1999 Pennzoil 400

The 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart was an inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 14, 1999 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.[5] Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the first at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his teammate Bobby Labonte finished second and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was third.[2]

1999 Pennzoil 400
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 33 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway
Layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date November 14, 1999 (1999-November-14)
Location Homestead Miami Speedway (Homestead, Florida)
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.52 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 74.2 °F (23.4 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h)[4]
Average speed 140.335 miles per hour (225.847 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Tyler Jet Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 174
Winner
No. 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Joe Gibbs, & Mike Wallace

David Green would earn his only pole position during qualifying.[6] He led the first seven laps until John Andretti passed him on lap eight. Labonte took the lead on lap 27,[2] holding the place for a total of 174 laps, more than any other driver.[3] On the 228th lap, Stewart overtook Labonte for the first position, and later went on to win the event,[2] his third career triumph in the Cup Series.[7] Drivers' Championship leader Dale Jarrett had a lead of 231 points entering the race,[8] and his fifth place finish was enough to clinch the championship, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title, leading by 211 points at the checkered flag.[2] There was a single caution and a total of nineteen lead changes amongst ten different drivers during the course of the race.[3]

This was the last race without Dale Earnhardt Jr. until the 2012 Bank of America 500.

Race results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 20Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac267
2 18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac267
3 99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord267
4 6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord267
5 88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord267
6 31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet267
7 44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac267
8 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet266, 1 lap down
9 25Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet266, 1 lap down
10 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet266, 1 lap down
11 60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey MotorsportsChevrolet266, 1 lap down
12 2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord266, 1 lap down
13 12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord266, 1 lap down
14 22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac266, 1 lap down
15 55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet266, 1 lap down
16 43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac266, 1 lap down
17 40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet266, 1 lap down
18 21Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord265, 2 laps down
19 1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet265, 2 laps down
20 23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord265, 2 laps down
21 42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet265, 2 laps down
22 45David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac265, 2 laps down
23 93Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingPontiac265, 2 laps down
24 94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord265, 2 laps down
25 4Bobby HamiltonMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet264, 3 laps down
26 16Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord264, 3 laps down
27 30Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac264, 3 laps down
28 98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord264, 3 laps down
29 33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet263, 4 laps down
30 9Stacy ComptonMelling RacingFord263, 4 laps down
31 5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet263, 4 laps down
32 50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet263, 4 laps down
33 28Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord262, 5 laps down
34 14Boris SaidIrvan-Simo RacingFord262, 5 laps down
35 26Johnny BensonRoush RacingFord262, 5 laps down
36 7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet262, 5 laps down
37 77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord261, 6 laps down
38 36Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac260, 7 laps down
39 97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord245, out (engine)
40 11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord238, 29 laps down
41 10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord184, out (engine)
42 75Ted MusgraveGalaxy MotorsportsFord182, out (ignition)
43 66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord85, out (handling)

Failed to Qualify

References
  1. "The Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. "Turning Back the Clock – 1999 Pennzoil 400". Frontstretch. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-01-27. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  3. "1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  4. Weather information at The Old Farmers Almanac
  5. Mauk, Eric (October 18, 1999). "Kmart To Sponsor Season's Final Cup Race". Racer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  6. David Green's pole position information at Race Database
  7. Kelly, Goodwin (November 15, 1999). "Jarrett clinches championship as rookie Stewart wins again". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  8. Brioso, Cesar (November 13, 1999). "Day of firsts: Homestead's Winston Cup race could end with Jarrett's first title". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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