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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  05.20.2009 - 11:00 am
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The 1ST EVER race at California Speedway


  2.   Matt posted:
  05.28.2009 - 9:06 pm
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car owners:

#3 - Andy Petree
#8 - Bill Stroppe
#37 - Tamara Turner
#38 - Bill Stroppe
#88 - Bill Stroppe
#91 - Joe Falk/Ron Neal
#96 - Buz McCall


  3.   The Real Thomas posted:
  04.05.2011 - 12:37 am
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This was race was shown live on ABC. I believe this was the only time
that a NASCAR West Series race was shown on network television. Several
hard crashes were in this race too. Darrel Krentz pounded the wall with
the rear end of his black #33 Ford, resulting in a scary fuel tank fire,
but was uninjured. It took the rescue crews a while to get there too, if
I recall. Ron Peterson also smacked the wall coming off turn two late in
the race and was knocked unconscious, and got a concussion, but suffered
no other serious injuries.


  4.   The Great Dave posted:
  04.07.2012 - 2:13 pm
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Sponsors

#9 ADL / Satalite TV
#38 Auto Club of Southern California / Pro Insulation
#43 Quick Pick Motorsports / Milton Engines / Bob's AB&D Auto
#81 Ultra Shield / Jasper / Prolong


  5.   10andJoe posted:
  04.09.2012 - 3:34 am
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The #22 was a Pontiac.


  6.   10andJoe posted:
  04.10.2012 - 2:21 am
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#78 sponsor: Golden Gate Meats


  7.   10andJoe posted:
  04.10.2012 - 2:21 am
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First caution: #43 accident turn 2
Second caution: #33 accident turn 2
Third caution: #37, 07 accident turn 2
Fourth caution: fluid on track
Fifth caution: #81 accident turn 3
Sixth caution: #7 accident turn 4
Seventh caution: #78 accident turn 2


  8.   The Great Dave posted:
  04.10.2012 - 11:15 am
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Sponsors changes

#22 Lucas Oil / JE
#25 Moog Chassis Parts /Wagner Brakes


  9.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.12.2012 - 10:11 pm
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Schrader's car in this race was an R&D 'mule' for Petree's Cup team, not
surprising as Cup and West series cars were compatable at the time (Like
ARCA, most West cars in this era were Cup castoffs).

The car Darrel Krentz crashed out was rather historic, the old Ford was
the car A.J. Foyt made his last Cup start in at the 1994 Brickyard 400.
The owners had bought it and used it as a show car for two years before
deciding to race it and finishing 8th the previous year at Las Vegas
using it. The announcers said Krentz apparently told them he 'wouldn't
put a scratch on it' before this race and the car's firey but memorable
exit.


  10.   RaceFanX posted:
  04.12.2012 - 10:12 pm
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*told his owners


  11.   1995z71 posted:
  04.17.2012 - 12:56 pm
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Nice how the top 3 where all cup teams.


  12.   nascar_vd / racing-reference.info posted:
  04.05.2016 - 1:40 pm
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Note: complete lineup and some others info are available now for this race.


  13.   23andJoe posted:
  10.23.2016 - 7:30 am
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Mike Wallace's start in this race was entirely unplanned up until about
30 minutes before the event. The 91 team failed to qualify for the
Winston Cup race (a common refrain that season), and so after
second-round qualifying, just before the West cars were to start lining
up on pit road, they decided that they would at least try to get
SOMETHING out of their trip to California and rolled straight from the
Cup DNQ line to tag the back of the West grid - and he very nearly won
the thing.


  14.   48johnsonfan posted:
  10.12.2020 - 7:49 pm
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Fun Fact: I was turning one year old when this race was run.


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