1999 Busch Grand National Series

1999 Busch Grand National Series
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won his second NASCAR Busch Series championship.
Duration	February 13, 1999 through November 13, 1999
Season statistics
No. of races	32
First race	1999 NAPA Auto Parts 300
Last race	1999 HotWheels.com 300
Drivers' champion	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Manufacturers' champion	Chevrolet
Rookie of the Year	Tony Raines
Most popular driver	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Previous	1998
Next	2000

The 1999 Busch Grand National Series was the 18th season of what is now known as the Xfinity Series. The season consisted of 32 races, starting with the NAPA Auto Parts 300 at Daytona International Speedway on February 13th and ending with the HotWheels.com 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 13th. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won his second Busch Series championship, his second in a row.

Teams Competing (full time)

Car No.	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Team
00	Buckshot Jones	Cheez-It	Pontiac	Buckshot Racing
1	Randy Lajoie	Bob Evans	Chevrolet	Phoenix Racing
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	AC Delco	Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt, Inc
4	Jeff Purvis	Lance Snacks	Chevrolet	Diamond Ridge Motorsports
5	Dick Trickle	Schneider National	Chevrolet	Spencer Motor Ventures
8	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	Clean Shower / Little Trees	Chevrolet	Hillin Racing
10	Phil Parsons	Alltel	Chevrolet	Phil Parsons Racing
17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Chevrolet	Reiser Enterprises
25	Kenny Wallace	Dura Lube	Chevrolet	Team Rensi Motorsports
27	Casey Atwood	Castrol GTX	Chevrolet	Brewco Motorsports
32	Jeff Green	Kleenex	Chevrolet	Progressive Motorsports
34	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet	Cicci-Welliver Racing
35	Lyndon Amick	SCANA / Powertel	Chevrolet	Team Amick
36	Tim Fedewa	Stanley Tools	Pontiac	Cicci-Welliver Racing
37	Kevin Grubb	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet	Brewco Motorsports
38	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Barbasol	Ford	Akins-Sutton Motorsports
41	David Green	AFG Industries	Chevrolet	Larry Hedrick Motorsports
43	Shane Hall	Central Tractor	Chevrolet	Curb/Agajanian Motorsports
44	Terry Labonte Justin Labonte	Slim Jim	Chevrolet	Labonte Motorsports
45	Adam Petty #	Spree	Chevrolet	Petty Enterprises
50	Mark Green	Dr. Pepper	Chevrolet	Washington-Erving Motorsports
53	Hank Parker, Jr. #	B.A.S.S.	Chevrolet	Hank Parker Racing
57	Jason Keller	IGA	Chevrolet	Progressive Motorsports
59	Mike Dillon	Kingsford	Chevrolet	ST Motorsports
61	Tony Roper	IWX Motor Freight	Pontiac	Xpress Motorsports
63	Chuck Bown	Exxon Superflo	Chevrolet	HVP Motorsports
66	Todd Bodine	Phillips 66	Chevrolet	Cicci-Welliver Racing
72	Hermie Sadler	MGM Brakes	Chevrolet	Parker Racing
74	Tony Raines #	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	BACE Motorsports
77	Ed Berrier	Lear Corporation/UAW	Ford	PRW Racing
83	Wayne Grubb	Link-Belt Construction	Chevrolet	Grubb Motorsports
89	Jeff Fuller	Heritage Consumer Products	Chevrolet	NorthStar Motorsports
90	Brad Loney	Coyne Textile Services	Chevrolet	GTS Motorsports
93	Dave Blaney	Amoco	Pontiac	Bill Davis Racing
95	Bobby Hamilton, Jr. #	Shoney's Inn	Chevrolet	Sadler Brothers Racing
98	Elton Sawyer	Lysol	Ford	Akins-Sutton Motorsports

Teams Competing (Cup Series Drivers & Major Part-Time)

Car No.	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Team
02	Ward Burton	Siemens	Pontiac	Bill Davis Racing
6	Joe Bessey	Power Team	Chevrolet	Power Team Racing
9	Jeff Burton	Track Gear	Ford	Roush Racing
11	Kenny Irwin, Jr. Jason Jarrett	Rayovac	Ford/Chevrolet	Brett Favre
12	Jimmy Spencer	Zippo	Chevrolet	Spencer Motor Ventures
15	Ken Schrader	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet	Andy Petree Racing
19	Mike Skinner	Yellow Freight	Chevrolet	Emerald Performance Group
21	Michael Waltrip	Band-Aid	Chevrolet	Michael Waltrip Racing
24	Jeff Gordon	Pepsi	Chevrolet	Gordon-Evernham Motorsports
60	Mark Martin	Winn-Dixie	Ford	Roush Racing
87	Joe Nemechek	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet	NEMCO Motorsports
99	Kevin Lepage	Red Man	Chevrolet	Bill Papke

