1999 Kmart 400

{{Short description|14th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Distance_laps=200|Caption=The 1999 Kmart 400 presented by Castrol Super Clean program cover.|Pole_Time=38.514|Official_name=31st Annual Kmart 400 presented by Castrol Super Clean|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Avg={{convert|173.997|mph|km/h}}|Date=June 13|Season_No=34|Race_No=14|Scheduled_km=643.737|Scheduled_laps=200|Scheduled_mi=400|Distance_km=643.737|Course_km=3.2|Location=Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway|Course_mi=2|Race_Name=Kmart 400 presented by Castrol Super Clean|Network=CBS|First_Team=Robert Yates Racing|First_Driver=Dale Jarrett|Pole_Driver=Jeff Gordon|Pole_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|Most_Team=Robert Yates Racing|Most_Driver=Dale Jarrett|Most_laps=150|Car=88|Year=1999|Distance_mi=400|Announcers=Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker|Image=1999_Kmart_400.jpg|Attendance=125,000}}

The 1999 Kmart 400 presented by Castrol Super Clean was the 14th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 13, 1999, in front of an audience of 125,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In a caution-free race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would dominate for most of the race to take his 20th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second of the season.{{Cite web |last=Poole |first=David |date=June 13, 1999 |title=Excitement level of 400 depends on where you were sitting |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0613/0614400lede.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001001123247/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0613/0614400lede.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2000 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |website=That's Racin' |publisher=The Charlotte Observer}}{{Cite news |last=Crowe |first=Steve |date=June 14, 1999 |title=No flag, no drama; Jarrett cruises |pages=11 |work=The Daily Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108110818/no-flag-no-drama-jarrett-cruises/ |access-date=August 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the podium, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Michigan_International_Speedway_track_map.png, the venue where the race was held.]]

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

= Entry list =

(R) denotes rookie driver.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor
00 \|Buckshot Jones (R) \|Buckshot Racing \|Pontiac \|Cheez-It
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 \|Cartoon Network, Dexter's Laboratory
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 \|TV Guide
18 \|Bobby Labonte \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Pontiac \|Interstate Batteries
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 \|Jimmy Dean
31 \|Mike Skinner \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Lowe's
33 \|Ken Schrader \|Andy Petree Racing \|Chevrolet \|Skoal
36 \|Ernie Irvan \|MB2 Motorsports \|Pontiac \|Pedigree
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
55 \|Kenny Wallace \|Andy Petree Racing \|Chevrolet \|Square D
58 \|Loy Allen Jr. \|SBIII Motorsports \|Ford \|Turbine Solutions
60 \|Geoff Bodine \|Joe Bessey Racing \|Chevrolet \|Power Team
66 \|Darrell Waltrip \|Haas-Carter Motorsports \|Ford \|Big Kmart
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 \|Hut Stricklin \|Donlavey Racing \|Ford \|Suburban Lodge
93 \|Dave Blaney \|Bill Davis Racing \|Pontiac \|Amoco
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, NASCAR Rocks
colspan="5" \|[https://web.archive.org/web/20000919023426/http://www.nascar.com:80/winstoncup/races99/kmart400/entry.html Official entry list]

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!Driver

!Team

!Make

!Sponsor

|Buckshot Jones (R)

|Dale Earnhardt, Inc.