1999 Winston 500

1999 Winston 500
Race details
Race 30 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
1999 Winston 500 program cover
1999 Winston 500 program cover
Date October 17, 1999
Official name 1999 Winston 500
Location Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi ({{{Course_km}}} km)
Distance 188 laps, 500 mi ({{{Distance_km}}} km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 166.632 mph
Attendance 100,000
Pole position
Driver
  • Joe Nemechek
Time 48.283 secs
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 71
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett, Jerry Punch
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network
Motor car race

The 1999 Winston 500 was the 30th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, held on Talladega Superspeedway over 188 laps. Dale Earnhardt would collect his second to last Talladega win in this race.

Entry list

Car[1] Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
01 Steve Grissom SABCO Racing Chevrolet Tracfone
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Sr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Zerex, Valvoline
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips Electronics
9 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network, The Jetsons
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide, Pokémon
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Team Winston
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Automotive Finishes
25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser, MLB World Series
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Cheerios
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Buckshot Jones Eel River Racing Pontiac Jimmy Dean
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's Crispy
40 Sterling Marlin SABCO Racing Chevrolet Coors Light, Brooks & Dunn
41 Derrike Cope Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek SABCO Racing Chevrolet BellSouth Prepaid Phone Card
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 10-10-345
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford Turbine Solutions
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Motorsports Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart / Route 66
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree
75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care, Ford Credit
89 Bobby Gerhart Gerhart Racing Chevrolet Greektown Casino
90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Brothers Coffee, Nestle NesQuik
91 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet Little Joe's Autos
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Woody Woodpecker
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries

Qualifying

Pos. Driver # Make Time Avg. Speed (mph)
1  Joe Nemechek 42 Chevrolet 48.283   198.331  
2  Ricky Rudd 10 Ford 48.299   198.265  
3  Kenny Wallace 55 Chevrolet 48.360   198.015  
4  Ken Schrader 33 Chevrolet 48.521   197.358  
5  Tony Stewart 20 Pontiac 48.581   197.114  
6  Sterling Marlin 40 Chevrolet 48.609   197.001  
7  Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 25 Chevrolet 48.653   196.822  
8  Terry Labonte 5 Chevrolet 48.751   196.427  
9  Mark Martin 6 Ford 48.792   196.262  
10  Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 48.792   196.262  
11  Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac 48.797   196.242  
12  Michael Waltrip 7 Chevrolet 48.810   196.189  
13  Ward Burton 22 Pontiac 48.874   195.932  
14  Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 48.926   195.724  
15  Jeremy Mayfield 12 Ford 48.938   195.676  
16  Jeff Burton 99 Ford 49.005   195.409  
17  Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 19.008   195.397  
18  Kevin Lepage 16 Ford 49.035   195.289  
19  Steve Grissom 01 Chevrolet 49.052   195.221  
20  Kenny Irwin, Jr. 28 Ford 49.107   195.003  
21  Johnny Benson, Jr. 26 Ford 49.134   194.896  
22  Chad Little 97 Ford 49.144   194.856  
23  Bobby Hamilton 4 Chevrolet 49.156   194.808  
24  Jerry Nadeau 36 Pontiac 49.168   194.761  
25  Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 49.181   194.709  
26  Mike Skinner 31 Chevrolet 48.744   196.455  
27  Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 49.011   195.385  
28  David Green 45 Pontiac 49.209   194.599  
29  Derrike Cope 41 Chevrolet 49.216   194.571  
30  Ted Musgrave 75 Ford 49.259   194.401  
31  Kyle Petty 44 Pontiac 49.261   194.393  
32  Rich Bickle 9 Ford 49.273   194.346  
33  Andy Hillenburg 91 Chevrolet 49.273   194.346  
34  Elliott Sadler 21 Ford 49.319   194.165  
35  Steve Park 1 Ford 49.321   194.157  
36  John Andretti 43 Pontiac 49.329   194.125  
Provisionals
37  Jimmy Spencer 23 Ford
38  Bill Elliott 94 Ford
39  Geoffrey Bodine 60 Chevrolet
40  Rick Mast 98 Ford
41  Brett Bodine 11 Ford
42  Buckshot Jones 30 Pontiac
43  Ed Berrier 90 Ford
Failed to qualify
44  Bobby Gerhart 89 Chevrolet 49.571   193.177  
45  Robert Pressley 77 Ford 50.016   191.459  
46  Darrell Waltrip 66 Ford 50.019   191.447  
47  Hut Stricklin 58 Ford 50.268   190.499  

