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The 1999 Winston Cup Series was the 51st season of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The season consisted of 34 races, starting with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14 and ended with the NAPA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 21.

Dale Jarrett was crowned champion with 4 wins and 24 top 5's. He finished the season with 5,262 points and clinched the championship in the 33rd race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bobby Labonte finished second, 201 points behind Jarrett. 1998 Cup Champion Jeff Gordon won the most races in the year, but finished 6th in the standings.

The season is notable for being Tony Stewart's first full time NASCAR Cup Series season. It was also the last season for Ricky Rudd as an owner, as he would move to the #28 Robert Yates Racing team for 2000. Ernie Irvan retired from NASCAR racing after a Busch Series practice crash at Michigan during the Pepsi 400 weekend. In October 1999, it was announced that Ray Evernham would lead Dodge's return to NASCAR, and in December 1999, NASCAR announced a new TV contract that would come into effect in the 2001 season, where FOX/FX and NBC/TBS (later TNT) would air all Winston Cup Series and Busch Series races live.

Teams Competing (Full Time)[]

Car No. Driver Sponsor Make Team
00 Buckshot Jones # Crown Fiber, Aquafresh Pontiac badge Billy Jones
1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Dale Earnhardt Inc.
2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford logo Roger Penske
3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Richard Childress
4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Morgan-McClure Motorsports
5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Rick Hendrick
6 Mark Martin Valvoline Ford logo Jack Roush
7 Michael Waltrip Philips Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Jim Mattei
9 Jerry Nadeau (22)
Steve Grissom (3)
Rich Bickle (5)
Stacy Compton (4)
Cartoon Network
TBS
WCW
Ford logo Melling Racing
10 Ricky Rudd Tide Ford logo Ricky Rudd
11 Brett Bodine Paychex Ford logo Brett Bodine
12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Ford logo Roger Penske
16 Kevin Lepage TV Guide Ford logo Jack Roush
18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac badge Joe Gibbs
20 Tony Stewart # Home Depot Pontiac badge Joe Gibbs
21 Elliott Sadler # Citgo Ford logo Wood Brothers Racing
22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pontiac badge Bill Davis
23 Jimmy Spencer Winston Ford logo Travis Carter
24 Jeff Gordon Dupont Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Rick Hendrick
25 Wally Dallenbach, Jr Budweiser Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Rick Hendrick
26 Johnny Benson Cheerios Ford logo Jack Roush
28 Kenny Irwin, Jr. Havoline Ford logo Robert Yates
30 Derrike Cope (22)
Todd Bodine (9)
Mike Bliss (2)
Buckshot Jones (1)
Sara Lee Pontiac badge Jack Birmingham
31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Richard Childress
33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Andy Petree
36 Ernie Irvan (21)
Jerry Nadeau (12)
Dick Trickle (1)
M&M's Pontiac badge MB2 Motorsports
40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Felix Sabates
41 David Green (25)
Dick Trickle (4)
Derrike Cope (4)
Gary Bradberry (1)
Kodiak Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Larry Hedrick
42 Joe Nemechek Bellsouth Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Felix Sabates
43 John Andretti STP Pontiac badge Petty Enterprises
44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pontiac badge Petty Enterprises
45 Rich Bickle (24)
David Green (9)
Jack Sprague (1)
Lucky Dog 10-10-345 Pontiac badge Tim Beverley
50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Midwest Transit Racing
55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Andy Petree
58 Ricky Craven (13)
Hut Stricklin (14)
Loy Allen, Jr (4)
Hollywood Video
Turbine Solutions
Federated Auto Parts
Ford logo Scott Barbour
60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Joe Bessey
66 Darrell Waltrip Kmart Ford logo Travis Carter
71 Dave Marcis Realtree Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Dave Marcis
75 Ted Musgrave (33)
Hut Stricklin (1)
Remington Arms Ford logo Butch Mock
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford logo Jasper Racing
88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Ford Credit Ford logo Robert Yates
90 Ed Berrier Hills Brothers Coffee Ford logo Junie Donlavey
91 Dick Trickle Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Joe Falk
94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Ford logo Bill Elliott
97 Chad Little John Deere Ford logo Jack Roush
98 Rick Mast Universal Studios Ford logo Cale Yarborough
99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Ford logo Jack Roush

# - indicates a Rookie of the Year contender

(#) - indicates the number of races if the driver did not run the full season with the team.

