# 1989 Spears Manufacturing 200

The 1989 Spears Manufacturing 200 was the 2nd stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Saturday, May 13, 1989, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Hershel McGriff won the race, his first and only win of the season. McGriff won by 5.5 seconds over Rick McCray. Bill Sedgwick, Roy Smith, and Bill Schmitt rounded out the top five. The race was the final win of McGriff's career, and in winning the race he became the oldest driver to win a major NASCAR series race, aged 61 days and four months.

## Background

Mesa Marin Raceway was a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval race track, located near the junction of CA 178 and CA 184 (Kern Canyon Road), east of Bakersfield, California. It opened in 1977 and was owned by Marion Collins throughout its existence. The 1989 Spears Manufacturing 200 was one of 45 NASCAR Winston West Series races to be held at the track during its existence.

### Entry list

| No. | Driver | Owner | Manufacturer |
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff | Pontiac |
| 08 | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | Pontiac |
| 09 | Terry Fisher | Dick Midgley | Pontiac |
| 11 | Rick Catalano | unknown | Oldsmobile |
| 13 | Ted Kennedy | Matt Muskarich | Oldsmobile |
| 14 | Mike French | Mike French | Oldsmobile |
| 19 | Deake Lyndall | unknown | Ford |
| 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick |
| 24 | Butch Gilliland | Butch Gilliland | Buick |
| 41 | Keith Van Houten | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet |
| 44 | Jack Sellers | Adele Emerson | Buick |
| 50 | Mark Walbridge | unknown | Pontiac |
| 63 | Walt Price | M.K. Kanke | Chevrolet |
| 65 | Robert Sprague | unknown | Ford |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Ray Kelly | Ray Kelly | Pontiac |
| 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Wayne Spears | Chevrolet |
| 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford |
| 82 | J.C. Danielsen | unknown | Ford |
| 83 | Sumner McKnight | Sumner McKnight | Ford |
| 88 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker | Pontiac |
| 89 | Bob Howard | Tom Hathaway | Oldsmobile |
| 98 | Jerry Bowers | John Kieper | Chevrolet |
| 99 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Pontiac |

## Qualifying

Bill Sedgwick won the pole with an average speed of 91.975 mph.

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff | Pontiac | 200 | 43 | Running | 180 |
| 2 | 8 | 08 | Rick McCray | Rick McCray | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | Running | 170 |
| 3 | 1 | 75 | Bill Sedgwick | Wayne Spears | Chevrolet | 200 | 60 | Running | 170 |
| 4 | 9 | 79 | Roy Smith | Warren Razore | Ford | 200 | 80 | Running | 170 |
| 5 | 7 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 155 |
| 6 | 16 | 09 | Terry Fisher | Dick Midgley | Pontiac | 198 | 8 | Running | 155 |
| 7 | 3 | 19 | Deake Lyndall | unknown | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 146 |
| 8 | 12 | 83 | Sumner McKnight | Sumner McKnight | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 142 |
| 9 | 2 | 98 | Jerry Bowers | John Kieper | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 138 |
| 10 | 23 | 14 | Mike French | Mike French | Oldsmobile | 195 | 0 | Running | 134 |
| 11 | 13 | 50 | Mark Walbridge | unknown | Pontiac | 189 | 9 | Running | 135 |
| 12 | 18 | 74 | Ray Kelly | Ray Kelly | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | Running | 127 |
| 13 | 20 | 11 | Rick Catalano | unknown | Oldsmobile | 177 | 0 | Running | 124 |
| 14 | 10 | 65 | Robert Sprague | unknown | Ford | 172 | 0 | Running | 121 |
| 15 | 21 | 24 | Butch Gilliland | Butch Gilliland | Buick | 156 | 0 | Running | 118 |
| 16 | 17 | 63 | Walt Price | M.K. Kanke | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | Rear End | 115 |
| 17 | 6 | 99 | John Krebs | John Krebs | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | Running | 112 |
| 18 | 22 | 22 | St. James Davis | LaDonna Davis | Buick | 117 | 0 | Engine | 109 |
| 19 | 11 | 44 | Jack Sellers | Adele Emerson | Buick | 57 | 0 | Accident | 106 |
| 20 | 19 | 13 | Ted Kennedy | Matt Muskarich | Oldsmobile | 49 | 0 | Accident | 103 |
| 21 | 15 | 82 | J.C. Danielsen | unknown | Ford | 47 | 0 | Suspension | 100 |
| 22 | 14 | 88 | Bob Walker | Bob Walker | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | Transmission | 97 |
| 23 | 4 | 41 | Keith Van Houten | Sara Vincent | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Engine | 94 |
| 24 | 24 | 89 | Bob Howard | Tom Hathaway | Oldsmobile | 0 | 0 | Engine | 91 |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Bill Sedgwick | 355 |
| 1 | 2 | Hershel McGriff | 350 (-5) |
| 1 | 3 | Roy Smith | 340 (-15) |
| | 4 | Bill Schmitt | 315 (-40) |
| 1 | 5 | Jerry Bowers | 288 (-67) |
| 1 | 6 | Sumner McKnight | 288 (-67) |
| 8 | 7 | Rick McCray | 288 (-67) |
| 3 | 8 | Butch Gilliland | 273 (-82) |
| | 9 | John Krebs | 250 (-105) |
| 2 | 10 | J.C. Danielsen | 242 (-113) |