1999 Daytona 500
Race details | ||||||
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Race 1 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ||||||
Date | February 14, 1999 | |||||
Location |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida, US | |||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02336 km) | |||||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | |||||
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 64.9 °F (18.3 °C); wind speeds approaching 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[1] | |||||
Average speed | 161.551 miles per hour (259.991 km/h) | |||||
Pole position | ||||||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | |||||
Qualifying race winners | ||||||
Duel 1 Winner | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||||
Duel 2 Winner | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | ||||
Most laps led | ||||||
Driver | Rusty Wallace |
Penske Racing | ||||
Laps | 104 | |||||
Winner | ||||||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon |
Network | CBS | |||
Announcers |
Nielsen Ratings |
9.6/25 (12.9 million viewers) |
The 1999 Daytona 500, the 41st running of the event, was held February 14, 1999, at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole and won the race, making him the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987. Including the No Bull 5 Bonus, Gordon earned a then-record payout of $2,172,246 for winning, while the last place finisher earned $91,751.
Silly season
The start of the 1999 season was marked by three owners (Andy Petree, Travis Carter, and Joe Gibbs) expanding to 2 full-time teams for the first time in their careers. Their drivers were Kenny Wallace (Petree), Darrell Waltrip (Carter), and rookie Tony Stewart (JGR). Several new teams debuted, including Joe Bessey's new #60 and the #58 Ford owned by Scott Barbour. Speedweeks would also be marked by controversy involving Junie Donlavey's #90 Ford. Rookie driver Mike Harmon was dismissed from his team just before the Gatorade 125 qualifying races after reports surfaced that Harmon's sponsor, Big Daddy's Barbecue Sauce, was not living up to its contract obligations, as well as the team wanting a veteran driver to find more speed on the track; Donlavey's team wound up signing Mike Wallace, who'd driven for the team in the 1994-96 period.[2]
Qualifying and Gatorade 125s
Drivers qualified for the Daytona 500 either by finishing in the top 16 in their qualifying race, through a 2-lap qualifying run, or a provisional starting spot based on owner points from the 1999 season. They had three chances to make a 2-lap time trial run that would be fast enough to make the Daytona 500.
Race summary
This race was known for
Results
Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Laps led | Status | |
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1 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (W) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 17 | Running | |
2 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt (W) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | |
3 | 41 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | Robert Yates Racing |
Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | |
4 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 31 | Running | |
5 | 13 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Mattei Motorsports |
Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | |
6 | 7 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | |
7 | 24 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | Running | |
8 | 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing |
Ford | 200 | 104 | Running | |
9 | 26 | 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing |
Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | |
10 | 21 | 98 | Rick Mast | Burdette Motorsports | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | |
11 | 25 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau | Melling Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | |
12 | 34 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | |
13 | 14 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing |
Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | |
14 | 31 | 36 | Ernie Irvan (W) | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | Running | |
15 | 27 | 75 | Ted Musgrave | Butch Mock Motorsports |
Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | |
16 | 35 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
17 | 39 | 26 | Johnny Benson |
Roush Racing |
Ford | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
18 | 20 | 30 | Derrike Cope (W) | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
19 | 15 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
20 | 6 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske Racing |
Ford | 199 | 7 | Flagged | |
21 | 43 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip (W) | Haas-Carter Motorsports |
Ford | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
22 | 40 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
23 | 42 | 90 | Mike Wallace | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
24 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | Flagged | |
25 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 20 | Flagged | |
26 | 28 | 58 | Ricky Craven | SBIII Motorsports | Ford | 197 | 0 | Flagged | |
27 | 37 | 94 | Bill Elliott (W) | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 194 | 7 | Accident | |
28 | 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | Flagged | |
29 | 16 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan-McClure Motorsports |
Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | Accident | |
30 | 29 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 168 | 0 | Flagged | |
31 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing |
Ford | 147 | 0 | Accident | |
32 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin (W) | SABCO Racing |
Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | Accident | |
33 | 22 | 45 | Rich Bickle | Tyler Jet Motorsports | Pontiac | 142 | 0 | Accident | |
34 | 23 | 1 | Steve Park |
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | Accident | |
35 | 5 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing |
Ford | 138 | 0 | Accident | |
36 | 32 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | SABCO Racing |
Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | Accident | |
37 | 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (W) | Robert Yates Racing |
Ford | 134 | 14 | Accident | |
38 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Accident | |
39 | 30 | 60 | Geoffrey Bodine (W) |
Joe Bessey Motorsports |
Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | Accident | |
40 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 132 | 0 | Accident | |
41 | 11 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer |
Haas-Carter Motorsports |
Ford | 121 | 0 | Accident | |
42 | 33 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | Engine | |
43 | 36 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 25 | 0 | Engine | |
Failed to Qualify
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84 | Stanton Barrett (R) | PBH Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
80 | Andy Hillenburg | Hover Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
81 | Morgan Shepherd | Pinnacle Motorsports |
Ford | ||||||
91 | Steve Grissom | LJ Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
00 | Buckshot Jones (R) | Buckshot Racing | Pontiac | ||||||
78 | Gary Bradberry (R) | Triad Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
47 | Billy Standridge | Standridge Auto Racing | Ford | ||||||
73 | Ken Bouchard | Barkdoll Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
59 | Mark Gibson (R) | CSG Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
72 | Jim Sauter | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
79 | Norm Benning (R) | T.R.I.X. Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
13 | Dick Trickle | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | ||||||
15 | Jeff Green (R) | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | ||||||
48 | Glen Morgan (R) | Glen Morgan Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
50 | Dan Pardus (R) | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
41 | David Green (R) | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | ||||||
90 | Mike Harmon (R)2 | Donlavey Racing | Ford | ||||||
"1999 Daytona 500 – Racing-Reference.info". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
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References
- ^ "Weather of the 1999 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=861[permanent dead link]