1999 Pennsylvania 500

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.[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 Pennsylvania 500
Race details
Race 19 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 Pennsylvania 500 program cover.
The 1999 Pennsylvania 500 program cover.
Date July 25, 1999
Official name 27th Annual Pennsylvania 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 116.982 miles per hour (188.264 km/h)
Attendance 95,000
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 52.801
Most laps led
Driver Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing
Laps 51
Winner
No. 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network TBS
Announcers Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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 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
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler 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 Pedigree
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
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford Turbine Solutions, Speedbet
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 Hills Bros. Coffee
91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's QPC Code Name Game
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 second practice session was held on Friday, July 23.[3] Sterling Marlin, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.445 and an average speed of 168.397 mph (271.009 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 53.445 168.397
2 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 53.516 168.174
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.562 168.030
Full second practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, July 23, at 10:35 AM EST. The session would last for three hours and 25 minutes.[3] Sterling Marlin, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.007 and an average speed of 169.788 mph (273.247 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 53.007 169.788
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 53.033 169.705
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.109 169.462
Full first practice results

Third practice

The third practice session was held on Saturday, July 24, at 9:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes. David Green, driving for Larry Hedrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.806 and an average speed of 167.267 mph (269.190 km/h).[3]

During the session, Wood Brothers Racing driver Elliott Sadler was involved in a wreck that resulted in an injured left foot. Despite fellow Morgan Shepherd being on standby for Sadler, Sadler would start the race.[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.806 167.267
2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 53.824 167.211
3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 53.862 167.093
Full second practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 24, after the preliminary 1999 Pepsi ARCA 200. The session would last for one hour.[3] Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.380 and an average speed of 165.502 mph (266.350 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 54.380 165.502
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 54.399 165.444
3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 54.434 165.337
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 23, at 3:00 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 Saturday, July 24, at 11:30 AM EST. 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.[8]

Mike Skinner, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 52.801 and an average speed of 170.451 miles per hour (274.314 km/h).[9]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope and Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.801 170.451
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 52.917 170.078
3 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 52.962 169.933
4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 52.995 169.827
5 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 53.008 169.786
6 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.089 169.527
7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.092 169.517
8 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 53.112 169.453
9 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 53.115 169.444
10 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 53.129 169.399
11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.222 169.103
12 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 53.231 169.074
13 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 53.236 169.059
14 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.283 168.909
15 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 53.296 168.868
16 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 53.320 168.792
17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 53.321 168.789
18 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 53.330 168.761
19 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 53.376 168.615
20 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 53.389 168.574
21 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 53.447 168.391
22 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 53.447 168.391
23 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 53.472 168.312
24 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 53.625 167.832
25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 53.636 167.798
26 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 53.650 167.754
27 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 53.663 167.713
28 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 53.687 167.638
29 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford 53.707 167.576
30 90 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 53.721 167.532
31 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 53.728 167.510
32 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 53.732 167.498
33 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 53.736 167.485
34 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 53.740 167.473
35 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 53.749 167.445
36 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.778 167.355
Provisionals
37 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford -* -*
38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford -* -*
39 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac -* -*
40 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford -* -*
41 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford -* -*
42 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 53.925 166.898
45 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet 53.951 166.818
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

*Time not available.

Race results

Fin[10] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 200 38 running 180 $139,385
2 15 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 41 running 175 $95,695
3 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 3 running 170 $82,320
4 12 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 160 $70,970
5 6 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 155 $59,855
6 14 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 150 $56,115
7 13 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 200 0 running 146 $45,815
8 32 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 6 running 147 $46,765
9 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 4 running 143 $48,765
10 1 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 51 running 144 $70,330
11 24 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 200 0 running 130 $47,215
12 16 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 127 $46,665
13 42 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 200 5 running 129 $38,365
14 34 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 121 $41,265
15 29 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 118 $32,680
16 39 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 200 0 running 115 $32,940
17 27 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 112 $44,340
18 17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 199 0 running 109 $44,840
19 22 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 199 5 running 111 $32,190
20 21 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 103 $42,030
21 40 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 100 $39,440
22 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 199 0 running 97 $38,240
23 33 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 199 1 running 99 $30,915
24 31 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 199 3 running 96 $38,090
25 43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 88 $30,365
26 26 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 199 0 running 85 $37,915
27 35 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 199 0 running 82 $36,565
28 9 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 198 5 running 84 $33,915
29 10 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 198 0 running 76 $33,740
30 25 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 197 1 running 78 $27,415
31 30 90 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 195 0 engine 70 $26,940
32 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 186 22 suspension 72 $49,990
33 23 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 183 0 running 64 $26,390
34 3 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 183 0 running 61 $32,865
35 20 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 177 0 running 58 $40,265
36 18 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 175 1 transmission 60 $41,740
37 28 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 171 0 crash 52 $29,250
38 41 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 167 0 crash 49 $25,500
39 37 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 158 0 crash 46 $31,950
40 8 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 155 14 running 48 $35,500
41 36 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 engine 40 $24,850
42 5 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 45 0 crash 37 $39,800
43 19 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 14 0 crash 34 $31,950
Failed to qualify
44 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac
45 91 Morgan Shepherd LJ Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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