1999 Frontier at the Glen

February 2025 1999 Frontier at the Glen Weather History for Watkins Glen, New York: April 15, 1999 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NY/Watkins%20Glen/1999-08-15 Farmer's Almanac April 19, 20141999 Frontier @ the Glen http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1999_Frontier_at_the_Glen/W Racing Reference April 19, 2014 NASWINSTON 21 of 34 1999_Frontier_at_the_Glen_program_cover.jpeg 1999 Frontier at the Glen program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, and Mark Martin 1999 08 15 Watkins Glen International,Watkins Glen, New York, U.S. 2.450 3.943 90 220.50 354.86 Mild with temperatures approaching 73.4°F (23°C); wind speeds up to 7.36 miles per hour (11.84 km/h) 87.722 mph km/h on Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing 1:12.752 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 55 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports ESPN Bob Jenkins and Ned Jarrett thumb|The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses. The 1999 Frontier at the Glen was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York on August 15, 1999. It was the 21st points-paying event of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Rusty Wallace won the pole, and Jeff Gordon won the race for the third consecutive year. A total of 49 cars attempted the race. Entry list Car1999 Nascar Cup Series Frontier at the Glen Motorsport Stats https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1999-frontier-the-glen 2021-06-20 results.motorsportstats.comDriverTeamManufacturer1Steve 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 RacingFord13Ted ChristopherMystique MotorsportsChevrolet14Boris SaidIrvan-Simo MotorsportsFord16Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Paul GentilozziRoehig MotorsportsPontiac20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord30Derrike CopeEel River RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ernie IrvanMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinSABCO RacingChevrolet41David GreenLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekSABCO RacingChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Rich BickleTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet58Hut StricklinSBIII MotorsportsFord60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey MotorsportsChevrolet61David MurryPhoenix Air RacingFord66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord87Ron FellowsNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord91Jack BaldwinLJ RacingChevrolet94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice and qualifying Practice and Kendall Pole Day, scheduled for Friday August 13, were both delayed for several hours due to inclement weather conditions. First-round qualifying would be held that day, allowing qualifying positions 1-25 to be locked into the field, but second-round qualifying would be rained out, forcing spots 25-36 to be locked in based on their first round qualifying speeds, and positions 37-43 were locked in based on owner points. Two drivers who failed to qualify, Jack Baldwin and Paul Gentilozzi made their only attempts at a Winston Cup event during this race. Rusty Wallace set a new track record with his pole-qualifying speed at 121.234 mph. As was common with many road races, several road course ringers attempted to qualify. Two drivers, Boris Said and Ron Fellows, led their first Winston Cup laps during this race. Said, David Murry, and Ted Christopher made their first Winston Cup starts. Christopher also competed in the companion NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series and NASCAR Busch North Series races that weekend, winning and placing second respectively. In addition, full-time Winston Cup driver Jerry Nadeau, who began his career on road courses, led his first career laps in a Winston Cup race. Full qualifying results Pos.1999 Frontier at the Glen qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1999-21/W live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210429074111/https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/1999-21/W/ 2021-04-29 DriverCarManufacturerTimeAvg. Speed1Rusty Wallace2Ford1:12.752121.2342Boris Said14Ford1:12.944120.9153Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet1:13.115120.6324Tony Stewart20Pontiac1:13.352120.2425Mark Martin6Ford1:13.357120.2346Jerry Nadeau9Ford1:13.453120.0777Ron Fellows87Chevrolet1:13.489120.0188Bill Elliott94Ford1:13.515119.9769Dale Jarrett88Ford1:13.539119.93610Terry Labonte5Chevrolet1:13.602119.83411Joe Nemechek42Chevrolet1:13.646119.76212Bobby Hamilton4Chevrolet1:13.665119.73113Jimmy Spencer23Ford1:13.733119.62114Dale Earnhardt3Chevrolet1:13.747119.59815Ward Burton22Pontiac1:13.766119.56716Darrell Waltrip66Ford1:13.788119.53217Mike Skinner31Chevrolet1:13.866119.40518John Andretti43Pontiac1:13.873119.39419Michael Waltrip7Chevrolet1:13.927119.30720Sterling Marlin40Chevrolet1:13.985119.21321Geoff Bodine60Chevrolet1:14.032119.13822Bobby Labonte18Pontiac1:14.045119.11723Kenny Wallace55Chevrolet1:14.097119.03324Ricky Rudd10Ford1:14.198118.87125Kyle Petty44Pontiac1:14.274118.74926Wally Dallenbach Jr.25Chevrolet1:14.383118.57527Jeff Burton99Ford1:14.421118.51528Rich Bickle45Pontiac1:14.473118.43229Kenny Irwin Jr.28Ford1:14.482118.41830Ken Schrader33Chevrolet1:14.516118.36431David Murry61Ford1:14.525118.35032David Green41Chevrolet1:14.565118.28633Ted Christopher13Chevrolet1:14.590118.24634Johnny Benson Jr.26Ford1:14.714118.05035Brett Bodine11Ford1:14.762117.97436Ernie Irvan36Pontiac1:14.823117.878Provisionals37Jeremy Mayfield12Ford1:23.389105.76938Chad Little97Ford1:15.481116.85139Steve Park1Chevrolet1:14.944117.68840Kevin Lepage16Ford1:15.452116.89641Rick Mast98Ford1:15.033117.54842Elliott Sadler21Ford1:14.843117.84743Ted Musgrave75Ford1:15.028117.556Failed to qualify44Robert Pressley77Ford1:14.998117.60345Derrike Cope30Pontiac1:15.579116.69946Paul Gentilozzi19Pontiac1:15.579116.69947Jack Baldwin91Chevrolet1:15.649116.59148Hut Stricklin58Ford1:16.716114.96949Dave Marcis71Chevrolet1:18.299112.645 Race recap The only drivers who failed to finish underwent mechanical failures. During the race, there were four caution flags for cars (#11, #36, #40, and #45) off the track in the inner loop at separate times, for oil on the race track, and for the #26 car wrecking. 