1999 Pontiac Excitement 400

11th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 11 300 1999 21.344 Pontiac Excitement 400 0.75 482.803 1.21 400 45th Annual Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 100.102 mph km/h 34 May 15 88 Motor Racing Network ESPN Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett 104 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Jeff Burton Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Roush Racing The 1999 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover. 1999 Pontiac Excitement 400.jpg The 1999 Pontiac Excitement 400 was the 11th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 15, 1999, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to make a pass for the lead with 32 to go and hold onto the lead to win his 19th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Poole David May 16, 1999 Jarrett revels in Richmond win http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0517400folo.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817210816/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0517400folo.htm August 17, 2000 August 20, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverMay 17, 1999 Jarrett's victory drought ends in Pontiac 400 23 The Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107943704/jarretts-victory-drought-ends-in/ August 20, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. 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 MotorsportsPontiac55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet58Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Hut StricklinDonlavey 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, May 14, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Richmond 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-rir.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022919/http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-rir.htm August 23, 2000 August 20, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.379 and an average speed of 126.292 mph km/h on.May 14, 1999 Winston Cup practice speeds from Richmond http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0515practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817211033/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0515practice.htm August 17, 2000 August 20, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.379126.292243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.431125.98536Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.486125.663Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, May 14, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for two hours. Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.305 and an average speed of 126.731 mph km/h on.May 15, 1999 Saturday morning Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0516practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817210908/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0516practice.htm August 17, 2000 August 20, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.305126.73126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.329126.588343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.402126.156Full second practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, May 15, at 1:00 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. Positions 1-36 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 Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 21.344 and an average speed of 126.499 mph km/h.Poole David May 15, 1999 Gordon on pole for Pontiac 400 http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0516webqual.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817210859/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0515/0516webqual.htm August 17, 2000 August 20, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Three drivers would fail to qualify: Dave Marcis, Buckshot Jones, and Hut Stricklin. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.344126.499255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.348126.476328Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord21.404126.145444Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.428126.003543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.434125.96862Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.455125.845731Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.458125.827818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.474125.733910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord21.498124.5931099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord21.511125.5171198Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord21.540125.348126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.562125.2201333Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.570125.1741497Chad LittleRoush RacingFord21.582125.104154Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.594125.0351640Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet21.595125.029171Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.604124.9771821Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord21.623124.8671994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord21.626124.8502022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac21.634124.8042188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord21.643124.7522258Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord21.643124.7522342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet21.644124.7462466Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord21.647124.7292536Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac21.648124.7232626Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord21.649124.7172777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord21.678124.5502812Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.685124.5102960Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet21.685124.5103020Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.686124.5043191Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet21.687124.499325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.701124.4183323Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord21.706124.3903411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord21.706124.390359Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord21.727124.2693630Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac21.727124.269Provisionals373Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*387Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*3925Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4016Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord -* -*4175Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord -* -*4245Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4341David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet21.808123.8084500Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac21.921123.1704690Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord22.038122.516Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1999 Pontiac Excitement 400 (WCS) - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_Pontiac_Excitement_400_(WCS) August 19, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord40032running180$169,7152126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord40074running175$89,7003818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac40071running170$69,7754154Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4000running160$64,875562Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord4000running155$49,45062342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet4000running150$49,2507444Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4000running146$39,6258373Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4000running142$48,54092022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac4009running143$41,175104245Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac4000running134$35,965114175Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord4000running130$34,475121994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord4000running127$36,750134016Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord3990running124$36,975141333Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3990running121$36,175153020Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac3990running118$27,225161198Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord3990running115$28,800172960Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet3990running112$23,900181640Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3990running109$34,550192258Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord3990running106$23,625203925Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running103$36,74021359Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord3990running100$28,25022387Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet3980running97$33,725231821Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord3980running94$34,250242812Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3970running91$37,900252466Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3951running93$22,75026325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3950running85$37,625272777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3920running82$26,100282626Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord3900running79$32,975293323Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3900running7632,35030731Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet38867running78$35,95031124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38818running75$54,275323191Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet3870running67$25,025332536Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3630running64$31,47534171Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3590running61$28,925351497Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3520running58$28,87536910Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3450running55$28,825371099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord324104running62$40,175383411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3220running49$28,82539543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac24224handling51$36,67540328Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord1970engine43$28,62541255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1820engine40$22,075423630Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac1150crash37$21,530434341David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1050engine34$21,700Failed to qualify4471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4500Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac4690Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFordOfficial race results References 1999 California 500 1999 Coca-Cola 600 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Category:May 1999 sports events in the United States Category:1999 in sports in Virginia