1999 California 500
# 1999 California 500

The 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 2, 1999, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested at 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

## Background

The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.

## Top 10 results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac |
| 7 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
| 8 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |

## Race Statistics

* Time of race: 3:19:38
* Average Speed: 150.276 miles per hour (241.846 km/h)
* Pole Speed: no time trials
* Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
* Margin of Victory: 4.492 sec
* Lead changes: 28
* Percent of race run under caution: 9.2%
* Average green flag run: 37.8 laps
