1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500
Appearance
Race details | |||
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Race 24 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | September 5, 1999 | ||
Official name | The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 | ||
Location | Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 270 laps, 368.82 mi (593.558 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||
Average speed | 107.816 miles per hour (173.513 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
Laps | 89 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
The 1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500, the 50th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 5, 1999 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington County, South Carolina. Contested at 270 laps – shortened from 367 laps due to rain – on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 24th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race.
Top 10 results
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
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1 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
2 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac |
3 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
4 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford |
5 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing | Ford |
6 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet |
7 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet |
8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
9 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Pontiac |
10 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 3:25:15
- Average Speed: 107.816 miles per hour (173.513 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 170.97
- Cautions: 6 for 62 laps
- Margin of Victory: under caution
- Lead changes: 20
- Percent of race run under caution: 23%
- Average green flag run: 34.7 laps