Winston Mesa Marin 100

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 6 of 22
Sunday, May 28, 1978 at Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
100 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (50.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:36:29
Average speed: 82.229 mph
Pole speed: 89.995 mph
(Pole won by Jimmy Insolo )

Cautions: 3 for 9 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1978 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1978 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	01	Jimmy Insolo	Lake's Drywall (Gerald Craker)	Pontiac	100	1275	running	99	60
2	6	32	Ray Elder	Midland Motor Homes (Dave Hill)	Dodge	100	875	running	0	49
3	1	73	Bill Schmitt	Old Milwaukee (Bill Schmitt)	Pontiac	100	765	running	0	48
4	3	5	Jim Thirkettle	Allied Box & Crate (Jim Thirkettle)	Buick	100	475	running	0	47
5	14	2	Richard White	Lindsay Auto Parts (Mike White)	Chevrolet	97	500	running	0	46
6	12	52	Don Graham	City Tow (Rodney Friesen)	Buick	96	425	running	0	45
7	19	17	Harry Goularte	Associated Concrete (Harry Goularte)	Pontiac	95	380	running	0	44
8	13	08	Rick McCray	Bob's Paint & Body (Rick McCray)	Chevrolet	95	360	running	0	43
9	16	92	Chris Monoleos	Kendall Buckstaff Racing (Kendall Buckstaff)	Chevrolet	92	340	running	0	42
10	18	38	Duke Hoenshell	Don Waterman	Chevrolet	89	325	running	0	41
11	4	35	Pat Mintey	RES Electric (Pat Mintey)	Chevrolet	87	370	running	0	40
12	17	0	Steve Pfeifer	McCluney Racing (Michael McCluney)	Oldsmobile	86	245	running	0	39
13	11	55	Bill Baker	Golden West Lumber (Bill Baker)	Chevrolet	85	225	running	0	38
14	2	70	Hugh Pearson	Pearson Racing (Hugh Pearson)	Chevrolet	65	215	differential	1	0
15	20	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering (Arthur Godfrey)	Pontiac	58	250	engine	0	36
16	10	91	John Krebs	Speedway Engineering (John Krebs)	Chevrolet	58	190	engine	0	35
17	21	77	Ron Gautsche	Thonesen Racing (Gene Thonesen)	Chevrolet	53	180	running	0	34
18	7	44	Gary Johnson	Armstrong Electric (Ted Armstrong)	Pontiac	37	220	oil leak	0	33
19	9	02	Frank Bigelow	Coventry Automotive (R.F. Bigelow)	Chevrolet	27	160	engine	0	32
20	8	10	Tim Williamson	Tim Williamson	Chevrolet	14	150	transmission	0	31
21	15	82	Marc Vogel	V&W Diversified (Richard Elder)	Plymouth	11	140	engine	0	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Don Puskarich	13	Oil Field Construction	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet
	Duke Miller	15		George Stuart	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Hugh Pearson	1	1	1
Jimmy Insolo	2	100	99

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmy Insolo	302
2	Richard White	270	-32
3	Bill Schmitt	268	-34
4	Ray Elder	265	-37
5	Gary Johnson	251	-51
6	Rick McCray	245	-57
7	John Borneman	237	-65
8	Harry Goularte	210	-92
9	Frank Bigelow	208	-94
10	Ron Gautsche	197	-105
11	Bill Baker	194	-108
12	Don Graham	193	-109
13	Ernie Stierly	192	-110
13	Pat Mintey	192	-110
15	John Krebs	191	-111
16	Dick Whalen	152	-150
17	Steve Pfeifer	150	-152
18	Ron McGee	142	-160
19	Johnny Steele	108	-194
20	Jim Thirkettle	93	-209
21	Mike Chase	79	-223