1999 Winston 500
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=NAS|Announcers=Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett, Jerry Punch|Pole_Driver=Joe Nemechek|Official name=1999 Winston 500|Avg=166.632 mph|Scheduled_laps=188|Most_Driver=Jeff Gordon|Most_Team=Hendrick Motorsports|Most_laps=71|Car=3|Attendance=100,000|First_Team=Richard Childress Racing|Network=ESPN|Location=Talladega Superspeedway|Radio=Motor Racing Network|First_Driver=Dale Earnhardt|Distance_laps=188|Course_mi=2.66|Date=October 17|Season_No=34|Race_No=30|Year=1999|Race_Name=Winston 500|Distance_mi=500|Pole_Time=48.283 secs|Image=1999_Winston_500_program_cover.png|Caption=1999 Winston 500 program cover}}
The 1999 Winston 500 was the 30th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, held on Talladega Superspeedway over 188 laps. Dale Earnhardt would collect his second to last Talladega win in this race.
Entry list
| class="wikitable"
!Driver !Team !Manufacturer !Sponsor |
| 1
|Steve Park |Chevrolet |Pennzoil |
| 01
|Steve Grissom |Chevrolet |Tracfone |
| 2
|Rusty Wallace |Ford |Miller Lite |
| 3
|Dale Earnhardt Sr. |Chevrolet |GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4
|Bobby Hamilton |Chevrolet |Kodak |
| 5
|Terry Labonte |Chevrolet |Kellogg's |
| 6
|Mark Martin |Ford |Zerex, Valvoline |
| 7
|Michael Waltrip |Chevrolet |Philips Electronics |
| 9
|Rich Bickle |Ford |
| 10
|Ricky Rudd |Ford |Tide |
| 11
|Brett Bodine |Ford |Paychex |
| 12
|Jeremy Mayfield |Ford |Mobil 1 |
| 16
|Kevin Lepage |Ford |
| 18
|Bobby Labonte |Pontiac |Interstate Batteries |
| 20
|Tony Stewart |Toyota |Home Depot |
| 21
|Elliott Sadler |Ford |Citgo |
| 22
|Ward Burton |Pontiac |Caterpillar |
| 23
|Jimmy Spencer |Ford |Team Winston |
| 24
|Jeff Gordon |Chevrolet |DuPont Automotive Finishes |
| 25
|Wally Dallenbach Jr. |Chevrolet |Budweiser, MLB World Series |
| 26
|Johnny Benson Jr. |Ford |Cheerios |
| 28
|Kenny Irwin Jr. |Ford |Texaco, Havoline |
| 30
|Buckshot Jones |Pontiac |Jimmy Dean |
| 31
|Mike Skinner |Chevrolet |
| 33
|Ken Schrader |Chevrolet |Skoal |
| 36
|Jerry Nadeau |Pontiac |M&M's Crispy |
| 40
|Sterling Marlin |Chevrolet |Coors Light, Brooks & Dunn |
| 41
|Derrike Cope |Chevrolet |Kodiak |
| 42
|Joe Nemechek |Chevrolet |BellSouth Prepaid Phone Card |
| 43
|John Andretti |Dodge |STP |
| 44
|Kyle Petty |Pontiac |Hot Wheels |
| 45
|David Green |Pontiac |10-10-345 |
| 55
|Kenny Wallace |Chevrolet |
| 58
|Hut Stricklin |Ford |Turbine Solutions |
| 60
|Geoff Bodine |Chevrolet |Power Team |
| 66
|Darrell Waltrip |Ford |Big Kmart / Route 66 |
| 71
|Dave Marcis |Chevrolet |Realtree |
| 75
|Ted Musgrave |Ford |Remington Arms |
| 77
|Robert Pressley |Ford |Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 88
|Dale Jarrett |Ford |Quality Care, Ford Credit |
| 89
|Bobby Gerhart |Chevrolet |
| 90
|Ed Berrier |Ford |Hills Brothers Coffee, Nestle NesQuik |
| 91
|Andy Hillenburg |Chevrolet |Little Joe's Autos |
| 94
|Bill Elliott |Ford |McDonald's |
| 97
|Chad Little |Ford |John Deere |
| 98
|Rick Mast |Ford |
| 99
|Jeff Burton |Ford |Exide Batteries |
Qualifying
| class="wikitable"
!Pos. !Driver !# !Make !Time !Avg. Speed (mph) |
| 1
| Joe Nemechek |42 |Chevrolet |48.283 |198.331 |
