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The 1983 NASCAR Winston West Series was the 30th season of the series. The title was won by Jim Robinson, his first in the series.
The 1983 season included 10 individual races, although Riverside International Raceway hosted three races. [1] The first and third of these races were in combination with the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. [2] [3]
| Date | Name | Racetrack | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 | Stockton Winston 150 | Stockton 99 Speedway | Stockton, California | Jim Bown |
| May 22 | Sears Point Winston 200 | Sears Point International Raceway | Sonoma, California | Hershel McGriff |
| June 5 | Budweiser 400 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Ricky Rudd [4] |
| July 2 | Yakima Winston 150 | Yakima Speedway | Yakima, Washington | Ron Eaton |
| July 31 | Winston Evergreen 200 | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | Jim Robinson |
| August 6 | Mountain Dew 150 | Shasta Speedway | Anderson, California | Jim Robinson |
| August 28 | Warner W. Hodgdon 200 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Hershel McGriff |
| October 9 | Coors 200 | Caesars Palace | Las Vegas, Nevada | Jim Robinson [5] |
| November 20 | Winston Western 500 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Bill Elliott [6] |
| November 27 | Sands Chevrolet 250 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Ron Eaton |
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. † – Ineligible for West Series points
| Pos | Driver | S99 | SON | RSD | YAK | EVG | SHA | RSD | CPL | RSD | PHO | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Robinson | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1* | 8 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 498 |
| 2 | Bill Schmitt | 4 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2* | 40 | 8 | 456 |
| 3 | Hershel McGriff | 6 | 1* | 26 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 1* | 24 | 8 | 10 | 438 |
| 4 | Jim Bown | 1* | 14 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 435 |
| 5 | Don Waterman | 5 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 7 | 435 |
| 6 | Doug Wheeler | 15 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 409 |
| 7 | Pat Mintey | 10 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 408 |
| 8 | Sumner McKnight | 17 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 407 |
| 9 | Ron Esau | 12 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 401 |
| 10 | Bob Kennedy | 18 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 378 | |
| 11 | Rick McCray | 8 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 26 | 370 |
| 12 | Randy Becker | 11 | 12 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 346 | |
| 13 | Ron Eaton | 3 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 286 | ||||
| 14 | Harry Goularte | 14 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3* | 281 | ||||
| 15 | Gene Thonesen | 9 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 234 | ||||
| 16 | Scott Miller | 30 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 217 | |||||
| 17 | Dan Noble | 6 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 183 | ||||||
| 18 | Derrike Cope | 2* | 5* | 12 | 5 | 180 | ||||||
| 19 | John Krebs | 13 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 170 | |||||
| 20 | Clive Skilton | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 168 | ||||
| 21 | Roy Smith | 2 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 159 | ||||||
| 22 | Steve Pfeifer | 16 | 14 | 23 | 157 | |||||||
| 23 | Mark Walbridge | 9 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 154 | ||||||
| 24 | Randy Olson | 14 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 136 | ||||||
| 25 | Mark Perry | 19 | 17 | 14 | 133 | |||||||
| 26 | Tim Kennell | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 129 | ||||||
| 27 | Glenn Francis | 14 | 18 | 28 | 124 | |||||||
| 28 | Buddie Boys | 18 | 26 | 19 | 90 | |||||||
| 29 | J. C. Danielsen | 19 | 17 | 29 | 88 | |||||||
| 30 | St. James Davis | 25 | 18 | 85 | ||||||||
| 31 | Lee Dailey | 15 | 15 | 72 | ||||||||
| 32 | Trevor Boys | 2 | 49 | |||||||||
| 33 | Ivan Baldwin | 7 | 44 | |||||||||
| 34 | Gary Johnson | 8 | 43 | |||||||||
| 35 | Roger Gannon | 12 | 39 | |||||||||
| Dennis DeVea | 13 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Mel Larson | 15 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Jimmy Insolo | 42 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Earle Canavan | 18 | 33 | ||||||||||
| John Gustafson | 18 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Rick Becker | 22 | 29 | ||||||||||
| John Soares Jr. | 22 | 29 | ||||||||||
| John Borneman | 24 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Kevin Terris | 12 | |||||||||||
| Ray Elder | 16 |