1999 NAPA 500
| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 34 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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The 1999 NAPA 500 program cover, featuring past champions. The program cover includes Darrell Waltrip, Bill Elliott, Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, and Dale Jarrett. "The Last Race of the Century!" | |||
| Date | November 21, 1999 | ||
| Official name | NAPA 500 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.540 miles (2.478 km) | ||
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.500 mi (805.477 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 64 °F (18 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 137.932 miles per hour (221.980 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 165,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Jack Roush | ||
| Time | 28.617 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 147 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers |
Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett | ||
The 1999 NAPA 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on November 21, 1999, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. It was the 34th and final race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of ten intermediate to hold NASCAR races.[3] The standard track at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.54 miles (2.48 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five.[4]
Entry list
Qualifying
Summary
Out of the 49 drivers who were on the entry list, only 43 drivers managed to make the race. Two of the more notable drivers who did not qualify were Darrell Waltrip and Morgan Shepherd. There were numerous accidents causing a series of yellow flags. Each green flag run was 30 laps while more than 16% of the race was run under a caution flag.[2]
Todd Bodine was the last-place finisher of this 325-lap event that lasted for a duration of three and a half hours. Kevin Lepage was the lucky pole position winner with his solo qualifying speed of 193.731 mph (311.780 km/h). A live audience of 165,000 NASCAR enthusiasts came to see 38 different lead changes along with eight cautions lasting 53 laps. The average speed of the race was clocked at 137.932 mph (221.980 km/h); with Bobby Labonte having a 2.5 second edge over Dale Jarrett.[2] In addition, the pole position was Kevin Lepage's for the only time in his NASCAR career.[7]
Chevrolet and Ford vehicles were the dominant vehicles in the lineup.[2] Ten drivers failed to finish the race, including Joe Nemechek.[2] This was the final race for Rudd Performance Motorsports and the #10 Tide ride.[2] It was also the final race for Ken Schrader in the #33 car before moving to MB2 Motorsports in 2000.[2] This was also the final race for Jerry Nadeau competing in the #36 car before making the move to Hendrick Motorsports in 2000. This was the last race without Matt Kenseth until the 2015 AAA Texas 500.[2]
Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in the race included Robin Pemberton, Larry McReynolds, Travis Carter, Todd Parrott, and Junie Donlavey.[8]
The total prize amount offered to the drivers was $2,232,402 ($4,314,520 when adjusted for inflation); the winner received $174,300 ($336,866 when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher received a meager $33,507 ($64,758 when adjusted for inflation).[9]
Results
References
- ^ Weather information for the 1999 NAPA 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ a b c d e f g h Results for the 1999 NAPA 500 at Racing Reference
- ^ "NASCAR Race Tracks". NASCAR. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "NASCAR Tracks—The Atlanta Motor Speedway". Atlanta Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ "1999 Nascar Cup Series NAPA 500 | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "1999 NAPA 500 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021.
- ^ Results for the 1999 NAPA 500 at Race Database
- ^ 1999 NAPA 500 crew chiefs information at Racing Reference
- ^ Prize purse information for the 1999 NAPA 500 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
- ^ "1999 NAPA 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ "1999 NAPA 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.