1999 Las Vegas 400

Third race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series August 2023 NASWINSTON North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway 222 31.645 1.5 2.41 644.542 357.272 400.5 148 267 1999 Las Vegas 400 Second Annual Las Vegas 400 3 34 Motor Racing Network March 7 ABC Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons 99 Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Burton Roush Racing Jeff Burton Roush Racing 111 Bobby Labonte 137.537 mph km/h 1999 Las Vegas 400.jpg The 1999 Las Vegas 400 program cover. The 1999 Las Vegas 400 was the third stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second of five No Bull 5 races of the 1999 season, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 7, 1999, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to be victorious in a battle with Bill Davis Racing driver and brother Ward Burton to win his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first of the season.Poole David March 7, 1999 Burtons put on a show worthy of Las Vegas http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0308400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817221929/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0308400lede.htm August 17, 2000 August 10, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHarris Mike March 8, 1999 Vegas 400 turns into brother battle 11 Hattiesburg American Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107324435/vegas-400-turns-into-brother-battle/ August 10, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Ward Burton and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1200 acre on on complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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 RacingPontiac19Tom HubertRoehrig MotorsportsFord20Tony 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 MotorsportsPontiac38Butch GillilandGilliland RacingFord40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac50Ron Hornaday Jr.Midwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet58Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord68Ron BurnsRon Burns RacingFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFord91Steve GrissomLJ RacingChevrolet92Morgan ShepherdZali RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 5, at 10:30 AM PST. The session would last for two hours and 25 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Las Vegas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-vegas.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/19991013174545/http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-vegas.htm October 13, 1999 August 10, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Mike Skinner, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.828 and an average speed of 169.661 mph km/h on.March 5, 1999 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0306practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817222204/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0306practice.htm August 17, 2000 August 10, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed131Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.828169.661218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac31.871169.433342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet31.924169.151Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 6, at 9:00 AM PST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.431 and an average speed of 166.507 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac32.431166.50721Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet32.754164.865377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord32.769164.789Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 6, after the preliminary 1999 Sam's Town 300. The session would last for one hour. Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.942 and an average speed of 163.924 mph km/h on.March 6, 1999 Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0307happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817222104/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0307happy.htm August 17, 2000 August 10, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord32.942163.924222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac32.995163.661394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord33.110163.093Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 5, at 2:00 PM PST. 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 6, at 11:30 AM PST. 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 Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.645 and an average speed of 170.643 mph km/h.Poole David March 5, 1999 Bobby Labonte steals pole from Michael Waltrip http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0306quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817222155/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0307/0306quallede.htm August 17, 2000 August 10, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Eight drivers would fail to qualify: Ted Musgrave, Kyle Petty, Robert Pressley, Ron Hornaday Jr., Butch Gilliland, Dave Marcis, Morgan Shepherd, and Ron Burns. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac31.645170.64327Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet31.735170.159342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet31.751170.073419Tom HubertRoehrig MotorsportsFord31.767169.988531Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.798169.822658Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord31.838169.609712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord31.856169.51389Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord31.886169.353988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord31.887169.3481028Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord31.893169.3161124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.914169.205125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.952169.004136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31.957168.9771494Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord31.966168.9291543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac31.971168.9031633Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet32.017168.6601716Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord32.019168.6501825Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.066168.4031999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord32.072168.3712020Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac32.084168.3082145Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac32.089168.2822298Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord32.091168.2712341David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.124168.0992430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac32.136168.0362521Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord32.148167.9732626Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord32.148167.9732755Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet32.154167.9422811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord32.160167.9102991Steve GrissomLJ RacingChevrolet32.180167.8063022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac32.232167.5353197Chad LittleRoush RacingFord32.237167.509324Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet32.254167.4213340Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet32.258167.4003410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord32.258167.4003500Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac32.278167.2973660Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet32.301167.177Provisionals372Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord -* -*383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*3923Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord -* -*4036Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac -* -*411Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet -* -*4290Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFord -* -*Champion's Provisional4366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify4475Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord32.610165.5934544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac32.700165.1384677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord33.014163.5674750Ron Hornaday Jr.Midwest Transit RacingChevrolet33.051163.3844838Butch GillilandGilliland RacingFord33.463161.3724971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet33.526161.0695092Morgan ShepherdZali RacingFord33.800159.7635168Ron BurnsRon Burns RacingFord34.092158.395Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1999 Las Vegas 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_Las_Vegas_400 August 10, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord267111running185$336,59023022Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac26771running175$217,27531124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2671running170$179,4004531Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2670running160$133,1755118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac26725running160$118,54064036Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2675running155$95,0757383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2670running146$91,3508125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2677running147$88,6009372Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2670running138$85,90010136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord26717running139$92,30011988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2660running130$85,240121543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac2666running132$80,700131825Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2660running124$78,300143197Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2660running121$73,000153340Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet2662running123$75,30016411Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2660running115$70,80017712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord26622running117$73,800181633Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2660running109$70,740192298Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord2660running106$60,500202811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2650running103$70,065211716Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord2650running100$65,7002227Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet2650running97$64,200232145Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac2640running94$52,80024324Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2640running91$66,800254366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2640running88$50,800263923Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2640running85$60,400272341David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2630running82$52,00028419Tom HubertRoehrig MotorsportsFord2620running79$48,700293500Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac2620running76$48,600304290Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFord2590running73$57,7253189Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord2490engine70$50,800323660Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet2280engine67$47,000332521Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord2190running64$56,800342430Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac2150running61$49,10035342Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet2120running58$53,400362020Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac1840running55$46,200371494Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1720handling52$52,975382626Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord1600running49$53,07539658Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord1360handling46$45,575402755Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1310handling43$45,375411028Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord1300crash40$52,175422991Steve GrissomLJ RacingChevrolet1160crash37$45,475433410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord1150engine34$51,975Failed to qualify4475Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord4544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord4750Ron Hornaday Jr.Midwest Transit RacingChevrolet4838Butch GillilandGilliland RacingFord4971Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet5092Morgan ShepherdZali RacingFord5168Ron BurnsRon Burns RacingFordOfficial race results References 1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400 1999 Cracker Barrel 500 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Category:March 1999 sports events in the United States Category:1999 in sports in Nevada