1999 Las Vegas 400

1999 Las Vegas 400
Race details
Race 3 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 Las Vegas 400 program cover.
The 1999 Las Vegas 400 program cover.
Date March 7, 1999
Official name Second Annual Las Vegas 400
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 148 laps, 222 mi (357.272 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 137.537 miles per hour (221.344 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 31.645
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Laps 111
Winner
No. 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

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 miles (2.4 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.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Ward Burton and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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 1,200-acre (490 ha) 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.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac Crown Fiber
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips, Klaussner Furniture
9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford WCW, New World Order
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford PrimeStar
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Tom Hubert Roehrig Motorsports Ford Bradford White
20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Cheerios, Betty Crocker
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac State Fair Corn Dogs
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
38 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Ford Ralphs, Coca-Cola
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO 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 Ron Hornaday Jr. Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford Hollywood Video
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart
68 Ron Burns Ron Burns Racing Ford Tropicana Las Vegas
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team 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 Service, Ford Credit
90 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford Acutrim, N'Ice Cherry
91 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet Textilease
92 Morgan Shepherd Zali Racing Ford Race Bar Cafe, Big Daddy's
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford Jelly Belly
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries
Official 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.[3] 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 (273.043 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.828 169.661
2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.871 169.433
3 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 31.924 169.151
Full 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 (267.967 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.431 166.507
2 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 32.754 164.865
3 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 32.769 164.789
Full 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.[3] 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 (263.810 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 32.942 163.924
2 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.995 163.661
3 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 33.110 163.093
Full 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.[3] 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.[6]

Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 31.645 and an average speed of 170.643 miles per hour (274.623 km/h).[7]

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. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.645 170.643
2 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 31.735 170.159
3 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 31.751 170.073
4 19 Tom Hubert Roehrig Motorsports Ford 31.767 169.988
5 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.798 169.822
6 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 31.838 169.609
7 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 31.856 169.513
8 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 31.886 169.353
9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.887 169.348
10 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.893 169.316
11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.914 169.205
12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.952 169.004
13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.957 168.977
14 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 31.966 168.929
15 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 31.971 168.903
16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 32.017 168.660
17 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 32.019 168.650
18 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.066 168.403
19 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 32.072 168.371
20 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 32.084 168.308
21 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 32.089 168.282
22 98 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford 32.091 168.271
23 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.124 168.099
24 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 32.136 168.036
25 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.148 167.973
26 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 32.148 167.973
27 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 32.154 167.942
28 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 32.160 167.910
29 91 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet 32.180 167.806
30 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.232 167.535
31 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 32.237 167.509
32 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 32.254 167.421
33 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 32.258 167.400
34 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 32.258 167.400
35 00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac 32.278 167.297
36 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 32.301 167.177
Provisionals
37 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford -* -*
38 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
39 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -* -*
40 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac -* -*
41 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet -* -*
42 90 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 32.610 165.593
45 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 32.700 165.138
46 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 33.014 163.567
47 50 Ron Hornaday Jr. Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 33.051 163.384
48 38 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Ford 33.463 161.372
49 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 33.526 161.069
50 92 Morgan Shepherd Zali Racing Ford 33.800 159.763
51 68 Ron Burns Ron Burns Racing Ford 34.092 158.395
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 19 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 267 111 running 185 $336,590
2 30 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 267 71 running 175 $217,275
3 11 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 1 running 170 $179,400
4 5 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 160 $133,175
5 1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 267 25 running 160 $118,540
6 40 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 267 5 running 155 $95,075
7 38 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 146 $91,350
8 12 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 7 running 147 $88,600
9 37 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 267 0 running 138 $85,900
10 13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 267 17 running 139 $92,300
11 9 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 266 0 running 130 $85,240
12 15 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 266 6 running 132 $80,700
13 18 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 0 running 124 $78,300
14 31 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 266 0 running 121 $73,000
15 33 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 266 2 running 123 $75,300
16 41 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 266 0 running 115 $70,800
17 7 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 266 22 running 117 $73,800
18 16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 266 0 running 109 $70,740
19 22 98 Rick Mast Burdette Motorsports Ford 266 0 running 106 $60,500
20 28 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 265 0 running 103 $70,065
21 17 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 265 0 running 100 $65,700
22 2 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0 running 97 $64,200
23 21 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 264 0 running 94 $52,800
24 32 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 264 0 running 91 $66,800
25 43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 264 0 running 88 $50,800
26 39 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 264 0 running 85 $60,400
27 23 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 263 0 running 82 $52,000
28 4 19 Tom Hubert Roehrig Motorsports Ford 262 0 running 79 $48,700
29 35 00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac 262 0 running 76 $48,600
30 42 90 Stanton Barrett Donlavey Racing Ford 259 0 running 73 $57,725
31 8 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 249 0 engine 70 $50,800
32 36 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 228 0 engine 67 $47,000
33 25 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 219 0 running 64 $56,800
34 24 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 215 0 running 61 $49,100
35 3 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 212 0 running 58 $53,400
36 20 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 184 0 running 55 $46,200
37 14 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 172 0 handling 52 $52,975
38 26 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 160 0 running 49 $53,075
39 6 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 136 0 handling 46 $45,575
40 27 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 131 0 handling 43 $45,375
41 10 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 130 0 crash 40 $52,175
42 29 91 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet 116 0 crash 37 $45,475
43 34 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 115 0 engine 34 $51,975
Failed to qualify
44 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford
45 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac
46 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford
47 50 Ron Hornaday Jr. Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
48 38 Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Ford
49 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
50 92 Morgan Shepherd Zali Racing Ford
51 68 Ron Burns Ron Burns Racing Ford
Official race results

References

  1. ^ Poole, David (March 7, 1999). "Burtons put on a show worthy of Las Vegas". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (March 8, 1999). "Vegas 400 turns into brother battle". Hattiesburg American. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Las Vegas Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. March 5, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "Happy Hour practice speeds". That's Racin'. March 6, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 18, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. ^ Poole, David (March 5, 1999). "Bobby Labonte steals pole from Michael Waltrip". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "1999 Las Vegas 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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