1999 DieHard 500

Ninth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 4.28 The 1999 DieHard 500 program cover. 48.421 Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt 100,000 Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network ABC Richard Childress Racing 3 70 Dale Earnhardt Ken Schrader 163.395 mph km/h Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway Andy Petree Racing 804.8 188 34 9 DieHard 500 2.66 April 25 1999 500.08 30th Annual DieHard 500 1999 DieHard 500.jpg The 1999 DieHard 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 30th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 25, 1999, before an audience of 100,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt would manage to hold off the field on the final restart with 15 to go to win his 72nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first of the season.Poole David April 25, 1999 Earnhardt pulls all the right strings in victory http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0426500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817212201/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0426500lede.htm August 17, 2000 August 18, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverApril 26, 1999 Earnhardt answers critics 13 The Star Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107817937/earnhardt-answers-critics/ August 18, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake00Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet9Jerry NadeauMelling 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 RacingFord30Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac50Dan PardusMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet58Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord84Ken BouchardPBH MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Loy Allen Jr.Donlavey RacingFord91Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, April 23, at 11:00a.m. CST. The session would last for two hours and 55 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Talladega 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-tall.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022907/http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-tall.htm August 23, 2000 August 18, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.664 and an average speed of 196.777 mph km/h on.April 23, 1999 Winston cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0424practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001006194503/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0424practice.htm October 6, 2000 August 18, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet48.664196.77722Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord48.688196.68034Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet48.772196.342Full first practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, April 24, at 1:00 {M CST. The session would last for one hour. Steve Park, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.655 and an average speed of 196.814 mph km/h on.April 24, 1999 Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0425happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817212321/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0425happy.htm August 17, 2000 August 18, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet48.655196.814211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord48.906195.804326Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord48.997195.440Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 23, at 3:00p.m. CST. 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, April 24, at 10:45a.m. CST. 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 Ken Schrader, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 48.421 and an average speed of 197.765 mph km/h.Poole David April 23, 1999 Schrader corners market on Talladega poles http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0424webqual.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817212543/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0425/0424webqual.htm August 17, 2000 August 18, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Five drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Ken Bouchard, Dan Pardus, Dick Trickle, and Loy Allen Jr. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet48.421197.765218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac48.489197.488399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord48.547197.252442Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet48.563197.18752Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord48.704196.61666Mark MartinRoush RacingFord48.712196.584710Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord48.767196.362820Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac48.771196.346997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord48.841196.065107Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet48.860195.9891125Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.866195.9641231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48.873195.9361324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet48.887195.8801440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet48.940195.6681555Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet48.966195.5641616Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord48.986195.484173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet48.989195.4721894Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord49.012195.3811936Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac49.033195.297209Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord49.034195.2932198Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord49.037195.2812228Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord49.041195.2652388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord49.048195.2372443John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac49.059195.1942522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac49.137194.8842600Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac49.021195.345275Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.150194.8322826Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord49.232194.5082960Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet49.256194.413301Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet49.273194.3463112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord49.328194.1293271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet49.356194.0193323Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord49.386193.9013441David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.403193.834354Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet49.440193.6893677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord49.495193.474Provisionals3711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord -* -*3866Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord -* -*3975Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*4044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac -* -*4121Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord -* -*4245Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4358Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify4430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac49.497193.4664584Ken BouchardPBH MotorsportsChevrolet49.566193.1974650Dan PardusMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet49.798192.2974791Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet50.051191.3254890Loy Allen Jr.Donlavey RacingFord50.951187.945Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup *Time not available. Race results Fin1999 DieHard 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_DieHard_500 August 17, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet18870running185$147,79522388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord18821running175$104,955366Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1881running170$91,2304218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac18817running165$84,3805820Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac18810running160$59,8556133Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1883running155$74,05571555Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1880running146$51,1308209Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord1880running142$49,80592443John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac18822running143$55,555101894Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1881running139$54,19511399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1880running130$64,850121616Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord1880running127$48,420134044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1880running124$43,140144245Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac1880running121$35,360153112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord1884running123$50,230163323Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1880running115$47,930172960Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet1880running112$33,67518107Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet18825running114$45,43519710Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1880running106$44,045201125Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1885running108$46,075212600Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac1880running100$33,345223677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord1881running102$36,150233271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1870running94$32,015242198Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord1870running91$35,410251440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet1870running88$42,405263866Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1872running90$31,400274358Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord1870running82$31,245283975Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord1870running79$34,890294121Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord1860running76$41,735302826Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord1840running73$41,50531354Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1760handling70$45,625322522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1750running67$40,570333441David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1690running64$33,34034442Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet1681handling66$40,310352228Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord1640running58$39,580361231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1575running60$36,95037301Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1540running52$36,790381324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1120handling49$55,25039275Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1090rear end46$44,250401936Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac530too slow43$36,0504152Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord500crash40$44,92542997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord480crash37$35,650433711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord480crash34$35,656Failed to qualify4430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac4584Ken BouchardPBH MotorsportsChevrolet4650Dan PardusMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet4791Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet4890Loy Allen Jr.Donlavey RacingFordOfficial race results References 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 1999 California 500 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:April 1999 sports events in the United States Category:1999 in sports in Alabama