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1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400
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CUST Race 25 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 1999 09 11 1999 25 34 1999_Exide_NASCAR_Select_Batteries_400_program_cover.png 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 program cover, featuring Jeff Burton. "Under the Lights!" Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 0.75 1.2 400 300 482.803 104.006 mph km/h on Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing 333 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, & Ned Jarrett
The 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 11, 1999, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the three–quarter (1.2 km) short track, it was the 25th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, earning his first career Winston Cup Series win. Bobby Labonte finished second and Dale Jarrett finished third.
Background
In 1953, Richmond International Raceway began hosting the Grand National Series with Lee Petty winning that first race in Richmond.http://racing.ballparks.com/Richmond/index.htm "Richmond International Raceway has hosted the NASCAR Winston Cup Series since 1953. Lee Petty won the first race that year. " The original track was paved in 1968.http://racing.ballparks.com/Richmond/index.htm "The original track was paved in 1968." In 1988, the track was re-designed into its present D-shaped configuration
The name for the raceway complex was "Strawberry Hill" until the Virginia State Fairgrounds site was bought out in 1999 and renamed the "Richmond International Raceway".
Entry list
Car1999 Nascar Cup Series Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Motorsport Stats https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1999-exide-nascar-select-batteries-400 2021-06-21 results.motorsportstats.comDriverTeamManufacturerSponsor1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletPennzoil01Ron Hornaday Jr.SABCO RacingChevroletTracfone2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFordMiller Lite3Dale Earnhardt Sr.Richard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench Service Plus4Bobby HamiltonMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevroletKodak5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordValvoline/Cummins7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevroletPhilips Electronics8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletBudweiser9Steve GrissomMelling RacingFordWCW10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFordTide11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFordPaychex12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFordMobil 116Kevin LepageRoush RacingFordTV Guide/Tim McGraw18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiacInterstate Batteries20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaHome Depot21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFordCitgo22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiacCaterpillar23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFordTeam Winston24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont Automotive Finishes25Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevroletBudweiser26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFordCheerios28Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFordTexaco/Havoline30Todd BodineEel River RacingPontiacState Fair Corn Dogs31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevroletLowe's32Mike WallaceUltra MotorsportsFordUltra Wheels/Biagi Brothers33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevroletSkoal36Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiacM&M's40Sterling MarlinSABCO RacingChevroletCoors Light41David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevroletKodiak42Joe NemechekSABCO RacingChevroletBellSouth43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodgeSTP/NFL Players Inc.44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiacHot Wheels45Jack SpragueTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiacAT&T/10-10-34555Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevroletSquare D58Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFordFederated Auto Parts60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey MotorsportsChevroletPower Team66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFordBig Kmart/Route 6671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevroletRealTree Camouflage75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFordPolaris77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFordJasper Engines & Transmissions88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFordQuality Care/Ford Credit90Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFordHills Brothers Coffee/Nesquik91Tommy Baldwin Jr.LJ RacingChevroletAll INVICA-Shield94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFordMcDonald's97Chad LittleRoush RacingFordJohn Deere98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFordWoody Woodpecker99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordExide Batteries
Qualifying
