1999 MBNA Gold 400

27th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Penske-Kranefuss Racing September 21 Eli Gold, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 127.434 mph km/h Rusty Wallace 22.505 Motor Racing Network TNN Mark Martin 161 Roush Racing Mark Martin Roush Racing 6 Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 34 27 MBNA Gold 400 31st Annual MBNA Gold 400 400 643.737 1.6 1 1999 400 The 1999 MBNA Gold 400 program cover. 1999 MBNA Gold 400.jpgThe 1999 MBNA Gold 400 was the 27th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 26, 1999, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race from lap 349 to take his 31st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Utter Jim September 26, 1999 Victory eases Martin's mind during trying time http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0927400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817191235/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0927400lede.htm August 17, 2000 August 26, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverSeptember 27, 1999 Martin's streak comes to an end 48 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108337125/martins-streak-comes-to-an-end/ August 26, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet9Rich BickleMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord16Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord30Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet58Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFord60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord79Andy BelmontT.R.I.X. RacingFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord91Derrike CopeLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 24, at 11:00a.m. EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Dover 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/99-dov2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823023249/http://www.jayski.com/next/99-dov2.htm August 23, 2000 August 26, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Steve Park, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.592 and an average speed of 159.348 mph km/h on.September 24, 1999 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0925practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817191849/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0925practice1.htm August 17, 2000 August 26, 2022 That's Racin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet22.592159.348220Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac22.601159.28432Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.683158.709Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, September 24, at 1:20p.m. EST. The session would last for 40 minutes. Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.523 and an average speed of 159.836 mph km/h on.September 24, 1999 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0925practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817191845/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0925practice2.htm August 17, 2000 August 26, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.523159.83621Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet22.616159.17932Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.622159.137Full second practice results Third practice The third practice session was held on Saturday, September 25, at 9:30a.m. EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Todd Bodine, driving for Bahari Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.958 and an average speed of 156.808 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed130Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac22.958156.808255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.020156.385320Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.062156.100Full third practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 24, after the preliminary 1999 MBNA Gold 200. The session would last for one hour. Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.257 and an average speed of 154.792 mph km/h on.September 25, 1999 Happy hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0926happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817191334/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0926happy.htm August 17, 2000 August 26, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.257154.79226Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.337154.261321Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord23.348154.188Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 24, at 3:30p.m. 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, September 25, at 11:30a.m. EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Provisional Start Status http://jayski.com/prov.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990418054033/http://jayski.com/prov.htm April 18, 1999 August 9, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.505 and an average speed of 159.964 mph km/h.Utter Jim September 24, 1999 Wallace makes it two poles in a row http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0925webqual.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817191836/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0926/0925webqual.htm August 17, 2000 2022-08-26 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Five drivers would fail to qualify: Dick Trickle, Todd Bodine, Darrell Waltrip, Derrike Cope, and Andy Belmont. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.505159.964236Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac22.517159.879320Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac22.552159.631412Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.584159.405560Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet21.664158.842694Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord22.665158.835724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.692158.64686Mark MartinRoush RacingFord22.693158.639943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac22.702158.576101Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet22.703158.5691131Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.704158.5621228Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord22.709158.5271317Matt KensethRoush RacingFord22.723158.4301410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord22.732158.3671542Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet22.779158.0401621Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22.784158.0061722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac22.787157.9851823Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord22.791157.9571998Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord22.801157.8882018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac22.806157.8532116Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord22.818157.7702297Chad LittleRoush RacingFord22.823157.7362390Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord22.827157.7082426Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord22.862157.4672533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet22.864157.4532688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord22.650158.9402750Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet22.870157.4112899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord22.924157.0412944Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac22.928157.0133040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet22.943156.911314Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet22.945156.8973277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord22.963156.7743311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord22.965156.7603455Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet22.978156.672357Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet23.014156.4273645David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac23.014156.427Provisionals373Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3925Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4075Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*419Rich BickleMelling RacingFord -* -*4258Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFord -* -*4371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4441Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.228154.9854530Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac23.228154.9854666Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord23.429153.6564791Derrike CopeLJ RacingChevrolet23.554152.8404879Andy BelmontT.R.I.X. RacingFord23.807151.216Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin1999 MBNA Gold 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_MBNA_Gold_400 August 24, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings186Mark MartinRoush RacingFord400161running185$115,7102320Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac40097running175$88,87532688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord40099running170$74,93541317Matt KensethRoush RacingFord4000running160$51,16052018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac4002running160$56,28562899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4001running155$55,81572297Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3990running146$47,9908373Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3990running142$52,0659101Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3990running138$42,915101228Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord3991running139$50,905111722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3990running130$46,765121621Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord3980running127$44,865132116Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord3980running124$40,065141823Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3980running121$42,070153925Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running118$40,80016236Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3970running115$39,05017724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39714running117$49,940182426Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord3970running109$39,09019357Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet3970running106$40,995202944Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3960running103$33,035211131Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3960running100$39,84022412Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3961running102$42,315233277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3950running94$30,55524560Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet3950running91$30,695254258Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFord3930running88$27,410262533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3930running85$37,75027385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3932running87$41,990284075Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord3920running79$29,930293311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3900running76$36,87030314Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3890running73$46,235312390Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord3860running70$26,7253212Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord38522running72$49,65533694Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3820running64$36,095341998Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3670running61$26,535351542Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet3630running58$33,47536419Rich BickleMelling RacingFord3550running55$26,435371410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3520oil leak52$33,400383040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3440running49$34,365394371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet2260running46$26,330402750Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet1620transmission43$26,29541943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac1510crash40$44,860423645David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac1360engine37$26,225433455Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet630engine34$26,890Failed to qualify4441Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4530Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac4666Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4791Derrike CopeLJ RacingChevrolet4879Andy BelmontT.R.I.X. RacingFordOfficial race results References 1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300 1999 NAPA Autocare 500 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series MBNA Gold 400 Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway MBNA Gold 400 MBNA Gold 400