The 1999 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k was the 32nd stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 7, 1999, before an audience of 78,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Phoenix International Raceway is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964, and the raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
#DriverTeamMake1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet9Stacy ComptonMelling RacingFord10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord16Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord28Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord30Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Mike WallaceUltra MotorsportsFord33Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Derrike CopeLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord98Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, November 5, at 10:30 AM MST. The session would last for one hour. Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.245 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet27.245132.134233Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet27.273131.998355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet27.302131.858Full first practice results
Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, November 5 at 12:35 PM MST. The session would last for 40 minutes. Geoff Bodine, driving for Joe Bessey Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.203 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed160Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet27.203132.33826Mark MartinRoush RacingFord27.256132.081343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac27.265132.037Full second practice results
Third practice The third practice session was held on Saturday, November 6, at 9:00 AM MST. The session would last for one hour. Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.843 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac27.843129.296243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac27.858129.226399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord27.936128.865Full third practice results
Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, November 6, at 11:30 AM MST. The session would last for one hour. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.896 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord27.896129.050218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac28.000128.571394Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.019128.484Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, November 5, at 3:15 PM MST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, November 6, at 10:45 AM MST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.
John Andretti, driving for Petty Enterprises, would win the pole, setting a time of 27.126 and an average speed of .
Mike Wallace was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed143John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac27.126132.714224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.135132.670360Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet27.150132.59746Mark MartinRoush RacingFord27.151132.592588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord27.157132.563618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac27.173132.484710Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord27.175132.475833Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet27.181132.44592Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord27.197132.3681044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac27.230132.2071120Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac27.261132.0571255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet27.265132.0371331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.277131.979143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet27.335131.6991542Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet27.364131.5601623Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord27.380131.483174Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet27.384131.4641899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord27.395131.4111926Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord27.397131.4012030Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac27.418131.3012198Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord27.437131.2102225Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.467131.0662345David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac27.489130.9612411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord27.502130.9002540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet27.503130.895261Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet27.506130.8812728Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord27.520130.8142871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet27.521130.809295Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.522130.8043066Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord27.530130.7663150Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet27.542130.7093294Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord27.572130.5673377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord27.575130.5533475Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord27.589130.4873536Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac27.599130.4403612Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord27.654130.180Provisionals3722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac -* -*3816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord -* -*3997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord -* -*4021Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord -* -*417Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*429Stacy ComptonMelling RacingFord -* -*4341Derrike CopeLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*Failed to qualify4432Mike WallaceUltra MotorsportsFord27.782129.580Official starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11120Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac312154running185$168,485246Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3128running175$125,2003618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3122running170$105,45041899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3120running160$90,5355710Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord3120running155$86,2406588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord31250running155$82,47571044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3120running146$61,4258143John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac31297running147$75,77592225Wally Dallenbach Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3120running138$55,85010224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3120running134$78,46511143Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3120running130$57,225122345David GreenTyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac3110running127$43,775133722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3110running124$52,37514833Ken SchraderAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3110running121$48,97515261Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3111running123$47,650163997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3110running115$48,090171623Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3110running112$45,650181255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3110running109$38,925191542Joe NemechekTeam SABCOChevrolet3110running106$45,025201331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3110running103$47,965212728Kenny Irwin Jr.Robert Yates RacingFord3100running100$44,97522360Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet3100running97$37,65023174Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3100running94$47,925243816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord3100running91$44,275252030Todd BodineBahari RacingPontiac3100running88$33,650263066Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3100running85$36,625274021Elliott Sadler (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord3100running82$43,70028295Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3100running79$48,275293475Ted MusgraveButch Mock MotorsportsFord3100running76$36,150303150Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet3100running73$33,250311926Johnny Benson Jr.Roush RacingFord3090running70$42,4003292Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3090running67$48,77533417Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet3080running64$39,650342871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3080running61$32,525353294Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3080running58$39,400362198Rick MastCale Yarborough MotorsportsFord3080running55$32,275373536Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3080running52$39,150383377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3070running49$32,02539429Stacy ComptonMelling RacingFord3060running46$32,400402540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet2640running43$38,775413612Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2600steering40$46,650422411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2510running37$38,525434341Derrike CopeLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet2020engine34$31,600Official race results
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