1999 Coca-Cola 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 Layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 30, 1999 | ||
| Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures averaging around 71.7 °F (22.1 °C); wind speeds up to 6.9 miles per hour (11.1 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 151.367 mph (243.602 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 198 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Ken Squier, Dick Berggren, & Buddy Baker | ||
The 1999 Coca-Cola 600, the 40th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 30, 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the twelfth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut in this event.[2] Rookie Tony Stewart became the third driver (after John Andretti and Robby Gordon) to do "Double Duty", competing in both the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and this race. He made history by completing both races, finishing ninth at Indy and fourth at this race. Stewart would do Double Duty once again in 2001, finishing sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte.[3]
This was also the third race of the 1999 season under the No Bull 5 Winston million dollar bonus program. Burton, who was one of the five drivers eligible for the million in this race after his win at Las Vegas, was able to acquire the million dollar bonus. This was the first time he clinched the million.
Background
Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac |
| 9 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 3:57:50
- Average Speed: 151.367 miles per hour (243.602 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 185.23
- Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
- Margin of Victory: 0.574 sec
- Lead changes: 23
- Percent of race run under caution: 5.8%
- Average green flag run: 62.8 laps
References
- ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ a b Race results at Race Database
- ^ Jensen, Tom (May 23, 2015). "Stewart remembers Dale Earnhardt's act of kindness at Coke 600". Fox Sports. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
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