1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

American motorsport season November 2025 April 2024 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1999 Champions | Seasons thumb|Dale Jarrett, the 1999 Cup Series champion thumb|Bobby Labonte finished second in the championship standings. thumb|Mark Martin finished third in the championship standings. thumb|Tony Stewart, (pictured in 2007) won rookie of the year. The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 51st season of professional Stock car racing in the United States, the 28th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 1990s and the 20th century. The season began on Sunday, February 7, and ended on Sunday, November 21. Dale Jarrett, representing Robert Yates Racing, was crowned the champion, while the NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship was won by the Ford drivers with 13 wins and 231 points over second-place Chevrolet who had 12 wins and 210 points and third place Pontiac who had 9 wins and 205 points.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/1999/data/standings_manufacturer.html Standings: 1999 Manufacturer Standings NASCAR; Turner Sports and Entertainment Digital Network 2009-09-23 2009-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090811061827/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/1999/data/standings_manufacturer.html live In December 1999, NASCAR announced that starting in February 2001, the Winston Cup Series and Busch Grand National Series would be broadcast live on FOX/FX and NBC/TBS (later TNT). Teams and drivers Complete schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberRace driverCrew chief ChevroletAndy Petree Racing33 Ken Schrader Sammy Johns55 Kenny Wallace Jimmy ElledgeDale Earnhardt, Inc.1 Steve Park Phillipe Lopez 10 1–10Steve Hmiel 1 11Paul Andrews 23 12–34Hendrick Motorsports5 Terry Labonte Andy Graves24 Jeff Gordon Ray Evernham 27 1–27Brian Whitesell 7 28–3425 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Tony FurrJoe Bessey Motorsports60 Geoff Bodine Jim LongLarry Hedrick Motorsports41 David Green 25 1–25 Tim Brewer 1 1Mike Hill 2 2–3Donnie Disharoon 31 4–34 Dick Trickle 4 26–29 Derrike Cope 4 30–33 Gary Bradberry 1 34Marcis Auto Racing71 Dave Marcis 33 1–15, 17–34 Bob Marcis R. K. Smith 1 16Mattei Motorsports7 Michael Waltrip Bobby KennedyMorgan-McClure Motorsports4 Bobby Hamilton Charlie Pressley 1 1Gary DeHart 33 2–34Richard Childress Racing3 Dale Earnhardt Kevin Hamlin31 Mike Skinner Larry McReynoldsTeam SABCO40 Sterling Marlin Corrie Stott 11 1–11Tony Glover 1 12Scott Eggleston 22 13–3442 Joe Nemechek Scott Eggleston 12 1–12Tony Glover 22 13–34 FordElliott-Marino RacingBill Elliott Racing94 Bill Elliott Joe Garone 6 1–6Jerry Pitts 4 7–10Wayne Orme 23 11–33Ernie Elliott 1 34Brett Bodine Racing11 Brett Bodine Gere Kennon 20 1–20Rick Gay 14 21–34Butch Mock MotorsportsGalaxy Motorsports75 Ted Musgrave 33 1–33 Jon Wolfe 20 1–20Greg Ely 14 21–34 Hut Stricklin 1 34Yarborough Burdette Motorsports98 Rick Mast Michael McSwain 10 1–10Jerry Pitts 3 11–13Mark Tutor 15 14–28Dan Glauz 6 29–34Haas-Carter Motorsports23 Jimmy Spencer Donnie Wingo66 Darrell Waltrip Donnie Disharoon 3 1–3Joe Snyder 1 4Travis Carter 5 5, 30–34Mark Tutor 6 6–11Phillippe Lopez 18 12–29Jasper Motorsports77 Robert Pressley Newt Moore 11 1–11Charley Pressley 23 12–13Melling Racing9 Jerry Nadeau 22 1–22 Jeff Buice 13 1–13Newt Moore 17 14–30Kevin Cram 4 31–34 Steve Grissom 3 23–25 Rich Bickle 5 26–30 Stacy Compton 4 31–34Penske-Kranefuss Racing2 Rusty Wallace Robin Pemberton12 Jeremy Mayfield Paul Andrews 11 1–11Peter Sospenzo 23 12–34Robert Yates Racing28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Doug Richert 30 1–30Ray Fox 4 31–3488 Dale Jarrett Todd ParrottRoush Racing6 Mark Martin Jimmy Fennig16 Kevin Lepage James Ince 7 1–7Tommy Morgan 1 8Skip Eyler 11 24–34Pat Tryson 30 1–3026 Johnny Benson Bobby Leslie 10 1–10Pat Tryson 13 11–23Tommy Morgan 11 24–2497 Chad Little Jeff Hammond99 Jeff Burton Frank StoddardRudd Performance Motorsports10 Ricky Rudd Bill Ingle 4 1–4Dan Stillman 6 5–10Michael McSwain 24 11–34Wood Brothers Racing21 Elliott Sadler (R) Mike Beam PontiacBahari RacingEel River Racing30 Derrike Cope 22 1–22 Dan Glauz 19 1–19Barry Dodson 15 20–34 Todd Bodine 9 23–27, 29, 32–34 Mike Bliss 2 28, 31 Buckshot Jones (R) 1 30Bill Davis Racing22 Ward Burton Tommy Baldwin Jr.Joe Gibbs Racing18 Bobby Labonte Jimmy Makar20 Tony Stewart (R) Greg ZipadelliMB2 Motorsports36 Ernie Irvan 21 1–21 Ryan Pemberton Dick Trickle 1 22 Jerry Nadeau 12 23–34Petty Enterprises43 John Andretti Robbie Loomis44 Kyle Petty Doug HewittTyler Jet Motorsports45 Rich Bickle 24 1–24 Phil Hammer 7 1–7Bill Ingle 3 8–10James Ince 24 11–34 Jack Sprague 1 25 David Green 9 26–34 Limited schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberRace driverCrew chiefRound(s) ChevroletBarkdoll Racing 73 Ken Bouchard 1 1Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tony Eury Sr. 5 12, 18, 22, 25, 34Highland Timber Racing 08 Harris DeVane 1 4Fast Track Racing 48 Glen Morgan 1 1AC Motorsports89 Austin Cameron 2 3, 16Gerhart Racing Bobby Gerhart 1 30LJ Racing 91 Steve Grissom Skip Eyler 8 1–8Joe Falk 1 9Nicholas Short 17 11–13, 15, 17–21, 23, 25–31 4 1–4 Dick Trickle 12 5–9, 11–13, 15, 18, 20, 23 Hut Stricklin 1 17 Morgan Shepherd 1 19 Jack Baldwin 1 21 Tom Baldwin 1 25 Derrike Cope 2 26–27 Tim Fedewa 1 28 Andy Hillenburg 2 29–30 Rich Bickle 1 31Marcis Auto Racing 72 Jim Sauter 1 1Ted Christopher Racing 13 Ted Christopher Kevin Cram 1 21Metcalf Motorsports 70 John Metcalf 1 16Midwest Transit Racing 50 Dan Pardus (R) John McQueen 3 1–3Jay Born 2 9, 12John Monsam13 17–18, 20, 22–23, 26–29, 31–34 3 1, 9, 12 Billy Standridge 1 2 Ron Hornaday Jr. 1 3 Ricky Craven 13 17–18, 20, 22–23, 26–29, 31–34NEMCO Motorsports 87 Ron Fellows Brian Pattie 1 21Petty-Huggins Racing 84 Stanton Barrett (R) 1 1 Ken Bouchard 3 6, 9, 17Team SABCO 01 Jeff Green Bob Temple 2 12, 15 Steve Grissom 2 20, 30 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2 25, 28T.R.I.X. Racing 79 Norm Benning Ted Walters 1 1Andy Belmont 1 27 Ford1 26Elliott-Marino Racing 13 Dick Trickle Wayne Orme 1 1Bud Moore EngineeringFenley-Moore Motorsports 15 Jeff Green 1 1 Derrike Cope 2 29, 34 62 Lance Hooper 1 20CSG Racing 59 Mark Gibson Tony Gibson 1 1Zali Racing 92 Morgan Shepherd Brian Bass 1 3 Donlavey Racing 90 Mike Wallace Greg Connor 19 1–15, 17, 19–20, 22Junie Donlavey 7 24–25, 29–31, 33–34 1 1 Mike Harmon (R) 0 Released just before the Daytona 500 and