Race details [1] [2] [3] | |||
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Race 33 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | November 14, 1999 | ||
Location | Homestead Miami Speedway ( Homestead, Florida) | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.52 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures averaging around 74.2 °F (23.4 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h) [4] | ||
Average speed | 140.335 miles per hour (225.847 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Tyler Jet Motorsports | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 174 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Joe Gibbs, & Mike Wallace |
The 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart was an inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 14, 1999 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. [5] Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the first at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his teammate Bobby Labonte finished second and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was third. [2]
David Green would earn his only pole position during qualifying. [6] He led the first seven laps until John Andretti passed him on lap eight. Labonte took the lead on lap 27, [2] holding the place for a total of 174 laps, more than any other driver. [3] On the 228th lap, Stewart overtook Labonte for the first position, and later went on to win the event, [2] his third career triumph in the Cup Series. [7] Drivers' Championship leader Dale Jarrett had a lead of 231 points entering the race, [8] and his fifth place finish was enough to clinch the championship, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title, leading by 211 points at the checkered flag. [2] There was a single caution and a total of nineteen lead changes amongst ten different drivers during the course of the race. [3]
This was the last race without Dale Earnhardt Jr. until the 2012 Bank of America 500.
Race details [1] [2] [3] | |||
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Race 33 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | November 14, 1999 | ||
Location | Homestead Miami Speedway ( Homestead, Florida) | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.52 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures averaging around 74.2 °F (23.4 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h) [4] | ||
Average speed | 140.335 miles per hour (225.847 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Tyler Jet Motorsports | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 174 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Joe Gibbs, & Mike Wallace |
The 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart was an inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 14, 1999 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. [5] Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the first at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his teammate Bobby Labonte finished second and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was third. [2]
David Green would earn his only pole position during qualifying. [6] He led the first seven laps until John Andretti passed him on lap eight. Labonte took the lead on lap 27, [2] holding the place for a total of 174 laps, more than any other driver. [3] On the 228th lap, Stewart overtook Labonte for the first position, and later went on to win the event, [2] his third career triumph in the Cup Series. [7] Drivers' Championship leader Dale Jarrett had a lead of 231 points entering the race, [8] and his fifth place finish was enough to clinch the championship, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title, leading by 211 points at the checkered flag. [2] There was a single caution and a total of nineteen lead changes amongst ten different drivers during the course of the race. [3]
This was the last race without Dale Earnhardt Jr. until the 2012 Bank of America 500.