1999 UAW-GM Quality 500

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1999 UAW-GM Quality 500
Race details
Race 29 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 1999 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass.
DateOctober 11, 1999
Official name 40th Annual UAW-GM Quality 500
Location Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's 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 160.306 miles per hour (257.987 km/h)
Attendance 125,000
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.082
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 136
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

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. [1] 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. [2] [3] To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Mike Skinner would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway diagram.svg
The layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
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 Rice Krispies Treats
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips, Klaussner Furniture
9 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford Dinner and a Movie
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 Buckshot Jones Irvan-Simo Racing Ford Federated Auto Parts
15 Derrike Cope Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford Ford Taurus 2K
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide, Jaleel White
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot, Habitat for Humanity
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, 1999 World Series
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Frosted Cheerios
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac Bryan Foods
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 Countdown
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Dick Trickle 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 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 10-10-345
50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford Federated Auto Parts
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
80 Gary Bradberry Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Reverse Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee, Nesquik
91 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet Larry's Homes
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
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Wednesday, October 6, at 2:00 PM EST. The session would last for three hours. [4] Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.242 and an average speed of 184.665 mph (297.190 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.242184.665
26 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.326184.136
312 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 29.338184.061
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Thursday, October 7, at 9:00 AM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Johnny Benson Jr., driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.711 and an average speed of 181.750 mph (292.498 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
126 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 29.711181.750
242 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.776181.354
36 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.781181.323
Full second practice results

Third practice

The third practice session was held on Thursday, October 7, at 12:35 PM EST. The session would last for 40 minutes. [4] Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.847 and an average speed of 180.922 mph (291.166 km/h). [6]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
16 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.847180.922
218 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.927180.439
32 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 30.127179.241
Full third practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 9, after the preliminary 1999 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300. The session would last for one hour. [4] Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.321 and an average speed of 178.094 mph (286.615 km/h). [7]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 30.321178.094
299 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 30.323178.082
312 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 30.327178.059
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wedesnday, October 6, at 7:00 PM EST. 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 Thursday, October 7, at 10:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. [4] 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. [8]

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.082 and an average speed of 185.682 miles per hour (298.826 km/h). [9]

Seven drivers would fail to qualify: Darrell Waltrip, Buckshot Jones, Dave Marcis, Ed Berrier, Gary Bradberry, Hut Stricklin, and Andy Hillenburg.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.082185.682
22 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 29.184185.033
343 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29.230184.742
46 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.243184.660
520 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.377183.817
622 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29.389183.742
723 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 29.391183.730
898 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29.398183.686
988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.399183.680
1036 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 29.433183.468
1155 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.435183.455
1231 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.438183.436
135 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.439183.430
141 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 29.444183.399
154 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29.460183.299
1675 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 29.467183.256
173 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.512182.976
1816 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 29.524182.902
1960 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 29.540182.803
2012 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 29.555182.710
2110 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 29.582182.543
2224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.588182.506
237 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 29.593182.476
2415 Derrike Cope Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford 29.597182.451
2530 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac 29.611182.365
2642 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.568182.630
2717 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 29.632182.235
2850 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 29.641182.180
2994 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 29.649182.131
3011 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 29.655182.094
3140 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.674181.977
3245 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 29.681181.935
3397 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 29.683181.922
3428 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.684181.916
3533 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.718181.708
3641 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.756181.476
Provisionals
3799 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford -*-*
3825 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet -*-*
3926 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford -*-*
4021 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford -*-*
4144 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac -*-*
429 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford -*-*
4377 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford -*-*
Failed to qualify
4466 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 29.848180.917
4514 Buckshot Jones Irvan-Simo Racing Ford 29.996180.024
4671 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.012179.928
4790 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford 30.048179.712
4880 Gary Bradberry Hover Motorsports Ford 30.080179.521
4958 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford 30.248178.524
5091 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet 31.774169.950
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Fin [10] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
12224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33416running180$140,350
2118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 334136running180$157,250
31231 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 33465running170$87,800
446 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 33459running165$85,750
5622 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 3343running160$73,075
62012 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 3340running150$57,000
7988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 33433running151$65,475
822 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 33318running147$60,250
91816 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 3330running138$46,950
10141 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 3330running134$46,750
112994 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 3320running130$46,490
12173 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3320running127$44,450
132642 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 3320running124$42,700
14237 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 3320running121$39,100
153428 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 3322running123$43,240
163926 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 3320running115$39,350
17343 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 3320running112$42,600
183397 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 3310running109$33,300
19520 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 3310running106$39,315
201960 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 3310running103$27,065
21135 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3310running100$37,510
22154 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3301running102$36,270
233533 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 3300running94$32,270
244377 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 3300running91$24,120
25898 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 3300running88$24,670
264021 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3290running85$31,270
273011 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 3290running82$30,470
28723 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 3290running79$30,870
293140 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 3290running76$30,170
301155 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 3290running73$22,795
311675 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 3290running70$19,970
324144 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 3290running67$19,870
333825 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3290running64$26,815
341036 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 3280running61$27,070
352415 Derrike Cope Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford 3280running58$19,740
362530 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac 3270running55$19,720
373799 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 3060crash52$36,305
382110 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 2780running49$26,695
39429 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford 2631alternator51$20,385
402717 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 2310crash43$19,680
413641 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2290oil leak40$19,675
423245 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 1620engine37$19,670
432850 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 1430handling34$19,869
Failed to qualify
4466 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford
4514 Buckshot Jones Irvan-Simo Racing Ford
4671 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
4790 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford
4880 Gary Bradberry Hover Motorsports Ford
4958 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford
5091 Andy Hillenburg LJ Racing Chevrolet
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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 Virginia 500</span> Ninth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 2003 Virginia 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 54th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 13, 2003, before an audience of 86,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to pass Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte to capture his 62nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Labonte and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. would finish second and third, respectively.

The 1999 edition of The Winston was the second exhibition stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 22, 1999, before an audience of 120,000 in Concord, North Carolina at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a late-race gamble on a pitstop, taking four tires. With five laps to go, he would charge to the front and defend the field, securing his second straight and consecutive The Winston victory. To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

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