The 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was the 5th season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion for the second time.
Teams and drivers List of full-time teams at the start of 1999. ManufacturerTeamDriverCrew chiefChevroletAddington Racing60Andy HoustonRick RenChesrown Racing6Rick CarelliRodney HaygoodConely Racing7Tom HubertJohn ConelyDale Earnhardt, Inc.16Ron Hornaday Jr.Sandy JonesHendrick Motorsports24Jack SpragueDennis ConnorKen Schrader Racing52Scott Hansen (R)Wally BrownMcCray Racing42Rick McCrayRickey McCrayMcGlynn Racing00Ryan McGlynn (R)Raynard McGlynnRichard Childress Racing3Jay SauterTodd BerrierSealMaster Racing88Terry CookChris ShowalterSonntag Racing73David Starr (R)Joey SonntagSpears Motorsports75Marty Houston (R)Freddy FryarFordBrevak Racing31Kevin CywinskiJoe Shear Jr.Circle Bar Racing14Rick CrawfordGeorge ChurchCJ Racing27Ernie Cope (R)Mike AlbernazGloy–Rahal Racing55Ron Barfield Jr.Kevin CaldwellLiberty Racing98Kevin HarvickRoland WlodykaMorgan–Dollar Motorsports46Rob MorganTim MurphyPhelon Motorsports66Mike Stefanik (R)Emory DonaldsonRoush Racing50Greg BiffleRandy Goss99Mike BlissMatt ChambersSteele Racing21Tim Steele (R)Tom SokoloskiUltra Motorsports2Mike WallaceTim KohuthDodgeBobby Hamilton Racing18Joe RuttmanEddie JonesImpact Motorsports25Randy TolsmaGary Showalter86Stacy ComptonKevin CramK Automotive Racing1Dennis SetzerHoward ComstockL&R Racing90Lance NorickMike CheekPetty Enterprises43Jimmy HensleyFred Wanke
Schedule
No. Race title TrackLocation Date 1 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K Homestead–Miami SpeedwayHomestead, Florida March 20 2 Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, Arizona March 27 3 NAPACARD 200 Evergreen SpeedwayMonroe, Washington April 3 4 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 Mesa Marin RacewayBakersfield, California April 10 5 NAPA 250 Martinsville SpeedwayRidgeway, Virginia April 17 6 Memphis 200 Memphis Motorsports ParkMillington, Tennessee May 8 7 NAPA 300K Pikes Peak International RacewayFountain, Colorado May 16 8 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 I-70 SpeedwayOdessa, Missouri May 22 9 Coca-Cola Family 200 Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol, Tennessee June 5 10 Pronto Auto Parts 400K Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, Texas June 11 11 Grainger Industrial Supply 225K Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon June 18 12 Bully Hill Vineyards 150 Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New York June 26 13 DieHard 200 Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin July 3 14 Federated Auto Parts 250 Nashville Speedway USANashville, Tennessee July 10 15 NAPA AutoCare 200 Nazareth SpeedwayNazareth, Pennsylvania July 18 16 goracing.com 200 Michigan International SpeedwayCambridge Township, Michigan July 24 17 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200 New Hampshire International SpeedwayLoudon, New Hampshire August 1 18 Power Stroke 200 by Ford Indianapolis Raceway ParkBrownsburg, Indiana August 5 19 Ram Tough 200 Gateway International RacewayMadison, Illinois August 20 20 O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 Heartland Park TopekaTopeka, Kansas August 28 21 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Richmond International RacewayRichmond, Virginia September 9 22 Orleans 250 Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, Nevada September 24 23 Kroger 225 Louisville Motor SpeedwayLouisville, Kentucky October 8 24 O'Reilly 300 Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, Texas October 15 25 NAPA Auto Parts 200 California SpeedwayFontana, California October 30
