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1981 Winston Mesa Marin 150

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 4 of 14
Saturday, May 30, 1981 at Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
150 laps on a 0.500 mile paved track (75.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:59:54
Average speed: 75.125 mph
Pole speed: 89.109 mph

Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Margin of victory: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1981 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 1981 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	11	Roy Smith	Aircraft Standards (Robert Beadle)	Buick	150	4280	running	112	60
2	4	1	Jimmy Insolo	San Fernando Valley Lumber (A.J. Kurten)	Pontiac	150	2350	running	16	49
3	5	16	Jim Bown	Rose Auto Wrecking (Dick Bown)	Pontiac	150	1450	running	6	48
4	6	73	Bill Schmitt	Pro-Power Engines (Bill Schmitt)	Buick	150	950	running	0	47
5	15	18	Rick O'Dell	Behn's Enterprises (Torsten Behn)	Buick	149	850	running	0	46
6	11	17	Harry Goularte	Mileage Maker Engine Kits (Harry Goularte)	Pontiac	148	800	running	0	45
7	13	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering (John Borneman)	Pontiac	147	750	running	15	44
8	3	01	Hershel McGriff	Industrial Leasing (Gerald Craker)	Buick	146	760	running	0	43
9	20	35	Pat Mintey	Marv's Chevy Only (Pat Mintey)	Chevrolet	145	650	running	0	42
10	16	25	Bill Sedgwick	Sedgwick Racing (Bill Sedgwick)	Chevrolet	142	500	running	0	41
11	7	38	Don Waterman	St. John's Auto Parts (Don Waterman)	Pontiac	142	590	running	1	40
12	17	2	Robert Tartaglia	Dale's Diesel (Robert Tartaglia)	Pontiac	141	480	running	0	39
13	23	07	Gene Thonesen	Enns Buick & Pontiac (Gene Thonesen)	Buick	138	450	running	0	38
14	22	94	Russ Pursley	Kord Racing (Phil Kord)	Chevrolet	107	400	brakes	0	37
15	2	5	Jim Thirkettle	Pro-Power Engines (Jim Thirkettle)	Pontiac	96	590	suspension	0	36
16	18	13	Don Puskarich	Puskarich Racing (Matt Puskarich)	Oldsmobile	85	360	crash	0	35
17	14	08	Rick McCray	McCray Racing (Rick McCray)	Pontiac	49	400	brakes	0	34
18	9	78	Jim Robinson	Hammer Security (Jack Williams)	Oldsmobile	42	380	overheating	0	33
19	8	21	Mike Chase	Modesto Ford Tractor	Mercury	30	320	oil leak	0	32
20	12	52	Don Graham	Cotham Painting (Rodney Friesen)	Pontiac	17	300	clutch	0	31
21	10	29	Terry Forsythe	Mercury Marine (Dick Midgley)	Pontiac	15	300	transmission	0	30
22	21	80	Eddie Westwood	Bell & Gaines Racing Engines	Dodge	10	200	fuel pump	0	29
23	19	65	Gary Mayeda	Mayeda Racing (Jim Mayeda)	Chevrolet	9	200	ignition	0	28
24	24	33	Glenn Francis	Francis Racing (Trent Francis)	Buick	5	200	engine	0	27

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	17	17
	18	22	5
	23	87	65
	88	94	7
	95	101	7
	102	107	6
	108	114	7
	115	118	4
	119	150	32
Percent of race run under caution: 14.7% Average green flag run: 25.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Roy Smith	1	11	11
Jimmy Insolo	12	27	16
Roy Smith	28	90	63
Jim Bown	91	95	5
Don Waterman	96	96	1
Jim Bown	97	97	1
John Borneman	98	112	15
Roy Smith	113	150	38

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmy Insolo	200
2	Jim Robinson	187	-13
3	Bill Schmitt	182	-18
4	Roy Smith	181	-19
5	Don Waterman	177	-23
6	Hershel McGriff	164	-36
7	Robert Tartaglia	163	-37
8	Rick McCray	148	-52
9	Don Puskarich	147	-53
10	Harry Goularte	136	-64
11	Jim Bown	130	-70
12	Rick O'Dell	126	-74
13	Don Graham	118	-82
14	Pat Mintey	113	-87
15	Russ Pursley	108	-92
16	Eddie Westwood	106	-94
17	Gene Thonesen	102	-98
18	John Borneman	92	-108
19	Gary Johnson	84	-116
20	Dan Reed	82	-118
21	Jim Hopkinson	74	-126