Texas Pete 200

Texas Pete 200

NASCAR Busch Series
Venue	Orange County Speedway
Corporate sponsor	Texas Pete
First race	1983
Last race	1994
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

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.

Top Ten Results

1. 59-Robert Pressley
2. 6-Tommy Houston
3. 99-Tommy Ellis
4. 22-Rick Mast
5. 30-Ronnie Silver
6. 2-L. D. Ottinger
7. 12-Jeff Burton 1 lap down
8. 14-Wayne Patterson 1 lap down
9. 96-Tom Peck 1 lap down
10. 90-Davey Johnson 1 lap down.

Final Results

All dates and times are local time

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps led
1	7	Robert Pressley	59	Brad Duherty	Oldsmobile	200	8,725	running	108
2	21	Tommy Houston	6		Buick	200	4,650	running	0
3	10	Tommy Ellis	99	John Jackson	Buick	200	4,050	running	3
4	8	Rick Mast	22	A.G. Dillard	Buick	200	3,050	running	16
5	22	Ronnie Silver	30	Chuck Rider	Pontiac	200	1,850	running	0
6	7	L.D. Ottinger	2	Ron Parker	Pontiac	200	1,600	running	0
7	4	Jeff Burton	12	John Burton	Pontiac	199	1,500	running	0
8	24	Wayne Patterson	14		Pontiac	199	1,000	running	0
9	25	Tom Peck	96	Mark Thomas	Oldsmobile	199	1,375	running	0
10	27	Davey Johnson	90		Buick	199	925	running	0
11	13	Kenny Wallace	36	Randy Hope	Pontiac	199	1,275	running	0
12	6	Steve Grissom	9	Mike Swaim	Pontiac	199	1,250	running	0
13	29	Dave Rezendes	79	Dave Rezendes	Oldsmobile	198	1,225	running	0
14	16	Jimmy Hensley	70	Straut Huffman	Buick	197	1,250	running	0
15	3	Chuck Brown	63	Hubert Hensley	Pontiac	197	1,925	running	0
16	14	Ward Burton	9	Mike Swaim	Chevrolet	197	1,191	running	0
17	13	Steve Grissom	31	Wayne Grissom	Oldsmobile	196	1,141	running	0
18	20	Joe Nemechek	87	Joe Nemechek	Buick	196	1,166	running	0
19	4	Davey Johnson	26	Davey Johnson	Buick	196	1,121	running	0
20	25	Patty Moise	45	Mike Laughlin	Buick	196	1,090	running	0
21	28	Todd Cray	06	Barry Cray	Buick	191	625	running	0
22	26	Richard Lasater	05	Dan Lasater	Chevrolet	190	600	running	0
23	22	Tom Peck	96	Mark Thomas	Oldsmobile	168	1,016	running	0
24	9	Rich Burgess	37	Rich Burgess	Pontiac	142	575	accident	0
25	21	Jack Ingram	11	Jack Ingram	Chevrolet	137	966	engine	0
26	1	Ed Berrier	33	Jack Pharo	Oldsmobile	85	825	engine	11
27	27	Jay Fogleman	29		Pontiac	83	525	engine	0
28	19	Wayne Patterson	14	William Grubb	Pontiac	52	525	engine	0
29	16	Bobby Labonte	44	Bob Labonte	Oldsmobile	51	941	running	0
30	30	Billy Standridge	47	Billy Standridge	Pontiac	11	941	engine	0
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1990

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. The #33 of Ed Berrier won the pole. It was 200 laps on 0.375 mile paved oval and covered 75 miles. 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.

The average speed of winner was 82.720 MPH and the margin of victory was 4.91 seconds. There were 8 lead changes. The total purse for the race was 56,164 USD and there were a total of 30 contenders.

