1971 NASCAR Winston West Series

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The 1971 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 18th season of the series. The title was eventually won by Ray Elder, his third in succession.

Schedule and results[]

The 1971 season included 26 individual races, although some tracks were run twice.

Date Name Racetrack Location Winner
January 10 Motor Trend 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Ray Elder
February 28 Miller High Life 500 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California A. J. Foyt
March 7 Orange 400 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California
March 21 † San Jose Speedway San Jose, California
May 9 Vegas 150 North Las Vegas, Nevada Jimmy Insolo
May 15 Stockton 150 Stockton, California
June 5 Ascot 200 Ascot Park Gardena, California Ray Elder
June 20 Winston Golden State 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Bobby Allison
June 26 Salem Mighty Mite 100 Salem, Oregon Hershel McGriff
July 2 Spanaway 150 Tacoma, Washington
July 4 Apple State 150 Mount Vernon, Washington Hershel McGriff
July 10 Umatilla 100 Hermiston, Oregon Ray Elder
July 11 Rose City 100 Portland Speedway Portland, Oregon Hershel McGriff
July 13 Royal Canadian 150 Langley Speedway Langley, British Columbia Hershel McGriff
July 16 Medford 100 Medford, Oregon
July 17 Roseburg Northwest 100 Roseburg, Oregon Hershel McGriff
July 30 Las Vegas Lucky 21 150 North Las Vegas, Nevada Ray Elder
July 31 Orange Show 150 Orange Show Speedway San Bernardino, California
August 7 Saugus 150 Saugus Speedway Santa Clarita, California Ray Elder
August 8 Bakersfield 150 Oildale, California Ray Elder
August 20 Clovis Vineyard 100 Clovis, California Ray Elder
September 6 Evergreen 200 Evergreen Speedway Monroe, Washington Ray Elder
September 8 Spokane 100 Spokane, Washington Hershel McGriff
September 11 Yakima 150 Yakima, Washington Ray Elder
October 31 San Gabriel Valley 100 Irwindale, California
December 12 Texas 500 Texas World Speedway College Station, Texas Richard Petty

† This race was not given a name.

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