1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400

The 1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400 was the second stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 34th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 21, 1999, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to pull away with nine to go to win his 30th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.

1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400
Race details
Race 2 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400 program cover.
The 1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400 program cover.
Date February 21, 1999
Official name 34th Annual Dura Lube/Big K 400
Location Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Distance 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Scheduled Distance 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Average speed 120.75 miles per hour (194.33 km/h)
Attendance 48,000
Pole position
Driver Rudd Performance Motorsports
Time 23.284
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Laps 228
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of North Carolina Speedway, 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.[3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# 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
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 Cartoon Network, Dexter's Laboratory
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 PrimeStar
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 Rudy's Farm
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 Ice
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
50 Billy Standridge Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford Hollywood Video
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree
75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms Camo
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Morgan Shepherd Donlavey Racing Ford Accu-Turn
91 Steve Grissom 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 Cale Yarborough Motorsports
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, February 19, at 10:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[4] Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.409 and an average speed of 156.401 mph (251.703 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.409 156.401
2 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.458 156.074
3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 23.544 155.504
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Friday, February 19, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 45 minutes.[4] Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.325 and an average speed of 156.964 mph (252.609 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.325 156.964
2 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.339 156.870
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.358 156.742
Full second practice results

Third practice

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The third practice session was held on Saturday, February 20, at 9:00 AM EST. The session would last for 45 minutes.[7] Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.185 and an average speed of 157.912 mph (254.135 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23.185 157.912
2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.316 157.025
3 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 23.318 157.011
Full third practice results

Final practice

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The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, February 20, after the preliminary 1999 Alltel 200. The session would last for an hour.[7] Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.251 and an average speed of 150.971 mph (242.964 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 24.251 150.971
2 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24.333 150.462
3 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 24.348 150.369
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was originally meant to be split into two rounds and ran on Friday, February 19; however, due to rain, qualifying was instead condensed into one round and postponed to Saturday.[7]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 20, at 10:45 AM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[4][7] 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.[10]

Ricky Rudd, driving for Rudd Performance Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.284 and an average speed of 157.241 miles per hour (253.055 km/h).[11]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Derrike Cope, Buckshot Jones, Billy Standridge, and Rich Bickle.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 23.284 157.241
2 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 23.293 157.180
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.295 157.167
4 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.317 157.018
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23.330 156.931
6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.334 156.904
7 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.340 156.864
8 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 23.366 156.689
9 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.368 156.676
10 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.372 156.649
11 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.380 156.595
12 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.387 156.549
13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.408 156.408
14 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.410 156.395
15 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 23.420 156.328
16 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23.428 156.275
17 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 23.442 156.181
18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.445 156.161
19 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.447 156.148
20 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.448 156.141
21 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.458 156.075
22 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.472 155.982
23 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 23.474 155.968
24 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 23.475 155.962
25 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 23.479 155.935
26 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.489 155.869
27 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 23.494 155.836
28 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 23.498 155.809
29 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 23.505 155.763
30 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 23.510 155.729
31 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.533 155.577
32 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.558 155.412
33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 23.571 155.326
34 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23.575 155.300
35 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 23.576 155.294
36 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 23.590 155.201
Provisionals
37 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford -* -*
38 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet -* -*
39 90 Morgan Shepherd Donlavey Racing Ford -* -*
40 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford -* -*
41 91 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet -* -*
42 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford -* -*
Champion's Provisional
43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 23.620 155.004
45 00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac 23.702 154.468
46 50 Billy Standridge Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 24.080 152.043
47 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 24.123 151.772
Official qualifying results

*Time not available.

Race results

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Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 393 50 running 180 $104,635
2 11 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 393 0 running 170 $83,675
3 9 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 393 22 running 170 $71,335
4 2 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 393 228 running 170 $65,195
5 4 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 393 0 running 155 $45,610
6 7 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 393 0 running 150 $53,000
7 13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 1 running 151 $46,535
8 29 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 393 0 running 142 $30,710
9 16 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 138 $47,410
10 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 393 0 running 134 $45,910
11 12 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 392 0 running 130 $46,325
12 20 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 392 0 running 127 $36,785
13 14 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 392 0 running 124 $28,585
14 40 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 392 0 running 121 $33,785
15 30 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 392 0 running 118 $39,625
16 37 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 392 0 running 115 $38,585
17 32 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 112 $36,585
18 31 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 109 $43,544
19 10 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 392 0 running 106 $35,635
20 28 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 103 $38,225
21 36 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 391 0 running 100 $35,160
22 35 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 391 0 running 97 $24,135
23 22 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 390 0 running 94 $34,785
24 17 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 390 0 running 91 $34,085
25 23 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 390 0 running 88 $34,085
26 38 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 390 0 running 85 $33,475
27 43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 390 0 running 82 $23,075
28 21 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 390 0 running 79 $33,025
29 34 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 389 0 running 76 $32,675
30 1 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 389 3 running 78 $38,325
31 24 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 389 0 running 70 $25,575
32 39 90 Morgan Shepherd Donlavey Racing Ford 388 0 running 67 $60,156
33 8 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 388 0 running 64 $29,525
34 33 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 388 0 running 61 $22,150
35 42 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 387 0 running 58 $22,025
36 41 91 Steve Grissom LJ Racing Chevrolet 386 0 running 55 $36,584
37 27 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 376 0 running 52 $28,925
38 26 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 361 0 crash 49 $29,375
39 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 310 89 engine 51 $44,125
40 25 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 302 0 running 43 $21,775
41 18 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 275 0 crash 40 $36,725
42 15 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 194 0 engine 37 $28,875
43 19 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 120 0 engine 34 $21,619
Failed to qualify
44 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac
45 00 Buckshot Jones (R) Buckshot Racing Pontiac
46 50 Billy Standridge Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
47 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (February 21, 1999). "Martin's victory stalls talk of another big year for Gordon". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Harris, Mike (February 22, 1999). "Car puts Martin past his worries". Portland Press Herald. p. 25. Retrieved August 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Rockingham 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Friday morning Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. February 19, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Friday's second Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. February 19, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d Poole, David (February 19, 1999). "Qualifying postponed until Saturday". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Saturday morning Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. February 20, 1999. Archived from the original on June 6, 2000. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Happy Hour practice speeds". That's Racin'. February 20, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 18, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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  12. ^ "1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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