PR: provisional

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Bobby Gerhart (#89), Robert Pressley (#77), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Hut Stricklin (#58)

Results

Fin[2][3] St # Driver Sponsor Make Team Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 27 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 188 18 running 180 120290
2 17 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care, Ford Credit Ford Robert Yates Racing 188 37 running 175 85345
3 2 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford Rudd Performance Motorsports 188 7 running 170 82235
4 13 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 188 0 running 160 72200
5 3 55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 188 0 running 155 58065
6 5 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 188 1 running 155 60875
7 11 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 188 17 running 151 56675
8 16 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford Roush Racing 188 0 running 142 56725
9 23 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 188 0 running 138 51795
10 20 28 Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco, Havoline Ford Robert Yates Racing 188 0 running 134 57065
11 10 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 188 1 running 135 51655
12 14 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 188 71 running 137 75675
13 26 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 188 2 running 129 47255
14 35 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 188 0 running 121 46185
15 9 6 Mark Martin Zerex, Valvoline Ford Roush Racing 188 0 running 118 53710
16 15 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 188 0 running 115 49675
17 28 45 David Green 10-10-345 Pontiac Tyler Jet Motorsports 188 0 running 112 39850
18 18 16 Kevin Lepage TV Guide, Pokemon Ford Roush Racing 188 0 running 109 45805
19 31 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pontiac Petty Enterprises 188 0 running 106 38025
20 38 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford Bill Elliott Racing 188 0 running 103 46450
21 34 21 Elliott Sadler Citgo Ford Wood Brothers Racing 188 0 running 100 46405
22 6 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light, Brooks & Dunn Chevrolet SABCO Racing 187 10 running 102 44175
23 39 60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chevrolet Joe Bessey Motorsports 187 1 running 99 39895
24 37 23 Jimmy Spencer Team Winston Ford Travis Carter Enterprises 187 0 running 91 43615
25 4 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 187 1 running 93 43435
26 40 98 Rick Mast Woody Woodpecker Ford Cale Yarborough Motorsports 187 0 running 85 36435
27 42 30 Buckshot Jones Jimmy Dean Pontiac Eel River Racing 187 0 running 82 32915
28 19 01 Steve Grissom Tracfone Chevrolet SABCO Racing 187 0 running 79 32845
29 30 75 Ted Musgrave Remington Arms Ford Butch Mock Motorsports 187 0 running 76 36150
30 1 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Prepaid Phone Card Chevrolet SABCO Racing 187 1 running 78 48930
31 41 11 Brett Bodine Paychex Ford Brett Bodine Racing 185 1 running 75 42115
32 36 43 John Andretti STP Pontiac Petty Enterprises 185 0 running 67 47545
33 43 90 Ed Berrier, III Hills Brothers Coffee, Nestle NesQuik Ford Donlavey Racing 184 0 running 64 32465
34 8 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 181 12 running 66 51020
35 7 25 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser, MLB World Series Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 170 3 steering 63 39395
36 22 97 Chad Little John Deere Ford Roush Racing 168 0 running 55 39360
37 29 41 Derrike Cope Kodiak Chevrolet Larry Hedrick Motorsports 167 0 running 52 32325
38 25 71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing 166 0 running 49 32275
39 12 7 Michael Waltrip Philips Electronics Chevrolet Mattei Motorsports 154 5 engine 51 39225
40 24 36 Jerry Nadeau M&M's Crispy Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 84 0 crash 43 39175
41 32 9 Rich Bickle Cartoon Network, The Jetsons Ford Melling Racing 83 0 crash 40 32125
42 21 26 Johnny Benson, Jr. Cheerios Ford Roush Racing 81 0 crash 37 39075
43 33 91 Andy Hillenburg Little Joe's Autos Chevrolet LJ Racing 50 0 crash 34 32736
Failed to qualify
44 89 Bobby Gerhart Greektown Casino Chevrolet Gerhart Racing
45 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford Jasper Motorsports
46 66 Darrell Waltrip Big Kmart / Route 66 Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports
47 58 Hut Stricklin Turbine Solutions Ford SBIII Motorsports

References

  1. ^ "1999 Nascar Cup Series Winston 500 | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  2. ^ "1999 Winston 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  3. ^ "1999 Winston 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.