2002 NASCAR Winston West Series
The 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 49th season of the series. The title was won by Eric Norris, his first in the series.[1]
Schedule and results
[edit]The 2002 season included 10 individual races, each at a different track.[2]
| Date | Name | Racetrack | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2 | Winter Heat Presented by Bosch | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Austin Cameron[3] |
| April 13 | Orleans 222 | The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | Austin Cameron[4] |
| April 27 | Pontiac Widetrack Grand Prix 200 | California Speedway | Fontana, California | Eric Norris[5] |
| June 1 | KansasSpeedway.com 150 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | Brandon Ash[6] |
| June 29 | Coors Light 200 Pres. by NAPA and Albertson's | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | Eric Norris[5] |
| July 27 | Jani-King 200 | Irwindale Speedway | Irwindale, California | Austin Cameron[7] |
| August 17 | NAPA 200 by Stockton Speedway Dodge Country | Stockton 99 Speedway | Stockton, California | Johnny Borneman III[8] |
| August 31 | Young Automotive Group 250 | Rocky Mountain Raceways | West Valley City, Utah | Austin Cameron |
| September 21 | NAPA Auto Parts 200 | Douglas County Speedway | Roseburg, Oregon | Austin Cameron[9] |
| October 12 | The Orleans 150 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | Scott Lynch |
Full Drivers' Championship
[edit](key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | PHO | LVS | CAL | KAN | EVG | IRW | S99 | RMR | DCS | LVS | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Norris | 3 | 10 | 1* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1665 |
| 2 | Kevin Richards | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3* | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1546 |
| 3 | Austin Cameron | 1* | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11* | 1* | 12 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1542 |
| 4 | Johnny Borneman III | 8 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1* | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1459 |
| 5 | Mike Duncan | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1459 |
| 6 | Brandon Ash | 18 | 9 | 16 | 1* | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1417 |
| 7 | Mike David | 11 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 1383 |
| 8 | Scott Gaylord | 24 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3* | 17* | 9 | 1382 |
| 9 | Greg Pursley | 5 | 6* | 12 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1364 |
| 10 | Brett Thompson | 14 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1339 |
| 11 | Bobby Hillis Jr. | 17 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 1147 |
| 12 | Jack Sellers | 21 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 1142 |
| 13 | Gene Woods | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 783 | |||
| 14 | Scott Lynch | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 756 | |||||
| 15 | Tim Woods | 10 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 15 | DNQ | 742 | |||
| 16 | Carl Harr | 16 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 590 | |||||
| 17 | Daryl Harr | 19 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 583 | |||||
| 18 | Jeff Jefferson | 20 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 569 | |||||
| 19 | Jeff Davis | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 563 | |||||
| 20 | Clint Vahsholtz | 15 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 545 | ||||||
| 21 | David Gilliland | 5 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 506 | ||||||
| 22 | Dusty Fielden | 22 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 472 | ||||||
| 23 | Mike Grady | 23 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 442 | ||||||
| 24 | Mark Reed | 5 | 10 | 15 | 407 | |||||||
| 25 | Rick Bogart | 17 | 18 | 6 | 371 | |||||||
| 26 | Sean Woodside | 4 | 2 | 345 | ||||||||
| 27 | Hershel McGriff | 7 | 21 | 22 | 343 | |||||||
| 28 | G. J. Mennen Jr. | 15 | 19 | 15 | 342 | |||||||
| 29 | Scott Schmidt | 15 | 20 | 22 | 318 | |||||||
| 30 | Sammy Potashnick | 2 | DNQ | 276 | ||||||||
| 31 | Eddy McKean | 6 | 24 | 246 | ||||||||
| 32 | Dan Obrist | 9 | 22 | 240 | ||||||||
| 33 | Takuma Koga | 14 | 16 | 236 | ||||||||
| 34 | Kevin Culver | 10 | 21 | 234 | ||||||||
| 35 | Blake Mallory | 19 | 16 | 221 | ||||||||
| 36 | Eric Holmes | 3 | 165 | |||||||||
| 37 | C. T. Hellmund | 3 | 165 | |||||||||
| 38 | Jason Small | 4 | 165 | |||||||||
| 39 | Ed Watson | 4 | 160 | |||||||||
| 40 | John Metcalf | 4 | 160 | |||||||||
| 41 | Ken Schrader | 9 | 138 | |||||||||
| 42 | Todd Burns | 10 | 134 | |||||||||
| 43 | Butch Gilliland | 11 | 130 | |||||||||
| 44 | Marty Zehr | 14 | 121 | |||||||||
| 45 | Buzz DeVore | 14 | 121 | |||||||||
| 46 | Mike Hamby | 14 | 121 | |||||||||
| 47 | Kenny Shepherd | 15 | 118 | |||||||||
| 48 | Keith Van Houten | 17 | 112 | |||||||||
| 49 | Travis Wieden | 17 | 112 | |||||||||
| 50 | John Krebs | 18 | 109 | |||||||||
| 51 | Brendan Gaughan | 23* | 104 | |||||||||
| 52 | John O'Neal Jr. | 21 | 100 | |||||||||
| 53 | Frank Kimmel | 22 | 97 | |||||||||
| 54 | Jeff Barrister | 22 | 97 | |||||||||
| 55 | John Baker | DNQ | 88 | |||||||||
| 56 | Michael Walker | DNQ | 85 | |||||||||
| Ralph Hubbert | DNQ |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "2002 Winston West Champ Crowned:". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. October 15, 2002. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ "2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Stats". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Norris on pole, Schrader 4th in Phoenix UPDATE:". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media. February 2, 2002. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ Blakesley, Steven (October 12, 2022). "BMR Battles Under Friday Night Lights with ARCA West in Vegas". Blakesley Sports Media. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Glick, Shav (July 26, 2002). "Norris' Favorite Stunts Are Winning Races". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Ash Takes First Winston West". Manhattan American. June 6, 2002. p. 23. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ Solorzano, Tony (July 28, 2002). "Cameron Grabs Winston West Victory at Irwindale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Cajon Speedway race notes 2002-10-05". Motorsport.com. October 8, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "BMR Drivers Look To Add Another Roseburg Win". BMR NAPA RACING. August 22, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2026.