Top ten results

1. 63-Chuck Bown
2. 2-L. D. Ottinger
3. 59-Robert Pressley
4. 25-Jimmy Hensley
5. 27-Elton Sawyer
6. 8-Bobby Hamilton 1 lap down
7. 08-Bobby Dotter 1 lap down
8. 85-Bobby Moon 1 lap down
9. 99-Tommy Ellis 1 lap down
10. 22-Rick Mast 2 laps down

Final Results

All dates and times are local time

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps led
1	5	Chuck Brown	63	Hubert Hensley	Pontiac	200	10,091	running	108
2	18	L. D. Ottinger	2	Ron Parker	Oldsmobile	200	4,616	running	0
3	8	Robert Presley	59	Daniel Welch	Oldsmobile	200	2,716	running	18
4	6	Jimmy Hensley	25	Don Beverley	Oldsmobile	200	2,891	running	0
5	11	Elton Sawyer	27	Alan Dillard Jr	Buick	200	2,666	running	77
6	7	Bobby Hamilton	8	Film Martocci	Oldsmobile	199	2,516	running	0
7	12	Bobby Dotter	8	Ed Reizen	Oldsmobile	199	1,566	running	120
8	24	Bobby Moon	85	Bobby Moon	Oldsmobile	199	1,466	running	0
9	29	Tommy Ellis	99	John Jackson	Buick	199	2,191	running	0
10	3	Rick Mast	22	Alan Dillard Jr	Buick	198	1,366	running	10
11	23	Dave Rezendes	79	Dave Rezendes	Oldsmobile	198	1,316	running	0
12	2	Jeff Burton	12	Sam Ard	Buick	198	1,291	running	53
13	17	Tommy Houston	6	Tommy Houston	Buick	198	2,016	running	0
14	10	Kenny Wallace	36	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	197	1,241	running	0
15	15	Jack Sprague	34	Frank Cicci	Buick	197	1,966	running	0
16	14	Ward Burton	9	Mike Swaim	Chevrolet	197	1,191	running	0
17	13	Steve Grissom	31	Wayne Grissom	Oldsmobile	196	1,141	running	0
18	20	Joe Nemechek	87	Joe Nemechek	Buick	196	1,166	running	0
19	4	Davey Johnson	26	Davey Johnson	Buick	196	1,121	running	0
20	25	Patty Moise	45	Mike Laughlin	Buick	196	1,090	running	0
21	28	Todd Cray	06	Barry Cray	Buick	191	625	running	0
22	26	Richard Lasater	05	Dan Lasater	Chevrolet	190	600	running	0
23	22	Tom Peck	96	Mark Thomas	Oldsmobile	168	1,016	running	0
24	9	Rich Burgess	37	Rich Burgess	Pontiac	142	575	accident	0
25	21	Jack Ingram	11	Jack Ingram	Chevrolet	137	966	engine	0
26	1	Ed Berrier	33	Jack Pharo	Oldsmobile	85	825	engine	11
27	27	Jay Fogleman	29		Pontiac	83	525	engine	0
28	19	Wayne Patterson	14	William Grubb	Pontiac	52	525	engine	0
29	16	Bobby Labonte	44	Bob Labonte	Oldsmobile	51	941	running	0
30	30	Billy Standridge	47	Billy Standridge	Pontiac	11	941	engine	0
		Glenn Jarrett		SportsChannel America			0	color commentary
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Past winners

The NASCAR Busch Grand National Series (now Xfinity Series) had 27 races at the speedway from 1983 until 1994.