Teams Competing (Part Time)[]

Car No. Driver Sponsor Make Team
01 Jeff Green
Steve Grissom
Ron Hornaday, Jr.
Tracfone Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Felix Sabates
8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet bowtie 2023 Dale Earnhardt Inc.
14 Boris Said
Randy LaJoie
Federated Auto Parts Ford logo Mark Simo
17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford logo Jack Roush
93 Dave Blaney Amoco Pontiac badge Bill Davis

Schedule[]

Round Date Race Name Track TV
February 7, 1999 Bud Shootout Daytona International Speedway CBS
February 11, 1999 Gatorade 125s Daytona International Speedway CBS
1 February 14, 1999 Daytona 500 # Daytona International Speedway CBS
2 February 21, 1999 Dura Lube / Big K 400 North Carolina Speedway TNN
3 March 7, 1999 Las Vegas 400 # Las Vegas Motor Speedway ABC
4 March 14, 1999 Cracker Barrel 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway ABC
5 March 21, 1999 TranSouth Financial 400 Darlington Raceway ESPN
6 March 28, 1999 Primestar 500 Texas Motor Speedway CBS
7 April 11, 1999 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway ESPN
8 April 18, 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 Martinsville Speedway ESPN
9 April 25, 1999 DieHard 500 Talladega Superspeedway ABC
10 May 2, 1999 California 500 Presented By NAPA California Speedway ABC
11 May 15, 1999 Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway ESPN
May 22, 1999 The Winston Lowe's Motor Speedway TNN
12 May 30, 1999 Coca-Cola 600 # Lowe's Motor Speedway TBS
13 June 6, 1999 MBNA Platinum 400 Dover Downs International Speedway TNN
14 June 13, 1999 Kmart 400 Presented By Castrol Super Clean Michigan Speedway CBS
15 June 20, 1999 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway TNN
16 June 27, 1999 Save Mart / Kragen 350 Sears Point Raceway ESPN
17 July 3, 1999 Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway CBS
18 July 11, 1999 Jiffy Lube 300 New Hampshire International Speedway TNN
19 July 25, 1999 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway TBS
20 August 7, 1999 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway ABC
21 August 15, 1999 Frontier @ the Glen Watkins Glen International ESPN
22 August 22, 1999 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer Michigan Speedway ESPN
23 August 28, 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Bristol Motor Speedway ESPN
24 September 5, 1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 # Darlington Raceway ESPN
25 September 11, 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Richmond International Raceway ESPN
26 September 19, 1999 Dura Lube / Kmart 300 New Hampshire International Speedway TNN
27 September 26, 1999 MBNA Gold 400 Dover Downs International Speedway TNN
28 October 3, 1999 NAPA AutoCare 500 Martinsville Speedway ESPN
29 October 11, 1999 UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway TBS
30 October 17, 1999 Winston 500 # Talladega Superspeedway ESPN
31 October 24, 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Speedway TNN
32 November 7, 1999 Checker Auto Parts / Dura Lube 500 Phoenix International Raceway TNN
33 November 14, 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart Homestead-Miami Speedway NBC
34 November 21, 1999 NAPA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway ESPN

# indicates a Winston No Bull 5 Race.

Results[]

