Texas Pete 200
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| NASCAR Busch Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Orange County Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | Texas Pete |
| First race | 1989 |
| Last race | 1990 |
| Distance | 75 miles |
| Laps | 200 (0.375 miles each lap) |
| Previous names | Texas Pete 300 (1991 and 1992) |
Stock car races in the now-NASCAR Xfinity Series were held at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina in 1989 and 1990. The race was sponsored by Texas Pete during its entire existence in the second-tier series calendar, and was thus named Texas Pete 200.
1989
[edit]The 1989 Texas Pete 200 was held August 12 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, North Carolina. The No. 25 of Rob Moroso won the pole. This was Robert Pressley's first career Busch Grand National victory. The pole speed was 95.258 MPH, with an average race speed of 67.55 MPH. There were 8 cautions and 42 caution laps. There were 7 lead changes, a total race purse of 51,725 USD and it was race number 21.[1]
Top Ten Results
- 59-Robert Pressley
- 6-Tommy Houston
- 99-Tommy Ellis
- 22-Rick Mast
- 30-Ronnie Silver
- 2-L. D. Ottinger
- 12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
- 14-Wayne Patterson 1 lap down
- 96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
- 90-Davey Johnson 1 lap down.[2]
1990
[edit]The 1990 Texas Pete 200 was held on Saturday, August 11 at Orange County Speedway. It was Race 22 of 31 races in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series 1990.[3] The #33 of Ed Berrier won the pole. It was 200 laps on 0.375 mile paved oval and covered 75 miles.[4] The race took 54 minutes and 24 seconds to complete, with an average speed of 82.72 MPH. The Pole speed was 14.253 seconds and there were 3 cautions for 15 laps.[5]
The average speed of winner was 82.720 MPH and the margin of victory was 4.91 seconds. There were 8 lead changes.[6] The total purse for the race was 56,164 USD and there were a total of 30 contenders.[7]
Top ten results
- 63-Chuck Bown
- 2-L. D. Ottinger
- 59-Robert Pressley
- 25-Jimmy Hensley
- 27-Elton Sawyer
- 8-Bobby Hamilton 1 lap down
- 08-Bobby Dotter 1 lap down
- 85-Bobby Moon 1 lap down
- 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
- 22-Rick Mast 2 laps down
References
[edit]- ^ https://go.rauzulusstreet.com/racing/nascar/nationwide_race?year=1989%20&%20series=B%20&%20num=21
- ^ https://www.sporcle.com/reference/clue/1989-texas-pete-200-orange-county-speedway
- ^ https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_xfinityseries/race.php?sked_id=1990522
- ^ https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/1990_Texas_Pete_200
- ^ http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=12463
- ^ https://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1990&race=22&series_id=11
- ^ https://www.nascarreference.com/schedules/summary.php?RaceID=199022&Series=2
External links
[edit]- Orange County Speedway race results at Racing-Reference
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