Date	Race Name	Winning driver	Make	Average speed	Race length
June 18, 1983	L.D. Swain & Son 200	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	73.55 mph (118.37 km/h)	75 miles (121 km)
July 2, 1983	Mason Day Paving 200	Tommy Houston	Chevrolet	69.32 mph (111.56 km/h)
July 9, 1983	Mello Yello 200	Tommy Houston	Chevrolet	79.83 mph (128.47 km/h)
October 1, 1983	Solomon Enterprises 200	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile	77.08 mph (124.05 km/h)
April 21, 1984	Mason Day Paving 200	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	79.69 mph (128.25 km/h)
June 6, 1984	L.D. Swain & Son 200	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	74.18 mph (119.38 km/h)
July 7, 1984	Miller 200	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	69.23 mph (111.41 km/h)
June 15, 1985	Puryear Truck 150	Larry Pearson	Pontiac	71.66 mph (115.33 km/h)	56 miles (90 km)
September 28, 1985	Goody's 150	Jack Ingram	Pontiac	70.73 mph (113.83 km/h)
June 14, 1986	Poole Equipment 150	Tommy Houston	Buick	84.40 mph (135.83 km/h)
August 16, 1986	L.D. Swain 150	Dale Jarrett	Pontiac	52.56 mph (84.59 km/h)
September 28, 1986	Roses Stores 150	Larry Pearson	Pontiac	65.98 mph (106.18 km/h)
June 27, 1987	Poole Equipment 150	Mark Martin	Ford	64.88 mph (104.41 km/h)
August 15, 1987	Carpenter Chevy 150	Larry Pearson	Chevrolet	62.48 mph (100.55 km/h)
June 11, 1988	Roses Stores 150	Tommy Houston	Buick	84.83 mph (136.52 km/h)
August 13, 1988	Poole Equipment 150	Rick Mast	Buick	48.84 mph (78.60 km/h)
June 10, 1989	Roses Stores 200	Jimmy Spencer	Buick	72.06 mph (115.97 km/h)	75 miles (121 km)
August 12, 1989	Texas Pete 200	Robert Pressley	Oldsmobile	67.55 mph (108.71 km/h)
June 9, 1990	Roses Stores 200	Chuck Bown	Pontiac	65.98 mph (106.18 km/h)
August 11, 1990	Texas Pete 200	Chuck Bown	Pontiac	82.72 mph (133.12 km/h)
June 8, 1991	Roses Stores 300	Robert Pressley	Oldsmobile	72.53 mph (116.73 km/h)	113 miles (182 km)
August 10, 1991	Texas Pete 300	Jimmy Hensley	Oldsmobile	77.04 mph (123.98 km/h)
June 6, 1992	Roses Stores 300	Robert Pressley	Oldsmobile	66.94 mph (107.73 km/h)
August 8, 1992	Texas Pete 300	Jimmy Spencer	Oldsmobile	78.72 mph (126.69 km/h)
May 1, 1993	Roses Stores 300	Ward Burton	Buick	68.03 mph (109.48 km/h)
October 2, 1993	Polaroid 300	Hermie Sadler	Oldsmobile	60.59 mph (97.51 km/h)
April 30, 1994	Pantry Stores 300	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet	70.29 mph (113.12 km/h)

Multiple winners (drivers)

Wins	Driver
5	Jack Ingram
4	Tommy Houston
3	Larry Pearson
3	Robert Pressley
2	Chuck Bown
2	Jimmy Spencer
2	Hermie Sadler

Multiple winners (makes)

Wins	Make
10	Pontiac
7	Oldsmobile
5	Buick
4	Chevrolet

• Only other car make to win was on June 27, 1987, Mark Martin won driving a Ford.

Notable races

• 1986 L.D. Swain 150 - Dale Jarrett earned his first ever win in a NASCAR major series.
• 1986 Roses Stores 150 - This was Larry Pearson's only win on his way to his first Busch Championship. Also future Busch series Champion, Rob Moroso, made his NASCAR debut on his 18th birthday.
• 1987 Poole Equipment 150 - Mark Martin won the event, giving Ford its first and only Busch Series win at the track.
• 1989 Roses Stores 200 - Jimmy Spencer was dominant in the event driving a white sponsor-less #34 Buick. Spencer lead 190 of the 200 laps and lapped the field on his way to the win.
• 1990 Roses Stores 200 - This was the first live televised Busch race at Orange County Speedway. Jeff Burton got his first pole in the Busch Series, while Chuck Bown lead 106 laps on the way for the victory.
• 1991 Roses Stores 300 - Jeff Gordon earned his first career Busch series pole in this event. Shawna Robinson made her first career start as Robert Pressley took the win.
• 1991 Texas Pete 300 - Jimmy Hensley lapped the field on the way to victory. To date, this is the last time anyone lapped the field in a Busch Series race. Jack Ingram withdrew from this race after his son was killed the week before. Ingram never raced again in the Busch series.
• 1994 Pantry Stores 300 - The last Busch series race at Orange County Speedway. Some confusion arose at the end of the race on who had won. With two laps to go George Crenshaw blew his engine and poured oil on the track. Two of the leaders, Hermie Sadler and 3rd place Ricky Craven, got into the oil and spun out. Sadler recovered, but was passed for the lead by Dennis Setzer, who had moved into 2nd place, and took the white flag as the caution was displayed. NASCAR determined that Sadler had already taken the caution flag, declaring Sadler as the winner.

External links

• Orange County Speedway race results at Racing-Reference