1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500

February 2025 NASWINSTON The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 1999 09 5 1999 24 34 1999_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1999 Southern 500 program cover The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina 1.366 2.198 270 368.82 593.558 367 501.322 806.800 Temperatures reaching up to 87.8 F C; wind speeds up to 18.3 mph km/hWeather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 107.816 mi/h Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing 28.763 Jeff Burton Roush Racing 89 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons The 1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500, the 50th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 5, 1999, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington County, South Carolina. Contested over 270 laps – shortened from 367 laps due to rain – on the 1.366 mi km off on speedway, it was the 24th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race, and the No Bull 5 Million Dollar Bonus as well. Kenny Irwin Jr. would earn his final pole position while qualifying for this event.Racing information at Racing Reference Top ten results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps led Number of laps led 1 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 89 2 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 30 3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 69 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 2 5 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 0 6 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 1 7 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 0 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 0 9 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Pontiac 0 10 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 0 Race statistics Time of race: 3:25:15 Average speed: 107.816 mph Pole speed: 170.970 mph Cautions: 6 for 62 laps Margin of victory: under caution Lead changes: 20 Percent of race run under caution: 23% Average green flag run: 34.7 laps Race statistics at Race Database References The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 Pepsi Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway