The 1989 Winston 200 was the 9th stock car race of the 1989 NASCAR Busch Series season. The race was held on Saturday, August 12, 1989, at Saugus Speedway, a 1/3 mile (0.536 km) oval shaped racetrack in Saugus, California. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Bill Sedgwick won the race, his third and final win of the season. Sedgwick held on to the lead over Hershel McGriff despite smoke seeping from his car with six laps remaining. McGriff finished second, with Roy Smith, Bill Schmitt, and Rick McCray rounding out the top five.
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Background
Saugus Speedway was a 1/3 mile racetrack in Saugus, Santa Clarita, California. The track started out as a rodeo arena called Baker Ranch Stadium in 1927. It hosted the Winston West Series multiple times, as well as hosting a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 1995, the final year the track was used for racing.
Entry list
Qualifying
Hershel McGriff won the pole with a speed of 72.860 mph.
Race results
Standings after the race
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