Round Race Pole Winner Winner Make Cautions Caution Laps Average Speed Number of Lead Changes
1999 Bud Shootout Rusty Wallace Mark Martin Ford logo 0 0 181.745 6
1999 Gatorade 125 (Race #1) Jeff Gordon Bobby Labonte Pontiac badge 1 4 163.570 2
1999 Gatorade 125 (Race #2) Tony Stewart Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet bowtie 2023 2 6 155.280 1
1 1999 Daytona 500 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Chevrolet bowtie 2023 4 20 161.551 14
2 1999 Dura Lube/Big K 400 Ricky Rudd Mark Martin Ford logo 6 39 120.750 25
3 1999 Las Vegas 400 Bobby Labonte Jeff Burton Ford logo 5 22 137.537 25
4 1999 Cracker Barrel 500 Bobby Labonte Jeff Gordon Chevrolet bowtie 2023 6 44 143.284 25
5 1999 TranSouth Financial 400 Jeff Gordon Jeff Burton Ford logo 3 19 121.294 13
6 1999 Primestar 500 Kenny Irwin, Jr Terry Labonte Chevrolet bowtie 2023 8 39 144.276 24
7 1999 Food City 500 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Ford logo 7 57 93.363 7
8 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 Tony Stewart John Andretti Pontiac badge 10 70 75.653 20
9 1999 DieHard 500 Ken Schrader Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3 18 163.395 29
10 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA N/A Jeff Gordon Chevrolet bowtie 2023 5 23 150.276 28
11 1999 Pontiac Excitement 400 (WCS) Jeff Gordon Dale Jarrett Ford logo 8 58 100.102 19
1999 The Winston Bobby Labonte Terry Labonte Chevrolet bowtie 2023 6 0 183.495 8
12 1999 Coca-Cola 600 Bobby Labonte Jeff Burton Ford logo 5 23 151.367 23
13 1999 MBNA Platinum 400 Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte Pontiac badge 4 31 120.603 15
14 1999 Kmart 400 Jeff Gordon Dale Jarrett Ford logo 0 0 173.997 12
15 1999 Pocono 500 Sterling Marlin Bobby Labonte Pontiac badge 11 46 118.898 22
16 1999 Save Mart/Kragen 350 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Chevrolet bowtie 2023 7 26 70.378 7
17 1999 Pepsi 400 Joe Nemechek Dale Jarrett Ford logo 3 9 169.213 17
18 1999 Jiffy Lube 300 Jeff Gordon Jeff Burton Ford logo 7 49 101.876 9
19 1999 Pennsylvania 500 Mike Skinner Bobby Labonte Pontiac badge 9 49 116.982 27
20 1999 Brickyard 400 Jeff Gordon Dale Jarrett Ford logo 3 12 148.194 13
21 1999 Frontier @ the Glen Rusty Wallace Jeff Gordon Chevrolet bowtie 2023 7 15 87.722 11
22 1999 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer Ward Burton Bobby Labonte Pontiac badge 6 26 144.332 24
23 1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500 Tony Stewart Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet bowtie 2023 10 60 91.276 11
24 1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 Kenny Irwin, Jr Jeff Burton Ford logo 6 62 107.816 20
25 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 Mike Skinner Tony Stewart Pontiac badge 6 45 104.006 13
26 1999 Dura Lube / Kmart 300 Rusty Wallace Joe Nemechek Chevrolet bowtie 2023 11 53 100.673 12
27 1999 MBNA Gold 400 Rusty Wallace Mark Martin Ford logo 4 22 127.434 25
28 1999 NAPA AutoCare 500 Joe Nemechek Jeff Gordon Chevrolet bowtie 2023 8 79 72.347 17
29 1999 UAW-GM Quality 500 Bobby Labonte Jeff Gordon Chevrolet bowtie 2023 2 9 160.306 21
30 1999 Winston 500 Joe Nemechek Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3 17 166.632 32
31 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 Mark Martin Jeff Burton Ford logo 3 18 131.103 18
32 1999 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 John Andretti Tony Stewart Pontiac badge 2 10 118.132 12
33 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart David Green Tony Stewart Pontiac badge 1 5 140.335 19
34 1999 NAPA 500 Kevin Lepage Bobby Labonte Pontiac badge 8 53 137.932 38

- The TranSouth Financial 400 at Darlington was shortened to 164 laps (out of a scheduled 293) due to rain.

- The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 at Darlington was shortened to 270 laps (out of a scheduled 367) due to rain.

Final Points Standings[]

