1999 California 500
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 10 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
| Race Name = California 500
| Details ref =
| Fulldate = {{Start date|1999|05|2}}
| Year = 1999
| Race_No = 10
| Season_No = 34
| Image =
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| Caption =
| Official name = California 500
| Location = California Speedway, Fontana, California
| Course_mi = 2.0
| Course_km = 3.23
| Distance_laps = 250
| Distance_mi = 500
| Distance_km = 804.672
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|150.276|mi/h}}
| Attendance =
| Pole_Driver = Jeff Burton
| Pole_Team = Roush Racing
| Pole_Time = no time trials
| Most_Driver = Jeff Gordon
| Most_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Most_laps = 151
| Car = 24
| First_Driver = Jeff Gordon
| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Network = ABC
| Announcers = Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett
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The 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 2, 1999, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested at 250 laps on the {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=on}} speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
Background
The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was {{convert|2|mi|km}} long.{{cite web|title=Auto Club Speedway Track Facts|url=http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx|publisher=Auto Club Speedway|accessdate=March 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824155657/http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx|archive-date=2010-08-24|url-status=dead}} The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees.
Top 10 results
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Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Team ! Manufacturer |
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1
| 24 || Jeff Gordon || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet |
2
| 99 || Jeff Burton || Roush Racing || Ford |
3
| 18 || Bobby Labonte || Joe Gibbs Racing || Pontiac |
4
| 20 || Tony Stewart || Joe Gibbs Racing || Pontiac |
5
| 88 || Dale Jarrett || Robert Yates Racing || Ford |
6
| 22 || Ward Burton || Bill Davis Racing || Pontiac |
7
| 12 || Jeremy Mayfield || Penske-Kranefuss Racing || Ford |
8
| 25 || Wally Dallenbach Jr. || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet |
9
| 5 || Terry Labonte || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet |
10
| 31 || Mike Skinner || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet |
Race Statistics
- Time of race: 3:19:38
- Average Speed: {{convert|150.276|mph}}
- Pole Speed: no time trials
- Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
- Margin of Victory: 4.492 sec
- Lead changes: 28
- Percent of race run under caution: 9.2%
- Average green flag run: 37.8 laps
References
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