Schedule

Round	Date	Race Name	Track
1	February 13, 1999	NAPA Auto Parts 300	Daytona International Speedway
2	February 20, 1999	Alltel 200	North Carolina Speedway
3	March 6, 1999	Sam's Town 300	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
4	March 13, 1999	Yellow Freight 300	Atlanta Motor Speedway
5	March 20, 1999	Diamond Hill Plywood 200	Darlington Raceway
6	March 27, 1999	Coca-Cola 300	Texas Motor Speedway
7	April 3, 1999	BellSouth Mobility 320	Nashville Speedway
8	April 10, 1999	Moore's Snacks 250	Bristol Motor Speedway
9	April 24, 1999	Touchstone Energy 300	Talladega Superspeedway
10	May 1, 1999	Auto Club 300	California Speedway
11	May 8, 1999	Busch 200	New Hampshire International Speedway
12	May 14, 1999	Hardee's 250	Richmond International Raceway
13	May 23, 1999	First Union 200	Nazareth Speedway
14	May 29, 1999	Carquest Auto Parts 300	Lowe's Motor Speedway
15	June 5, 1999	MBNA Platinum 200	Dover Downs International Speedway
16	June 12, 1999	Textilease/Medique 300 Presented by Advance Auto Parts	South Boston Speedway
17	June 27, 1999	Lysol 200	Watkins Glen International
18	July 4, 1999	DieHard 250	Milwaukee Mile
19	July 17, 1999	Myrtle Beach 250	Myrtle Beach Speedway
20	July 24, 1999	NAPA Autocare 250	Pikes Peak International Raceway
21	July 31, 1999	Carquest Auto Parts 250	Gateway International Raceway
22	August 6, 1999	Kroger 200 Presented by Fifth Third Bank	Indianapolis Raceway Park
23	August 21, 1999	NAPA 200	Michigan Speedway
24	August 27, 1999	Food City 250	Bristol Motor Speedway
25	September 4, 1999	Dura Lube 200 Presented by Trak Auto	Darlington Raceway
26	September 10, 1999	Autolite Platinum 250	Richmond International Raceway
27	September 25, 1999	MBNA Gold 200	Dover Downs International Speedway
28	October 9, 1999	All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300	Lowe's Motor Speedway
29	October 23, 1999	Kmart 200	North Carolina Speedway
30	October 31, 1999	Sam's Town 250	Memphis Motorsports Park
31	November 6, 1999	Outback Steakhouse 200	Phoenix International Raceway
32	November 13, 1999	Hotwheels.com 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway

Results

Round	Race	Pole Winner	Winner	Make	Cautions	Caution Laps	Average Speed	Number of Lead Changes
1	1999 NAPA Auto Parts 300	Ken Schrader	Randy LaJoie	Chevrolet	6	27	138.391	11
2	1999 Alltel 200	N/A	Jeff Burton	Ford	6	41	103.599	12
3	1999 Sam's Town 300	Mark Martin	Mark Martin	Ford	4	15	134.370	11
4	1999 Yellow Freight 300	Dave Blaney	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet	6	50	117.178	13
5	1999 Diamond Hill Plywood 200	Mark Martin	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	4	20	121.945	9
6	1999 Coca-Cola 300	Dave Blaney	Mark Martin	Ford	6	30	127.417	11
7	1999 BellSouth Mobility 320	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	8	50	83.608	5
8	1999 Moore's Snacks 250	Jason Keller	Jason Keller	Chevrolet	11	76	73.014	4
9	1999 Touchstone Energy 300	Ken Schrader	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	3	16	150.793	21
10	1999 Auto Club 300	N/A	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	8	35	119.960	10
11	1999 Busch 200	Jeff Green	Elton Sawyer	Ford	6	30	103.324	6
12	1999 Hardee's 250	Jason Keller	Mark Martin	Ford	11	58	90.060	12
13	1999 First Union 200	Jeff Green	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	10	60	75.102	8
14	1999 Carquest Auto Parts 300	David Green	Mark Martin	Ford	8	41	119.377	12
15	1999 MBNA Platinum 200	Dick Trickle	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	9	48	91.324	1
16	1999 Textilease/Medique 300 Presented by Advance Auto Parts	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	14	58	63.877	5
17	1999 Lysol 200	Ron Fellows	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	8	18	76.034	9
18	1999 DieHard 250	Casey Atwood	Casey Atwood	Chevrolet	5	28	97.858	4
19	1999 Myrtle Beach 250	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	3	13	84.179	6
20	1999 NAPA Autocare 250	Dave Blaney	Andy Santerre	Chevrolet	7	35	104.663	14
21	1999 Carquest Auto Parts 250	Casey Atwood	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	6	30	104.227	17
22	1999 Kroger 200 Presented by Fifth Third Bank	Jason Keller	Jason Keller	Chevrolet	8	45	73.293	3
23	1999 NAPA 200	Dave Blaney	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	1	4	158.975	9
24	1999 Food City 250	Jeff Green	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	8	45	83.761	5
25	1999 Dura Lube 200 Presented by Trak Auto	Ward Burton	Mark Martin	Ford	2	12	132.227	11
26	1999 Autolite Platinum 250	Jeff Burton	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	8	53	87.754	14
27	1999 MBNA Gold 200	Matt Kenseth	Casey Atwood	Chevrolet	8	50	91.382	12
28	1999 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300	Matt Kenseth	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	6	28	133.235	18
29	1999 Kmart 200	Mark Martin	Mark Martin	Ford	4	27	113.835	6
30	1999 Sam's Town 250	Jeff Green	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	10	71	76.583	9
31	1999 Outback Steakhouse 200	Ken Schrader	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	1	8	115.053	11
32	1999 Hotwheels.com 300	Hut Stricklin	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	4	18	124.596	13

