1999 MBNA Platinum 400

{{Short description|13th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}

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The 1999 MBNA Platinum 400 was the 13th 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 6, 1999, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. Depending on fuel mileage, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to save enough fuel to almost lap the field to win his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first of the season.{{Cite web |last=Poole |first=David |date=June 6, 1999 |title=Gamble returns big payday for Labonte |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0606/0607400lede.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817203844/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/0606/0607400lede.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=August 21, 2022 |website=That's Racin' |publisher=The Charlotte Observer}}{{Cite news |last=Brinster |first=Dick |date=June 7, 1999 |title=Crew chief's call fuels Bobby Labonte's victory |pages=13 |work=Messenger-Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108010819/crew-chiefs-call-fuels-bobby-labontes/ |access-date=August 21, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} To fill out the podium, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Dover_International_Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

= Entry list =

(R) denotes rookie driver.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !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, Harley-Davidson
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 \|World Championship Wrestling
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 \|M&M's
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 \|Ricky Craven \|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
91 \|Dick Trickle \|LJ Racing \|Chevrolet \|Larry's Homes
94 \|Bill Elliott \|Bill Elliott Racing \|Ford \|McDonald's
97 \|Chad Little \|Roush Racing \|Ford \|John Deere
98 \|Rick Mast \|Cale Yarborough Motorsports \|Ford \|Guess Who?!! "Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha!"
99 \|Jeff Burton \|Roush Racing \|Ford \|Exide Batteries
colspan="5" \|[https://web.archive.org/web/20000823023147/http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races99/mbna400/entry.html Official entry list]

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!Sponsor

|Buckshot Jones (R)

|Dale Earnhardt, Inc.