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Series Overview
Alternatively Known As: NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series (1954-1969); NASCAR Grand National West (1970); NASCAR Winston West Series (1971-1993, 1995-2003); NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series (1994); NASCAR West Series (2004-2005, 2007); NASCAR AutoZone West Series (2006); NASCAR Camping World West Series (2008-2009); NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (2010-2019); ARCA Menards Series West (2020-present)
Series Founded: 1954 Series active!
Car Style: Pro Stock Car Region: West
Quick Stats
Most Wins: Jack McCoy (54) Most Titles: Ray Elder (7)
Number of Races: 1016 Number of Drivers: 1725
Project Status: AGAIG
Series underwent a rebranding for the 2020 season after NASCAR purchased the ARCA Racing Series.


Update 7/25/23, The Third Turn has complete ARCA West history from 1970-present, however, many races lack full-field results between 1954 and 1969

Season Races Champion Margin Most Wins
1954 9 Lloyd Dane +238 Danny Letner & Marvin Panch (2)
1955 14 Danny Letner +462 Danny Letner (3)
1956 32 Lloyd Dane +58 Jim Reed (6)
1957 24 Lloyd Dane +18 Jim Reed & Eddie Pagan (5)
1958 9 Eddie Gray +158 Parnelli Jones (6)
1959 7 Bob Ross +148 Parnelli Jones (4)
1960 16 Marvin Porter +12 Marvin Porter & Eddie Gray (3)
1961 14 Eddie Gray +406 Eddie Gray (8)
1962 10 Eddie Gray +36 Eddie Gray (5)
1963 10 Ron Hornaday +4 Don Noel (3)
1964 29 Ron Hornaday +464 Bill Amick (10)
1965 14 Bill Amick +606 Bill Amick (8)
1966 15 Jack McCoy +18 Marvin Porter (4)
1967 19 Scotty Cain +438 Scotty Cain (5)
1968 20 Scotty Cain +438 Ray Elder (5)
1969 20 Ray Elder +38 Jack McCoy (9)
1970 19 Ray Elder +20 Jack McCoy (5)
1971 26 Ray Elder +167 Ray Elder (9)
1972 30 Ray Elder +31 Hershel McGriff (12)
1973 21 Jack McCoy +54 Jack McCoy (11)
1974 28 Ray Elder +58 Jimmy Insolo (7)
1975 18 Ray Elder +185.25 Ray Elder (5)
1976 13 Chuck Bown +110.25 Ernie Stierly (3)
1977 20 Bill Schmitt +110.75 Bill Schmitt (3)
1978 22 Jimmy Insolo +51 Jimmy Insolo (9)
1979 16 Bill Schmitt +5 Bill Schmitt (4)
1980 11 Roy Smith +8 Jimmy Insolo & Bobby Allison (2)
1981 14 Roy Smith +19 Roy Smith (4)
1982 13 Roy Smith +15 Ron Eaton (3)
1983 10 Jim Robinson +42 Jim Robinson (3)
1984 11 Jim Robinson +42 Jim Robinson, Derrike Cope & Jim Bown (2)
1985 12 Jim Robinson +19 Hershel McGriff (3)
1986 8 Hershel McGriff +16 Hershel McGriff (3)
1987 8 Chad Little +50 Hershel McGriff (3)
1988 8 Roy Smith +37 Roy Smith (3)
1989 11 Bill Schmitt +56 Bill Schmitt & Bill Sedgwick (3)
1990 9 Bill Schmitt +1 Bill Sedgwick (4)
1991 9 Bill Sedgwick +74 Mike Chase (3)
1992 11 Bill Sedgwick +6 Bill Sedgwick (4)
1993 14 Rick Carelli +98 Rick Carelli (5)
1994 14 Mike Chase +23 Mike Chase & Ron Hornaday, Jr. (4)
1995 15 Doug George +152 Doug George (6)
1996 15 Lance Hooper +30 Lance Hooper (4)
1997 14 Butch Gilliland +77 Butch Gilliland (4)
1998 14 Kevin Harvick +100 Kevin Harvick (5)
1999 14 Sean Woodside +94 Kevin Richards (3)
2000 12 Brendan Gaughan +164 Bobby Dotter (4)
2001 14 Brendan Gaughan +60 Brendan Gaughan (6)
2002 10 Eric Norris +119 Austin Cameron (5)
2003 12 Scott Lynch +14 Scott Lynch (3)
2004 13 Mike Duncan +16 Austin Cameron (5)
2005 12 Mike Duncan +43 Mike Duncan & Steve Portenga (3)
2006 12 Eric Holmes +83 Mike David, Austin Cameron & Andrew Myers (2)
2007 13 Mike David +114 Brian Ickler (3)
2008 13 Eric Holmes +48 Eric Holmes & Jason Bowles (4)
2009 13 Jason Bowles +123 Jason Bowles & Eric Holmes (3)
2010 12 Eric Holmes +124 Eric Holmes (5)
2011 14 Greg Pursley +262 Greg Pursley (6)
2012 15 Dylan Kwasniewski +6 Greg Pursley (4)
2013 15 Derek Thorn +6 Greg Pursley (5)
2014 14 Greg Pursley +17 David Mayhew (4)
2015 13 Chris Eggleston +7 Four Drivers (2)
2016 14 Todd Gilliland +13 Todd Gilliland (6)
2017 14 Todd Gilliland +29 Todd Gilliland (6)
2018 14 Derek Thorn +27 Derek Kraus (4)
2019 14 Derek Kraus +49 Derek Kraus (5)
2020 11 Jesse Love, IV +25 Jesse Love, IV & Blaine Perkins (3)
2021 9 Jesse Love, IV +0 Jesse Love, IV, Taylor Gray & Ty Gibbs (2)
2022 11 Jake Drew +53 Jake Drew (4)
2023 12 Sean Hingorani +36 Sean Hingorani (4)