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1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer

The 1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on August 22, 1999, at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. This was the twenty-second race in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule.

1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer
Race details
Race 22 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer program cover
1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer program cover
Date August 22, 1999 (1999-August-22)
Location Michigan Speedway,
Brooklyn, Michigan, U.S.
Course 2.0 mi (3.219 km)
Distance 200 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km)
Average speed 144.332 miles per hour (232.280 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Bill Davis Racing
Time 38.127
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 73
Winner
No. 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, and Ned Jarrett

Background

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The Michigan Speedway is a 2-mile tri-oval built in 1969. The frontstretch is 3,600 feet while the backstretch is 2,242 feet. The track features 18 degrees in the corners, 12 degrees in the frontstretch, and 5 degrees in the backstretch.[1]

Ernie Irvan suffered head and lung injuries in a Busch Series practice session the previous day.[2] His #36 M&Ms Pontiac was relieved by Dick Trickle for this race. Ernie would later announce his retirement from racing two weeks later.[2]

Future 2000 Winston Cup rookies and then-Busch Series championship contenders Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Matt Kenseth made one of their pre-rookie season starts in this race.

Entry list

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Car[3] Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Hometown
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Sr. Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, Rice Krispies Treats
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline, Cummins
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips Electronics
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford WCW
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide Hydrogen Peroxide Bubbles
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide, NFL '99
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Tom Hubert Roehrig Motorsports Pontiac Bradford White Corp.
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
23 Jimmy Spencer Travis Carter Enterprises Ford Team Winston
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Automotive Finishes
25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Frosted Cheerios
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Jimmy Dean / Sara Lee
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Dick Trickle MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin SABCO Racing Chevrolet Coors Light, Brooks & Dunn
41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek SABCO Racing Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 10-10-345
50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford Turbine Solutions
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Motorsports Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart / Route 66
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree
75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care, Ford Credit
90 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Brothers / Nestle / Carnation
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Woody Woodpecker
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries

Qualifying

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Pos.[4] Driver Car Manufacturer Time Speed (mph)
1  Ward Burton 22 Pontiac 38.127   188.843  
2  Mike Skinner 31 Chevrolet 38.298   187.999  
3  Dale Jarrett 88 Ford 38.382   187.588  
4  Geoffrey Bodine 60 Chevrolet 38.387   187.563  
5  Jeremy Mayfield 12 Ford 38.430   187.354  
6  Ricky Rudd 10 Ford 38.464   187.188  
7  Mark Martin 6 Ford 38.482   187.100  
8  John Andretti 43 Pontiac 38.482   187.100  
9  Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 38.500   187.013  
10  Rusty Wallace 2 Ford 38.512   186.955  
11  Ted Musgrave 75 Ford 38.525   186.892  
12  Steve Park 1 Chevrolet 38.540   186.819  
13  Hut Stricklin 58 Ford 38.565   186.698  
14  Bill Elliott 94 Ford 38.630   186.384  
15  Ernie Irvan 36 Pontiac 38.687   186.109  
16  Chad Little 97 Ford 38.696   186.066  
17  Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 8 Chevrolet 38.701   186.042  
18  Sterling Marlin 40 Chevrolet 38.715   185.974  
19  Bobby Labonte 18 Pontiac 38.732   185.893  
20  Michael Waltrip 7 Chevrolet 38.754   185.787  
21  David Green 41 Chevrolet 38.823   185.457  
22  Ricky Craven 50 Chevrolet 38.834   185.405  
23  Kenny Wallace 55 Chevrolet 38.863   185.266  
24  Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 25 Chevrolet 38.864   185.261  
25  Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 38.886   185.157  
26  Jeff Burton 99 Ford 38.867   185.247  
27  Robert Pressley 77 Ford 38.889   185.142  
28  Ken Schrader 33 Chevrolet 38.931   184.943  
29  Jerry Nadeau 9 Ford 38.942   184.890  
30  Kenny Irwin, Jr. 28 Ford 38.966   184.776  
31  Rick Mast 98 Ford 38.984   184.691  
32  Elliott Sadler 21 Ford 38.992   184.653  
33  Kevin Lepage 16 Ford 39.044   184.407  
34  Joe Nemechek 42 Chevrolet 39.045   184.403  
35  Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 39.058   184.341  
36  Jimmy Spencer 23 Ford 39.069   184.289  
Provisionals
37 Tony Stewart 20 Pontiac 0.000 0.000
38  Dale Earnhardt 3 Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
39  Terry Labonte 5 Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
40  Bobby Hamilton 4 Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
41  Johnny Benson, Jr. 26 Ford 0.000 0.000
42  Kyle Petty 44 Pontiac 0.000 0.000
43  Rich Bickle 45 Pontiac 0.000 0.000
Failed to qualify
44  Derrike Cope 30 Pontiac 39.117   184.063  
45  Stanton Barrett 90 Ford 39.136   183.974  
46  Darrell Waltrip 66 Ford 39.302   183.197  
47  Brett Bodine 11 Ford 39.458   182.473  
48  Tom Hubert 19 Pontiac 40.613   177.283  

Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Brett Bodine (#11), Tom Hubert (#19)[5]

Race recap

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The race was very competitive with 24 lead changes among 11 drivers. Many underdog drivers ran very well throughout the race, including Chad Little, Jimmy Spencer, and the underfunded Hut Stricklin in the unsponsored SBIII Motorsports Ford. It was the only top 10 for the SBIII team.

The final 20 laps featured a fierce battle between the sport's then-current stars of Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett, and Jeff Gordon. At the end, it was Bobby Labonte who prevailed with his third win at Michigan and fourth of the 1999 season.

