1999 DieHard 500

The 1999 DieHard 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 25, 1999, before an audience of 100,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to hold off the field on the final restart with 15 to go to win his 72nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

1999 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 9 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 DieHard 500 program cover.
The 1999 DieHard 500 program cover.
Date April 25, 1999
Official name 30th Annual DieHard 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 163.395 miles per hour (262.959 km/h)
Attendance 100,000
Pole position
Driver Andy Petree Racing
Time 48.421
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Laps 70
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

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 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 TV Guide
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
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
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 Dan Pardus 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
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree
75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Polaris ATVs Camo
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
84 Ken Bouchard PBH Motorsports Chevrolet Island Oasis
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Loy Allen Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford Suburban Lodge
91 Dick Trickle 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 Burdette Motorsports Ford Rheem
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, April 23, at 11:00 AM CST. The session would last for two hours and 55 minutes.[3] Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.664 and an average speed of 196.777 mph (316.682 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 48.664 196.777
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 48.688 196.680
3 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 48.772 196.342
Full first practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, April 24, at 1:00 {M CST. The session would last for one hour.[3] Steve Park, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.655 and an average speed of 196.814 mph (316.741 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 48.655 196.814
2 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 48.906 195.804
3 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 48.997 195.440
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 23, at 3:00 PM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. 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, April 24, at 10:45 AM CST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[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]

Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 48.421 and an average speed of 197.765 miles per hour (318.272 km/h).[7]

Five drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Ken Bouchard, Dan Pardus, Dick Trickle, and Loy Allen Jr.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 48.421 197.765
2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 48.489 197.488
3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 48.547 197.252
4 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 48.563 197.187
5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 48.704 196.616
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 48.712 196.584
7 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 48.767 196.362
8 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 48.771 196.346
9 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 48.841 196.065
10 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 48.860 195.989
11 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.866 195.964
12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.873 195.936
13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48.887 195.880
14 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 48.940 195.668
15 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 48.966 195.564
16 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 48.986 195.484
17 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48.989 195.472
18 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 49.012 195.381
19 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 49.033 195.297
20 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 49.034 195.293
21 98 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford 49.037 195.281
22 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.041 195.265
23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 49.048 195.237
24 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 49.059 195.194
25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 49.137 194.884
26 00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac 49.021 195.345
27 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.150 194.832
28 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 49.232 194.508
29 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 49.256 194.413
30 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 49.273 194.346
31 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 49.328 194.129
32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 49.356 194.019
33 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 49.386 193.901
34 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.403 193.834
35 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 49.440 193.689
36 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 49.495 193.474
Provisionals
37 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford -* -*
38 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -* -*
39 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
40 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac -* -*
41 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
42 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
43 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 49.497 193.466
45 84 Ken Bouchard PBH Motorsports Chevrolet 49.566 193.197
46 50 Dan Pardus Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 49.798 192.297
47 91 Dick Trickle LJ Racing Chevrolet 50.051 191.325
48 90 Loy Allen Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford 50.951 187.945
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

*Time not available.

Race results

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 17 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 70 running 185 $147,795
2 23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 21 running 175 $104,955
3 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 1 running 170 $91,230
4 2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 188 17 running 165 $84,380
5 8 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 188 10 running 160 $59,855
6 1 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 188 3 running 155 $74,055
7 15 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 146 $51,130
8 20 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 188 0 running 142 $49,805
9 24 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 188 22 running 143 $55,555
10 18 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 188 1 running 139 $54,195
11 3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 130 $64,850
12 16 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 188 0 running 127 $48,420
13 40 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 188 0 running 124 $43,140
14 42 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 188 0 running 121 $35,360
15 31 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 188 4 running 123 $50,230
16 33 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 188 0 running 115 $47,930
17 29 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 188 0 running 112 $33,675
18 10 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 188 25 running 114 $45,435
19 7 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 188 0 running 106 $44,045
20 11 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 5 running 108 $46,075
21 26 00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac 188 0 running 100 $33,345
22 36 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 188 1 running 102 $36,150
23 32 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 187 0 running 94 $32,015
24 21 98 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 91 $35,410
25 14 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 187 0 running 88 $42,405
26 38 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 187 2 running 90 $31,400
27 43 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 82 $31,245
28 39 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 187 0 running 79 $34,890
29 41 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 186 0 running 76 $41,735
30 28 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 184 0 running 73 $41,505
31 35 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 176 0 handling 70 $45,625
32 25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 175 0 running 67 $40,570
33 34 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 169 0 running 64 $33,340
34 4 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 168 1 handling 66 $40,310
35 22 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 164 0 running 58 $39,580
36 12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 157 5 running 60 $36,950
37 30 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 154 0 running 52 $36,790
38 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 112 0 handling 49 $55,250
39 27 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 0 handling 46 $44,250
40 19 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 53 0 too slow 43 $36,050
41 5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 50 0 crash 40 $44,925
42 9 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 48 0 crash 37 $35,650
43 37 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 48 0 crash 34 $35,656
Failed to qualify
44 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac
45 84 Ken Bouchard PBH Motorsports Chevrolet
46 50 Dan Pardus Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
47 91 Dick Trickle LJ Racing Chevrolet
48 90 Loy Allen Jr. Donlavey Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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