1999 Primestar 500

1999 Primestar 500
Race details
Race 6 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	The 1999 Primestar 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
Date	March 28, 1999
Official name	Third Annual Primestar 500
Location	Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility; 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Scheduled Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed	144.276 miles per hour (232.190 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kenny Irwin Jr. ;
Time	28.398
Most laps led
Driver	Terry Labonte
Laps	124
Winner
No. 5	Terry Labonte
Television in the United States
Network	CBS
Announcers	Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker
Radio in the United States
Radio	Performance Racing Network

Last updated September 02, 2022

The 1999 Primestar 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 28, 1999, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Nearing the end of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a late-race move to pass Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett for the lead. With three to go, the caution would come out for Jimmy Spencer, handing the win to Labonte.^[1]^[2] The win was Labonte's 21st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Jarrett and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. TexasMotorSpeedway.svg — The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

(R) denotes rookie driver.

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
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	Cartoon Network, Dexter's Laboratory
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
14	Randy LaJoie	No Fear Racing	Ford	Federated Auto Parts
16	Kevin Lepage	Roush Racing	Ford	PrimeStar
18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	Interstate Batteries
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	Jimmy Dean, Bryan Foods
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
40	Sterling Marlin	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	Coors Light, John Wayne Cancer Institute
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
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
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	Suburban Lodge
91	Dick Trickle	LJ Racing	Chevrolet	Textilease
94	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott Racing	Ford	McDonald's
97	Chad Little	Roush Racing	Ford	John Deere
98	Rick Mast	Burdette Motorsports	Ford	Burdette Motorsports
99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	Exide Batteries
Official entry list

Practice

Originally, four practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with two on Friday and two on Saturday. However, due to rain, the second practice session on Saturday was cancelled.^[3]

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, March 26, at 11:00 AM CST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes.^[3] Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.402 and an average speed of 190.127 mph (305.980 km/h).^[4]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	28.402	190.127
2	60	Geoff Bodine	Joe Bessey Racing	Chevrolet	28.418	190.020
3	21	Elliott Sadler	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	28.637	188.567
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, March 26, at 1:05 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes.^[3] Geoff Bodine, driving for Joe Bessey Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.402 and an average speed of 190.127 mph (305.980 km/h).^[5]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	60	Geoff Bodine	Joe Bessey Racing	Chevrolet	28.406	190.101
2	1	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	28.486	189.567
3	94	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott Racing	Ford	28.523	189.321
Full second practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 27, at 9:00 AM CST. The session would last for one hour. Geoff Bodine, driving for Joe Bessey Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.347 and an average speed of 190.496 mph (306.574 km/h).^[3]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	60	Geoff Bodine	Joe Bessey Racing	Chevrolet	28.347	190.496
2	42	Joe Nemechek	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	28.686	188.245
3	91	Dick Trickle	LJ Racing	Chevrolet	28.805	187.467
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 26, at 3:30 PM CST. 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 27, at 10:45 AM CST. 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]