Timeline

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  • Start: Ward Burton leads the field to the green flag.
  • Lap 48: First caution is out for debris on pit road. The outside pole-sitter Mike Skinner broke a pinion gear while trying to leave his pit box during the first caution flag stop of the day.
  • Lap 54: The pole-sitter Ward Burton got loose underneath Bobby Labonte and crashed hard into turn 3, causing the second caution.
  • Lap 130: Robert Pressley crashed in turn 4, causing the third caution.
  • Lap 141: Metal debris spotted in turn 1 causes the fourth caution.
  • Lap 150: Dick Trickle, Ricky Rudd, and Kevin Lepage crashed in the frontstretch, causing the fifth caution.
  • Lap 163: Tony Stewart made a move on Jeff Burton, made contact when coming up the track on the frontstretch, and sent Jeff Burton into the wall, causing the sixth caution.
  • Lap 184: Bobby Labonte took the lead for the final time after a fierce battle with Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon.
  • Lap 200: Bobby Labonte takes the checkered flag.

Results

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Fin[6][7] St # Driver Sponsor Make Team Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 19 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 200 45 running 180 121320
2 9 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 200 73 running 180 83030
3 37 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 200 4 running 170 60505
4 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care, Ford Credit Ford Robert Yates Racing 200 27 running 165 57650
5 38 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service Plus Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 200 27 running 160 51005
6 16 97 Chad Little John Deere Ford Roush Racing 200 0 running 150 43790
7 7 6 Mark Martin Valvoline, Cummins Ford Roush Racing 200 4 running 151 47065
8 36 23 Jimmy Spencer Team Winston Ford Travis Carter Enterprises 200 0 running 142 52590
9 13 58 Hut Stricklin Turbine Solutions Ford SBIII Motorsports 200 0 running 138 32140
10 8 43 John Andretti STP Pontiac Petty Enterprises 200 0 running 134 46590
11 32 21 Elliott Sadler Citgo Ford Wood Brothers Racing 200 0 running 130 39980
12 31 98 Rick Mast Woody Woodpecker Ford Cale Yarborough Motorsports 200 0 running 127 33140
13 20 7 Michael Waltrip Philips Electronics Chevrolet Mattei Motorsports 200 3 running 129 35640
14 25 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 200 0 running 121 25040
15 18 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light, Brooks & Dunn Chevrolet SABCO Racing 200 0 running 118 36190
16 10 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 200 0 running 115 39190
17 4 60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chevrolet Joe Bessey Motorsports 199 0 running 112 27065
18 5 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 199 0 running 109 37740
19 14 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 199 0 running 106 34180
20 12 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 199 0 running 103 35140
21 41 26 Johnny Benson, Jr. Frosted Cheerios Ford Roush Racing 199 0 running 100 34655
22 34 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chevrolet SABCO Racing 199 0 running 97 32490
23 24 25 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 199 3 running 99 32265
24 17 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 199 0 running 91 21765
25 28 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 199 0 running 88 31915
26 39 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's, Rice Krispies Treats Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 199 0 running 85 36415
27 23 55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 199 0 running 82 25140
28 43 45 Rich Bickle 10-10-345 Pontiac Tyler Jet Motorsports 199 0 running 79 24690
29 29 9 Jerry Nadeau WCW Ford Melling Racing 199 0 running 76 24190
30 22 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Chevrolet Midwest Transit Racing 198 0 running 73 21365
31 42 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pontiac Petty Enterprises 198 0 running 70 23965
32 21 41 David Green Kodiak Chevrolet Larry Hedrick Motorsports 197 0 running 67 23415
33 35 71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing 197 0 running 64 21365
34 30 28 Kenny Irwin, Jr. Texaco, Havoline Ford Robert Yates Racing 195 0 engine 61 28215
35 40 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 192 0 engine 58 35765
36 2 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 192 12 running 60 33040
37 26 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford Roush Racing 188 0 running 52 41715
38 6 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Hydrogen Peroxide Bubbles Ford Rudd Performance Motorsports 186 0 running 49 27640
39 33 16 Kevin Lepage TV Guide, NFL '99 Ford Roush Racing 183 0 engine 46 27630
40 15 36 Dick Trickle M&M's Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 178 0 running 43 27620
41 11 75 Ted Musgrave Remington Arms Ford Butch Mock Motorsports 147 0 running 40 20610
42 27 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford Jasper Motorsports 127 1 crash 42 20800
43 1 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 52 1 crash 39 33090
Failed to qualify or driver change
44 30 Derrike Cope Jimmy Dean / Sara Lee Pontiac Bahari Racing
45 90 Stanton Barrett Hills Brothers / Nestle / Carnation Ford Donlavey Racing
46 66 Darrell Waltrip Big Kmart / Route 66 Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports
47 11 Brett Bodine Paychex Ford Brett Bodine Racing
48 19 Tom Hubert Bradford White Corp. Pontiac Roehrig Motorsports
DC 36 Ernie Irvan M&M's Pontiac MB2 Motorsports

Post-Race Championship Standings

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Pos[5] Driver Points Differential
1 Dale Jarrett 3524 --
2 Mark Martin 3210 - 314
3 Bobby Labonte 3177 - 347
4 Jeff Gordon 3057 - 467
5 Tony Stewart 3031 - 493
6 Jeff Burton 2995 - 529
7 Dale Earnhardt 2864 - 660
8 Rusty Wallace 2626 - 898
9 Terry Labonte 2593 - 931
10 Mike Skinner 2566 - 958

References

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  1. ^ 1999 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer, retrieved 2020-05-30
  2. ^ a b ""Irvan Retires from Winston Racing"". Washington Post. September 3, 1999. Archived from the original on 2000-08-29. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "1999 Nascar Cup Series Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  4. ^ "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer quailfying results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29.
  5. ^ a b "08/22/1999 race: Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. ^ "1999 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  7. ^ "1999 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
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