Pos.1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1999-25/W live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428164302/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1999-25/W/ 2021-04-28 DriverCarManufacturerTimeAvg. Speed1 Mike Skinner31Chevrolet21.520 125.465 2 Tony Stewart20Pontiac21.544 125.325 3 Rusty Wallace2Ford21.558 125.244 4 Bobby Labonte18Pontiac21.582 125.104 5 Geoffrey Bodine60Chevrolet21.607 124.960 6 Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet21.625 124.855 7 Jeff Burton99Ford21.641 124.763 8 Kenny Wallace55Chevrolet21.652 124.700 9 Kenny Irwin, Jr.28Ford21.655 124.683 10 Steve Park1Chevrolet21.678 124.550 11 Jimmy Spencer23Ford21.681 124.533 12 Ted Musgrave75Ford21.694 124.458 13 Dale Jarrett88Ford21.699 124.430 14 Jeremy Mayfield12Ford21.700 124.424 15 Terry Labonte5Chevrolet21.702 124.412 16 Rick Mast98Ford21.703 124.407 17 Bill Elliott94Ford21.706 124.390 18 Kyle Petty44Pontiac21.711 124.361 19 Ward Burton22Pontiac21.718 124.321 20 Mark Martin6Ford21.745 124.166 21 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.8Chevrolet21.760 124.081 22 Bobby Hamilton4Chevrolet21.761 124.075 23 Ken Schrader33Chevrolet21.786 123.933 24 John Andretti43Pontiac21.790 123.910 25 Sterling Marlin40Chevrolet21.797 123.870 26 Wally Dallenbach, Jr.25Chevrolet21.801 123.848 27 Kevin Lepage16Ford21.835 123.655 28 Joe Nemechek42Chevrolet21.851 123.564 29 Mike Wallace32Ford21.864 123.491 30 Johnny Benson, Jr.26Ford21.882 123.389 31 Dick Trickle10Ford21.882 123.389 32 Chad Little97Ford21.892 123.333 33 Dale Earnhardt3Chevrolet21.894 123.321 34 Todd Bodine30Pontiac21.898 123.299 35 Ron Hornaday, Jr.01Chevrolet21.902 123.276 36 Michael Waltrip7Chevrolet21.905 123.260 Provisionals37 Elliott Sadler21Ford0.0000.00038 Jerry Nadeau36Pontiac0.0000.00039 Steve Grissom9Ford0.0000.00040 Darrell Waltrip66Ford0.0000.00041 Brett Bodine11Ford0.0000.00042 David Green41Chevrolet0.0000.00043 Robert Pressley77Ford0.0000.000Failed to qualify44 Jack Sprague45Pontiac21.943 123.046 45 Dave Marcis71Chevrolet22.031 122.555 46 Hut Stricklin58Ford22.180 121.731 47 Stanton Barrett90Ford22.311 121.017 48 Tom Baldwin91Chevrolet22.336 120.881
Race recap
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Race results
Fin1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_Exide_NASCAR_Select_Batteries_400 2021-06-21 www.thethirdturn.com en1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_Exide_NASCAR_Select_Batteries_400/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428015640/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_Exide_NASCAR_Select_Batteries_400/W/ 2021-04-28 St # DriverSponsorMake TeamLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings 1 2 20 Tony StewartHome DepotPontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 400333running185135160 2 4 18 Bobby LabonteInterstate BatteriesPontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 4007running17577990 3 13 88 Dale JarrettQuality Care, Ford CreditFord Robert Yates Racing 4000running16564605 4 25 40 Sterling MarlinCoors LightChevy SABCO Racing 4000running16060105 5 9 28 Kenny Irwin, Jr.Texaco, HavolineFord Robert Yates Racing 4000running15549570 6 33 3 Dale EarnhardtGM Goodwrench Service PlusChevy Richard Childress Racing 4000running15047055 7 22 4 Bobby HamiltonKodakChevy Morgan-McClure Motorsports 4000running14648430 8 12 75 Ted MusgravePolarisFord Butch Mock Motorsports 4000running14237405 9 24 43 John AndrettiSTP, NFL Players Inc.Pontiac Petty Enterprises 3990running13845305 10 21 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.BudweiserChevy Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 3990running1342990511131Mike SkinnerLowe'sChevyRichard Childress Racing3993running1354449512855Kenny WallaceSquare DChevyAndy Petree Racing3990running1273188013799Jeff BurtonExide BatteriesFordRoush Racing3990running124477301432Rusty WallaceMiller LiteFordPenske-Kranefuss Racing3990running12141130151844Kyle PettyHot WheelsPontiacPetty Enterprises3990running1183050516101Steve ParkPennzoilChevyDale Earnhardt, Inc.3990running11535730173721Elliott SadlerCitgoFordWood Brothers Racing3980running11237170183836Jerry NadeauM&M'sPontiacMB2 Motorsports3980running10938080193430Todd BodineState Fair Corn DogsPontiacEel River Racing3980running10624155202842Joe NemechekBellSouthChevySABCO Racing3980running10337055212333Ken SchraderSkoalChevyAndy Petree Racing3970running10035320223026Johnny Benson, Jr.CheeriosFordRoush Racing3970running973475523560Geoffrey BodinePower TeamChevyJoe Bessey Motorsports3970running9428980242932Mike WallaceUltra Wheels, Biagi BrothersFordUltra Motorsports3970running9123455251412Jeremy MayfieldMobil 1FordPenske-Kranefuss Racing3960running8838305262716Kevin LepageTV Guide, Tim McGrawFordRoush Racing3960running8534180273110Ricky RuddTideFordRudd Performance Motorsports3960running8233255282625Wally Dallenbach, Jr.BudweiserChevyHendrick Motorsports3960running7933030293501Ron Hornaday, Jr.TracfoneChevySABCO Racing3960running762281030399Steve GrissomWCWFordMelling Racing3950running7326200314111Brett BodinePaychexFordBrett Bodine Racing3950running7033190324066Darrell WaltripBig Kmart, Route 66FordHaas-Carter Motorsports3950running6725130334241David GreenKodiakChevyLarry Hedrick Motorsports3910running6422595341922Ward BurtonCaterpillarPontiacBill Davis Racing3890running612953535206Mark MartinValvoline, CumminsFordRoush Racing3661engine6341000361794Bill ElliottMcDonald'sFordBill Elliott Racing3580running5529465371123Jimmy SpencerTeam WinstonFordHaas-Carter Motorsports3570running522943038367Michael WaltripPhilips ElectronicsChevyMattei Motorsports3460running4929395394377Robert PressleyJasper Engines & TransmissionsFordJasper Motorsports3160running462236040624Jeff GordonDuPont Automotive FinishesChevyHendrick Motorsports31156transmission4850625411698Rick MastWoody WoodpeckerFordCale Yarborough Motorsports1750running4022290423297Chad LittleJohn DeereFordRoush Racing1670crash372945543155Terry LabonteKellogg'sChevyHendrick Motorsports540crash3437245Failed to qualify4445Jack SpragueAT&T / 10-10-345PontiacTyler Jet Motorsports4571Dave MarcisRealTree CamouflageChevroletMarcis Auto Racing4658Hut StricklinFederated Auto PartsFordSBIII Motorsports4790Stanton BarrettHills Brothers Coffee / NesquikFordDonlavey Racing4891Tom BaldwinAll INVICA-ShieldChevroletLJ RacingDC10Dick TrickleTideFordRudd Performance Motorsports
Race Statistics
Time of race: 2:53:04
Average Speed: 104.006 mph
Pole Speed: 125.465 mph
Cautions: 6 for 45 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.115 sec
Lead changes: 13
Percent of race run under caution: 11.2%
Average green flag run: 50.7 laps
References
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