1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300

The 1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 19, 1999, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Within the final laps of the race, Team SABCO driver Joe Nemechek would manage to fend off eventual second-place finisher, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart when a caution with three to go would come to end the race under caution. The win was Nemechek's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only win of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish third.

1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300
Race details
Race 26 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300 program cover.
The 1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300 program cover.
Date September 19, 1999
Official name Third Annual Dura Lube/Kmart 300
Location Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 100.673 miles per hour (162.017 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 29.339
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Laps 84
Winner
No. 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of New Hampshire International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford Cartoon Network, The Jetsons
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
14 Randy LaJoie Irvan-Simo Racing Ford Federated Auto Parts
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide, Lauren Holly
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 Todd Bodine 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
79 Andy Belmont T.R.I.X. Racing Ford America Online
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
91 Derrike Cope 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
Official entry list

Practice

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Originally, three practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with one on Friday, September 17 and two on Saturday, September 18. However, due to inclement rain from Hurricane Floyd on Friday, the lone Friday session was cancelled.[3]

First practice

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The first practice session was held on Saturday, September 18, at 8:30 AM EST. The session would last for two hours. Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.323 and an average speed of 129.891 mph (209.039 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 29.323 129.891
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.381 129.634
3 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 29.412 129.498
Full first practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, September 18, after the preliminary 1999 New Hampshire 100. The session would last for one hour.[4] Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.585 and an average speed of 128.740 mph (207.187 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.585 128.740
2 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.595 128.697
3 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.599 128.680
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was scheduled to be split into two rounds, with the first round being held on Friday, September 17, and the second round on Saturday, September 18. However, due to inclement rain from Hurricane Floyd on Friday, the first round of qualifying was cancelled, leaving only one round of qualifying run on Saturday.[3]

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 18, at 11:00 AM EST.[6] Each driver would have one lap to set a time.[4]

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.339 and an average speed of 129.820 miles per hour (208.925 km/h).[7]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Darrell Waltrip, Derrike Cope, Dick Trickle, and Andy Belmont.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 29.339 129.820
2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.477 129.213
3 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.504 129.094
4 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 29.524 129.007
5 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.563 128.837
6 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.579 128.767
7 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.603 128.663
8 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.605 128.654
9 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29.617 128.602
10 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29.622 128.580
11 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.635 128.524
12 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 29.657 128.428
13 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 29.661 128.411
14 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 29.664 128.398
15 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29.702 128.234
16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.721 128.152
17 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29.734 128.096
18 45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 29.747 128.040
19 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.755 128.005
20 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 29.766 127.958
21 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 29.767 127.954
22 30 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac 29.776 127.915
23 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 29.784 127.881
24 14 Randy LaJoie Irvan-Simo Racing Ford 29.790 127.855
25 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.823 127.714
26 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford 29.826 127.701
27 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 29.832 127.675
28 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 29.893 127.414
29 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 29.927 127.270
30 36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 29.936 127.231
31 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 29.960 127.130
32 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.011 126.913
33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 30.036 126.808
34 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 30.048 126.757
35 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.051 126.745
36 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 30.082 126.614
Provisionals
37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 30.164 126.270
38 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 38.956 97.772
39 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 30.271 125.823
40 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 30.308 125.670
41 9 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford 30.416 125.224
42 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 30.125 126.433
43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.332 125.570
Failed to qualify
44 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 30.087 126.593
45 91 Derrike Cope LJ Racing Chevrolet 30.116 126.471
46 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.128 126.421
47 79 Andy Belmont T.R.I.X. Racing Ford - -
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 11 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 300 72 running 180 $157,625
2 5 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 300 40 running 175 $114,790
3 7 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 300 2 running 170 $94,250
4 37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 300 0 running 160 $87,450
5 19 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 155 $88,440
6 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 300 84 running 160 $70,825
7 21 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 300 0 running 146 $59,675
8 17 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 300 1 running 147 $58,000
9 13 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 300 13 running 143 $50,825
10 36 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 300 0 running 134 $62,565
11 9 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 130 $59,225
12 3 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 300 0 running 127 $54,625
13 16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 0 running 124 $55,125
14 35 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 300 0 running 121 $51,225
15 12 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 300 2 running 123 $51,025
16 26 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford 299 0 running 115 $39,565
17 25 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 299 0 running 112 $55,600
18 2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 299 49 running 114 $66,500
19 31 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 299 0 running 106 $47,700
20 41 9 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford 299 0 running 103 $42,940
21 29 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 299 0 running 100 $47,700
22 8 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 299 0 running 97 $46,775
23 23 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 299 0 running 94 $39,875
24 38 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 299 0 running 91 $46,175
25 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 299 0 running 88 $36,175
26 4 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 299 0 running 85 $46,275
27 6 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 298 0 running 82 $45,350
28 40 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 298 0 running 79 $45,075
29 42 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 298 0 running 76 $44,875
30 34 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 298 0 running 73 $37,400
31 32 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 297 37 crash 75 $59,475
32 30 36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 297 0 running 67 $41,275
33 10 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 292 0 running 64 $34,075
34 39 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 289 0 running 61 $33,850
35 14 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 285 0 running 58 $33,650
36 28 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 284 0 running 55 $48,450
37 24 14 Randy LaJoie Irvan-Simo Racing Ford 284 0 running 52 $33,250
38 20 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 219 0 crash 49 $39,900
39 22 30 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac 169 0 crash 46 $32,875
40 18 45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 126 0 crash 43 $32,825
41 15 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 125 0 crash 40 $47,800
42 33 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 125 0 crash 37 $39,775
43 27 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 111 0 crash 34 $32,950
Failed to qualify
44 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford
45 91 Derrike Cope LJ Racing Chevrolet
46 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet
47 79 Andy Belmont T.R.I.X. Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (September 19, 1999). "Nemechek thrilled to find Victory Lane". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nemechek's first NASCAR win is a long time coming". Courier-Post. September 20, 1999. p. 38. Retrieved August 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ a b Brinster, Dick (September 17, 1999). "NASCAR gets a final blast from Floyd". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 New Hampshire 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on January 11, 2001. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Happy Hour practice speeds". That's Racin'. September 18, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  6. ^ Utter, Jim (September 17, 1999). "Cup teams get unscheduled day off". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Brinster, Dick (September 18, 1999). "Wallace fastest all day". That's Racin'. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
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