1999 TranSouth Financial 400

Fifth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON March 21 59 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Roush Racing Jeff Burton Roush Racing Jeff Burton 99 ESPN Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons Motor Racing Network 34 Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington Raceway 5 121.294 mph km/h 43rd Annual TranSouth Financial 400 TranSouth Financial 400 1999 293 164 360.531 644.12 400.238 2.198 1.366 28.398 224.024 The 1999 TranSouth Financial 400 program cover, featuring Dale Jarrett. 1999 TranSouth Financial 400.jpeg 71,000 The 1999 TranSouth Financial 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 21, 1999, before an audience of 71,000 in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway, a 1.366 mi km on permanent egg-shaped oval racetrack. The race was shortened from its scheduled 293 laps to 164 due to rain. In the final laps of the race, a wreck involving five cars, including the leader at the time, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would occur in the midst of rain on lap 163. Despite major damage to his car, Burton would manage to keep up with pace car speed and when the race was stopped a lap later due to increasing rain, NASCAR decided to let the race end due to a lack of sunlight.Poole David March 21, 1999 Burton survives bizarre finish to win http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0322400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010216072537/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0322400lede.htm February 16, 2001 January 20, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverStrubin John March 22, 1999 Burton tames Darlington 30 Fort Worth Star-Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116844091/burton-tames-darlington/ January 20, 2023 Newspapers.com The victory was Burton's seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Jeremy Mayfield and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Future champion Matt Kenseth took over for Bobby Labonte at the second caution, and finished 10th. Background thumb|The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends. 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 RacingFord90Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord91Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 19, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Darlington 1 Race Info Page http://jayski.com/next/nr-darl.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010208133919/http://jayski.com/next/nr-darl.htm February 8, 2001 January 20, 2023 Jayski's Silly Season Site Bill Elliott, driving for his own Bill Elliott Racing team, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.783 and an average speed of 170.850 mph km/h on.March 19, 1999 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0320practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010215230842/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0320practice.htm February 15, 2001 January 20, 2023 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed194Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.783170.850224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.829170.57836Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.839170.519Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, March 19, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for 55 minutes. Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.688 and an average speed of 171.416 mph km/h on.March 19, 1999 Second Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0320practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010216071915/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0320practice2.htm February 16, 2001 January 20, 2023 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.688171.41626Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.703171.327326Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28.810170.690Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 20, after the preliminary 1999 Diamond Hill Plywood 200 NASCAR Busch Series race. 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 29.821 and an average speed of 164.904 mph km/h on.March 20, 1999 Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0321happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010215225922/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0321happy.htm February 15, 2001 January 20, 2023 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.821164.904231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.845164.771388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.878164.589Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 19, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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, March 20, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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 Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.398 and an average speed of 173.167 mph km/h in the first round.Poole David March 19, 1999 Gordon wins second pole of season http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0320quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010216072703/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0321/0320quallede.htm February 16, 2001 January 20, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Three drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.398173.167226Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28.501172.54136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.611171.878431Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.619171.830543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.627171.782698Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord28.630171.764716Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord28.630171.764894Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.634171.740999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord28.651171.6381020Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac28.673171.5061112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord28.686171.4291242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet28.686171.429137Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet28.693171.3871428Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord28.704171.3211521Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord28.711171.2791660Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet28.717171.244174Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet28.743171.0891877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord28.755171.0171911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord28.764170.9642040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet28.772170.9162188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28.785170.8392297Chad LittleRoush RacingFord28.799170.7562355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.808170.7032423Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord28.814170.6672533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.822170.620Failed to lock in Round 1262Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord28.824170.608275Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.831170.5662822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac28.836170.537291Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.852170.442303Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.872170.3243191Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet28.873170.3183200Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac28.931169.977339Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord28.937169.9423418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac28.959169.8123541David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.959169.8123644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.959169.812Provisionals3736Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac28.979169.6953825Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.020169.4563966Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord29.112168.9204075Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord29.036169.3624110Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord29.017169.4734258Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord29.022169.4444390Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord29.622166.012Failed to qualify4430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac28.986169.6544571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet29.015169.4854645Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac29.384167.356Official starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord16459running185$161,90021112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord16448running175$62,4553124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet16450running170$83,94042188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1640running160$60,305536Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1642running160$50,50061020Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac1640running150$44,2407174Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1640running146$49,24582822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1640running142$47,6409543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac1641running143$40,885103418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1641running139$51,59511275Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1640running130$40,12512291Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1641running132$36,22013698Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord1630running124$29,46514894Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1630running121$35,485151877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord1630running118$30,745162040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet1630running115$35,060171660Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet1630running112$23,51518226Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord1630running109$34,945191242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet1630running106$33,765202423Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1630running103$36,56021137Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet1630running100$33,08022716Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord1630running97$33,165232355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1630running94$23,050243736Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1630running91$32,23525303Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1630running88$37,020263191Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet1630running85$25,285274110Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1630running82$31,400282297Chad LittleRoush RacingFord1630running79$31,145294075Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord1632running81$24,240301911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1630running73$30,535313644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1620running70$20,65532431Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1620running67$27,52533262Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord1620running64$36,345343200Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac1620running61$20,215351428Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord1610crash58$27,085361521Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord1610running55$26,955374258Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord1600crash52$19,850383825Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1590running49$26,725394390Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord1590running46$26,60040339Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord1580running43$19,475413966Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1410running40$19,350423541David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1290running37$19,225432533Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet750running34$30,416Failed to qualify4430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac4571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4645Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiacOfficial race results References 1999 Cracker Barrel 500 1999 Primestar 500 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series TransSouth Financial 400 TransSouth Financial 400 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway Category:March 1999 sports events in the United States