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| Race 20 of 34 in the1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 1999 Brickyard 400 program cover | |||
| Date | August 7, 1999 (1999-08-07) | ||
| Official name | Brickyard 400 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway inSpeedway, Indiana | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.738 km) | ||
| Average speed | 148.194 miles per hour (238.495 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 50.108 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Laps | 117 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins andBenny Parsons | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.6/15 | ||
The1999 Brickyard 400, the 6th running of theevent, was aNASCARWinston Cup Series race held on August 7, 1999, atIndianapolis Motor Speedway inSpeedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0-kilometre) speedway, it was the 20th race of the1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.Dale Jarrett ofRobert Yates Racing won the race.
TheIndianapolis Motor Speedway, located inSpeedway, Indiana, (anenclave suburb ofIndianapolis) in the United States, is the home of theIndianapolis 500 and theBrickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) west ofDowntown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.0 kilometres) long. The track's turns arebanked at 9degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.Jeff Gordon was the race's defending champion.[1]
Late in the race,Dale Jarrett held the lead, but fourth-placeBobby Labonte was the only car in the top five that could go to the end of the race without pitting for fuel. A caution came out with 17 laps to go, allowing the leaders to pit, foiling Labonte's chances of victory. As the leaders pitted, in an unexpected move, Jarrett took on only two tires.Jeff Burton saw this and pulled away after taking only two tires on the right-hand side. His pit crew, however, had already tried to loosen the lug nuts on the left side. Jarrett led the rest of the way, becoming the second two-time winner of the race.
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The race was aired live onABC in the United States.Bob Jenkins and1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championBenny Parsons called the race from the broadcast booth.Jerry Punch,Bill Weber andRay Dunlap handled pit road for the television side.
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Lap-by-lap | Color commentator | |
| Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons | Jerry Punch Bill Weber Ray Dunlap |