The 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 2, 1999, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested at 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

1999 California 500
Race details
Race 10 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Date May 2, 1999 (1999-May-02)
Official name California 500
Location California Speedway, Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2.0 mi (3.23 km)
Distance 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 150.276 miles per hour (241.846 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time no time trials
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 151
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett

Background

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The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[1] The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees.

Top 10 results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford
3 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac
4 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac
5 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
6 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
7 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford
8 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
9 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Race Statistics

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  • Time of race: 3:19:38
  • Average Speed: 150.276 miles per hour (241.846 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: no time trials
  • Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 4.492 sec
  • Lead changes: 28
  • Percent of race run under caution: 9.2%
  • Average green flag run: 37.8 laps

References

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  1. ^ "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved March 22, 2013.