The 1999 The Orleans 150 was the second stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 5, 1999, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval shaped racetrack in Las Vegas, Nevada. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. The race was won by Jerry Nadeau, his first win in his first and only career NASCAR Winston West Series start. Nadeau won the race from the pole, leading most of the race, having only dropped back when a flat tire caused him to make an unscheduled pit stop. Ron Hornaday Jr. finished second in the race, followed by Bobby Hamilton Jr., also making his first and only career start in the series. Sammy Potashnick finished in fourth and Austin Cameron rounded out the top five.
Report Background Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval intermediate speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track complex has hosted various major racing events since its opening, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and Champ Car. The track's complex features various adjacent tracks, including a oval, a clay oval, and a road course with multiple layouts. The main track also features an infield road course that is used for sports car racing.
Entry list #DriverOwnerManufacturer00Scott GaylordGeoff BurneyChevrolet1Butch GillilandRichard HiltonFord02Bob HowardBob HowardChevrolet3Steve PortengaJames OffenbachChevrolet4Scott BusbyScott BusbyChevrolet04Kurt BuschCharlene SpilsburyFord5Ron BurnsRon BurnsFord05John MetcalfRandy MorseChevrolet6Gary SmithDoc FaustinaPontiac9Jerry NadeauHarry MellingFord09Doc FaustinaDick MidgleyChevrolet10Tony TosteDaniel TosteChevrolet12Austin CameronTerry CameronChevrolet13Dean KuhnDan ChittendenChevrolet14Jason SmallKen SmallChevrolet16Sean WoodsideBill McAnallyChevrolet18Mike ChaseGene ChristensenChevrolet19Billy KannBilly KannChevrolet20Brendan GaughanWalker EvansChevrolet23Brandon AshEd AshFord24Jeff MarmackArt RiosChevrolet29Bow CarpenterBow CarpenterChevrolet32Eric NorrisMatt StoweFord33Darrel KrentzRobert WoodFord34T. J. ClarkRoy HuartsonChevrolet35David StarrMike StarrChevrolet43Kenny SmithKenny SmithChevrolet44Bill SedgwickTim BuckleyChevrolet46Rob MorganDavid DollarFord49Mike DillardMike DillardFord51Rick WareRick WarePontiac53Ron Hornaday Jr.Bernie HilberPontiac56Bobby DotterSammy PotashnickFord57Rick CarelliMarshall ChesrownChevrolet58Ricky CravenScott BarbourFord59Bobby Hamilton Jr.Earl SadlerChevrolet65Sammy PotashnickSammy PotashnickChevrolet66Billy TurnerSheri TurnerChevrolet67Mike DuncanMike DuncanFord71Jerry CainJerry CainChevrolet77Joe BeanJoe NavaFord81Jerry GlanvilleJerry GlanvilleFord85Kevin RichardsGene MonacoChevrolet96Bobby PangonisDarcy PangonisChevrolet98Kevin CulverRichard KieperChevroletJeff WardUnknownUnknown
Qualifying
Jerry Nadeau won the pole with a speed of 166.246 mph, over one mph faster than second place. Ten drivers failed to qualify, those being Jeff Ward, Bob Howard, Dean Kuhn, Billy Kann, Jeff Marmack, Bow Carpenter, Darrel Krentz, T. J. Clark, Bill Sedgwick, and Mike Dillard.
Race results FinSt#DriverOwnerMakeLapsLedStatusPts119Jerry NadeauHarry MellingFord10079Running18523053Ron Hornaday Jr.Bernie HilberPontiac1000Running1703459Bobby Hamilton Jr.Earl SadlerChevrolet1009Running17041265Sammy PotashnickSammy PotashnickChevrolet1000Running1605712Austin CameronTerry CameronChevrolet1007Running16061918Mike ChaseGene ChristensenChevrolet1000Running1507814Jason SmallKen SmallChevrolet1000Running14681104Kurt BuschCharlene SpilsburyFord1002Running14793623Brandon AshEd AshFord1000Running138103285Kevin RichardsGene MonacoChevrolet1000Running134111371Jerry CainJerry CainChevrolet1000Running130122432Eric NorrisMatt StoweFord990Running12713977Joe BeanJoe NavaFord990Running124141566Billy TurnerSheri TurnerChevrolet990Running121151416Sean WoodsideBill McAnallyChevrolet990Running118162557Rick CarelliMashall ChesrownChevrolet980Running11517346Gary SmithDoc FaustinaPontiac980Running112182181Jerry GlanvilleJerry GlanvilleFord980Running10919315Ron BurnsRon BurnsFord980Running10620263Steve PortengaJames OffenbachChevrolet950Running103211898Kevin CulverRichard KieperChevrolet930Running100221051Rick WareRick WarePontiac860Running9723258Ricky CravenScott BarbourFord813Engine9924274Scott BusbyScott BusbyChevrolet790Accident9125620Brendan GaughanWalker EvansChevrolet790Accident88261767Mike DuncanMike DuncanFord790Accident8527310Tony TosteDaniel TosteChevrolet790Accident82282256Bobby DotterSammy PotashnickFord590Engine792951Butch GillilandRichard HiltonFord420Accident76301643Kenny SmithKenny SmithChevrolet310Accident73313509Doc FaustinaDick MidgleyChevrolet310Accident70322935David StarrMike StarrChevrolet250Handling67332846Rob MorganDavid DollarFord210Engine64341896Bobby PangonisDarcy PangonisChevrolet90Accident61352005John MetcalfRandy MorseChevrolet90Accident58363300Scott GaylordScott GaylordPontiac30Vibration55
Standings after the race
PosDriverPoints 2 1Brandon Ash 308 4 2Mike Chase 300 (–8) 2 3Sean Woodside 298 (–10) 6 4Sammy Potashnick 294 (–14) 9 5Austin Cameron 281 (–27) 2 6Rick Carelli 280 (–28) 8 7Jason Small 266 (–42) 1 8Joe Bean 262 (–46) 4 9Kevin Richards 258 (–50) 9 10Eric Norris 233 (–75) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
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