1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer

January 2025 The 1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 22, 1999, at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. This was the twenty-second race in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule. NASWINSTON Joe Gibbs Racing 1999 34 22 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer Bill Davis Racing Ward Burton ESPN 73 Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon Bobby Labonte Michigan Speedway,Brooklyn, Michigan, U.S. 200 643.738 Race 22 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season 2.0 3.219 18 144.332 mi/h Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, and Ned Jarrett 400 1999 08 22 1999_Pepsi_400_presented_by_Meijer_program_cover.png 1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer program cover 38.127 Background The Michigan Speedway is a 2-mile tri-oval built in 1969. The frontstretch is 3,600 feet while the backstretch is 2,242 feet. The track features 18 degrees in the corners, 12 degrees in the frontstretch, and 5 degrees in the backstretch.1999 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HchJz1ncemI en 2020-05-30 Ernie Irvan suffered head and lung injuries in a Busch Series practice session the previous day."Irvan Retires from Winston Racing" https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/autorace/daily/sept99/03/irvan3.htm September 3, 1999 Washington Post live https://web.archive.org/web/20000829065410/http://washingtonpost.com:80/wp-srv/sports/autorace/daily/sept99/03/irvan3.htm 2000-08-29 May 30, 2020 His #36 M&Ms Pontiac was relieved by Dick Trickle for this race. Ernie would later announce his retirement from racing two weeks later. Future 2000 Winston Cup rookies and then-Busch Series championship contenders Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth made one of their pre-rookie season starts in this race. Entry list Car1999 Nascar Cup Series Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer Motorsport Stats https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1999-pepsi-400-presented-by-meijer 2021-06-20 results.motorsportstats.comDriverTeamManufacturer1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale Earnhardt Sr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet8Dale Earnhardt JrDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord16Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Tom HubertRoehrig MotorsportsPontiac20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerTravis Carter EnterprisesFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord30Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Dick TrickleMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinSABCO RacingChevrolet41David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekSABCO RacingChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet58Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFord60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey MotorsportsChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Pos.1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer quailfying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1999-22/W/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20210429074027/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1999-22/W/ 2021-04-29 Racing-ReferenceDriverCarManufacturerTimeSpeed (mph)1Ward Burton22Pontiac38.127  188.843  2Mike Skinner31Chevrolet38.298  187.999  3Dale Jarrett88Ford38.382  187.588  4Geoffrey Bodine60Chevrolet38.387  187.563  5Jeremy Mayfield12Ford38.430  187.354  6Ricky Rudd10Ford38.464  187.188  7Mark Martin6Ford38.482  187.100  8John Andretti43Pontiac38.482  187.100  9Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet38.500  187.013  10Rusty Wallace2Ford38.512  186.955  11Ted Musgrave75Ford38.525  186.892  12Steve Park1Chevrolet38.540  186.819  13Hut Stricklin58Ford38.565  186.698  14Bill Elliott94Ford38.630  186.384  15Ernie Irvan36Pontiac38.687  186.109  16Chad Little97Ford38.696  186.066  17Dale Earnhardt Jr.8Chevrolet38.701  186.042  18Sterling Marlin40Chevrolet38.715  185.974  19Bobby Labonte18Pontiac38.732  185.893  20Michael Waltrip7Chevrolet38.754  185.787  21David Green41Chevrolet38.823  185.457  22Ricky Craven50Chevrolet38.834  185.405  23Kenny Wallace55Chevrolet38.863  185.266  24Wally Dallenbach Jr.25Chevrolet38.864  185.261  25Matt Kenseth17Ford38.886  185.157  26Jeff Burton99Ford38.867  185.247  27Robert Pressley77Ford38.889  185.142  28Ken Schrader33Chevrolet38.931  184.943  29Jerry Nadeau9Ford38.942  184.890  30Kenny Irwin Jr.28Ford38.966  184.776  31Rick Mast98Ford38.984  184.691  32Elliott Sadler21Ford38.992  184.653  33Kevin Lepage16Ford39.044  184.407  34Joe Nemechek42Chevrolet39.045  184.403  35Dave Marcis71Chevrolet39.058  184.341  36Jimmy Spencer23Ford39.069  184.289  Provisionals37Tony Stewart20Pontiac0.0000.00038Dale Earnhardt3Chevrolet0.0000.00039Terry Labonte5Chevrolet0.0000.00040Bobby Hamilton4Chevrolet0.0000.00041Johnny Benson Jr.26Ford0.0000.00042Kyle Petty44Pontiac0.0000.00043Rich Bickle45Pontiac0.0000.000Failed to qualify44Derrike Cope30Pontiac39.117184.06345Stanton Barrett90Ford39.136183.97446Darrell Waltrip66Ford39.302183.19747Brett Bodine11Ford39.458182.47348Tom Hubert19Pontiac40.613177.283 Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Brett Bodine (#11), Tom Hubert (#19)08/22/1999 race: Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1999_Pepsi_400_Presented_by_Meijer/W www.racing-reference.info 2020-05-30 Race recap The race was very competitive with 24 lead changes among 11 drivers. Many underdog drivers ran very well throughout the race, including Chad Little, Jimmy Spencer, and the underfunded Hut Stricklin in the unsponsored SBIII Motorsports Ford. It was the only top 10 for the SBIII team. The final 20 laps featured a fierce battle between the sport's then-current stars of Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett, and Jeff Gordon. At the end, it was Bobby Labonte who prevailed with his third win at Michigan and fourth of the 1999 season. Timeline Start: Ward Burton leads the field to the green flag. Lap 48: First caution is out for debris on pit road. The outside pole-sitter Mike Skinner broke a pinion gear while trying to leave his pit box during the first caution flag stop of the day. Lap 54: The pole-sitter Ward Burton got loose underneath Bobby Labonte and crashed hard into turn 3, causing the second caution. Lap 130: Robert Pressley crashed in turn 4, causing the third caution. Lap 141: Metal debris spotted in turn 1 causes the fourth caution. Lap 150: Dick Trickle, Ricky Rudd, and Kevin Lepage crashed in the frontstretch, causing the fifth caution. Lap 163: Tony Stewart made a move on Jeff Burton, made contact when coming up the track on the frontstretch, and sent Jeff Burton into the wall, causing the sixth caution. Lap 184: Bobby Labonte took the lead for the final time after a fierce battle with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. Lap 200: Bobby Labonte takes the checkered flag. Results Fin1999 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_Pepsi_400_Presented_by_Meijer 2021-06-20 www.thethirdturn.com en1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_Pepsi_400_Presented_by_Meijer/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428031237/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_Pepsi_400_Presented_by_Meijer/W/ 2021-04-28 St#DriverMakeTeamLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11918Bobby LabontePontiacJoe Gibbs Racing20045running1801213202924Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports20073running1808303033720Tony StewartPontiacJoe Gibbs Racing2004running170605054388Dale JarrettFordRobert Yates Racing20027running165576505383Dale EarnhardtChevroletRichard Childress Racing20027running1605100561697Chad LittleFordRoush Racing2000running15043790776Mark MartinFordRoush Racing2004running1514706583623Jimmy SpencerFordTravis Carter Enterprises2000running1425259091358Hut StricklinFordSBIII Motorsports2000running1383214010843John AndrettiPontiacPetty Enterprises2000running13446590113221Elliott SadlerFordWood Brothers Racing2000running13039980123198Rick MastFordCale Yarborough Motorsports2000running1273314013207Michael WaltripChevroletMattei Motorsports2003running12935640142517Matt KensethFordRoush Racing2000running12125040151840Sterling MarlinChevroletSABCO Racing2000running1183619016102Rusty WallaceFordPenske-Kranefuss Racing2000running1153919017460Geoffrey BodineChevroletJoe Bessey Motorsports1990running1122706518512Jeremy MayfieldFordPenske-Kranefuss Racing1990running10937740191494Bill ElliottFordDale Earnhardt, Inc.1990running1063418020121Steve ParkChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.1990running10335140214126Johnny Benson Jr.FordRoush Racing1990running10034655223442Joe NemechekChevroletSABCO Racing1990running9732490232425Wally Dallenbach Jr.ChevroletHendrick Motorsports1993running993226524178Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.1990running9121765252833Ken SchraderChevroletAndy Petree Racing1990running883191526395Terry LabonteChevroletHendrick Motorsports1990running8536415272355Kenny WallaceChevroletAndy Petree Racing1990running8225140284345Rich BicklePontiacTyler Jet Motorsports1990running792469029299Jerry NadeauFordMelling Racing1990running7624190302250Ricky CravenChevroletMidwest Transit Racing1980running7321365314244Kyle PettyPontiacPetty Enterprises1980running7023965322141David GreenChevroletLarry Hedrick Motorsports1970running6723415333571Dave MarcisChevroletMarcis Auto Racing1970running6421365343028Kenny Irwin Jr.FordRobert Yates Racing1950engine612821535404Bobby HamiltonChevroletMorgan-McClure Motorsports1920engine583576536231Mike SkinnerChevroletRichard Childress Racing19212running6033040372699Jeff BurtonFordRoush Racing1880running524171538610Ricky RuddFordRudd Performance Motorsports1860running4927640393316Kevin LepageFordRoush Racing1830engine4627630401536Dick TricklePontiacMB2 Motorsports1780running4327620411175Ted MusgraveFordButch Mock Motorsports1470running4020610422777Robert PressleyFordJasper Motorsports1271crash422080043122Ward BurtonPontiacBill Davis Racing521crash3933090Failed to qualify or driver change4430Derrike CopePontiacBahari Racing4590Stanton BarrettFordDonlavey Racing4666Darrell WaltripFordHaas-Carter Motorsports4711Brett BodineFordBrett Bodine Racing4819Tom HubertPontiacRoehrig MotorsportsDC36Ernie IrvanPontiacMB2 Motorsports Post-Race Championship Standings +PosDriverPointsDifferential1Dale Jarrett3524 --2Mark Martin3210 - 3143Bobby Labonte3177 - 3474Jeff Gordon3057 - 4675Tony Stewart3031 - 4936Jeff Burton2995 - 5297Dale Earnhardt2864 - 6608Rusty Wallace2626 - 8989Terry Labonte2593 - 93110Mike Skinner2566 - 958 References 1999 Frontier at the Glen NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1999 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Category:1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway Category:1999 in sports in Michigan