Pos. Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points Difference
1 Dale Jarrett 34 4 24 29 0 5262
2 Bobby Labonte 34 5 23 26 5 5061 -201
3 Mark Martin 34 2 19 26 1 4943 -319
4 Tony Stewart 34 3 12 21 2 4774 -488
5 Jeff Burton 34 6 18 23 0 4733 -529
6 Jeff Gordon 34 7 18 21 7 4620 -642
7 Dale Earnhardt 34 3 7 21 0 4492 -770
8 Rusty Wallace 34 1 7 16 4 4155 -1107
9 Ward Burton 34 0 6 16 1 4062 -1200
10 Mike Skinner 34 0 5 14 2 4003 -1259
11 Jeremy Mayfield 34 0 5 12 0 3743 -1519
12 Terry Labonte 34 1 1 7 0 3580 -1682
13 Bobby Hamilton 34 0 1 10 0 3564 -1698
14 Steve Park 34 0 0 5 0 3481 -1781
15 Ken Schrader 34 0 0 6 1 3479 -1783
16 Sterling Marlin 34 0 2 5 1 3397 -1865
17 John Andretti 34 1 3 10 1 3394 -1868
18 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. 34 0 1 6 0 3367 -1895
19 Kenny Irwin, Jr. 34 0 2 6 2 3338 -1924
20 Jimmy Spencer 34 0 2 4 0 3312 -1950
21 Bill Elliott 34 0 1 2 0 3246 -2016
22 Kenny Wallace 34 0 3 5 0 3210 -2052
23 Chad Little 34 0 0 5 0 3193 -2069
24 Elliott Sadler 34 0 0 1 0 3191 -2071
25 Kevin Lepage 34 0 1 2 1 3185 -2077
26 Kyle Petty 32 0 0 9 0 3103 -2159
27 Geoffrey Bodine 34 0 1 2 0 3053 -2209
28 Johnny Benson, Jr. 34 0 0 2 0 3012 -2250
29 Michael Waltrip 34 0 1 3 0 2974 -2288
30 Joe Nemechek 34 1 1 3 3 2956 -2306
31 Ricky Rudd 34 0 3 5 1 2922 -2340
32 Rick Mast 34 0 0 2 0 2845 -2417
33 Ted Musgrave 32 0 0 2 0 2689 -2573
34 Jerry Nadeau 34 0 1 2 0 2686 -2576
35 Brett Bodine 32 0 0 0 0 2351 -2911
36 David Green 32 0 0 0 1 2320 -2942
37 Darrell Waltrip 27 0 0 0 0 2158 -3104
38 Rich Bickle 24 0 0 2 0 2149 -3113
39 Robert Pressley 28 0 0 0 0 2050 -3212
40 Ernie Irvan 21 0 0 5 0 1915 -3347
41 Ricky Craven 24 0 0 0 0 1513 -3749
42 Dave Marcis 20 0 0 0 0 1324 -3938
43 Hut Stricklin 10 0 0 1 0 918 -4344
44 Derrike Cope 15 0 0 0 0 915 -4347
45 Buckshot Jones 10 0 0 0 0 676 -4586
46 Todd Bodine 7 0 0 0 0 529 -4733
47 Dick Trickle 9 0 0 0 0 528 -4734
48 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5 0 0 1 0 500 -4762
49 Matt Kenseth 5 0 1 1 0 434 -4828
50 Steve Grissom 6 0 0 0 0 336 -4926

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

Rookie of the Year[]

The 1999 Rookie of the Year battle was expected to be one of the most competitive in years. However, Tony Stewart ran away with the honor with three wins and a fourth place finish in points. Elliott Sadler, who was considered the top favorite for the award during the pre-season, only had one top-ten finish and was the only rookie besides Stewart to complete the full schedule. Buckshot Jones was another favorite, but a long string of DNQ's and DNF's forced him to cut back his schedule and abandon his run for the award. Stanton Barrett began the year with his own team, then left for Junie Donlavey, only making two races. Dan Pardus hoped to run a part-time schedule with Midwest Transit Racing, but he did not qualify for any of his attempts, and was released after the Coca-Cola 600. Finally, Mike Harmon was scheduled to drive the #90, but did not even attempt a race after a sponsorship fallout with Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce.

Rookie of the Year Standings[1]
Position Driver Points Race Wins
1 Tony Stewart 346 3
2 Elliott Sadler 225 0
3 Buckshot Jones 111 0
4 Stanton Barrett 34 0
5 Dan Pardus 3 0

Manufacturer Championship[]

With 13 wins, Ford won the manufacturer's championship. [2]

Position Make Points Race Wins
1 Ford logo 231 13
2 Chevrolet bowtie 2023 210 12
3 Pontiac badge 205 9

Other Season Awards[]

  • Most Popular Driver: Bill Elliott (received 60% of 21,000 phone votes)
  • Exide All Charged Up Award: Jeff Burton
  • True Value Hard Charger Award: Jeff Gordon
  • Gatorade Front Runner Award: Bobby Labonte
  • Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Award: Doug Yates, Robert Yates Racing
  • Tosco (76) Oil Contingency Award: Dale Earnhardt
  • Tosco (76) Gasoline Contingency Award: Dale Jarrett
  • Raybestos Top Stopper Award: Bobby Labonte
  • Plasti-Kote Quality Finish Award: Todd Parrott, Robert Yates Racing (Dale Jarrett's Crew Chief)
  • MCI WorldCom Fast Pace Award: Bobby Labonte
  • DuPont Point Fund Award: Dale Jarrett
  • Bud Pole Award: Jeff Gordon
  • Goodyear Tire Award: Dale Jarrett
  • National Motorsports Press Association-Myers Brothers Award: Junie Donlavey, Honored for his contribution to the sport.[3]

External links[]

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