1999 Las Vegas 400

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1999 Las Vegas 400
Race details
Race 3 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1999 Las Vegas 400 program cover.
DateMarch 7, 1999
Official name Second Annual Las Vegas 400
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 148 laps, 222 mi (357.272 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 137.537 miles per hour (221.344 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 31.645
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Laps 111
Winner
No. 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1999 Las Vegas 400 was the third stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second of five No Bull 5 races of the 1999 season, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 7, 1999, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to be victorious in a battle with Bill Davis Racing driver and brother Ward Burton to win his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the podium, Ward Burton and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway diagram.svg
The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac Crown Fiber
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips, Klaussner Furniture
9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford WCW, New World Order
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 PrimeStar
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Tom Hubert Roehrig Motorsports Ford Bradford White
20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Cheerios, Betty Crocker
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac State Fair Corn Dogs
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
38 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Ford Ralphs, Coca-Cola
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 10-10-345
50 Ron Hornaday Jr. Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford Hollywood Video
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart
68 Ron Burns Ron Burns Racing Ford Tropicana Las Vegas
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team 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 Service, Ford Credit
90 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford Acutrim, N'Ice Cherry
91 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet Textilease
92 Morgan Shepherd Zali Racing Ford Race Bar Cafe, Big Daddy's
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford Jelly Belly
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 5, at 10:30 AM PST. The session would last for two hours and 25 minutes. [3] Mike Skinner, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.828 and an average speed of 169.661 mph (273.043 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
131 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.828169.661
218 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.871169.433
342 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 31.924169.151
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 6, at 9:00 AM PST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.431 and an average speed of 166.507 mph (267.967 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
122 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.431166.507
21 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 32.754164.865
377 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 32.769164.789
Full second practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 6, after the preliminary 1999 Sam's Town 300. The session would last for one hour. [3] Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.942 and an average speed of 163.924 mph (263.810 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
199 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 32.942163.924
222 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.995163.661
394 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 33.110163.093
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 5, at 2:00 PM PST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, March 6, at 11:30 AM PST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. [3] Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional. [6]

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.645 and an average speed of 170.643 miles per hour (274.623 km/h). [7]

Eight drivers would fail to qualify: Ted Musgrave, Kyle Petty, Robert Pressley, Ron Hornaday Jr., Butch Gilliland, Dave Marcis, Morgan Shepherd, and Ron Burns.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.645170.643
27 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 31.735170.159
342 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 31.751170.073
419 Tom Hubert Roehrig Motorsports Ford 31.767169.988
531 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.798169.822
658 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 31.838169.609
712 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 31.856169.513
89 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 31.886169.353
988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.887169.348
1028 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.893169.316
1124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.914169.205
125 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.952169.004
136 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.957168.977
1494 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 31.966168.929
1543 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.971168.903
1633 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 32.017168.660
1716 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 32.019168.650
1825 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.066168.403
1999 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 32.072168.371
2020 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 32.084168.308
2145 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 32.089168.282
2298 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford 32.091168.271
2341 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.124168.099
2430 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 32.136168.036
2521 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.148167.973
2626 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 32.148167.973
2755 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 32.154167.942
2811 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 32.160167.910
2991 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet 32.180167.806
3022 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.232167.535
3197 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 32.237167.509
324 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 32.254167.421
3340 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 32.258167.400
3410 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 32.258167.400
3500 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac 32.278167.297
3660 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 32.301167.177
Provisionals
372 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford -*-*
383 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -*-*
3923 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -*-*
4036 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac -*-*
411 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet -*-*
4290 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford -*-*
Champion's Provisional
4366 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -*-*
Failed to qualify
4475 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 32.610165.593
4544 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 32.700165.138
4677 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 33.014163.567
4750 Ron Hornaday Jr. Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 33.051163.384
4838 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Ford 33.463161.372
4971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 33.526161.069
5092 Morgan Shepherd Zali Racing Ford 33.800159.763
5168 Ron Burns Ron Burns Racing Ford 34.092158.395
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

Fin [8] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
11999 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 267111running185$336,590
23022 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 26771running175$217,275
31124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2671running170$179,400
4531 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2670running160$133,175
5118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 26725running160$118,540
64036 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 2675running155$95,075
7383 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2670running146$91,350
8125 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2677running147$88,600
9372 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 2670running138$85,900
10136 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 26717running139$92,300
11988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 2660running130$85,240
121543 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 2666running132$80,700
131825 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2660running124$78,300
143197 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 2660running121$73,000
153340 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 2662running123$75,300
16411 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 2660running115$70,800
17712 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 26622running117$73,800
181633 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 2660running109$70,740
192298 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford 2660running106$60,500
202811 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 2650running103$70,065
211716 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 2650running100$65,700
2227 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 2650running97$64,200
232145 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 2640running94$52,800
24324 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 2640running91$66,800
254366 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 2640running88$50,800
263923 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 2640running85$60,400
272341 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2630running82$52,000
28419 Tom Hubert Roehrig Motorsports Ford 2620running79$48,700
293500 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac 2620running76$48,600
304290 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 2590running73$57,725
3189 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 2490engine70$50,800
323660 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 2280engine67$47,000
332521 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2190running64$56,800
342430 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 2150running61$49,100
35342 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 2120running58$53,400
362020 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1840running55$46,200
371494 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 1720handling52$52,975
382626 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 1600running49$53,075
39658 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 1360handling46$45,575
402755 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1310handling43$45,375
411028 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 1300crash40$52,175
422991 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet 1160crash37$45,475
433410 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 1150engine34$51,975
Failed to qualify
4475 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
4544 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac
4677 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford
4750 Ron Hornaday Jr. Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
4838 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Ford
4971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
5092 Morgan Shepherd Zali Racing Ford
5168 Ron Burns Ron Burns Racing Ford
Official race results

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The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 31st stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 24, 1999, before an audience of 50,000 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to pull away from the field with 68 to go to win his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth and final victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Bill Davis Racing driver Ward Burton and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.

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