1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400
{{Short description|31st race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NASWINSTON|Official_name=35th Annual Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|Date=October 24|Pole_Driver=Mark Martin|Pole_Team=Roush Racing|Announcers=Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren|Most_Driver=Dale Jarrett|First_Driver=Jeff Burton|Most_laps=160|Most_Team=Robert Yates Racing|First_Team=Roush Racing|Car=99|Network=TNN|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Avg={{convert|131.103|mph|km/h}}|Attendance=50,000|Location=Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway|Distance_km=643.224|Scheduled_km=643.224|Scheduled_mi=399.681|Scheduled_laps=393|Distance_laps=393|Course_km=1.636|Course_mi=1.017|Season_No=34|Race_No=31|Race_Name=Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|Year=1999|Pole_Time=23.263|Distance_mi=399.681|Caption=The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 program cover.|Image=1999_Pop_Secret_Microwave_Popcorn_400.png}}
The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 31st stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 24, 1999, before an audience of 50,000 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a {{Convert|1.017|mi|km}} permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to pull away from the field with 68 to go to win his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth and final victory of the season.{{Cite web |last=Poole |first=David |date=October 24, 1999 |title=Jeff Burton takes another wrenching win away from Ward Burton |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1025400lede.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183337/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1025400lede.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=That's Racin' |publisher=The Charlotte Observer}}{{Cite news |date=October 25, 1999 |title=Jeff Burton holds off brother |pages=12 |work=The Courier-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108541472/jeff-burton-holds-off-brother/ |access-date=August 29, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} To fill out the podium, Bill Davis Racing driver Ward Burton and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
File:Rockingham_Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.{{cite web |date= |title=Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc |url=http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ |accessdate=July 16, 2012 |publisher=Fasttrackracing.com}}
= Entry list =
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
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!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
1 |
2
|Ford |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6
|Ford |
7 |
9
|Ford |
10
|Ford |Tide |
11
|Ford |Paychex Blue |
12
|Ford |
16
|Ford |
17
|Ford |
18 |
20
|Tony Stewart (R) |
21
|Elliott Sadler (R) |Ford |
22 |
23
|Ford |
24 |
25 |
26
|Ford |Pop Secret Turbo Popper |
28
|Ford |
30 |
31 |
33 |
36 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43
|STP |
44 |
45 |
50 |
55 |
58
|Ford |
60 |
66
|Ford |
71 |
75
|Ford |
77
|Ford |
88
|Ford |
90
|Ford |
91 |
94
|Ford |
97
|Ford |
98
|Ford |
99
|Ford |
colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20000918154309/http://www.nascar.com:80/winstoncup/races99/popsecret400/entry.html Official entry list] |
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Practice
= First practice =
The first practice session was held on Friday, October 22, at 10:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes.{{Cite web |date= |title=Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Rockingham 2 Race Info Page |url=http://www.jayski.com/next/99-rock2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000823023308/http://www.jayski.com/next/99-rock2.htm |archive-date=August 23, 2000 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site}} Dale Jarrett, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.346 and an average speed of {{Convert|156.823|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=October 22, 1999 |title=Winston Cup practice speeds |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023practice1.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183922/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023practice1.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=That's Racin'}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|88 |Ford |23.346 |156.823 |
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2
|22 |23.494 |155.836 |
3
|12 |Ford |23.501 |155.789 |
colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183922/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023practice1.htm Full first practice results] |
= Second practice =
The second practice session was held on Friday, October 22, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 30 minutes. Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.272 and an average speed of {{Convert|157.322|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=October 22, 1999 |title=Winston Cup practice speeds |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023practice2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183917/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023practice2.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=That's Racin'}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|24 |23.272 |157.322 |
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2
|20 |Tony Stewart (R) |23.366 |156.689 |
3
|12 |Ford |23.416 |156.355 |
colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183917/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023practice2.htm Full second practice results] |
= Final practice =
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 23, after the preliminary 1999 Kmart 200. The session would last for one hour. Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.018 and an average speed of {{Convert|152.436|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |date=October 23, 1999 |title=Happy Hour practice speeds |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1024happy.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183457/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1024happy.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=That's Racin'}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|22 |24.018 |152.436 |
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2
|2 |Ford |24.058 |152.182 |
3
|12 |Ford |24.083 |152.024 |
colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183457/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1024happy.htm Full Happy Hour practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 22, at 2:00 PM EST. 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, October 23, at 9:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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}}
Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.263 and an average speed of {{Convert|157.383|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web |last=Poole |first=David |date=October 22, 1999 |title=Martin sweeps Rockingham poles |url=http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023webqual.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817183906/http://www.thatsracin.com/99/1024/1023webqual.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2000 |access-date=August 29, 2022 |website=That's Racin' |publisher=The Charlotte Observer}}
Four drivers would fail to qualify: Dave Marcis, Rich Bickle, Hut Stricklin, and Ed Berrier.
