1999 NAPA Autocare 500

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

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor
1 |Steve Park |Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |Chevrolet |Pennzoil
01 |Ron Hornaday Jr. |Team SABCO |Chevrolet |TracFone Wireless
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
05 |Morgan Shepherd |Shepherd Racing Ventures |Pontiac |Delco-Remy
6 |Mark Martin |Roush Racing |Ford |Valvoline
7 |Michael Waltrip |Mattei Motorsports |Chevrolet |Philips, Klaussner Furniture
9 |Rich Bickle |Melling Racing |Ford |Cartoon Network, The Jetsons
10 |Ricky Rudd |Rudd Performance Motorsports |Ford |Tide, Give Kids the World
11 |Brett Bodine |Brett Bodine Racing |Ford |Paychex Blue
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, 1999 World Series
26 |Johnny Benson Jr. |Roush Racing |Ford |Cheerios, Betty Crocker
28 |Kenny Irwin Jr. |Robert Yates Racing |Ford |Texaco, Havoline
30 |Mike Bliss |Bahari Racing |Pontiac |Jimmy Dean
31 |Mike Skinner |Richard Childress Racing |Chevrolet |Lowe's
33 |Ken Schrader |Andy Petree Racing |Chevrolet |Skoal
36 |Jerry Nadeau |MB2 Motorsports |Pontiac |M&M's
40 |Sterling Marlin |Team SABCO |Chevrolet |Coors Light
41 |Dick Trickle |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 |David Green |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 |Federated Auto Parts
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
91 |Tim Fedewa |LJ Racing |Chevrolet |LJ Racing
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
colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/19991012112607/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races99/autocare500/entry.html Official entry list]

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 1, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for two hours and 30 minutes.{{Cite web |date= |title=Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Martinsville 2 Race Info Page |url=http://jayski.com/next/99-mart2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991013102406/http://jayski.com/next/99-mart2.htm |archive-date=October 13, 1999 |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site}} Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.924 and an average speed of {{Convert|95.041|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=October 1, 1999 |title=Winston cup practice speeds |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002practice1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126091400/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002practice1.htm |archive-date=January 26, 2001 |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=That's Racin'}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed
1 |42 |Joe Nemechek |Team SABCO |Chevrolet |19.924 |95.041
2 |10 |Ricky Rudd |Rudd Performance Motorsports |Ford |19.944 |94.945
3 |55 |Kenny Wallace |Andy Petree Racing |Chevrolet |19.967 |94.836
colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20001024102959/http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races99/autocare500/fri_practice.html Full first practice results]

The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 9:40 AM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Kenny Wallace, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.150 and an average speed of {{Convert|93.975|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed
1 |55 |Kenny Wallace |Andy Petree Racing |Chevrolet |20.150 |93.975
2 |20 |Tony Stewart (R) |Joe Gibbs Racing |Pontiac |20.154 |93.956
3 |6 |Mark Martin |Roush Racing |Ford |20.194 |93.770
colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/19991012214457/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races99/autocare500/sat_practice.html Full second practice results]

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 2, after the preliminary 1999 Goody's Body Pain 200 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series race. The session would last for one hour. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.399 and an average speed of {{Convert|92.828|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=October 2, 1999 |title=Happy Hour practice speeds |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1003happy.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126164200/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1003happy.htm |archive-date=January 26, 2001 |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=That's Racin'}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed
1 |6 |Mark Martin |Roush Racing |Ford |20.399 |92.828
2 |44 |Kyle Petty |Petty Enterprises |Pontiac |20.416 |92.750
3 |33 |Ken Schrader |Andy Petree Racing |Chevrolet |20.446 |92.614
colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/19991012230336/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races99/autocare500/sat_practice2.html Full Happy Hour practice results]

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 1, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. 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, October 2, at 11:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. 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.{{Cite web |title=Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Provisional Start Status |url=http://jayski.com/prov.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990418054033/http://jayski.com/prov.htm |archive-date=April 18, 1999 |access-date=August 9, 2022 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site}}

Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.886 and an average speed of {{Convert|95.223|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web |last=Poole |first=David |date=October 1, 1999 |title=Fresh faces appear amid first-round qualifiers |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002quallede.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010126093400/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1003/1002quallede.htm |archive-date=January 26, 2001 |access-date=October 5, 2022 |website=That's Racin'}}

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Ron Hornaday Jr., Dick Trickle, Tim Fedewa, and Morgan Shepherd.

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