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2000 Spears Manufacturing 250

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NASCAR Winston West Series race number 11 of 12
Sunday, October 22, 2000 at Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, CA
250 laps* on a .500 mile paved track (125.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:59:14
Average Speed: 63.908 mph
Pole Speed: 94.083 mph

Cautions: 13 for 71 laps
Margin of Victory: .856 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 2000 NASCAR Winston West Series results / 2000 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
18	1	71	Kevin Harvick	AC Delco / Cain Motorsports (Jerry Cain)	Chevrolet	225	900	crash	44
23	19	65	Sammy Potashnick	PTI Transportation (Sammy Potashnick)	Chevrolet	162	1,115	crash	0
24	18	1	Dan Obrist	Dan Obrist Recycling (Dan Obrist)	Chevrolet	140	720	crash	9
25	21	63	Eric Holmes	Taco Bell / United Rentals / Paul Oil	Chevrolet	138	720	crash	0
28	22	31	Rod Bennett	Iron Rod / Tru-Line / Miller	Chevrolet	19	1,115	engine	0
1	2	32	Eric Norris	JaniKing / Ultra Wheels (Matt Stowe)	Ford	254	18,505	running	14
2	5	3	Steve Portenga	Roto Rooter Plumbing (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	254	9,225	running	100
3	11	05	John Metcalf	Team RE/MAX Racing (Randy Morse)	Chevrolet	254	6,600	running	0
4	8	77	Joe Bean	Foods Co / Coca-Cola / City of Hope (Joe Nava)	Ford	254	5,265	running	33
5	16	9	Mike Duncan	Surface Pumps (Mike Duncan)	Chevrolet	254	4,540	running	0
6	12	95	Jeff Jefferson	sloot.com (Jeff Jefferson)	Ford	254	3,115	running	22
7	13	85	Kevin Richards	Monaco Enterprises (Gene Monaco)	Chevrolet	254	3,415	running	0
8	4	44	Bill Sedgwick	Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water	Chevrolet	254	3,215	running	31
9	9	45	Sean Woodside	Team Walker Motorsports (Donna Walker)	Chevrolet	254	1,820	running	0
10	10	18	Bobby Dotter	People Against Drugs (Gene Christensen)	Chevrolet	252	3,700	running	0
11	28	57	Davy Lee Liniger	Team RE/MAX Racing (Marshall Chesrown)	Chevrolet	252	1,600	running	0
12	7	49	Tony Schmidt	Schmidt Racing (Tony Schmidt)	Pontiac	252	1,500	running	0
13	20	11	Troy Cline	Haas Automation	Chevrolet	252	1,795	running	0
14	25	15	Jack Sellers	PPG / Gamboa's Auto Body (Jack Sellers)	Chevrolet	247	1,695	running	0
15	3	16	Brendan Gaughan	NAPA / Martin Senour (Michael Gaughan)	Chevrolet	246	2,520	running	1
16	23	52	Mike Grady	Ziems / J&M Baling (Kim Gangloff)	Chevrolet	245	1,495	running	0
17	17	61	Brett Thompson	Rich Thompson Trucking (Richard Thompson)	Chevrolet	243	1,000	running	0
19	27	6	Wayne Jacks	Southwest Paving	Chevrolet	225	800	running	0
20	26	09	Charlie Solomon	Golf Cart Paths of America (Dick Midgley)	Pontiac	221	770	running	0
21	14	00	Scott Gaylord	Oliver Gravity Separators (Scott Gaylord)	Chevrolet	206	1,115	running	0
22	15	83	Rick Bogart	McMillin Realty	Chevrolet	174	1,115	running	0
27	6	14	Jason Small	Ken Small Construction (Ken Small)	Chevrolet	55	1,865	suspension	0
26	24	87	Gene Christensen	People Against Drugs (Gene Christensen)	Chevrolet	133	1,115	transmission	0

* Race extended to 254 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Dan Holtz

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	30	5
	31	48	18
	49	53	5
	54	78	25
	79	83	5
	84	102	19
	103	108	6
	109	112	4
	113	116	4
	117	139	23
	140	146	7
	147	147	1
	148	152	5
	153	169	17
	170	177	8
	178	208	31
	209	213	5
	214	244	31
	225	230	6
	231	231	1
	232	237	6
	238	247	10
	248	252	5
	253	254	2
Percent of race run under caution: 38.6% Average green flag run: 14.7 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Eric Norris	1	5	5
Steve Portenga	6	30	25
Kevin Harvick	31	55	25
Steve Portenga	56	56	1
Kevin Harvick	57	58	2
Steve Portenga	59	59	1
Kevin Harvick	60	60	1
Steve Portenga	61	80	20
Dan Obrist	81	89	9
Brendan Gaughan	90	90	1
Steve Portenga	91	114	24
Jeff Jefferson	115	116	2
Joe Bean	117	149	33
Kevin Harvick	150	165	16
Steve Portenga	166	171	6
Eric Norris	172	179	8
Bill Sedgwick	180	210	31
Jeff Jefferson	211	230	20
Steve Portenga	231	253	23
Eric Norris	254	254	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Brendan Gaughan	1786
2	Steve Portenga	1618	-168
3	Bobby Dotter	1612	-174
4	Bill Sedgwick	1565	-221
5	Kevin Richards	1559	-227
6	John Metcalf	1540	-246
7	Eric Norris	1494	-292
8	Mike Duncan	1458	-328
9	Scott Gaylord	1426	-360
10	Joe Bean	1424	-362
11	Sammy Potashnick	1287	-499
12	Jeff Jefferson	1256	-530
13	Rick Bogart	1225	-561
14	Troy Cline	1186	-600
15	Jack Sellers	1175	-611
16	Jason Small	1143	-643
17	Austin Cameron	1032	-754
18	Mike Grady	1006	-780
19	Gene Christensen	997	-789
20	Johnny Borneman, III	723	-1063

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