Kenny Irwin Jr., driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.398 and an average speed of 190.154 miles per hour (306.023 km/h).^[7]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Dick Trickle, Kyle Petty, Dave Marcis, and Stanton Barrett.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	28	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	28.398	190.154
2	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	28.443	189.853
3	1	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	28.520	189.341
4	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.553	189.122
5	22	Ward Burton	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac	28.573	188.990
6	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	28.578	188.957
7	33	Ken Schrader	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	28.605	188.778
8	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.617	188.699
9	94	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott Racing	Ford	28.634	188.587
10	25	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.649	188.488
11	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske-Kranefuss Racing	Ford	28.654	188.455
12	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	28.663	188.396
13	21	Elliott Sadler (R)	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	28.686	188.245
14	14	Randy LaJoie	No Fear Racing	Ford	28.697	188.173
15	43	John Andretti	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	28.731	187.950
16	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	28.778	187.643
17	11	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine Racing	Ford	28.784	187.604
18	98	Rick Mast	Burdette Motorsports	Ford	28.797	187.520
19	20	Tony Stewart (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	28.802	187.487
20	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	28.829	187.311
21	9	Jerry Nadeau	Melling Racing	Ford	28.855	187.143
22	36	Ernie Irvan	MB2 Motorsports	Pontiac	28.857	187.130
23	31	Mike Skinner	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.886	186.942
24	26	Johnny Benson Jr.	Roush Racing	Ford	28.904	186.825
25	75	Ted Musgrave	Butch Mock Motorsports	Ford	28.908	186.800
26	60	Geoff Bodine	Joe Bessey Racing	Chevrolet	28.504	189.447
27	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Penske-Kranefuss Racing	Ford	28.741	187.885
28	42	Joe Nemechek	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	28.741	187.885
29	7	Michael Waltrip	Mattei Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.831	187.298
30	45	Rich Bickle	Tyler Jet Motorsports	Pontiac	28.922	186.709
31	00	Buckshot Jones (R)	Buckshot Racing	Pontiac	28.923	186.703
32	66	Darrell Waltrip	Haas-Carter Motorsports	Ford	28.946	186.554
33	4	Bobby Hamilton	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.957	186.483
34	10	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	28.963	186.445
35	58	Ricky Craven	SBIII Motorsports	Ford	29.000	186.207
36	30	Derrike Cope	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	29.033	185.995
Provisionals
37	97	Chad Little	Roush Racing	Ford	-*	-*
38	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
39	40	Sterling Marlin	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	-*	-*
40	16	Kevin Lepage	Roush Racing	Ford	-*	-*
41	23	Jimmy Spencer	Haas-Carter Motorsports	Ford	-*	-*
42	55	Kenny Wallace	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	-*	-*
43	41	David Green	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	-*	-*
Failed to qualify
44	91	Dick Trickle	LJ Racing	Chevrolet	29.065	185.790
45	44	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	29.180	185.058
46	71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet	29.331	184.106
47	90	Stanton Barrett	Donlavey Racing	Ford	29.099	185.573
Official qualifying results