Races No.RacePole positionMost laps ledWinning driver 1 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K Randy Tolsma Randy Tolsma Mike Wallace Ford 2 Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 Jack Sprague Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 3 NAPACARD 200 Ron Hornaday Jr.* Ron Hornaday Jr. Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet 4 Dodge California Truck Stop 300 Stacy Compton Ron Hornaday Jr. Rick Carelli Chevrolet 5 NAPA 250 Mike Bliss Mike Wallace Jimmy Hensley Dodge 6 Memphis 200 Greg Biffle Kevin Harvick Greg Biffle Ford 7 NAPA 300K Mike Bliss Jack Sprague Mike Wallace Ford 8 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 Stacy Compton Jimmy Hensley Jack Sprague Chevrolet 9 Coca-Cola Family 200 Greg Biffle Jack Sprague Jack Sprague Chevrolet 10 Pronto Auto Parts 400K Jay Sauter Ron Hornaday Jr. Dennis Setzer Dodge 11 Grainger Industrial Supply 225K Boris Said Ron Fellows Greg Biffle Ford 12 Bully Hill Vineyards 150 Ron Fellows Ron Fellows Ron Fellows Chevrolet 13 DieHard 200 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Ford 14 Federated Auto Parts 250 Tim Steele Jack Sprague Dennis Setzer Dodge 15 NAPA AutoCare 200 Greg Biffle Ron Hornaday Jr. Greg Biffle Ford 16 goracing.com 200 Stacy Compton Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Ford 17 Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200 Stacy Compton Stacy Compton Dennis Setzer Dodge 18 Power Stroke 200 by Ford Dennis Setzer Dennis Setzer Greg Biffle Ford 19 Ram Tough 200 Stacy Compton Jack Sprague Greg Biffle Ford 20 O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 Boris Said Boris Said Mike Bliss Ford 21 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 Bobby Hamilton Bobby Hamilton Greg Biffle Ford 22 Orleans 250 Stacy Compton Ron Hornaday Jr. Greg Biffle Ford 23 Kroger 225 Jimmy Hensley Jimmy Hensley Jay Sauter Chevrolet 24 O'Reilly 300 Jay Sauter Ron Hornaday Jr. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 25 NAPA Auto Parts 200 Andy Houston Ron Hornaday Jr. Jack Sprague Chevrolet * - No qualifying due to rain; line-up set by owner points
Florida Dodge Dealers 400K
The Florida Dodge Dealers 400K was held March 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Randy Tolsma won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#2 - Mike Wallace #66 - Mike Stefanik #86 - Stacy Compton #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #60 - Andy Houston #31 - Kevin Cywinski #52 - Scott Hansen #14 - Rick Crawford #18 - Butch Miller #6 - Rick Carelli
This would be last Truck Series season opener to be held at a track other than Daytona International Speedway, as the series would begin racing at Daytona starting in 2000.
Failed to qualify: none
Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150
The Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 was held March 27 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #60 - Andy Houston #86 - Stacy Compton #1 - Dennis Setzer #14 - Rick Crawford #43 - Jimmy Hensley #3 - Jay Sauter #31 - Kevin Cywinski #99 - Mike Bliss
Failed to qualify: none
NAPACARD 200
The NAPACARD 200 was held April 3 at Evergreen Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #24 - Jack Sprague #55 - Ron Barfield Jr. #86 - Stacy Compton #2 - Mike Wallace #6 - Rick Carelli #1 - Dennis Setzer #99 - Mike Bliss #98 - Kevin Harvick #50 - Greg Biffle
Failed to qualify: none
Dodge California Truck Stop 300
The Dodge California Truck Stop 300 was held April 10 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#6 - Rick Carelli #98 - Kevin Harvick #86 - Stacy Compton #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #43 - Jimmy Hensley #1 - Dennis Setzer #24 - Jack Sprague #2 - Mike Wallace #18 - Butch Miller #31 - Kevin Cywinski
Failed to qualify: Larry Carnes (#36)
NAPA 250
The NAPA 250 was held April 17 at Martinsville Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#43 - Jimmy Hensley #86 - Stacy Compton #24 - Jack Sprague #31 - Kevin Cywinski #50 - Greg Biffle #99 - Mike Bliss #25 - Randy Tolsma #44 - Ernie Irvan #6 - Rick Carelli #98 - Kevin Harvick
Failed to qualify: Ronnie Newman (#82), Carl Long (#91), Brian Sockwell (#54), Ronnie Hornaday (#97), Billy Venturini (#35), Ronnie Hoover (#28), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Shane Jenkins (#81)
Memphis 200
The Memphis 200 was held May 8 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Greg Biffle won the pole. This race became infamous for an incident involving Rick Carelli, who suffered a basilar-skull fracture, among other injuries, after slamming the wall in turns 3-4 due to a flat tire. Carelli miraculously survived, but would be out for the rest of the season.