|---|
| 2
| Ricky Rudd |10 |Ford |48.299 |198.265 |
| 3
| Kenny Wallace |55 |Chevrolet |48.360 |198.015 |
| 4
| Ken Schrader |33 |Chevrolet |48.521 |197.358 |
| 5
| Tony Stewart |20 |Pontiac |48.581 |197.114 |
| 6
| Sterling Marlin |40 |Chevrolet |48.609 |197.001 |
| 7
| Wally Dallenbach, Jr. |25 |Chevrolet |48.653 |196.822 |
| 8
| Terry Labonte |5 |Chevrolet |48.751 |196.427 |
| 9
| Mark Martin |6 |Ford |48.792 |196.262 |
| 10
| Rusty Wallace |2 |Ford |48.792 |196.262 |
| 11
| Bobby Labonte |18 |Pontiac |48.797 |196.242 |
| 12
| Michael Waltrip |7 |Chevrolet |48.810 |196.189 |
| 13
| Ward Burton |22 |Pontiac |48.874 |195.932 |
| 14
| Jeff Gordon |24 |Chevrolet |48.926 |195.724 |
| 15
| Jeremy Mayfield |12 |Ford |48.938 |195.676 |
| 16
| Jeff Burton |99 |Ford |49.005 |195.409 |
| 17
| Dale Jarrett |88 |Ford |19.008 |195.397 |
| 18
| Kevin Lepage |16 |Ford |49.035 |195.289 |
| 19
| Steve Grissom |01 |Chevrolet |49.052 |195.221 |
| 20
| Kenny Irwin, Jr. |28 |Ford |49.107 |195.003 |
| 21
| Johnny Benson, Jr. |26 |Ford |49.134 |194.896 |
| 22
| Chad Little |97 |Ford |49.144 |194.856 |
| 23
| Bobby Hamilton |4 |Chevrolet |49.156 |194.808 |
| 24
| Jerry Nadeau |36 |Pontiac |49.168 |194.761 |
| 25
| Dave Marcis |71 |Chevrolet |49.181 |194.709 |
| 26
| Mike Skinner |31 |Chevrolet |48.744 |196.455 |
| 27
| Dale Earnhardt |3 |Chevrolet |49.011 |195.385 |
| 28
| David Green |45 |Pontiac |49.209 |194.599 |
| 29
| Derrike Cope |41 |Chevrolet |49.216 |194.571 |
| 30
| Ted Musgrave |75 |Ford |49.259 |194.401 |
| 31
| Kyle Petty |44 |Pontiac |49.261 |194.393 |
| 32
| Rich Bickle |9 |Ford |49.273 |194.346 |
| 33
| Andy Hillenburg |91 |Chevrolet |49.273 |194.346 |
| 34
| Elliott Sadler |21 |Ford |49.319 |194.165 |
| 35
| Steve Park |1 |Ford |49.321 |194.157 |
| 36
| John Andretti |43 |Pontiac |49.329 |194.125 |
| colspan="6" |Provisionals |
| 37
| Jimmy Spencer |23 |Ford | | |
| 38
| Bill Elliott |94 |Ford | | |
| 39
| Geoffrey Bodine |60 |Chevrolet | | |
| 40
| Rick Mast |98 |Ford | | |
| 41
| Brett Bodine |11 |Ford | | |
| 42
| Buckshot Jones |30 |Pontiac | | |
| 43
| Ed Berrier |90 |Ford | | |
| colspan="6" |Failed to qualify |
| 44
| Bobby Gerhart |89 |Chevrolet |49.571 |193.177 |
| 45
| Robert Pressley |77 |Ford |50.016 |191.459 |
| 46
| Darrell Waltrip |66 |Ford |50.019 |191.447 |
| 47
| Hut Stricklin |58 |Ford |50.268 |190.499 |
PR: provisional
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Bobby Gerhart (#89), Robert Pressley (#77), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Hut Stricklin (#58)
Results
| class="wikitable sortable"
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| 1
|27 |3 |Dale Earnhardt |GM Goodwrench Service Plus |Chevrolet |188 |18 |running |180 |120290 |
|---|
| 2
|17 |88 |Dale Jarrett |Quality Care, Ford Credit |Ford |188 |37 |running |175 |85345 |
| 3
|2 |10 |Ricky Rudd |Tide |Ford |188 |7 |running |170 |82235 |
| 4
|13 |22 |Ward Burton |Caterpillar |Pontiac |188 |0 |running |160 |72200 |
| 5
|3 |55 |Kenny Wallace |Square D |Chevrolet |188 |0 |running |155 |58065 |
| 6
|5 |20 |Tony Stewart |Home Depot |Pontiac |188 |1 |running |155 |60875 |
| 7
|11 |18 |Bobby Labonte |Interstate Batteries |Pontiac |188 |17 |running |151 |56675 |
| 8