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Race results

Fin^[8]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	4	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	334	124	running	185	$376,840
2	12	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	334	39	running	175	$250,100
3	2	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	334	10	running	170	$181,650
4	11	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske-Kranefuss Racing	Ford	334	0	running	160	$151,675
5	27	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Penske-Kranefuss Racing	Ford	334	2	running	160	$119,925
6	19	20	Tony Stewart (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac	334	0	running	150	$107,315
7	20	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	334	0	running	146	$107,675
8	38	3	Dale Earnhardt	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	334	0	running	142	$97,775
9	39	40	Sterling Marlin	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	334	0	running	138	$95,150
10	13	21	Elliott Sadler (R)	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	334	2	running	139	$96,490
11	24	26	Johnny Benson Jr.	Roush Racing	Ford	334	0	running	130	$91,150
12	30	45	Rich Bickle	Tyler Jet Motorsports	Pontiac	333	0	running	127	$76,300
13	37	97	Chad Little	Roush Racing	Ford	333	0	running	124	$85,100
14	29	7	Michael Waltrip	Mattei Motorsports	Chevrolet	333	0	running	121	$83,400
15	1	28	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	333	32	running	123	$94,640
16	5	22	Ward Burton	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac	333	56	running	120	$90,800
17	7	33	Ken Schrader	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	333	4	running	117	$75,900
18	17	11	Brett Bodine	Brett Bodine Racing	Ford	333	1	running	114	$74,900
19	34	10	Ricky Rudd	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford	333	0	running	106	$73,400
20	16	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Motorsports	Ford	333	0	running	103	$68,065
21	9	94	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott Racing	Ford	333	0	running	100	$66,575
22	36	30	Derrike Cope	Bahari Racing	Pontiac	331	0	running	97	$58,075
23	10	25	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	331	0	running	94	$63,975
24	21	9	Jerry Nadeau	Melling Racing	Ford	331	0	running	91	$56,475
25	32	66	Darrell Waltrip	Haas-Carter Motorsports	Ford	330	0	running	88	$51,775
26	43	41	David Green	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	330	0	running	85	$54,075
27	35	58	Ricky Craven	SBIII Motorsports	Ford	330	1	running	87	$49,775
28	41	23	Jimmy Spencer	Haas-Carter Motorsports	Ford	329	0	crash	79	$58,775
29	33	4	Bobby Hamilton	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	324	0	running	76	$62,775
30	18	98	Rick Mast	Burdette Motorsports	Ford	307	0	running	73	$49,500
31	25	75	Ted Musgrave	Butch Mock Motorsports	Ford	306	0	running	70	$45,275
32	3	1	Steve Park	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	289	0	running	67	$50,975
33	28	42	Joe Nemechek	Team SABCO	Chevrolet	272	0	running	64	$49,975
34	6	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	253	63	running	66	$58,975
35	31	00	Buckshot Jones (R)	Buckshot Racing	Pontiac	252	0	vibration	58	$40,975
36	26	60	Geoff Bodine	Joe Bessey Racing	Chevrolet	244	0	running	55	$41,450
37	22	36	Ernie Irvan	MB2 Motorsports	Pontiac	241	0	engine	52	$45,950
38	15	43	John Andretti	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	202	0	handling	49	$44,950
39	42	55	Kenny Wallace	Andy Petree Racing	Chevrolet	174	0	overheating	46	$38,450
40	14	14	Randy LaJoie	No Fear Racing	Ford	152	0	engine	43	$37,950
41	40	16	Kevin Lepage	Roush Racing	Ford	132	0	crash	40	$44,850
42	23	31	Mike Skinner	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	123	0	crash	37	$45,000
43	8	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	68	0	crash	34	$60,000
Failed to qualify
44		91	Dick Trickle	LJ Racing	Chevrolet
45		44	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac
46		71	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet
47		90	Stanton Barrett	Donlavey Racing	Ford
Official race results

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The 1999 Pennsylvania 500 was the 19th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 25, 1999, in front of an audience of 95,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In the final stages of the race, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to dominate and pull out to a healthy lead to win his tenth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his third victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

The 1999 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 29th stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 10, 1999, but was delayed to Monday, October 11 due to inclement weather. The race was held in front of an audience of 125,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to close in and pass for the lead with eight to go to take his 49th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh and final victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Mike Skinner would finish second and third, respectively.

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.

The 1999 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k was the 32nd stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 7, 1999, before an audience of 78,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.

The 1998 Primestar 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 39th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, March 8, 1998, but was postponed to Monday, March 9 due to rain. The race was held in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. In the late stages of the race, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to pass for the lead with 47 to go and take his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Jeremy Mayfield would finish second and third, respectively.

References

↑ Poole, David (March 28, 1999). "T. Labonte earns Texas-sized victory". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
↑ Strubin, John (March 29, 1999). "Terry Labonte returns to Texas for victory". The Leaf-Chronicle. The New York Times. p. 19. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 3 4 5 "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Texas Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 30, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
↑ "Friday's first Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. March 26, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
↑ "Friday's second-session practice speeds". That's Racin'. March 26, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
↑ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 18, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
↑ Strubin, John (March 27, 1999). "Kenny Irwin tops 190 mph for Texas pole position". That's Racin'. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
↑ "1999 Primestar 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[1] Poole, David (March 28, 1999). "T. Labonte earns Texas-sized victory". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[2] Strubin, John (March 29, 1999). "Terry Labonte returns to Texas for victory". The Leaf-Chronicle. The New York Times. p. 19. Retrieved August 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Texas Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 30, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[4] "Friday's first Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. March 26, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[5] "Friday's second-session practice speeds". That's Racin'. March 26, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[6] "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 18, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2022.

[7] Strubin, John (March 27, 1999). "Kenny Irwin tops 190 mph for Texas pole position". That's Racin'. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[8] "1999 Primestar 500 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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