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1979 Winston Mesa Marin 100

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 2 of 16
Sunday, May 27, 1979 at Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
100 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (50.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:44:22
Average speed: 67.608 mph
Pole speed: 89.307 mph

Cautions: 7 for 32 laps
Margin of victory: 3 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1979 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1979 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	73	Bill Schmitt	Western Racing Associates (Jim Schmitt)	Pontiac	100	1995	running	74	60
2	5	01	Jimmy Insolo	All State Building Supplies (Gerald Craker)	Pontiac	100	1705	running	7	49
3	2	10	Tim Williamson	Palmer Glass (Charles Williamson)	Oldsmobile	100	890	running	3	48
4	4	28	Frank Swords	Shasta Speedway (Boyd Rollins)	Chevrolet	100	535	running	0	47
5	3	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering (Arthur Godfrey)	Pontiac	100	530	running	0	46
6	21	40	Bill Osborne	Brookside Winery	Chevrolet	100	425	running	0	45
7	10	2	Richard White	Boulevard Automotive (Mike White)	Pontiac	100	430	running	0	44
8	13	14	Dick Kranzler	Parnelli Jones Enterprises (Dick Kranzler)	Chevrolet	100	360	running	0	43
9	11	32	Ruben Garcia	Fred Stoke	Dodge	100	340	running	0	42
10	8	08	Rick McCray	Ken McCray	Pontiac	99	425	running	0	41
11	7	02	Frank Bigelow	Bigelow Racing (R.F. Bigelow)	Chevrolet	99	270	running	0	40
12	20	35	Pat Mintey	Stick Only (Pat Mintey)	Chevrolet	99	245	running	0	39
13	19	69	Stuart Lyndon	–	Ford	98	225	running	0	38
14	22	80	Eddie Westwood	Used Items	Dodge	98	215	running	0	37
15	9	78	Jim Robinson	San-Val Lumber (A.J. Kurten)	Chevrolet	95	200	brakes	0	36
16	17	92	Chris Monoleos	Buckstaff (Kendall Buckstaff)	Chevrolet	90	190	running	0	35
17	16	57	Robert Tartaglia	Don Guy Racing (Don Guy)	Chevrolet	78	180	running	0	34
18	18	77	Gene Thonesen	Alta (Gene Thonesen)	Chevrolet	76	170	running	0	33
19	12	4	Chuck Flora	Bowers Mfg. (Richard Bowman)	Chevrolet	65	160	steering box	0	32
20	1	20	Ron Esau	Ron Esau	Pontiac	37	150	ignition	16	31
21	14	90	John Krebs	Action Automotive (John Krebs)	Ford	12	150	valve	0	30
22	15	88	Marc Vogel	V&W Diversified (Richard Elder)	Dodge	3	150	oil leak	0	29

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ron Esau	1	16	16
Tim Williamson	17	19	3
Bill Schmitt	20	56	37
Jimmy Insolo	57	63	7
Bill Schmitt	64	100	37

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Bill Schmitt	120
2	Tim Williamson	96	-24
2	Jimmy Insolo	96	-24
4	Richard White	87	-33
5	Jim Robinson	78	-42
6	Jim Thirkettle	49	-71
7	Frank Swords	47	-73
8	Don Graham	46	-74
8	John Borneman	46	-74
10	Bill Osborne	45	-75
10	Harry Goularte	45	-75
12	Don Puskarich	44	-76
13	Dick Kranzler	43	-77
14	Ruben Garcia	42	-78
15	Rick McCray	41	-79
15	Don Noel	41	-79
17	Frank Bigelow	40	-80
18	Pat Mintey	39	-81
19	Stuart Lyndon	38	-82
20	Eddie Westwood	37	-83
21	Chris Monoleos	35	-85