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Winston Western 500
Event

A former NASCAR Winston Cup race held in the spring at Riverside, California.

Past Winners

Date	Winner
1972	Richard Petty
1973	Mark Donohue
1974	Cale Yarborough
1975	Bobby Allison
1976	David Pearson

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1972 Results

January 23, 1972
Time of race 3:45:11
Average speed 104.018 mph Dodge

Finish	Driver	Make
1	Richard Petty	Plymouth
2	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
3	Bobby Isaac
4	Ray Elder	Dodge
5	Hershel McGriff	Plymouth
6	Kevin Terris	Plymouth
7	James Hylton	Ford
8	Elmo Langley	Ford
9	Friday Hassler	Chevrolet
10	Cecil Gordon	Mercury
11	John Soares, Jr.	Dodge
12	Carl Joyner	Chevrolet
13	Dick Bown	Plymouth
14	Walter Ballard	Ford
15	Raymond Williams	Ford
16	Don Noel	Dodge
17	Charlie Roberts	Ford
18	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
19	Johnny Anderson	Chevrolet
20	Ivan Baldwin	Chevrolet
21	Henley Gray	Ford
22	Jerry Oliver	Oldsmobile
23	Dick Kranzler	Chevrolet
24	Larry Esau	Chevrolet
25	Frank James	Chevrolet
26	David Pearson	Ford
27	Ed Negre	Ford
28	A.J. Foyt	Mercury
29	Frank Warren	Dodge
30	Jim Danielson	Mercury
31	David Ray Boggs	Dodge
32	Chuck Bown	Plymouth
33	Paul Dority	Dodge
34	Ron Keselowski	Dodge
35	Ron Gautsche	Ford
36	Jack McCoy	Dodge
37	Neil Castles	Dodge
38	Joe Frasson	Dodge
39	Mark Donohue	AMC
40	Benny Parsons	Ford

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1973 Results

January 21, 1973
Time of race 4:48:33
Average speed 104.055 mph

Finish	Driver	Make
1	Mark Donohue	AMC
2	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
3	Ray Elder	Dodge
4	Bobby Unser	Ford
5	Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet
6	Jack McCoy	Dodge
7	Elmo Langley	Ford
8	Richard White	Ford
9	J.C. Danielson	Mercury
10	Henley Gray	Mercury
11	Charlie Roberts	Ford
12	James Hylton	Mercury
13	Carl Adams	Ford
14	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet
15	Gerald Thompson	Pontiac
16	Bill Champion	Ford
17	Dick Bown	Dodge
18	Jim White	Chevrolet
19	Walter Ballard	Plymouth
20	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet
21	Richard Petty	Dodge
22	David Pearson	Mercury
23	Hershel McGriff	Plymouth
24	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet
25	Bonny Easley	Ford
26	John Soares, Jr.	Dodge
27	Bobby Isaac	Dodge
28	Johnny Anderson	Chevrolet
29	Chuck Bown	Dodge
30	John Hren	Chevrolet
31	Glen Francis	Chevrolet
32	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
33	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet
34	Harry Jefferson	Ford
35	Buddy Baker	Dodge
36	Hugh Pearson	Chevrolet
37	Bob Kauf	Chevrolet
38	Clem Proctor	Ford
39	Jerry Grant	Chevrolet
40	Dave Marcis	Dodge

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1974 Results

January 26, 1974
Time of race 4:56:52
Average speed 101.40 mph

Finish	Driver	Make
1	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet
2	Richard Petty	Dodge
3	David Pearson	Mercury
4	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet
5	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
6	Donnie Allison	Chevrolet
7	Gary Bettenhausen	AMC
8	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet
9	Richie Panch	Chevrolet
10	Hershel McGriff	Dodge
11	J.C. Danielson	Mercury
12	Sonny Easley	Ford
13	Carl Adams	Ford
14	Dick May	Mercury
15	Elmo Langley	Ford
16	Charlie Roberts	Ford
17	Tony Bettenhausen	Chevrolet
18	George Follmer	Ford
19	Richard White	Ford
20	John Anderson	Chevrolet
21	Jack McCoy	Dodge
22	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
23	Jim Insolo	Chevrolet
24	Odie Robertson	Chevrolet
25	Jim Gilliam	Chevrolet
26	Bill Osborne	Chevrolet
27	Harry Jefferson	Ford
28	Dave Marcis	Dodge
29	George Esau	Chevrolet
30	Jerry Grant	Chevrolet
31	Dick Bown	Dodge
32	Don Pruitt	Chevrolet
33	Ross Surgenor	Chevrolet
34	Ray Elder	Dodge
35	Chuck Bown	Dodge

