The 1999 MBNA Gold 400 was the 27th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 26, 1999, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would manage to dominate the late stages of the race from lap 349 to take his 31st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart and Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would finish second and third, respectively.

1999 MBNA Gold 400
Race details
Race 27 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 MBNA Gold 400 program cover.
The 1999 MBNA Gold 400 program cover.
Date September 21, 1999
Official name 31st Annual MBNA Gold 400
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 127.434 miles per hour (205.085 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 22.505
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 161
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
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 Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

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
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide, Melissa Joan Hart
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
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
90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee, Nesquik
91 Derrike Cope LJ Racing Chevrolet Larry's Homes
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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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, September 24, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[3] Steve Park, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.592 and an average speed of 159.348 mph (256.446 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 22.592 159.348
2 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 22.601 159.284
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.683 158.709
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Friday, September 24, at 1:20 PM EST. The session would last for 40 minutes.[3] Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.523 and an average speed of 159.836 mph (257.231 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.523 159.836
2 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 22.616 159.179
3 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.622 159.137
Full second practice results

Third practice

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The third practice session was held on Saturday, September 25, at 9:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Todd Bodine, driving for Bahari Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.958 and an average speed of 156.808 mph (252.358 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 30 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac 22.958 156.808
2 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.020 156.385
3 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.062 156.100
Full third practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 24, after the preliminary 1999 MBNA Gold 200. The session would last for one hour.[3] Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.257 and an average speed of 154.792 mph (249.114 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.257 154.792
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23.337 154.261
3 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.348 154.188
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 24, at 3:30 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, September 25, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[3] 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.[7]

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.505 and an average speed of 159.964 miles per hour (257.437 km/h).[8]

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

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.505 159.964
2 36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 22.517 159.879
3 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 22.552 159.631
4 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 21.584 159.405
5 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 21.664 158.842
6 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 22.665 158.835
7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.692 158.646
8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.693 158.639
9 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22.702 158.576
10 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 22.703 158.569
11 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.704 158.562
12 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.709 158.527
13 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 22.723 158.430
14 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 22.732 158.367
15 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 22.779 158.040
16 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.784 158.006
17 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 22.787 157.985
18 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 22.791 157.957
19 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 22.801 157.888
20 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 22.806 157.853
21 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 22.818 157.770
22 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 22.823 157.736
23 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford 22.827 157.708
24 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 22.862 157.467
25 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22.864 157.453
26 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.650 158.940
27 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 22.870 157.411
28 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 22.924 157.041
29 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22.928 157.013
30 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 22.943 156.911
31 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 22.945 156.897
32 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 22.963 156.774
33 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 22.965 156.760
34 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22.978 156.672
35 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 23.014 156.427
36 45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 23.014 156.427
Provisionals
37 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
38 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
39 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet -* -*
40 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford -* -*
41 9 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford -* -*
42 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford -* -*
43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.228 154.985
45 30 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac 23.228 154.985
46 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 23.429 153.656
47 91 Derrike Cope LJ Racing Chevrolet 23.554 152.840
48 79 Andy Belmont T.R.I.X. Racing Ford 23.807 151.216
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 161 running 185 $115,710
2 3 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 97 running 175 $88,875
3 26 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 99 running 170 $74,935
4 13 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 400 0 running 160 $51,160
5 20 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 2 running 160 $56,285
6 28 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 400 1 running 155 $55,815
7 22 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 399 0 running 146 $47,990
8 37 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 0 running 142 $52,065
9 10 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 399 0 running 138 $42,915
10 12 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 399 1 running 139 $50,905
11 17 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 399 0 running 130 $46,765
12 16 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 398 0 running 127 $44,865
13 21 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 398 0 running 124 $40,065
14 18 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 398 0 running 121 $42,070
15 39 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 118 $40,800
16 2 36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 397 0 running 115 $39,050
17 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 397 14 running 117 $49,940
18 24 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 397 0 running 109 $39,090
19 35 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 397 0 running 106 $40,995
20 29 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 396 0 running 103 $33,035
21 11 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 396 0 running 100 $39,840
22 4 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 396 1 running 102 $42,315
23 32 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 94 $30,555
24 5 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 395 0 running 91 $30,695
25 42 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford 393 0 running 88 $27,410
26 25 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 393 0 running 85 $37,750
27 38 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 2 running 87 $41,990
28 40 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 392 0 running 79 $29,930
29 33 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 390 0 running 76 $36,870
30 31 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 389 0 running 73 $46,235
31 23 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford 386 0 running 70 $26,725
32 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 385 22 running 72 $49,655
33 6 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 382 0 running 64 $36,095
34 19 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 367 0 running 61 $26,535
35 15 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 363 0 running 58 $33,475
36 41 9 Rich Bickle Melling Racing Ford 355 0 running 55 $26,435
37 14 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 352 0 oil leak 52 $33,400
38 30 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 344 0 running 49 $34,365
39 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 226 0 running 46 $26,330
40 27 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 162 0 transmission 43 $26,295
41 9 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 151 0 crash 40 $44,860
42 36 45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 136 0 engine 37 $26,225
43 34 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 63 0 engine 34 $26,890
Failed to qualify
44 41 Dick Trickle Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet
45 30 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac
46 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford
47 91 Derrike Cope LJ Racing Chevrolet
48 79 Andy Belmont T.R.I.X. Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Utter, Jim (September 26, 1999). "Victory eases Martin's mind during trying time". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Martin's streak comes to an end". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 27, 1999. p. 48. Retrieved August 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Dover 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin. September 24, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. September 24, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Happy hour practice speeds". That's Racin'. September 25, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (September 24, 1999). "Wallace makes it two poles in a row". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  9. ^ "1999 MBNA Gold 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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