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1999 The Orleans 150

Race details[1]
Race 2 of 14 in the1999 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Date	March 5, 1999
Location	Las Vegas Motor Speedway inLas Vegas, Nevada
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.500 miles (2.414 km)
Distance	100 laps, 150.00 mi (241.402 km)
Average speed	104.368 miles per hour (167.964 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Jerry Nadeau	Melling Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Jerry Nadeau	Melling Racing
Laps	79
Winner
No. 9	Jerry Nadeau	Melling Racing

The1999 The Orleans 150 was the secondstock car race of the1999 NASCAR Winston West Series. The race was held on Friday, March 5, 1999, atLas Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval shaped racetrack inLas Vegas, Nevada. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. The race was won byJerry Nadeau, his first win in his first and only careerWinston West Series start. Nadeau won the race from the pole, leading most of the race, having only dropped back when a flat tire caused him to make an unscheduled pit stop.^[2]Ron Hornaday Jr. finished second in the race, followed byBobby Hamilton Jr., also making his first and only career start in the series.Sammy Potashnick finished in fourth andAustin Cameron rounded out the top five.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-ovalintermediate speedway inLas Vegas, Nevada. The track complex has hosted various major racing events since its opening, includingNASCAR,IndyCar, andChamp Car. The track's complex features various adjacent tracks, including a 0.375 mi (0.604 km) oval, a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) clay oval, and a road course with multiple layouts. The main track also features an infield road course that is used for sports car racing.

Jerry Nadeau won the pole with a speed of 166.246 mph, over one mph faster than second place.^[2] Ten drivers failed to qualify, those beingJeff Ward,Bob Howard,Dean Kuhn,Billy Kann,Jeff Marmack,Bow Carpenter,Darrel Krentz,T. J. Clark,Bill Sedgwick, andMike Dillard.

	Pos	Driver	Points
2	1	Brandon Ash	308
4	2	Mike Chase	300 (–8)
2	3	Sean Woodside	298 (–10)
6	4	Sammy Potashnick	294 (–14)
9	5	Austin Cameron	281 (–27)
2	6	Rick Carelli	280 (–28)
8	7	Jason Small	266 (–42)
1	8	Joe Bean	262 (–46)
4	9	Kevin Richards	258 (–50)
9	10	Eric Norris	233 (–75)

• 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series
• March 1999 sports events in the United States
• NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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