1999 Pennzoil 400
The 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart was an inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 14, 1999 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.[5] Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the first at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his teammate Bobby Labonte finished second and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was third.[2]
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway | |||
| Date | November 14, 1999 | ||
| Location | Homestead Miami Speedway (Homestead, Florida) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.52 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures averaging around 74.2 °F (23.4 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h)[4] | ||
| Average speed | 140.335 miles per hour (225.847 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tyler Jet Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 174 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Joe Gibbs, & Mike Wallace | ||
David Green would earn his only pole position during qualifying.[6] He led the first seven laps until John Andretti passed him on lap eight. Labonte took the lead on lap 27,[2] holding the place for a total of 174 laps, more than any other driver.[3] On the 228th lap, Stewart overtook Labonte for the first position, and later went on to win the event,[2] his third career triumph in the Cup Series.[7] Drivers' Championship leader Dale Jarrett had a lead of 231 points entering the race,[8] and his fifth place finish was enough to clinch the championship, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title.[2] There was a single caution and a total of nineteen lead changes amongst ten different drivers during the course of the race.[3] This was the last race until the 2012 Bank of America 500 that Dale Jr wasn’t in the field
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 3 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac |
| 8 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
References
- "The Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "Turning Back the Clock – 1999 Pennzoil 400". Frontstretch. November 18, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart". Racing-Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Weather information at The Old Farmers Almanac
- Mauk, Eric (October 18, 1999). "Kmart To Sponsor Season's Final Cup Race". Racer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- David Green's pole position information at Race Database
- Kelly, Goodwin (November 15, 1999). "Jarrett clinches championship as rookie Stewart wins again". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Brioso, Cesar (November 13, 1999). "Day of firsts: Homestead's Winston Cup race could end with Jarrett's first title". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.