never drove or attempted any of the races in 1999. Morgan Shepherd 3 2, 4, 8 Stanton Barrett (R) 9 3, 6–7, 17, 19–20, 22, 24–25 Ed Berrier 7 5, 27, 29–31, 33–34 Loy Allen Jr. 1 9 Hut Stricklin 6 10–15Hover Motorsports 80 Andy Hillenburg 1 1 Gary Bradberry 2 20, 29Irvan-Simo Racing 14 Randy LaJoie Jerry Baxter 3 6, 12, 26 Boris Said 5 10, 16, 20–21, 33 Buckshot Jones (R) 1 29Jenn West Motorsports 38 Butch Gilliland 3 3, 10, 16Mansion Motorsports 85 Carl Long 2 7, 12Meacham Racing 04 Andy Belmont 1 33Phoenix Air Racing 61 David Murry Bob Bissinger 2 16, 21 Bob Strait Donnie Straight 2 20, 33Pinnacle Motorsports 81 Morgan Shepherd 1 1Roehrig Motorsports 19 Tom Hubert Mike Bodick 1 3Ron Burns Racing 68 Ron Burns 1 3Roush Racing 17 Matt Kenseth Robbie Reiser 5 22, 24, 27, 29, 31SBIII Motorsports 58 Ricky Craven Mike Hillman 25 1–25Jerry Pitts 6 26–31 13 1–13 Loy Allen Jr. 3 14–15, 17 Sean Woodside 1 16 Hut Stricklin 14 18–31Standridge Motorsports 47 Billy Standridge Dave Smith 1 1Triad Motorsports 78 Gary Bradberry Hut Stricklin 1 1Ultra Motorsports 32 Mike Wallace Tim Brewer 3 20, 25, 32 PontiacBill Davis Racing 93 Dave Blaney Gil Martin 5 14, 18, 20, 33, 34Buckshot Racing 00 Buckshot Jones (R) Tony Barclay 17 1–14, 17, 20, 34Shepherd Racing 05 Morgan Shepherd 4 12, 20, 28, 34Golden Gate Racing Team 96 Steve Portenga 1 16Joyner-Kersee Racing 19 Tom Hubert Mike Bodick 2 16, 22 Paul Gentilozzi 1 21Midgley Motorsports 09 Mike Borkowski 1 16 Mike Harmon was released just before the Daytona 500 and never drove or attempted any of the races in 1999. Schedule No. Race title Track DateBud Shootout QualifierDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 7Bud ShootoutGatorade 125sFebruary 111Daytona 500February 142Dura Lube/Big K 400North Carolina Speedway, RockinghamFebruary 213Las Vegas 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las VegasMarch 74Cracker Barrel 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonMarch 145TranSouth Financial 400Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonMarch 216Primestar 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthMarch 287Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolApril 118Goody's Body Pain 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayApril 189DieHard 500Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaApril 2510California 500 presented by NAPACalifornia Speedway, FontanaMay 211Pontiac Excitement 400Richmond International Raceway, RichmondMay 15No Bull 25 ShootoutLowe's Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 22Winston OpenThe Winston12Coca-Cola 600May 3013MBNA Platinum 400Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverJune 614Kmart 400Michigan Speedway, BrooklynJune 1315Pocono 500Pocono Raceway, Long PondJune 2016Save Mart/Kragen 350Sears Point Raceway, SonomaJune 2717Pepsi 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 318Jiffy Lube 300New Hampshire International Speedway, LoudonJuly 1119Pennsylvania 500Pocono Raceway, Long PondJuly 2520Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor Speedway, SpeedwayAugust 721Frontier at The GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins GlenAugust 1522Pepsi 400 presented by MeijerMichigan Speedway, BrooklynAugust 2223Goody's Headache Powder 500Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolAugust 2824The 50th Pepsi Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonSeptember 525Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400Richmond International Raceway, RichmondSeptember 1126Dura Lube/Kmart 300New Hampshire International Speedway, LoudonSeptember 1927MBNA Gold 400Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverSeptember 2628NAPA Autocare 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayOctober 329UAW-GM Quality 500Lowe's Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 1130Winston 500Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaOctober 1731Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400North Carolina Speedway, RockinghamOctober 2432Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500Phoenix International Raceway, PhoenixNovember 733Pennzoil 400 presented by KmartHomestead-Miami Speedway, HomesteadNovember 1434NAPA 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonNovember 21 Races No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driverManufacturer Winning manufacturerBud Shootout QualifierGeoff BodineMike SkinnerMike SkinnerChevroletBud ShootoutRusty WallaceMark MartinMark MartinFordGatorade 125 No. 1Jeff GordonJeff GordonBobby LabontePontiacGatorade 125 No. 2Tony StewartDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChevrolet1Daytona 500Jeff GordonRusty WallaceJeff GordonChevrolet2Dura Lube/Big K 400Ricky RuddJeff BurtonMark MartinFord3Las Vegas 400Bobby LabonteJeff BurtonJeff BurtonFord4Cracker Barrel 500Bobby LabonteJeff GordonJeff GordonChevrolet5TranSouth Financial 400Jeff GordonJeff BurtonJeff BurtonFord6Primestar 500Kenny Irwin Jr.Terry LabonteTerry LabonteChevrolet7Food City 500Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceRusty WallaceFord8Goody's Body Pain 500Tony StewartRusty WallaceJohn AndrettiPontiac9DieHard 500Ken SchraderDale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChevrolet10California 500 pres. by NAPAJeff BurtonJeff GordonJeff GordonChevrolet11Pontiac Excitement 400Jeff GordonJeff BurtonDale JarrettFordNo Bull 25 Race 1Steve ParkMike SkinnerMike SkinnerChevroletNo Bull 25 Race 2Tony StewartTony StewartTony StewartPontiacWinston OpenMike SkinnerTony StewartTony StewartPontiacThe WinstonBobby LabonteJeff GordonTerry LabonteChevrolet12Coca-Cola 600Bobby LabonteJeff BurtonJeff BurtonFord13MBNA Platinum 400Bobby LabonteTony StewartBobby LabontePontiac14Kmart 400 pres. by Castrol Super CleanJeff GordonDale JarrettDale JarrettFord15Pocono 500Sterling MarlinDale JarrettBobby LabontePontiac16Save Mart/Kragen 350Jeff GordonJeff GordonJeff GordonChevrolet17Pepsi 400Joe NemechekRusty WallaceDale JarrettFord18Jiffy Lube 300Jeff GordonTony StewartJeff BurtonFord19Pennsylvania 500Mike SkinnerMike SkinnerBobby LabontePontiac20Brickyard 400Jeff GordonDale JarrettDale JarrettFord21Frontier at the GlenRusty WallaceJeff GordonJeff GordonChevrolet22Pepsi 400 pres. by MeijerWard BurtonJeff GordonBobby LabontePontiac23Goody's Headache Powder 500Tony StewartTony StewartDale EarnhardtChevrolet24The 50th Pepsi Southern 500Kenny Irwin Jr.Jeff BurtonJeff BurtonFord25Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400Mike SkinnerTony StewartTony StewartPontiac26Dura