On This Day June 28, 1981 NASCAR Winston West Coca Cola 200 at Laguna Seca Raceway

Entered in this event were both Bobby & Davey Allison.

21 cars started the race with Jimmy Insolo on the pole, Bobby Allison 2nd, Hershel McGriff 3rd, Roy Smith in 4th and Bill Schmitt starting in the 5th spot. Attrition was the rule of the day as only 9 cars were running at the finish. Davey Allison was a DNQ with a big shunt (hey it's a Laguna Seca term) in practice that destroyed the Arlie Cook owned Modesto Ford car.

The race was won by the late Roy Smith with Bill Schmitt finishing in 2nd, Jim Bown in 3rd, Don Waterman in 4th, Don Graham in 5th. Bobby Allison finished in the 6th spot

Davey Allison in Arlie Cook's Ford Fairmont:

Jimmy Insolo & Bobby Allison lead the field off turn 2 on the pace lap:

Pole sitter Jimmy Insolo:

The Corkscrew:

View of the main straight from near the Corkscrew:

6th Place, Bobby Allison:

5th Place, Don Graham:

4th Place, Don Waterman:

3rd Place, Jim Bown:

2nd Place, Bill Schmitt:

The Winner, Roy Smith:

updated by @scott-baker: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

Winner, Roy Smith's car owner, the late Bob Beadle, became a huge force in west coast stock car racing. Winning the lease at Monroe, Washington's Evergreen Speedway, Beadle promoted the huge 500-lap Washington 500 NASCAR races. I was fortunate to sponsor the winning car of that huge event when Derrike Cope drove our 7-Eleven / George Jefferson Ford to victory in 1985. The names of Roy Smith and Bob Beadle are synonymous with racing excellence.

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Enjoyed your post very much. Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos!

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