| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 34 in the1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Track map of Daytona International Speedway showing mainly the speedway. | |||
| Date | July 3, 1999 (1999-07-03) | ||
| Official name | Pepsi 400 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway,Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.500 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Weather | Very hot with temperatures of 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds of 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 169.213 miles per hour (272.322 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 130,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team SABCO | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | |
| Laps | 75 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Dale Jarrett | Yates Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy,Ned Jarrett,Buddy Baker | ||
The1999 Pepsi 400 was aNASCARWinston Cup Series race that took place on July 3, 1999, atDaytona International Speedway inDaytona Beach, Florida. This race would make the halfway point of the1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.
It took nearly two hours and twenty-two minutes forDale Jarrett to defeatDale Earnhardt under the race's final caution flag in front of a live audience of 130,000.[2]Joe Nemechek would earn the pole position in this race driving at speeds up to 194.86 miles per hour or 313.60 kilometres per hour.[2]Ricky Craven would become the last-place finisher in this 160-lap race due to a steering issue on lap 34.[2]Mark Martin would be forced into a backup car while five drivers would fail to qualify for this race.[2] OnlyMichael Waltrip,Buckshot Jones,Steve Park, and Craven would fail to finish the race.[2] The average speed of the race was 169.213 miles per hour or 272.322 kilometres per hour with three cautions handed out by NASCAR authorities for nine brief laps.[2] Rain would briefly occur for four laps before disappearing for the remainder of the race.[2]
Loy Allen, Jr. would retire from NASCAR after this race.[3] The total prize purse for this race was estimated at more than two million dollars.[4] Winnings for this race varied from more than $160,000 for the winner and less than $36,000 for the last-place finisher.[5]
Drivers who failed to qualify for this race areDerrike Cope,Hut Stricklin,Ken Bouchard,Robert Pressley andStanton Barrett.Jeff Burton,Terry Labonte,Kyle Petty,Kevin Lepage,Rick Mast,Ted Musgrave and Steve Park had to use a provisional in order to qualify for the race.[6]
Despite Rusty Wallace's average career finish of 18th place at Daytona International Speedway, Wallace would never clinch a win during his entire NASCAR Cup Series career.[7] His best finish at Daytona would be second place at the2002 Pepsi 400.
Stanton Barrett ran first round qualifying but withdrew before the second.
| Pos[2] | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Laps led | Points | Time/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 160 | 40 | 180 | 2:21:50 |
| 2 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 160 | 18 | 175 | Lead lap under caution |
| 3 | 37 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 160 | 0 | 165 | Lead lap under caution |
| 4 | 8 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 160 | 7 | 165 | Lead lap under caution |
| 5 | 9 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | 160 | 3 | 160 | Lead lap under caution |
| 6 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | 160 | Lead lap under caution |
| 7 | 25 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | 146 | Lead lap under caution |
| 8 | 18 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | 142 | Lead lap under caution |
| 9 | 32 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | 160 | 0 | 138 | Lead lap under caution |
| 10 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | 134 | Lead lap under caution |
Section reference:[2]
The Pepsi 400 was covered byCBS in the United States for the first time.Mike Joy, two-timeNASCAR Cup Series championNed Jarrett and1983 race winnerBuddy Baker called the race from the broadcast booth.Dick Berggren,Ralph Sheheen andBill Stephens handled pit road for the television side.Ken Squier would serve as co-host alongsideGreg Gumbel.
| CBS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | Booth announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Lap-by-lap | Color-commentators | ||
| Greg Gumbel Ken Squier | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker | Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens |
| Pos | Driver | Points[2] | Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dale Jarrett | 2674 | 0 |
| 2 | Bobby Labonte | 2497 | -177 |
| 3 | Mark Martin | 2440 | -234 |
| 4 | Jeff Burton | 2419 | -255 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 2280 | -394 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | 2261 | -413 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 2182 | -492 |
8 | Rusty Wallace | 2053 | -621 |
| 9 | Ward Burton | 2023 | -651 |
10 | Jeremy Mayfield | 2018 | -656 |
| Preceded by | NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1999 | Succeeded by |