Lube/Kmart 300Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceJoe NemechekChevrolet27MBNA Gold 400Rusty WallaceMark MartinMark MartinFord28NAPA Autocare 500Joe NemechekMike SkinnerJeff GordonChevrolet29UAW-GM Quality 500Bobby LabonteBobby LabonteJeff GordonChevrolet30Winston 500Joe NemechekJeff GordonDale EarnhardtChevrolet31Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400Mark MartinDale JarrettJeff BurtonFord32Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500John AndrettiTony StewartTony StewartPontiac33Pennzoil 400 pres. by KmartDavid GreenBobby LabonteTony StewartPontiac34NAPA 500Kevin LepageBobby LabonteBobby LabontePontiac Bud Shootout The Bud Shootout, an exhibition race for drivers who had won a pole position in the previous season or had won the event before, was held on February 7 at Daytona International Speedway. The starting grid was decided by random draw. Rusty Wallace drew the pole. Top ten results #6 - Mark Martin #33 - Ken Schrader #18 - Bobby Labonte #31 - Mike Skinner #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #22 - Ward Burton #2 - Rusty Wallace #88 - Dale Jarrett #98 - Rick Mast #28 - Kenny Irwin Jr. Gatorade Twin 125s The Gatorade Twin 125s, a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500, were held February 11 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart won the pole positions for the races, respectively. Race one: top ten results #18 - Bobby Labonte #24 - Jeff Gordon #99 - Jeff Burton #33 - Ken Schrader #6 - Mark Martin #26 - Jimmy Spencer #7 - Michael Waltrip #77 - Robert Pressley #40 - Sterling Marlin #5 - Terry Labonte Race two: top ten results #3 - Dale Earnhardt* #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #88 - Dale Jarrett #2 - Rusty Wallace #31 - Mike Skinner #20 - Tony Stewart #16 - Kevin Lepage #4 - Bobby Hamilton #22 - Ward Burton #30 - Derrike Cope This was Dale Earnhardt's 10th consecutive Daytona Duel victory, and 12th overall. With his 10th straight victory, Earnhardt won every Gatorade 125 event of the 1990s (1990–1999), becoming the only driver in NASCAR history to win an event for an entire decade. This would also be Earnhardt's 28th and final career NASCAR victory at Daytona. Along with his 12 Duel wins, he has 7 wins in the season opener for the Busch Series, 6 wins in the Busch Clash, 2 wins in the Pepsi 400, and a win in the 1998 Daytona 500. Daytona 500 1999 Daytona 500 The 1999 Daytona 500 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. In winning the race as well, he became the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987. This race is known for Gordon's daring three-wide pass on Rusty Wallace and Mike Skinner. Gordon passed Wallace after ducking to the apron, nearly plowing into the damaged car of Ricky Rudd. Skinner jumped to the outside and they raced three-wide for three laps until Dale Earnhardt gave Gordon the needed push. The race was also known for a determined Dale Earnhardt repeatedly trying to pass Jeff Gordon for the lead on the final lap, but Gordon beat Earnhardt to the finish. The race was also marked by a large crash on lap 135 in turn 3 that collected 13 cars and saw Dale Jarrett flip over twice. Top-ten results: #24 - Jeff Gordon* #3 - Dale Earnhardt #28 - Kenny Irwin Jr. #31 - Mike Skinner #7 - Michael Waltrip #33 - Ken Schrader #44 - Kyle Petty #2 - Rusty Wallace #97 - Chad Little #98 - Rick Mast Failed to qualify: #50 - Dan Pardus, #59 - Mark Gibson, #72 - Jim Sauter, #48 - Glen Morgan, #81 - Morgan Shepherd, #78 - Gary Bradberry, #73 - Ken Bouchard, #15 - Jeff Green, #80 - Andy Hillenburg, #84 - Stanton Barrett, #47 - Billy Standridge, #41 - David Green, #00 - Buckshot Jones, #91 - Steve Grissom, #13 - Dick Trickle, #79 - Norm Benning. In winning the race, Gordon became the first driver since Bill Elliott in 1987 to win the Daytona 500 from the pole. This would be the 3rd and final time in his career that Jeff Gordon would win 3 straight NASCAR races (last 2 races of 1998 and 1st race of 1999). This was the first Winston No Bull 5 race of the season. Jeff Gordon won the million-dollar bonus. Dura Lube/Big K 400 The Dura Lube/Big K 400 was held February 21 at North Carolina Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Top ten results #6 - Mark Martin #88 - Dale Jarrett #18 - Bobby Labonte #99 - Jeff Burton #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #31 - Mike Skinner #5 - Terry Labonte #60 - Geoff Bodine #4 - Bobby Hamilton #2 - Rusty Wallace Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Buckshot Jones (#00), Billy Standridge (#50), Rich Bickle (#45) Jeff Gordon suffered a blown engine and finished 39th, his first finish outside the top-10 since Richmond in June 1998. The DNF dropped Gordon from 1st to 11th in points. Las Vegas 400 The Las Vegas 400 was held March 7 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. The Burton brothers, Jeff and Ward, both led for a combined 182 of the race's 267 laps. In the end, after a great battle for the lead in the race's closing moments, Jeff would pass brother Ward and hold on for the win. Top ten results #99 - Jeff Burton #22 - Ward Burton #24 - Jeff Gordon #31 - Mike Skinner #18 - Bobby Labonte #36 - Ernie Irvan #3 - Dale Earnhardt #5 - Terry Labonte #2 - Rusty Wallace #6 - Mark Martin Failed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (#75), Kyle Petty (#44), Robert Pressley (#77), Ron Hornaday Jr. (#50), Butch Gilliland (#38), Dave Marcis (#71), Morgan Shepherd (#92), Ron Burns (#68), Austin Cameron (#89) This was the second Winston No Bull 5 race for 1999. Cracker Barrel 500 The Cracker Barrel 500 was held March 14 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jeff Gordon #18 - Bobby Labonte #6 - Mark Martin #99 - Jeff Burton #88 - Dale Jarrett #31 - Mike Skinner #36 - Ernie Irvan #22 - Ward Burton #97 - Chad Little #7 - Michael Waltrip Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#77), Steve Grissom (#91), Morgan Shepherd (#90), Harris DeVane (#08) This would be Gordon's 35th victory in 100 straight races, dating back to Richmond in March 1996. TranSouth Financial 400 The TranSouth Financial 400 was held March 21 at Darlington Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. This race became infamous for its bizarre finish. Jeff Burton was leading on lap 164 when rain showers suddenly emerged, starting a multi-car wreck that collected Burton. The race never resumed, and Burton managed to limp his damaged car across the start/finish line to win. Jeff Gordon was running 2nd before being passed by Jeremy Mayfield after being involved in the same wreck. Gordon still finished 3rd. Top ten results #99 - Jeff Burton #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #24 - Jeff Gordon #88 - Dale Jarrett #6 - Mark Martin #20 - Tony Stewart #4 - Bobby Hamilton #22 - Ward Burton #43 - John Andretti #18 - Bobby Labonte* Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Dave Marcis (#71), Rich Bickle (#45) Matt Kenseth served as a relief driver for Bobby Labonte in this race after Labonte suffered an injured shoulder in a practice crash. Kenseth climbed into Labonte's car on the first pit stop, and would go on to finish 10th. Primestar 500 The Primestar 500 was held March 28 at Texas Motor Speedway. Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole. Top ten results #5 - Terry Labonte* #88 - Dale Jarrett #18 - Bobby Labonte #2 - Rusty Wallace #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #20 - Tony Stewart #99 - Jeff Burton #3 - Dale Earnhardt #40 - Sterling Marlin #21 - Elliott Sadler Failed to qualify: Dick Trickle (#91), Stanton Barrett (#90), Kyle Petty (#44), Dave Marcis (#71), Ken Bouchard (#84) This was Labonte's only NASCAR victory in his home state of Texas, and his last victory until Darlington in September 2003, 4 years and 157 races later. Jeff Gordon crashed out on lap 71 and finished 43rd, the first of only three times in his career that Gordon finished last in a 43-car field. Food City 500 The Food City 500 was held April 11 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top ten results #2 - Rusty Wallace* #6 - Mark Martin #88 - Dale Jarrett #43 - John Andretti #99 - Jeff Burton #24 - Jeff Gordon* #75 - Ted Musgrave #44 - Kyle Petty #22 - Ward Burton #3 - Dale Earnhardt Failed to qualify: Rich Bickle (#45), Stanton Barrett (#90), Derrike Cope (#30), Carl Long (#85) Rusty Wallace led 425 of the 500 laps on his way to a dominating victory. This was Wallace's 49th career win, putting him 10th on the NASCAR all time wins list. Despite getting involved in a multi-car crash with about 50 laps left, Jeff Gordon rallied to a sixth-place finish due to their being so few cars were left on the lead lap. Goody's Body Pain 500 The Goody's Body Pain 500 was held on April 18 at Martinsville Speedway. Tony Stewart won the pole. Top ten results #43 - John Andretti* #99 - Jeff Burton #24 - Jeff Gordon #31 - Mike Skinner #6 - Mark Martin #55 - Kenny Wallace #2 - Rusty Wallace #88 - Dale Jarrett #33 - Ken Schrader #44 - Kyle Petty Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Morgan Shepherd (#90), Buckshot Jones (#00) This would be the last time the famous Petty #43 would win a Cup Series race until Daytona in July 2014. Last win for John Andretti and Petty Enterprises. DieHard 500 The DieHard 500 was held April 25 at Talladega Superspeedway. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top ten results #3 - Dale Earnhardt #88 - Dale Jarrett #6 - Mark Martin #18 - Bobby Labonte #20 - Tony Stewart #33 - Ken Schrader #55 - Kenny Wallace #9 - Jerry Nadeau #43 - John Andretti #94 - Bill Elliott Failed to qualify: Ken Bouchard (#84), Dan Pardus (#50), Derrike Cope (#30), Loy Allen Jr. (#90), Dick Trickle (#91) California 500 presented by NAPA The California 500 presented by NAPA was held May 2 at California Speedway. Since qualifying was rained out the lineup was set by owner's points, and Jeff Burton started on the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jeff Gordon #99 - Jeff Burton #18 - Bobby Labonte #20 - Tony Stewart #88 - Dale Jarrett #22 - Ward Burton #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #25 - Wally Dallenbach Jr. #5 - Terry Labonte #31 - Mike Skinner -1 lap Failed to qualify: Boris Said (#14), Hut Stricklin (#90), Buckshot Jones (#00), Butch Gilliland (#38) Pontiac Excitement 400 The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held May 15 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results #88 - Dale Jarrett* #6 - Mark Martin #18 - Bobby Labonte #4 - Bobby Hamilton #2 - Rusty Wallace #42 - Joe Nemechek #44 - Kyle Petty #3 - Dale Earnhardt #22 - Ward Burton #45 - Rich Bickle Failed to qualify: Buckshot Jones (#00), Dave Marcis (#71), Hut Stricklin (#90) After winning this race, and points leader Jeff Burton finishing 37th, Dale Jarrett would take the championship lead and hold it for the rest of the season. The Winston The Winston, NASCAR's all-star race, was held May 22 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results #5 - Terry Labonte* #20 - Tony Stewart #24 - Jeff Gordon #3 - Dale Earnhardt #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #60 - Geoff Bodine #40 - Sterling Marlin #7 - Michael Waltrip #94 - Bill Elliott #43 - John Andretti This was Terry Labonte's second victory in the Winston, and his first since 1988. Coca-Cola 600 1999 Coca-Cola 600 The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 30 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results #99 - Jeff Burton* #18 - Bobby Labonte #6 - Mark Martin #20 - Tony Stewart #88 - Dale Jarrett #3 - Dale Earnhardt #33 - Ken Schrader #22 - Ward Burton -1 lap #31 - Mike Skinner -1 lap #12 - Jeremy Mayfield -1 lap Failed to qualify: Jeff Green (#01), Dick Trickle (#91), Dave Marcis (#71), Derrike Cope (#30), Ricky Craven (#58), Dan Pardus (#50), Morgan Shepherd (#05), Randy LaJoie (#14), Carl Long (#85) Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his NASCAR Winston Cup points race debut in this race, starting 8th and finishing 16th. Jeff Burton collected an extra million dollars for winning the third Winston No Bull 5 race of the season. MBNA Platinum 400 The MBNA Platinum 400 was held June 6 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. For the second straight year in this race, fuel strategy did not play out in favor of Jeff Gordon, as he would again have to pit for fuel in the race's closing laps, giving the lead away to Bobby Labonte in this race who would lead the final six laps. Top ten results #18 - Bobby Labonte #24 - Jeff Gordon #6 - Mark Martin -1 lap #20 - Tony Stewart -1 lap #88 - Dale Jarrett -1 lap #2 - Rusty Wallace -1 lap #26 - Johnny Benson -1 lap #99 - Jeff Burton -1 lap #12 - Jeremy Mayfield -2 laps #28 - Kenny Irwin Jr. -2 laps Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66)*, Buckshot Jones (#00), Hut Stricklin (#90) This was Darrell Waltrip's first DNQ since the 1997 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte. As NASCAR has implemented a maximum limit of the past champion's provisional to a