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1975 Results

January 19, 1975
Time of race 5:04:26
Average speed 98.627 mph

Finish	Driver	Make
1	Bobby Allison	AMC
2	David Pearson	Mercury
3	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet
4	Dave Marcis	Dodge
5	Elmo Langley	Ford
6	James Hylton	Chevrolet
7	Richard Petty	Dodge
8	Gary Mathews	Chevrolet
9	Ed Negre	Dodge
10	Hershel McGriff	Chevrolet
11	Richard Childress	Chevrolet
12	Don Puskarich	Chevrolet
13	Ray Elder	Dodge
14	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
15	Larry Esau	Chevrolet
16	Bill Osborne	Ford
17	Chuck Wahl	Chevrolet
18	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet
19	Richard White	Chevrolet
20	Don Reynolds	Chevrolet
21	Sonny Easley	Ford
22	Ron Esau	Chevrolet
23	Hugh Pearson	Chevrolet
24	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet
25	Glen Francis	Chevrolet
26	Pete Torres	Ford
27	Chuck Bown	Dodge
28	Chuck Little	Ford
29	G.T. Tallas	Ford
30	Dick Bown	Chevrolet
31	Walter Ballard	Chevrolet
32	Harry Jefferson	Ford
33	Jim Insolo	Chevrolet
34	Carl Adams	Ford
35	Ivan Baldwin	Dodge

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1976 Results

January 18, 1976
Time of race 5:02:44
Average speed 99.180 mph

Finish	Driver	Make
1	David Pearson	Mercury
2	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet
3	Jim Insolo	Chevrolet
4	Ray Elder	Dodge
5	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet
6	Lennie Pond	Chevrolet
7	Richard Childress	Chevrolet
8	Dave Marcis	Dodge
9	James Hylton	Chevrolet
10	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet
11	Frank Warren	Dodge
12	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet
13	Larry Esau	Chevrolet
14	Ron Esau	Chevrolet
15	Bobby Allison	AMC
16	Chuck Bown	Dodge
17	Gary Mathews	Dodge
18	Ed Bradshaw	Chevrolet
19	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
20	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet
21	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
22	Chuck Wahl	Chevrolet
23	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet
24	Hugh Pearson	Chevrolet
25	Richard Petty	Dodge
26	Bill Polich	Chevrolet
27	Don Puskarich	Chevrolet
28	Buddy Baker	Ford
29	Gary Johnson	Dodge
30	Hershel McGriff	Chevrolet
31	John Ray	Ford
32	Sonny Easley	Ford
33	Richard Brooks	Chevrolet
34	Sam Beler	Ford
35	Larry Jefferson	Ford

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1977 Results

January 16, 1977
Time of race 2:54:46
Average speed 107.038 mph

Finish	Driver	Make
1	David Pearson	Mercury
2	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet
3	Richard Petty	Dodge
4	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
5	Sonny Easley	Ford
6	Richard Childress	Chevrolet
7	Hershel McGriff	Chevrolet
8	Hugh Pearson	Chevrolet
9	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
10	Eddie Bradshaw	Chevrolet
11	Cecil Gordon	Chevrolet
12	Buddy Baker	Ford
13	Chuck Bown	Chevrolet
14	James Hylton	Chevrolet
15	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet
16	Jim Thirkettle	Chevrolet
17	Neil Bonnett	Dodge
18	Bobby Wawak	Chevrolet
19	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet
20	Gary Johnson	Chevrolet
21	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet
22	Roy Smith	Chevrolet
23	Norm Palmer	Dodge
24	Gary Mathews	Plymouth
25	Frank Warren	Dodge
26	Chuck Wahl	Chevrolet
27	Ed Negre	Dodge
28	Bill Baker	Chevrolet
29	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet
30	Don Puskarich	Chevrolet
31	Carl Joiner	Chevrolet
32	Henley Gray	Chevrolet
33	Glen Francis	Chevrolet
34	Jim Insolo	Chevrolet
35	Bobby Allison	AMC

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Last edited March 16, 2006

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