|16 |99 |Jeff Burton |Exide Batteries |Ford |188 |0 |running |142 |56725 |
| 9
|23 |4 |Bobby Hamilton |Kodak |Chevrolet |188 |0 |running |138 |51795 |
| 10
|20 |28 |Kenny Irwin, Jr. |Texaco, Havoline |Ford |188 |0 |running |134 |57065 |
| 11
|10 |2 |Rusty Wallace |Miller Lite |Ford |188 |1 |running |135 |51655 |
| 12
|14 |24 |Jeff Gordon |DuPont Automotive Finishes |Chevrolet |188 |71 |running |137 |75675 |
| 13
|26 |31 |Mike Skinner |Lowe's |Chevrolet |188 |2 |running |129 |47255 |
| 14
|35 |1 |Steve Park |Pennzoil |Chevrolet |188 |0 |running |121 |46185 |
| 15
|9 |6 |Mark Martin |Zerex, Valvoline |Ford |188 |0 |running |118 |53710 |
| 16
|15 |12 |Jeremy Mayfield |Mobil 1 |Ford |188 |0 |running |115 |49675 |
| 17
|28 |45 |David Green |10-10-345 |Pontiac |188 |0 |running |112 |39850 |
| 18
|18 |16 |Kevin Lepage |TV Guide, Pokemon |Ford |188 |0 |running |109 |45805 |
| 19
|31 |44 |Kyle Petty |Hot Wheels |Pontiac |188 |0 |running |106 |38025 |
| 20
|38 |94 |Bill Elliott |McDonald's |Ford |188 |0 |running |103 |46450 |
| 21
|34 |21 |Elliott Sadler |Citgo |Ford |188 |0 |running |100 |46405 |
| 22
|6 |40 |Sterling Marlin |Coors Light, Brooks & Dunn |Chevrolet |187 |10 |running |102 |44175 |
| 23
|39 |60 |Geoffrey Bodine |Power Team |Chevrolet |187 |1 |running |99 |39895 |
| 24
|37 |23 |Jimmy Spencer |Team Winston |Ford |187 |0 |running |91 |43615 |
| 25
|4 |33 |Ken Schrader |Skoal |Chevrolet |187 |1 |running |93 |43435 |
| 26
|40 |98 |Rick Mast |Woody Woodpecker |Ford |187 |0 |running |85 |36435 |
| 27
|42 |30 |Buckshot Jones |Jimmy Dean |Pontiac |187 |0 |running |82 |32915 |
| 28
|19 |01 |Steve Grissom |Tracfone |Chevrolet |187 |0 |running |79 |32845 |
| 29
|30 |75 |Ted Musgrave |Remington Arms |Ford |187 |0 |running |76 |36150 |
| 30
|1 |42 |Joe Nemechek |BellSouth Prepaid Phone Card |Chevrolet |187 |1 |running |78 |48930 |
| 31
|41 |11 |Brett Bodine |Paychex |Ford |185 |1 |running |75 |42115 |
| 32
|36 |43 |John Andretti |STP |Pontiac |185 |0 |running |67 |47545 |
| 33
|43 |90 |Ed Berrier, III |Hills Brothers Coffee, Nestle NesQuik |Ford |184 |0 |running |64 |32465 |
| 34
|8 |5 |Terry Labonte |Kellogg's |Chevrolet |181 |12 |running |66 |51020 |
| 35
|7 |25 |Wally Dallenbach, Jr. |Budweiser, MLB World Series |Chevrolet |170 |3 |steering |63 |39395 |
| 36
|22 |97 |Chad Little |John Deere |Ford |168 |0 |running |55 |39360 |
| 37
|29 |41 |Derrike Cope |Kodiak |Chevrolet |167 |0 |running |52 |32325 |
| 38
|25 |71 |Dave Marcis |Realtree |Chevrolet |166 |0 |running |49 |32275 |
| 39
|12 |7 |Michael Waltrip |Philips Electronics |Chevrolet |154 |5 |engine |51 |39225 |
| 40
|24 |36 |Jerry Nadeau |M&M's Crispy |Pontiac |84 |0 |crash |43 |39175 |
| 41
|32 |9 |Rich Bickle |Cartoon Network, The Jetsons |Ford |83 |0 |crash |40 |32125 |
| 42
|21 |26 |Johnny Benson, Jr. |Cheerios |Ford |81 |0 |crash |37 |39075 |
| 43
|33 |91 |Andy Hillenburg |Little Joe's Autos |Chevrolet |50 |0 |crash |34 |32736 |
| colspan="12" |Failed to qualify |
| 44
| |89 |Bobby Gerhart |Greektown Casino |Chevrolet ! colspan="5" rowspan="4" | |
| 45
| |77 |Robert Pressley |Jasper Engines & Transmissions |Ford |
| 46
| |66 |Darrell Waltrip |Big Kmart / Route 66 |Ford |
| 47
| |58 |Hut Stricklin |Turbine Solutions |Ford |