total of eight, Waltrip had exhausted all of his provisionals prior to this race. He would miss a total of seven races this season.https://greensboro.com/nascar-limits-past-champions-provisionals/article_4b6dd319-7049-5573-9e5d-2bc95fc5d85b.html NASCAR Limits Past Champions' Provisional Dustin Long News & Record February 1, 1999 March 8, 2022 As of 2024, this is the last Cup race to have only two drivers finish on the lead lap. Kmart 400 The Kmart 400 was held June 13 at Michigan Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results #88 - Dale Jarrett #24 - Jeff Gordon #99 - Jeff Burton #22 - Ward Burton #18 - Bobby Labonte #1 - Steve Park -1 lap #36 - Ernie Irvan -1 lap #43 - John Andretti -1 lap #20 - Tony Stewart -2 laps #6 - Mark Martin -2 laps Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Hut Stricklin (#90), Buckshot Jones (#00) This race was run caution-free. It was therefore the fastest NASCAR Cup race at MIS, with Dale Jarrett's average speed being 173.997 mph. As of 2024, this would be the last ever non-restrictor plate race to be caution-free. In 2017, NASCAR would make a three-stage format for every race of the season, and at a certain lap at the end of each stage, they would throw the caution flag, thus making it that a race can no longer be caution-free. Pocono 500 1999 Pocono 500 The Pocono 500 was held June 20 at Pocono Raceway. Sterling Marlin won the pole. Top ten results #18 - Bobby Labonte #24 - Jeff Gordon #88 - Dale Jarrett #40 - Sterling Marlin #6 - Mark Martin #20 - Tony Stewart #3 - Dale Earnhardt #36 - Ernie Irvan #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #4 - Bobby Hamilton Failed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (#90), Loy Allen Jr. (#58), Derrike Cope (#30) This race marked the last Top 10 for Ernie Irvan. Save Mart/Kragen 350 1999 Save Mart/Kragen 350 The Save Mart/Kragen 350 was held June 27 at Sears Point Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jeff Gordon #6 - Mark Martin #43 - John Andretti #2 - Rusty Wallace #23 - Jimmy Spencer #88 - Dale Jarrett #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #44 - Kyle Petty #3 - Dale Earnhardt #7 - Michael Waltrip Failed to qualify: R. K. Smith (#71), Austin Cameron (#89), Sean Woodside (#58), John Metcalf (#70), Mike Borkowski (#09), Boris Said (#14), Steve Portenga (#96), David Murry (#61) Jeff Gordon won despite hard charges by Mark Martin and being extremely sick. This was also Gordon's second straight victory at Sears Point Raceway and his fourth straight road course victory. Former Formula 1 driver Érik Comas planned to attempt his Cup Series debut for Donlavey Racing, but the deal fell through and Donlavey did not attempt this race. Pepsi 400 1999 Pepsi 400 The Pepsi 400 was held July 3 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results #88 - Dale Jarrett #3 - Dale Earnhardt #99 - Jeff Burton #31 - Mike Skinner #18 - Bobby Labonte #20 - Tony Stewart #22 - Ward Burton #4 - Bobby Hamilton #36 - Ernie Irvan #5 - Terry Labonte Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Hut Stricklin (#91), Ken Bouchard (#84), Robert Pressley (#77), Stanton Barrett (#90) Jiffy Lube 300 1999 Jiffy Lube 300 The Jiffy Lube 300 was held July 11 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results #99 - Jeff Burton #55 - Kenny Wallace #24 - Jeff Gordon #88 - Dale Jarrett #94 - Bill Elliott #6 - Mark Martin #25 - Wally Dallenbach Jr. #3 - Dale Earnhardt #23 - Jimmy Spencer #20 - Tony Stewart Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#77), Derrike Cope (#30), David Green (#41), Dave Marcis (#71) Pennsylvania 500 The Pennsylvania 500 was held July 25 at Pocono Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results #18 - Bobby Labonte* #88 - Dale Jarrett #6 - Mark Martin #20 - Tony Stewart #25 - Wally Dallenbach Jr. #5 - Terry Labonte #45 - Rich Bickle #1 - Steve Park #3 - Dale Earnhardt #31 - Mike Skinner Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Morgan Shepherd (#91) With this victory, Bobby Labonte completed a rare sweep of races at Pocono Raceway in one season. Elliott Sadler injured his left foot during qualifying. Despite having Morgan Shepherd on standby, Sadler would run the full race. This was the final race where Ken Squier was the play-by-play announcer. Brickyard 400 1999 Brickyard 400 The Brickyard 400 was held August 7 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results #88 - Dale Jarrett* #18 - Bobby Labonte #24 - Jeff Gordon #6 - Mark Martin #99 - Jeff Burton #22 - Ward Burton #20 - Tony Stewart #2 - Rusty Wallace #10 - Ricky Rudd #3 - Dale Earnhardt Failed to qualify: Rich Bickle (#45), Boris Said (#14), Brett Bodine (#11), Dick Trickle (#91), Steve Grissom (#01), Morgan Shepherd (#05), Jeff Davis/Lance Hooper (#62), Stanton Barrett (#90), Mike Wallace (#32), Gary Bradberry (#80), Buckshot Jones (#00), Bob Strait (#61) Dale Jarrett's victory came with redemption for last year's race, after running out of fuel took him out of contention. Jarrett's victory would be the last for Ford in the Brickyard 400 until Brad Keselowski's victory in 2018, nearly 20 years later. Frontier at The Glen The Frontier at The Glen was held August 15 at Watkins Glen International. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Jeff Gordon would lead 55 of the race's 90 laps on his way to his third straight win at Watkins Glen and his fifth straight road course victroy. Top ten results #24 - Jeff Gordon #87 - Ron Fellows* #2 - Rusty Wallace #88 - Dale Jarrett #9 - Jerry Nadeau #20 - Tony Stewart #25 - Wally Dallenbach Jr. #44 - Kyle Petty #31 - Mike Skinner #6 - Mark Martin Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#77), Derrike Cope (#30), Paul Gentilozzi (#19), Jack Baldwin (#91), Hut Stricklin (#58), Dave Marcis (#71) This would be the 47th and final career victory for Ray Evernham as a crew chief. This was Ernie Irvan's last NASCAR Winston Cup race. Ron Fellows finished a career-best 2nd-place finish in this race. Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer 1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer The Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer was held August 22 at Michigan Speedway. Ward Burton won the pole. Top ten results #18 - Bobby Labonte #24 - Jeff Gordon #20 - Tony Stewart #88 - Dale Jarrett #3 - Dale Earnhardt #97 - Chad Little #6 - Mark Martin #23 - Jimmy Spencer #58 - Hut Stricklin #43 - John Andretti Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Brett Bodine (#11), Tom Hubert (#19) Dick Trickle subbed for Ernie Irvan in this race after Irvan suffered a hard crash during Busch Series practice. After this race, Jerry Nadeau would drive the #36 for the remainder of the season. Also during the race weekend Team SABCO and Joe Nemechek announced that they would part ways at the end of the season.Pepsi 400 Race Broadcast by MRN https://www.mrn.com/shows/mrn-classic-races-1999-pepsi-400/ https://web.archive.org/web/20211104145645/https://www.mrn.com/shows/mrn-classic-races-1999-pepsi-400/ 2021-11-04 2021-11-04 MRN Goody's Headache Powder 500 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 The Goody's Headache Powder 500 was held August 28 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Tony Stewart won the pole. Top ten results #3 - Dale Earnhardt* #23 - Jimmy Spencer #10 - Ricky Rudd #24 - Jeff Gordon #20 - Tony Stewart #6 - Mark Martin #40 - Sterling Marlin #5 - Terry Labonte -1 lap #22 - Ward Burton -1 lap #33 - Ken Schrader -1 lap Failed to qualify: Rich Bickle (#45), Dick Trickle (#91) This race came under some controversy when on the last lap, Dale Earnhardt spun out leader Terry Labonte, who collected Ricky Rudd and Stewart. Earnhardt was booed as he pulled into victory lane. On lap 490, Earnhardt would inherit the lead after leader Terry Labonte spun after the caution flag was just brought out with 9 laps to go. Because of the low number of lead lap cars left in the race, Terry was able to pit for tires during the caution flag and make a hard charge to the front when the race was back green. Labonte got by Earnhardt for the lead coming to the white flag then Earnhardt got into him in turns 1 and 2. Earnhardt's 26th-place starting position marked the lowest starting position for a winning driver in this race. Pepsi Southern 500 1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 was held September 5 at Darlington Raceway. Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole. Top ten results #99 - Jeff Burton* #22 - Ward Burton #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #6 - Mark Martin #16 - Kevin Lepage #42 - Joe Nemechek #4 - Bobby Hamilton #2 - Rusty Wallace #33 - Ken Schrader #1 - Steve Park Failed to qualify: Todd Bodine (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90) Jeff Burton once again collected one million dollars for his victory in the fourth Winston No Bull 5 race of 1999. The race was halted on lap 270 due to rain. During the weekend of this race, Ernie Irvan announced his immediate retirement from racing due to injuries he suffered at Michigan the previous month. Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 The Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was held September 11 at Richmond International Raceway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results #20 - Tony Stewart* #18 - Bobby Labonte #88 - Dale Jarrett #40 - Sterling Marlin #28 - Kenny Irwin Jr. #3 - Dale Earnhardt #4 - Bobby Hamilton #75 - Ted Musgrave #43 - John Andretti -1 lap #8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. -1 lap Failed to qualify: Jack Sprague (#45), Dave Marcis (#71), Hut Stricklin (#58), Stanton Barrett (#90), Tom Baldwin (#91) This was Tony Stewart's first NASCAR Winston Cup win. Stewart led 333 of the race's 400 laps. Stewart would be the first rookie since Davey Allison in 1987 to win a NASCAR Cup Series points race. Dura Lube/Kmart 300 The Dura Lube/Kmart 300 was held September 19 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top ten results #42 - Joe Nemechek* #20 - Tony Stewart #18 - Bobby Labonte #99 - Jeff Burton #24 - Jeff Gordon #2 - Rusty Wallace #26 - Johnny Benson #22 - Ward Burton #98 - Rick Mast #28 - Kenny Irwin Jr. Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66), Derrike Cope (#91), Dick Trickle (#41), Andy Belmont (#79) This was Nemechek's first NASCAR Cup Series victory, and the first for owner Felix Sabates since Dover in June 1995. MBNA Gold 400 The MBNA Gold 400 was held September 26 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole. Top ten results #6 - Mark Martin #20 - Tony Stewart #88 - Dale Jarrett #17 - Matt Kenseth* #18 - Bobby Labonte #99 - Jeff Burton #97 - Chad Little -1 lap #3 - Dale Earnhardt -1 lap #1 - Steve Park -1 lap #28 - Kenny Irwin Jr. -1 lap Failed to qualify: Dick Trickle (#41), Todd Bodine (#30), Darrell Waltrip (#66)*, Derrike Cope (#91), Andy Belmont (#79) First career top-5 for Matt Kenseth. First time in his career that Darrell Waltrip would fail to qualify for back-to-back races. NAPA AutoCare 500 The NAPA AutoCare 500 was held October 3 at Martinsville Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jeff Gordon* #3 - Dale Earnhardt #60 - Geoff Bodine #2 - Rusty Wallace #55 - Kenny Wallace #31 - Mike Skinner #44 - Kyle Petty #18 - Bobby Labonte #99 - Jeff Burton -1 lap #88 - Dale Jarrett -1 lap Failed to qualify: Ron Hornaday Jr. (#01), Dick Trickle (#41), Tim Fedewa (#91), Morgan Shepherd (#05) Prior to this race, it was announced that Jeff Gordon's crew chief Ray Evernham had left Hendrick Motorsports to oversee Dodge's return to NASCAR in 2001. Brian Whitesell would be Gordon's crew chief for the remainder of the season. UAW-GM Quality 500 The UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway was scheduled for October 10 but was held October 11 due to rain. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results #24 - Jeff Gordon* #18 - Bobby Labonte #31 - Mike Skinner #6 - Mark Martin #22 - Ward Burton #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #88 - Dale Jarrett #2 - Rusty Wallace -1 lap #16 - Kevin Lepage -1 lap #1 - Steve Park -1 lap Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66), Dave Marcis (#71), Ed Berrier (#90), Gary Bradberry (#80), Hut Stricklin (#58), Andy Hillenburg (#91) This victory made 1999 the 5th consecutive year that Jeff Gordon won 7+ races in a season, a NASCAR modern-era record. As of 2024, Gordon is so far still the only driver in NASCAR history to accomplish this feat. This was Gordon's 49th career victory, tying him with Rusty Wallace for 10th on the NASCAR all-time wins list. Winston 500 The Winston 500 was held October 17 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results #3 - Dale Earnhardt* #88 - Dale Jarrett #10 - Ricky Rudd #22 - Ward Burton #55 - Kenny Wallace #20 - Tony Stewart #18 - Bobby Labonte #99 - Jeff Burton #4 - Bobby Hamilton #28 - Kenny Irwin Jr. Failed to qualify: Bobby Gerhart (#89), Robert Pressley (#77), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Hut Stricklin (#58) As of 2024, Dale Earnhardt is the only driver in NASCAR history to pull off the season sweep at Talladega twice. His other season sweep was back in 1990. This was the final Winston No Bull 5 race of 1999. The top five finishing order would be eligible for the bonus at the 2000 Daytona 500. Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 The Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was held October 24 at North Carolina Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top ten results #99 - Jeff Burton* #22 - Ward Burton #18 - Bobby Labonte #88 - Dale Jarrett #2 - Rusty Wallace #6 - Mark Martin #43 - John Andretti #40 - Sterling Marlin #12 - Jeremy Mayfield -1 lap #4 - Bobby Hamilton -1 lap Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Rich Bickle (#91), Hut Stricklin (#58)*, Ed Berrier (#90) This would be the third time this season that the Burton brothers would finish 1–2, with Jeff winning all three races over Ward. During the weekend for this race, the #58 SBIII Motorsports team would shut down due to a sponsorship pullout. Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 The Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 was held November 7 at Phoenix International Raceway. John Andretti won the pole. Top ten results #20 - Tony Stewart* #6 - Mark Martin #18 - Bobby Labonte #99 - Jeff Burton #10 - Ricky Rudd #88 - Dale Jarrett #44 - Kyle Petty #43 - John Andretti #25 - Wally Dallenbach Jr. #24 - Jeff Gordon Failed to qualify: Mike Wallace (#32) Tony Stewart would be the first rookie since Davey Allison in 1987 to win two races in his rookie season. As of 2024, this is the fastest Cup race run at Phoenix. Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart 1999 Pennzoil 400 The inaugural Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart was held November 14 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. David Green won the pole. This was the first NASCAR Cup Series race televised on NBC Sports. Top ten results #20 - Tony Stewart* #18 - Bobby Labonte #99 - Jeff Burton #6 - Mark Martin #88 - Dale Jarrett* #31 - Mike Skinner #44 - Kyle Petty #3 - Dale Earnhardt -1 lap #25 - Wally Dallenbach Jr. -1 lap #24 - Jeff Gordon -1 lap Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Ed Berrier (#90), Derrike Cope (#41), Andy Belmont (#04), Bob Strait (#61) This was Ted Musgrave's final race as a full-time Winston Cup series regular. Musgrave quit the Butch Mock Motorsports team after this race. He would later re-surface in the Craftsman Truck Series and find success, winning 15 career races and the series championship in 2005. Dale Jarrett finished the race with a 211-point lead over Bobby Labonte, enough to clinch the 1999 Winston Cup Series championship with one race remaining, as the maximum amount of points earned in a race under the Latford points system is 185. Tony Stewart won his 3rd race of 1999, becoming the 1st rookie in NASCAR's modern era to win 3 races in one season. Stewart also became the 1st, and as of 2024, the only rookie in modern NASCAR history to win back-to-back races. NAPA 500 1999 NAPA 500 The NAPA 500 was held November 21 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kevin Lepage won the pole. Top ten results #18 - Bobby Labonte* #88 - Dale Jarrett* #12 - Jeremy Mayfield #6 - Mark Martin #99 - Jeff Burton #97 - Chad Little #10 - Ricky Rudd* #31 - Mike Skinner #3 - Dale Earnhardt #4 - Bobby Hamilton Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66), Derrike Cope (#15), Hut Stricklin (#75), Ricky Craven (#50), Stacy Compton (#9), Morgan Shepherd (#05) Labonte's victory came after taking a provisional to make the race, starting back in the 37th. Series champion Dale Jarrett ended the season with 29 top-10 finishes in 34 races, a record that would stand until 2007, when Jeff Gordon scored 30 top-10s in 36 races. Ricky Rudd ended the 1999 season winless, ending his streak of 16 consecutive race-winning seasons, two short of breaking the all-time record of 18 seasons held by Richard Petty. His best finish in the 1999 season was two 3rd-place finishes. Petty's record would finally be broken by Kyle Busch in 2023. This would also be Rudd's final race as an owner-driver, as Rudd Performance Motorsports would shut-down after this race due to losing Tide as their primary sponsor. Rudd would move to Robert Yates Racing in 2000. Final points standings List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. *- Most laps led. Pos Driver DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL Points 1 Dale Jarrett 37 2 11 5 4 2 3 8 2 5 1 5 5 1* 3* 6 1 4 2 1* 4 4 38 16 3 18 3 10 7 2 4* 6 5 2 5262 2 Bobby Labonte 25 3 5 2 10 3 37 24 4 3 3 2 1 5 1 27 5 38 1 2 24 1 26 19 2 3 5 8 2* 7 3 3 2* 1* 5061 3 Mark Martin 31 1 10 3 5 34 2 5 3 38 2 3 3 10 5 2 17 6 3 4 10 7 6 4 35 17 1* 16 4 15 6 2 4 4 4943 4 Tony Stewart (R) 28 12 36 11 6 6 15 20 5 4 15 4 4* 9 6 15 6 10* 4 7 6 3 5* 12 1* 2 2 41 19 6 12 1* 1 15 4774 5 Jeff Burton 35 4* 1* 4 1* 7 5 2 11 2 37* 1* 8 3 36 24 3 1 36 5 13 37 17 1* 13 4 6 9 37 8 1 4 3 5 4733 6 Jeff Gordon 1 39 3 1* 3 43 6 3 38 1* 31 39 2 2 2 1* 21 3 32 3 1* 2* 4 13 40 5 17 1 1 12* 11 10 10 38 4620 7 Dale Earnhardt 2 41 7 40 25 8 10 19 1* 12 8 6 11 16 7 9 2 8 9 10 20 5 1 22 6 13 8 2 12 1 40 11 8 9 4492 8 Rusty Wallace 8* 10 9 35 33 4 1* 7* 41 11 5 31 6 12 43 4 11* 42 18 8 3 16 18 8 14 6* 32 4 8 11 5 32 12 13 4155 9 Ward Burton 24 28 2 8 8 16 9 27 32 6 9 8 22 4 29 35 7 15 40 6 43 43 9 2 34 8 11 13 5 4 2 13 14 11 4062 10 Mike Skinner 4 6 4 6 32 42 21 4 36 10 30 9 19 18 22 17 4 23 10* 12 9 36 23 36 11 27 21 6* 3 13 17 20 6 8 4003 11 Jeremy Mayfield 20 5 17 36 2 5 27 41 15 7 24 10 9 17 9 7 25 28 35 29 34 18 32 3 25 36 22 15 6 16 9 41 13 3 3743 12 Terry Labonte 38 7 8 13 11 1* 13 15 39 9 26 11 17 23 16 29 10 11 6 11 11 26 8 17 43 31 27 40 21 34 14 28 31 40 3580 13 Bobby Hamilton 29 9 24 12 7 29 18 33 31 30 4 13 21 31 10 11 8 16 17 38 22 35 41 7 7 11 30 30 22 9 10 23 25 10 3564 14 Steve Park 34 26 16 32 12 32 23 25 37 24 34 42 16 6 13 42 42 12 8 15 12 20 31 10 16 15 9 12 10 14 15 15 19 12 3481 15 Ken Schrader 6 11 18 26 43 17 20 9 6 14 14 7 41 13 27 39 20 35 34 18 17 25 10 9 21 12 26 21 23 25 30 14 29 19 3479 16 Sterling Marlin 32 37 15 18 16 9 14 13 25 16 18 40 29 22 4 25 12 34 28 16 33 15 7 40 4 21 38 11 29 22 8 40 17 31 3397 17 John Andretti 43 19 12 28 9 38 4 1 9 17 39 19 13 8 28 3 19 18 42 37 29 10 40 18 9 41 41 43 17 32 7 8 16 33 3394 18 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 12 17 13 39 38 23 30 18 20 8 20 21 20 14 39 41 26 7 5 14 7 23 28 21 28 22 