# 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series

The 1989 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 36th season of the series. The title was won by Bill Schmitt, his third and the series and first since 1979.

## Schedule and results

The 1989 season included 11 individual races, although Mesa Marin Raceway and Sears Point International Raceway hosted two races each. The first race at Sears Point and the season finale at Phoenix International Raceway were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
| Date | Name | Racetrack | Location | Winner |
| April 30 | Budweiser 200 | Madera Speedway | Madera, California | Bill Sedgwick |
| May 13 | Spears Manufacturing 200 | Mesa Marin Raceway | Bakersfield, California | Hershel McGriff |
| May 27 | Bank of Loleta/U.S. Bank 200 | Redwood Acres Speedway | Eureka, California | Bill Sedgwick |
| June 11 | Banquet Frozen Foods 300 | Sears Point International Raceway | Sonoma, California | Ricky Rudd |
| July 4 | Winston 200 | Portland Speedway | Portland, Oregon | Bill Schmitt |
| July 8 | Pontiac Excitement 200 | Tri-City Raceway | West Richland, Washington | Roy Smith |
| July 17 | Motorcraft 500 | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | Chad Little |
| August 5 | Coors 200 | Mesa Marin Raceway | Bakersfield, California | Roy Smith |
| August 12 | Winston 200 | Saugus Speedway | Saugus, California | Bill Sedgwick |
| October 1 | Winston 200 | Sears Point International Raceway | Sonoma, California | Bill Schmitt |
| November 5 | Autoworks 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Bill Elliott |

## Full Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | MAD | MMR | RAS | SON | POR | TCR | EVG | MMR | SGS | SON | PHO | Pts |
| 1 | Bill Schmitt | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3* | 4 | 1* | 26 | 1845 |
| 2 | Bill Sedgwick | 1* | 3 | 1 | DNQ | 4 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 36 | 1789 |
| 3 | Roy Smith | 2 | 4* | 3 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 1766 |
| 4 | Hershel McGriff | 3 | 1 | 7* | 14 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 16 | DNQ | 1666 |
| 5 | Rick McCray | 15 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | DNQ | 1626 |
| 6 | John Krebs | 9 | 17 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 14 | DNQ | 1524 |
| 7 | Jack Sellers | 10 | 19 | 10 | DNQ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | DNQ | 1412 |
| 8 | Robert Sprague | 14 | 14 | 13 | | 6 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 9 | DNQ | 1344 |
| 9 | Bob Walker | 11 | 22 | 2 | DNQ | 21 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 21 | DNQ | 1334 |
| 10 | Butch Gilliland | 5 | 15 | 16 | | 9 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 7 | DNQ | 1304 |
| 11 | St. James Davis | 13 | 18 | 11 | DNQ | 15 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 19 | DNQ | 1259 |
| 12 | Jerry Bowers | 6 | 9 | 5 | | 2 | 3 | 12 | Wth | | | | 920 |
| 13 | J.C. Danielsen | 8 | 21 | | | 10 | 8 | 17 | 11 | | 5 | | 915 |
| 14 | Sumner McKnight | 7 | 8 | 12 | | 18 | 11 | 26 | 13 | | | | 868 |
| 15 | Mark Walbridge | | 11 | | | 12* | 6* | 27 | 18 | | | DNQ | 761 |
| 16 | Duke Hoenshell | | | | DNQ | | | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | DNQ | 673 |
| 17 | Terry Fisher | | 6 | | 25 | 8 | | | | | 10 | | 591 |
| 18 | Ron Esau | 16 | | | 41 | | | | 7 | | | 35 | 565 |
| 19 | Brad Tidrick | | | | | 13 | 9 | 5 | | | 15 | | 535 |
| 20 | Mike French | | 10 | 9 | | 20 | | 9 | | | | | 513 |
| 21 | Troy Beebe | | | | 24 | | | | 4 | | 6 | | 475 |
| 22 | Rick Scribner | | | 15 | | | | | 14 | | 12 | DNQ | 475 |
| 23 | Gary Scott | | | | | 16 | 14 | 14 | | | 20 | | 460 |
| 24 | Jim Bown | | | | 29 | 5 | | 10 | | | | | 449 |
| 25 | Keith Van Houten | 12 | 23 | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 345 |
| 26 | Bob Howard | | 24 | | | | | | 19 | | | DNQ | 315 |
| 27 | Walt Price | | 16 | | | | | 28 | | 14 | | | 315 |
| 28 | Rick Catalano | | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 245 |
| 29 | Gary Collins | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | | | | 233 |
| 30 | Danny Lawson | | | | | | | | 16 | | | DNQ | 227 |
| 31 | Ron Eaton | | | | | 19 | | 20 | | | | | 209 |
| 32 | Chad Little | | | | | | | 1* | | | | | 185 |
| 33 | Larry Gaylord | | | | | 24 | | 23 | | | | | 185 |
| 34 | Tony Heckart | | | | | 22 | | 29 | | | | | 173 |
| 35 | Derrike Cope | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 160 |
| 36 | Deake Lyndall | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 146 |
| 37 | Bill Cooper | | | | 35 | | | | | | | | 142 |
| 38 | Bob Kennedy | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 142 |
| 39 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 127 |
| 40 | Ray Kelly | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 127 |
| 41 | Marta Leonard | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 127 |
| 42 | Jon Paques | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 124 |
| 43 | Steve Schmidt | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | 109 |
| 44 | Ted Kennedy | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 103 |
| 45 | Mike Hickingbottom | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | 97 |
| 46 | Bud Hickey | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | 94 |
| 47 | Bill Elliott | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | 93 |
| 48 | Dave Mood | | | | | | | | 21 | 15 | | | 0 |
| | Jim Courage | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | |