1999 NAPA Autocare 500

28th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 19.886 0.526 24 423.257 500 72.347 mph km/h October 3 28 34 1999 NAPA Autocare 500 138 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Joe Nemechek Team SABCO ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 0.847 The 1999 NAPA Autocare 500 program cover. 1999 NAPA Autocare 500.jpeg The 1999 NAPA Autocare 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 3, 1999, before an audience of 62,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Within the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was able to hold off the field on the final restart with 19 to go to take his 48th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his sixth victory of the season and it marked Gordon's first race & win without Ray Evernham as his crew chief.Poole David October 3, 1999 No. 24 team finds a way to win again http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1004500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001213025800/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1004500lede.htm December 13, 2000 October 5, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverWhite Ben October 3, 1999 Gordon's new chapter has happy ending http://nascar.com/news/1999news/October/3/00990318.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991013131317/http://nascar.com/news/1999news/October/3/00990318.html October 13, 1999 October 5, 2022 NASCARSvrluga Barry October 4, 1999 New chief, old result: Gordon wins Napa 500 23 The Cincinnati Post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110738522/new-chief-old-result-gordon-wins-napa/ October 5, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Joe Bessey Racing driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Ron Hornaday Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet05Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesPontiac6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet9Rich BickleMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord16Kevin LepageRoush 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 RacingFord30Mike BlissBahari 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 MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord91Tim FedewaLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 1, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for two hours and 30 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Martinsville 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.com/next/99-mart2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991013102406/http://jayski.com/next/99-mart2.htm October 13, 1999 October 5, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.924 and an average speed of 95.041 mph km/h on.October 1, 1999 Winston cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010126091400/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002practice1.htm January 26, 2001 October 5, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet19.92495.041210Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord19.94494.945355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet19.96794.836Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 9:40 AM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Kenny Wallace, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.150 and an average speed of 93.975 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed155Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.15093.975220Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.15493.95636Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.19493.770Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, was held on Saturday, October 2. The session would last for one hour. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.399 and an average speed of 92.828 mph km/h on.October 2, 1999 Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1003happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010126164200/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1003happy.htm January 26, 2001 October 5, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.39992.828244Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.41692.750333Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.44692.614Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 1, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. 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, October 2, at 11:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. 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 Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.886 and an average speed of 95.223 mph km/h.Poole David October 1, 1999 Fresh faces appear amid first-round qualifiers http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010126093400/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002quallede.htm January 26, 2001 October 5, 2022 That's Racin' Four drivers would fail to qualify: Ron Hornaday Jr., Dick Trickle, Tim Fedewa, and Morgan Shepherd. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet19.88695.223275Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord19.91895.070360Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet19.96794.836444Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac19.97694.794524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.98394.76166Mark MartinRoush RacingFord19.99394.713755Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.00394.666810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord20.00494.661943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.00794.647109Rich BickleMelling RacingFord20.01094.6331122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac20.02094.5851298Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord20.04394.4771399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.05494.4251488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.06294.3871577Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord20.06794.3641631Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.07494.3311712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.08394.289187Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet20.09894.2181930Mike BlissBahari RacingPontiac20.09894.218202Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.10394.1952133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.10794.1762266Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord20.11494.1432325Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.11894.125245Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.12394.1012518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.12894.078261Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.12994.0732728Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord20.13494.0502811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord20.15493.9572940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet20.16393.915304Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.18293.8263123Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord20.18793.8033245David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac20.18893.7983394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord20.19793.7563450Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet20.20893.7053558Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFord20.23693.5763616Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord20.24093.557Provisionals3720Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac -* -*383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*3997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord -* -*4026Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord -* -*4121Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord -* -*4236Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4401Ron Hornaday Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet20.38292.9064541Dick TrickleLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.38492.8964691Tim FedewaLJ RacingChevrolet20.40892.7874705Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesPontiac20.49392.402Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50029running180$110,0902383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50045running175$70,2253360Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet5002running170$50,4754202Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord5000running160$53,3255755Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet50056running160$51,71561631Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500138running160$60,0757444Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac5005running151$37,82582518Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac500120running147$50,22591399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4990running138$44,250101488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4990running134$52,790112940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet49922running135$37,93512261Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4990running127$36,100131122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac4980running124$36,375143558Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFord4980running121$27,950151712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord4970running118$39,6501666Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4970running115$42,650173123Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4970running112$36,09018810Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord4970running109$34,15519275Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord4963running111$33,100203394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord4960running103$34,865212133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4960running100$34,400222325Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4950running97$32,550232266Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4950running94$25,300243450Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet4950running91$22,250254121Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord4940running88$33,200264236Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac4930running85$31,650273616Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord4930running82$31,800284026Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord4920running79$31,550291298Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord4910running76$23,60030304Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4910running73$36,175313997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord4900running70$27,800321930Mike BlissBahari RacingPontiac4880running67$20,67533187Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet4600clutch64$27,550344371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4540running61$20,425351577Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord4510running58$20,300363245David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac4510running55$20,22537109Rich BickleMelling RacingFord4460running52$20,60038142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet44376running54$33,975392728Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord4340running46$26,85040245Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4080running43$34,725413720Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac3920running40$34,600422811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3860running37$26,67543943John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac2914crash39$37,950Official race results References 1999 MBNA Gold 400 1999 UAW-GM Quality 500 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:October 1999 sports events in the United States Category:1999 in sports in Virginia