15 22 33 35 39 9 9 23 3367 19 Kenny Irwin Jr. 3 23 41 23 35 15 11 36 35 13 40 15 10 11 18 22 14 26 43 13 26 34 24 31 5 10 10 39 15 10 13 21 33 29 3338 20 Jimmy Spencer 41 25 26 17 20 28 17 16 16 36 29 38 23 43 14 5 27 9 20 26 16 8 2 15 37 24 14 17 28 24 20 17 20 42 3312 21 Bill Elliott 27 15 37 15 14 21 25 30 10 19 12 14 12 41 31 13 23 5 39 23 28 19 36 11 36 19 33 20 11 20 33 35 24 22 3246 22 Kenny Wallace 42 13 40 29 33 39 16 6 7 27 41 12 39 21 25 14 15 2 37 39 19 27 11 35 12 34 43 5 30 5 16 18 15 34 3210 23 Chad Little 9 21 14 9 28 13 24 17 42 22 35 24 28 28 32 16 29 24 22 43 14 6 30 20 42 28 7 31 18 36 21 16 39 6 3193 24 Elliott Sadler (R) 40 38 33 31 36 10 26 28 29 21 23 17 27 36 20 18 22 20 21 21 18 11 35 14 17 14 12 25 26 21 18 27 18 16 3191 25 Kevin Lepage 13 42 21 19 22 41 35 21 12 18 13 26 26 29 17 32 30 22 24 30 25 39 22 5 26 26 13 27 9 18 22 24 26 17 3185 26 Kyle Petty 7 43 DNQ 43 31 DNQ 8 10 13 26 7 30 32 27 19 8 36 41 16 41 8 31 29 28 15 33 20 7 32 19 23 7 7 24 3103 27 Geoff Bodine 39 8 32 38 17 36 28 38 17 37 17 41 15 20 33 28 28 32 13 25 35 17 13 24 23 35 24 3 20 23 31 22 11 18 3053 28 Johnny Benson 17 16 38 22 18 11 29 35 30 43 28 18 7 19 30 26 24 17 14 19 38 21 33 32 22 7 18 28 16 42 28 31 35 39 3012 29 Michael Waltrip 5 20 22 10 21 14 12 39 18 23 22 37 42 15 37 10 39 19 12 27 21 13 37 41 38 38 19 33 14 39 27 33 36 36 2974 30 Joe Nemechek 36 24 35 14 19 33 36 37 34 40 6 32 25 34 42 19 16 37 29 22 30 22 19 6 20 1 35 38 13 30 26 19 21 32 2956 31 Ricky Rudd 30 30 43 25 27 19 38 29 19 41 36 28 14 38 15 38 13 27 27 9 32 38 3 34 27 42 37 18 38 3 19 5 41 7 2922 32 Rick Mast 10 35 19 16 13 30 19 42 24 31 16 34 34 37 12 23 32 30 19 36 23 12 21 30 41 9 34 29 25 26 38 36 28 41 2845 33 Ted Musgrave 15 40 DNQ 24 29 31 7 40 28 29 11 23 24 25 11 20 35 25 33 35 27 41 16 38 8 23 28 19 31 29 32 29 42 2689 34 Jerry Nadeau 11 31 31 27 40 24 42 32 8 20 21 20 30 26 23 34 37 36 38 31 5 29 20 43 18 32 16 26 34 40 37 37 38 20 2686 35 Brett Bodine 22 33 20 33 30 18 22 14 43 28 38 22 37 30 26 31 34 31 26 DNQ 40 DNQ 12 26 31 29 29 42 27 31 43 42 40 30 2351 36 David Green DNQ 18 27 21 42 26 33 26 33 25 43 27 18 35 38 36 33 DNQ 41 20 37 32 25 42 33 40 42 36 42 17 24 12 22 21 2320 37 Darrell Waltrip 21 27 25 20 41 25 32 12 26 15 25 43 DNQ 39 34 12 38 33 25 42 15 DNQ 14 29 32 DNQ DNQ 23 DNQ DNQ 34 26 43 DNQ 2158 38 Rich Bickle 33 DNQ 23 30 DNQ 12 DNQ 11 14 32 10 25 33 24 24 21 18 14 7 DNQ 36 28 DNQ 23 20 36 37 39 41 DNQ 2149 39 Robert Pressley 19 14 DNQ DNQ 15 20 40 23 22 39 27 35 40 42 35 40 DNQ DNQ 23 17 DNQ 42 43 25 39 30 23 35 24 DNQ 29 38 37 27 2050 40 Ernie Irvan 14 29 6 7 24 37 43 22 40 35 33 36 35 7 8 30 9 21 11 24 41 QL 1915 41 Ricky Craven 26 22 39 42 37 27 41 43 27 34 19 DNQ 31 43 13 34 30 42 43 40 24 43 41 30 32 DNQ 1513 42 Dave Marcis 16 34 DNQ 34 DNQ DNQ 34 DNQ 23 33 DNQ DNQ 38 DNQ 41 31 DNQ 30 40 DNQ 33 34 33 DNQ 25 39 34 DNQ 38 DNQ 34 DNQ 28 1324 43 Hut Stricklin DNQ DNQ 33 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 39 15 33 DNQ 9 27 27 DNQ 16 25 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 918 44 Derrike Cope 18 DNQ 34 41 DNQ 22 DNQ 34 DNQ 42 42 DNQ 36 32 DNQ 37 DNQ DNQ DNQ 32 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 35 37 25 43 DNQ DNQ 915 45 Buckshot Jones (R) DNQ DNQ 29 37 34 35 39 DNQ 21 DNQ DNQ 29 DNQ DNQ Wth 41 DNQ DNQ 27 26 676 46 Todd Bodine 15 DNQ 19 39 DNQ 36 25 27 43 529 47 Dick Trickle DNQ 26 DNQ 31 31 DNQ 32 DNQ 43 Wth 40 29 DNQ 40 DNQ QL DNQ DNQ DNQ 41 528 48 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 16 43 24 10 14 500 49 Matt Kenseth QL 14 37 4 40 35 434 50 Steve Grissom DNQ 36 42 DNQ DNQ 39 39 30 28 336 51 Dave Blaney 33 40 28 23 37 332 52 Ed Berrier 39 31 DNQ 33 DNQ DNQ 25 268 53 Mike Wallace 23 DNQ 24 DNQ 185 54 Ron Fellows 2 175 55 Stacy Compton 36 39 30 DNQ 174 56 Stanton Barrett DNQ 30 DNQ DNQ Wth 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 143 57 Tom Hubert 28 33 DNQ 143 58 Mike Bliss 32 42 104 59 Boris Said DNQ DNQ DNQ 42 34 103 60 Jeff Green DNQ Wth DNQ 21 100 61 Randy LaJoie 40 DNQ 37 95 62 Loy Allen Jr. DNQ 40 DNQ QL 40 86 63 Ron Hornaday Jr. DNQ 29 DNQ 76 64 Ted Christopher 31 70 65 Morgan Shepherd DNQ 32 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 67 66 Gary Bradberry DNQ Wth Wth Wth DNQ DNQ 35 58 67 David Murry Wth 39 46 68 Andy Hillenburg DNQ DNQ 43 34 69 Butch Gilliland DNQ DNQ 43 34 70 Mark Gibson DNQ 71 Jim Sauter DNQ 72 Norm Benning DNQ 73 Glen Morgan DNQ 74 Billy Standridge DNQ DNQ 75 Dan Pardus (R) DNQ DNQ DNQ 76 Ken Bouchard DNQ Wth DNQ DNQ 77 Ron Burns DNQ 78 Carl Long Wth DNQ 79 R. K. Smith DNQ 80 Austin Cameron Wth DNQ 81 Sean Woodside DNQ 82 John Metcalf DNQ 83 Mike Borkowski DNQ 84 Steve Portenga DNQ 85 Lance Hooper DNQ 86 Bob Strait DNQ DNQ 87 Paul Gentilozzi DNQ 88 Jack Baldwin DNQ 89 Jack Sprague DNQ 90 Tom Baldwin DNQ 91 Andy Belmont DNQ DNQ DNQ 92 Tim Fedewa DNQ 93 Bobby Gerhart DNQ 94 Harris DeVane Wth 95 Érik Comas Wth Pos Driver DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX BRI MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL Points Rookie of the Year The 1999 Rookie of the Year battle was expected to be one of the most competitive in years. However, it ended up proving to be a runaway as Tony Stewart won three races and finished fourth in points. Elliott Sadler, who was considered the top favorite for the award during the pre-season, only had one top-ten finish and was the only rookie besides Stewart to complete the full schedule. Buckshot Jones was another favorite, but a long string of DNQs and DNFs forced him to cut back his schedule and abandon his run for the award. Stanton Barrett began the year with his own team, then left for Junie Donlavey, only making two races. Dan Pardus hoped to run a part-time schedule with Midwest Transit Racing, but he did not qualify for any of his attempts, and was released after the Coca-Cola 600. Finally, Mike Harmon was scheduled to drive the No. 90, but did not even attempt a race after a sponsorship fallout with Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce. Gallery See also 1999 NASCAR Busch Series 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series 1999 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series 1999 ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series References External links Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1999 https://web.archive.org/web/20090224031300/http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1999&series=W February 24, 2009 Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons