1992 Vons 300
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 11 in the 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
| Date | May 17, 1992 | ||
| Location | Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 150.00 mi (241.40 km) | ||
| Average speed | 73.973 miles per hour (119.048 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Collins Motorsports | ||
| Time | 18.978 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | |
| Laps | 187 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 37 | Rick Carelli | Chesrown Racing | |
The 1992 Vons 300 was the first race of the 1992 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, May 17, 1992, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. The race was won by Rick Carelli, his first win of the season and first of his career. In a late race pit stop, Carelli's team changed right side tires, and came off pit road second to Bill Sedgwick, whose team changed left side tires. With fresh right side tires, Carelli was able to get the lead in the final laps en route to victory. Sedgwick finished second, thee laps ahead of third place Bill Schmitt. John Krebs and Butch Gilliland would round out the top five.