Top Ten Results
#50 - Greg Biffle #98 - Kevin Harvick #3 - Jay Sauter #86 - Stacy Compton #1 - Dennis Setzer #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #60 - Andy Houston #25 - Randy Tolsma #24 - Jack Sprague #18 - Butch Miller
Failed to qualify: Billy Venturini (#35), Michael Dokken (#64), Shane Jenkins (#81)
NAPA 300K
The NAPA 300K was held May 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Mike Bliss won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#2 - Mike Wallace #24 - Jack Sprague #98 - Kevin Harvick #60 - Andy Houston #43 - Jimmy Hensley #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #55 - Ron Barfield Jr. #14 - Rick Crawford #3 - Jay Sauter #18 - Butch Miller
Failed to qualify: none
O'Reilly Auto Parts 200
The O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 was held May 22 at I-70 Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#24 - Jack Sprague #1 - Dennis Setzer #60 - Andy Houston #86 - Stacy Compton #43 - Jimmy Hensley #31 - Kevin Cywinski #66 - Mike Stefanik #25 - Randy Tolsma #99 - Mike Bliss #50 - Greg Biffle
Jamie McMurray made his NASCAR top-touring series debut in this race, driving the #26 Ford for Mittler Brothers Racing.
Failed to qualify: none
Coca-Cola Family 200
The Coca-Cola Family 200 was held June 5 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#24 - Jack Sprague #86 - Stacy Compton #31 - Kevin Cywinski #60 - Andy Houston #1 - Dennis Setzer #98 - Kevin Harvick #3 - Jay Sauter #27 - Lonnie Rush Jr. #50 - Greg Biffle #52 - Scott Hansen
Failed to qualify: none
Pronto Auto Parts 400K
The Pronto Auto Parts 400K was held June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jay Sauter won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#1 - Dennis Setzer #3 - Jay Sauter #50 - Greg Biffle #2 - Mike Wallace #24 - Jack Sprague #99 - Mike Bliss #60 - Andy Houston #43 - Jimmy Hensley #86 - Stacy Compton #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr.
Failed to qualify: Randy Renfrow (#6)
Grainger 225
The inaugural Grainger Industrial Supply 225K was held June 18 at Portland International Raceway. Boris Said won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#50 - Greg Biffle #99 - Mike Bliss #87 - Ron Fellows #88 - Terry Cook #44 - Boris Said #25 - Randy Tolsma #60 - Andy Houston #3 - Jay Sauter #1 - Dennis Setzer #18 - Joe Ruttman
Failed to qualify: none
Bully Hill Vineyards 150
The Bully Hill Vineyards 150 was held June 26 at Watkins Glen International. Ron Fellows won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#87 - Ron Fellows #2 - Mike Wallace #24 - Jack Sprague #50 - Greg Biffle #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #3 - Jay Sauter #98 - Kevin Harvick #60 - Andy Houston #90 - Lance Norick #14 - Rick Crawford
Failed to qualify: none
DieHard 200
The DieHard 200 was held July 3 at The Milwaukee Mile. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#50 - Greg Biffle #24 - Jack Sprague #14 - Rick Crawford #2 - Mike Wallace #99 - Mike Bliss #1 - Dennis Setzer #16 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #25 - Randy Tolsma #3 - Jay Sauter #86 - Stacy Compton
Failed to qualify: none
Federated Auto Parts 250
The Federated Auto Parts 250 was held July 10 at Nashville Speedway USA. Tim Steele won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#1 - Dennis Setzer #98 - Kevin Harvick #43 - Jimmy Hensley #18 - Joe Ruttman #24 - Jack Sprague #60 - Andy Houston #55 - Ron Barfield Jr. #66 - Mike Stefanik #21 - Tim Steele #31 - Kevin Cywinski
Failed to qualify: B. A. Wilson (#85), Ronnie Newman (#82), Scotty Sands (#47), Steve Stevenson (#11)
NAPA AutoCare 200
The NAPA AutoCare 200 was held July 18 at Nazareth Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#50 - Greg Biffle #99 - Mike Bliss #52 - Scott Hansen #3 - Jay Sauter #25 - Randy Tolsma #75 - Marty Houston #1 - Dennis Setzer #66 - Mike Stefanik #43 - Jimmy Hensley #86 - Stacy Compton
Failed to qualify: none
goracing.com 200
The inaugural goracing.com 200 was held July 24 at Michigan International Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
#50 - Greg Biffle #3 - Jay Sauter #43 - Jimmy Hensley #24 - Jack Sprague #18 - Joe Ruttman #86 - Stacy Compton