1999 Primestar 500

Sixth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway 501 28.398 1999 1.5 2.41 334 806.281 Primestar 500 Third Annual Primestar 500 6 34 March 28 Performance Racing Network 5 124 Hendrick Motorsports Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Robert Yates Racing Kenny Irwin Jr. 144.276 mph km/h The 1999 Primestar 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. CBS 1999 Primestar 500.jpg Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker The 1999 Primestar 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 28, 1999, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Nearing the end of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a late-race move to pass Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett for the lead. With three to go, the caution came out for Jimmy Spencer, handing the win to Labonte.Poole David March 28, 1999 T. Labonte earns Texas-sized victory http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0329500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817110641/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0329500lede.htm August 17, 2000 August 13, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverStrubin John March 29, 1999 Terry Labonte returns to Texas for victory 19 The Leaf-Chronicle The New York Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107496324/terry-labonte-returns-to-texas-for/ August 13, 2022 Newspapers.com The win was Labonte's 21st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Jarrett and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of Fort Worth, Texas. The track measures 1.5 mi km on around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns. It is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports. 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 RacingFord14Randy LaJoieNo Fear 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 RacingFord90Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFord91Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice Originally, four practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with two on Friday and two on Saturday. However, due to rain, the second practice session on Saturday was cancelled. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Texas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-texas.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001030063319/http://www.jayski.com/next/nr-texas.htm October 30, 2000 August 13, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 26, at 11:00 AM CST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.402 and an average speed of 190.127 mph km/h on.March 26, 1999 Friday's first Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0327practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817214557/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0327practice.htm August 17, 2000 August 13, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.402190.127260Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet28.418190.020321Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord28.637188.567Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, March 26, at 1:05 PM CST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes. Geoff Bodine, driving for Joe Bessey Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.402 and an average speed of 190.127 mph km/h on.March 26, 1999 Friday's second-session practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0327practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817214603/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0327practice2.htm August 17, 2000 August 13, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed160Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet28.406190.10121Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.486189.567394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.523189.321Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 27, at 9:00 AM CST. The session would last for one hour. Geoff Bodine, driving for Joe Bessey Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.347 and an average speed of 190.496 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed160Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet28.347190.496242Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet28.686188.245391Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet28.805187.467Full final practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 26, at 3:30 PM CST. 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 27, at 10:45 AM CST. 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 Kenny Irwin Jr., driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.398 and an average speed of 190.154 mph km/h.Strubin John March 27, 1999 Kenny Irwin tops 190 mph for Texas pole position http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0328fwqual.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817214703/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0328/0328fwqual.htm August 17, 2000 August 13, 2022 That's Racin' Fort Worth Star-Telegram Four drivers would fail to qualify: Dick Trickle, Kyle Petty, Dave Marcis, and Stanton Barrett. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord28.398190.154218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac28.443189.85331Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.520189.34145Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.553189.122522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac28.573188.99066Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.578188.957733Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.605188.778824Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.617188.699994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.634188.5871025Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.649188.488112Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord28.654188.4551288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28.663188.3961321Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord28.686188.2451414Randy LaJoieNo Fear RacingFord28.697188.1731543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.731187.9501677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord28.778187.6431711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord28.784187.6041898Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord28.797187.5201920Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac28.802187.4872099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord28.829187.311219Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord28.855187.1432236Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac28.857187.1302331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.886186.9422426Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28.904186.8252575Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord28.908186.8002660Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet28.504189.4472712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord28.741187.8852842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet28.741187.885297Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet28.831187.2983045Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac28.922186.7093100Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac28.923186.7033266Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord28.946186.554334Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet28.957186.4833410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord28.963186.4453558Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord29.000186.2073630Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac29.033185.995Provisionals3797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord -* -*383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet -* -*3940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet -* -*4016Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord -* -*4123Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord -* -*4255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet -* -*4341David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4491Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet29.065185.7904544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.180185.0584671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet29.331184.1064790Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFord29.099185.573Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin1999 Primestar 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_Primestar_500 August 12, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings145Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet334124running185$376,84021288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord33439running175$250,1003218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac33410running170$181,6504112Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3340running160$151,67552712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3342running160$119,92561920Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac3340running150$107,31572099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3340running146$107,6758383Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3340running142$97,77593940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3340running138$95,150101321Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord3342running139$96,490112426Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord3340running130$91,150123045Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac3330running127$76,300133797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3330running124$85,10014297Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet3330running121$83,40015128Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord33332running123$94,64016522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac33356running120$90,80017733Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3334running117$75,900181711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3331running114$74,900193410Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3330running106$73,400201677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3330running103$68,06521994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3330running100$66,575223630Derrike CopeBahari RacingPontiac3310running97$58,075231025Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3310running94$63,97524219Jerry NadeauMelling RacingFord3310running91$56,475253266Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3300running88$51,775264341David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3300running85$54,075273558Ricky CravenSBIII MotorsportsFord3301running87$49,775284123Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3290crash79$58,77529334Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3240running76$62,775301898Rick MastBurdette MotorsportsFord3070running73$49,500312575Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord3060running70$45,2753231Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2890running67$50,975332842Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet2720running64$49,9753466Mark MartinRoush RacingFord25363running66$58,975353100Buckshot Jones (R)Buckshot RacingPontiac2520vibration58$40,975362660Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet2440running55$41,450372236Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2410engine52$45,950381543John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac2020handling49$44,950394255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1740overheating46$38,450401414Randy LaJoieNo Fear RacingFord1520engine43$37,950414016Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord1320crash40$44,850422331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1230crash37$45,00043824Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet680crash34$60,000Failed to qualify4491Dick TrickleLJ RacingChevrolet4544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4790Stanton BarrettDonlavey RacingFordOfficial race results Media Television The DirecTV 500 was covered by CBS in the United States for the fourth straight year and it was their final DirecTV 500 race as coverage would switch to Fox in 2001. Mike Joy, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and nineteen time NASCAR Cup Series race winner Buddy Baker called the race from the broadcast booth. Dick Berggren, Ralph Sheheen and Bill Stephens handled pit road for the television side. Ken Squier would serve as host. CBS Host Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Ken Squier Mike Joy Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens References 1999 TranSouth Financial 400 1999 Food City 500 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Category:March 1999 sports events in the United States Category:1999 in sports in Texas