Final Points Standings

Pos.	Driver	Races	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Poles	Points	Difference
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	32	6	18	22	3	4647
2	Jeff Green	31	3	15	19	4	4367	-280
3	Matt Kenseth	32	4	14	20	2	4327	-320
4	Todd Bodine	32	0	10	21	0	4029	-618
5	Elton Sawyer	32	1	4	14	0	3891	-756
6	Jeff Purvis	32	0	4	12	0	3658	-989
7	Dave Blaney	31	0	5	12	4	3582	-1,065
8	Jason Keller	32	2	5	12	3	3537	-1,110
9	Mike McLaughlin	32	0	3	8	0	3478	-1,169
10	Randy LaJoie	32	1	6	7	0	3379	-1,268
11	Dick Trickle	30	0	1	4	1	3154	-1,493
12	Tony Raines	31	0	1	3	0	3142	-1,505
13	Casey Atwood	31	2	5	9	2	3134	-1,513
14	Tim Fedewa	30	0	3	9	0	2989	-1,658
15	Phil Parsons	31	0	1	6	0	2951	-1,696
16	Mike Dillon	30	0	0	1	0	2795	-1,852
17	Kevin Grubb	28	0	1	5	0	2607	-2,040
18	Hank Parker, Jr.	27	0	2	4	0	2559	-2,088
19	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	26	0	1	2	0	2517	-2,130
20	Adam Petty	29	0	3	4	0	2471	-2,176
21	Mark Green	30	0	0	1	0	2419	-2,228
22	Jeff Fuller	27	0	0	0	0	2280	-2,367
23	Kenny Wallace	18	0	2	8	0	2167	-2,480
24	Shane Hall	25	0	1	1	0	2154	-2,493
25	Jeff Burton	14	1	7	12	1	2091	-2,556
26	Mark Martin	14	6	9	10	3	2048	-2,599
27	David Green	17	0	1	7	1	2010	-2,637
28	Buckshot Jones	19	0	0	2	0	1889	-2,758
29	Michael Waltrip	15	1	3	7	0	1762	-2,885
30	Terry Labonte	16	1	3	4	0	1761	-2,886
31	Ed Berrier	17	0	0	2	0	1705	-2,942
32	Glenn Allen, Jr.	19	0	1	2	0	1692	-2,955
33	Joe Nemechek	12	1	6	7	0	1485	-3,162
34	Lyndon Amick	19	0	1	3	0	1483	-3,164
35	Kevin Lepage	14	0	2	6	0	1476	-3,171
36	Elliott Sadler	15	0	1	3	0	1454	-3,193
37	Hermie Sadler	17	0	0	1	0	1449	-3,198
38	Chuck Bown	16	0	0	1	0	1370	-3,277
39	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	18	0	0	1	0	1351	-3,296
40	Brad Loney	17	0	1	2	0	1306	-3,341
41	Tony Roper	16	0	0	3	0	1284	-3,363
42	Ken Schrader	12	0	0	3	3	1270	-3,377
43	Jimmy Spencer	9	0	5	6	0	1197	-3,450
44	Mike Skinner	13	1	1	3	0	1195	-3,452
45	Wayne Grubb	17	0	0	0	0	1187	-3,460
46	Johnny Benson, Jr.	13	0	0	1	0	1173	-3,474
47	Geoffrey Bodine	11	0	0	2	0	1093	-3,554
48	Stanton Barrett	12	0	0	0	0	1074	-3,573
49	Larry Pearson	11	0	0	1	0	1032	-3,615
50	Jeff Krogh	14	0	0	0	0	960	-3,687

Complete statistics can be found at Racing-Reference.info.

Rookie of the Year

Tony Raines was the 1999 Busch Series Rookie of the Year. His closest competitors for the award were Adam Petty and Hank Parker, Jr., as other entrants had trouble running all of the races in the season.

Rookie of the Year Standings

Position	Driver	Points	Race Wins
1	Tony Raines	280	0
2	Adam Petty	240	0
3	Hank Parker, Jr.	231	0
4	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	142	0
5	Tony Roper	125	0

Manufacturer's Championship

With 24 wins, Chevrolet won the 1999 Manufacturer's Championship.

Position	Make	Points	Race Wins
1	Chevrolet	262	24
2	Ford	190	8
3	Pontiac	156	0