= Full qualifying results =
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
1
|6 |Ford |23.263 |157.383 |
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2
|12 |Ford |23.306 |157.093 |
3
|88 |Ford |23.327 |156.951 |
4
|24 |23.348 |156.810 |
5
|18 |23.349 |156.803 |
6
|99 |Ford |23.398 |156.475 |
7
|50 |23.412 |156.381 |
8
|20 |Tony Stewart (R) |23.462 |156.048 |
9
|60 |23.465 |156.028 |
10
|33 |23.471 |155.988 |
11
|22 |23.488 |155.875 |
12
|42 |23.503 |155.776 |
13
|5 |23.512 |155.716 |
14
|25 |23.519 |155.670 |
15
|10 |Ford |23.529 |155.604 |
16
|98 |Ford |23.531 |155.590 |
17
|17 |Ford |23.548 |155.478 |
18
|43 |23.550 |155.465 |
19
|28 |Ford |23.563 |155.379 |
20
|75 |Ford |23.566 |155.359 |
21
|26 |Ford |23.567 |155.353 |
22
|7 |23.568 |155.346 |
23
|40 |23.573 |155.313 |
24
|45 |23.581 |155.261 |
25
|2 |Ford |23.583 |155.247 |
26
|55 |23.445 |156.161 |
27
|16 |Ford |23.536 |155.557 |
28
|44 |23.589 |155.508 |
29
|41 |23.591 |155.195 |
30
|21 |Elliott Sadler (R) |Ford |23.604 |155.109 |
31
|77 |Ford |23.605 |155.103 |
32
|36 |23.608 |155.083 |
33
|66 |Ford |23.613 |155.050 |
34
|94 |Ford |23.614 |155.044 |
35
|4 |23.622 |154.991 |
36
|11 |Ford |23.644 |154.847 |
colspan="7" |Provisionals |
37
|3 | -* | -* |
38
|31 | -* | -* |
39
|1 | -* | -* |
40
|23 |Ford | -* | -* |
41
|97 |Ford | -* | -* |
42
|9 |Ford | -* | -* |
43
|30 | -* | -* |
colspan="7" |Failed to qualify |
44
|71 |23.659 |154.749 |
45
|91 |23.866 |153.407 |
46
|58 |Ford |23.922 |153.047 |
47
|90 |Ford |24.071 |152.100 |
colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20000918131635/http://www.nascar.com:80/winstoncup/races99/popsecret400/qual.html Official starting lineup] |
Race results
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!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts !Winnings |
1
|6 |99 |Ford |393 |71 |running |180 |$104,715 |
---|
2
|11 |22 |393 |26 |running |175 |$78,625 |
3
|5 |18 |393 |1 |running |170 |$67,075 |
4
|3 |88 |Ford |393 |160 |running |170 |$61,175 |
5
|25 |2 |Ford |393 |107 |running |160 |$60,875 |
6
|1 |6 |Ford |393 |4 |running |155 |$55,850 |
7
|18 |43 |393 |0 |running |146 |$51,450 |
8
|23 |40 |393 |0 |running |142 |$43,100 |
9
|2 |12 |Ford |392 |22 |running |143 |$43,650 |
10
|35 |4 |392 |0 |running |134 |$54,565 |
11
|4 |24 |392 |0 |running |130 |$50,790 |
12
|8 |20 |Tony Stewart (R) |392 |0 |running |127 |$43,600 |
13
|19 |28 |Ford |392 |0 |running |124 |$39,050 |
14
|13 |5 |392 |2 |running |126 |$41,650 |
15
|39 |1 |392 |0 |running |118 |$38,850 |
16
|26 |55 |391 |0 |running |115 |$33,365 |
17
|38 |31 |391 |0 |running |112 |$36,950 |
18
|30 |21 |Elliott Sadler (R) |Ford |391 |0 |running |109 |$37,150 |
19
|15 |10 |Ford |391 |0 |running |106 |$36,150 |
20
|40 |23 |Ford |391 |0 |running |103 |$38,765 |
21
|41 |97 |Ford |390 |0 |running |100 |$35,600 |
22
|27 |16 |Ford |390 |0 |running |97 |$35,250 |
23
|28 |44 |390 |0 |running |94 |$27,625 |
24
|24 |45 |389 |0 |running |91 |$27,300 |
25
|29 |41 |389 |0 |running |88 |$27,300 |
26
|12 |42 |389 |0 |running |85 |$33,700 |
27
|22 |7 |389 |0 |running |82 |$33,400 |
28
|21 |26 |Ford |388 |0 |running |79 |$33,100 |
29
|31 |77 |Ford |387 |0 |running |76 |$25,925 |
30
|10 |33 |386 |0 |running |73 |$32,525 |
31
|9 |60 |386 |0 |running |70 |$22,650 |
32
|20 |75 |Ford |386 |0 |running |67 |$22,525 |
33
|34 |94 |Ford |385 |0 |running |64 |$29,400 |
34
|33 |66 |Ford |385 |0 |running |61 |$22,275 |
35
|17 |17 |Ford |382 |0 |engine |58 |$22,150 |
36
|42 |9 |Ford |382 |0 |running |55 |$22,600 |
37
|32 |36 |378 |0 |running |52 |$29,050 |
38
|16 |98 |Ford |369 |0 |running |49 |$22,000 |
39
|14 |25 |319 |0 |crash |46 |$32,550 |
40
|37 |3 |318 |0 |crash |43 |$36,900 |
41
|7 |50 |309 |0 |crash |40 |$21,850 |
42
|43 |30 |278 |0 |engine |37 |$21,800 |
43
|36 |11 |Ford |127 |0 |engine |34 |$28,944 |
colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |
44
! rowspan="4" | |71 ! colspan="5" rowspan="4" | |
45
|91 |
46
|58 |Ford |
47
|90 |Ford |
colspan="11" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20001025162431/http://www.nascar.com:80/winstoncup/races99/popsecret400/race.html Official race results] |
References
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