16.7 percent of the race's 90 laps were spent under caution. 1991 winner Ernie Irvan made his final NASCAR Winston Cup start in this race. Irvan suffered career-ending head injuries while practicing his Busch Series car at Michigan International Speedway the following week. David Murry's lone career start came in this race. This race was also the last win for Ray Evernham as crew chief. He left Jeff Gordon's team several weeks later to start his own Winston Cup team. ESPN carried the coverage for the race. Regular color commentator Benny Parsons missed the race due to a recent operation, however called the telecast in the middle of the race to talk to fellow commentators and viewers. When the race began to come to a close, the race came down to Jeff Gordon and Canadian road course ringer Ron Fellows. Ron Fellows, in a one-time drive in the #87 NEMCO Motorsports Chevy, led 3 laps late in the race and got passed by Gordon with less than 30 laps to go. Fellows remained in second for several laps and ultimately had one shot at the lead on a restart with 2 laps to go. Fellows tried to pass Gordon in turn 1, but Gordon held off the challenge, pulling away to win the race by 5 car-lengths. Gordon praised Fellows for a fun race in victory lane. It was Fellows' first of 2 runner-up finishes in the Cup series race at Watkins Glen. Ron Fellows was not the only road course ringer in the race. Boris Said started 2nd in the race and led some laps early in the race in the #14 car owned by Mark Simo. However, Said's day came to an end on lap 48 with a blown engine. Coming off a win at the Brickyard 400, Dale Jarrett finished fourth to gain twenty-four points on his points lead over Mark Martin. His points lead was at 300 points at the end of the race. Race results Fin1999 Frontier at the Glen - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1999_Frontier_at_the_Glen 2021-06-20 www.thethirdturn.com en1999 Frontier at the Glen race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_Frontier_at_the_Glen/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428031240/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1999_Frontier_at_the_Glen/W/ 2021-04-28 St # Driver Make Team Laps LedStatusPtsWinnings 1 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 90 55running185119860 2 7 87 Ron Fellows Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports 90 3running17567270 3 1 2 Rusty Wallace Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 90 9running17064460 4 9 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates Racing 90 0running16059900 5 6 9 Jerry Nadeau Ford Melling Racing 90 9running16053120 6 4 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 90 0running15045240 7 26 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 90 2running15139785 8 25 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac Petty Enterprises 90 0running14235610 9 17 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 90 0running13837630 10 5 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing 90 0running13451040 11 10 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 90 0running13042945 12 39 1 Steve Park Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 90 0running12736265 13 27 99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing 90 0running12441775 14 38 97 Chad Little Ford Roush Racing 90 0running12138410 15 16 66 Darrell Waltrip Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 90 0running11830835 16 13 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 90 0running11535950 17 30 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 90 0running11234505 18 42 21 Elliott Sadler Ford Wood Brothers Racing 90 0running10934860 19 23 55 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 90 0running10627480 20 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 90 0running10341525 21 19 7 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Mattei Motorsports 90 1running10533630 22 12 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 90 2running10238100 23 41 98 Rick Mast Ford Cale Yarborough Motorsports 90 0running9426270 24 22 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 90 0running9139300 25 40 16 Kevin Lepage Ford Roush Racing 90 0running8833855 26 29 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Ford Robert Yates Racing 90 0running8533260 27 43 75 Ted Musgrave Ford Butch Mock Motorsports 90 0running8225940 28 8 94 Bill Elliott Ford Bill Elliott Racing 90 0running7932570 29 18 43 John Andretti Pontiac Petty Enterprises 90 0running7637500 30 11 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet SABCO Racing 89 0running7332150 31 33 13 Ted Christopher Chevrolet Mystique Motorsports 89 0running7022360 32 24 10 Ricky Rudd Ford Rudd Performance Motorsports 89 0running6729285 33 20 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet SABCO Racing 89 0running6429225 34 37 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 89 0running6137190 35 21 60 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Joe Bessey Motorsports 89 0running5822155 36 28 45 Rich Bickle Pontiac Tyler Jet Motorsports 88 0running5522095 37 32 41 David Green Chevrolet Larry Hedrick Motorsports 88 0running5222060 38 34 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Ford Roush Racing 85 0running4929000 39 31 61 David Murry Ford Phoenix Air Racing 78 0running4621965 40 35 11 Brett Bodine Ford Brett Bodine Racing 66 0running4328930 41 36 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 60 0engine4028895 42 2 14 Boris Said Ford Irvan-Simo Motorsports 48 9engine4225660 43 15 22 Ward Burton Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 48 0engine3428825Failed to Qualify44 77 Robert Pressley Ford Jasper Motorsports 45 30 Derrike Cope Pontiac Eel River Racing 46 19 Paul Gentilozzi (R) Pontiac Roehig Motorsports 47 91 Jack Baldwin (R) Chevrolet LJ Racing 48 58 Hut Stricklin Ford SBIII Motorsports 49 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing References 1999 Brickyard 400 1999 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer NASCAR Winston Cup Series season 1999 Frontier At the Glen Frontier At the Glen Category:NASCAR races at Watkins Glen International