1999 NAPA Autocare 500
# 1999 NAPA Autocare 500

The 1999 NAPA Autocare 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 3, 1999, before an audience of 62,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Within the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was able to hold off the field on the final restart with 19 to go to take his 48th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Joe Bessey Racing driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | Pennzoil |
| 01 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | TracFone Wireless |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | Miller Lite |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus |
| 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodak |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kellogg's Frosted Flakes |
| 05 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Pontiac | Delco-Remy |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | Valvoline |
| 7 | Michael Waltrip | Mattei Motorsports | Chevrolet | Philips, Klaussner Furniture |
| 9 | Rich Bickle | Melling Racing | Ford | Cartoon Network, The Jetsons |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | Tide, Give Kids the World |
| 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | Paychex Blue |
| 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | Mobil 1 |
| 16 | Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing | Ford | TV Guide |
| 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries |
| 20 | Tony Stewart (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | The Home Depot |
| 21 | Elliott Sadler (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | Citgo |
| 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | Caterpillar |
| 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | Winston No Bull |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | DuPont |
| 25 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Budweiser, 1999 World Series |
| 26 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | Cheerios, Betty Crocker |
| 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Texaco, Havoline |
| 30 | Mike Bliss | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | Jimmy Dean |
| 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | Skoal |
| 36 | Jerry Nadeau | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | M&M's |
| 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | Coors Light |
| 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Kodiak |
| 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | BellSouth |
| 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | STP |
| 44 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | Hot Wheels |
| 45 | David Green | Tyler Jet Motorsports | Pontiac | 10-10-345 |
| 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | Midwest Transit |
| 55 | Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | Square D |
| 58 | Hut Stricklin | SBIII Motorsports | Ford | Federated Auto Parts |
| 60 | Geoff Bodine | Joe Bessey Racing | Chevrolet | Power Team |
| 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | Big Kmart |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | Team Realtree |
| 75 | Ted Musgrave | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | Remington Arms |
| 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions |
| 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | Quality Care Service, Ford Credit |
| 91 | Tim Fedewa | LJ Racing | Chevrolet | LJ Racing |
| 94 | Bill Elliott | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | McDonald's |
| 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing | Ford | John Deere |
| 98 | Rick Mast | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | Woody Woodpecker |
| 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | Exide Batteries |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 1, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for two hours and 30 minutes. Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.924 and an average speed of 95.041 mph (152.954 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 19.924 | 95.041 |
| 2 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 19.944 | 94.945 |
| 3 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 19.967 | 94.836 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 9:40 AM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Kenny Wallace, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.150 and an average speed of 93.975 mph (151.238 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 20.150 | 93.975 |
| 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 20.154 | 93.956 |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 20.194 | 93.770 |
| Full second practice results |||||||

### Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 2, after the preliminary 1999 Goody's Body Pain 200 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series race. 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 20.399 and an average speed of 92.828 mph (149.392 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 20.399 | 92.828 |
| 2 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 20.416 | 92.750 |
| 3 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 20.446 | 92.614 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 1, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. 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, October 2, at 11:15 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. 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.

Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would win the pole, setting a time of 19.886 and an average speed of 95.223 miles per hour (153.247 km/h).

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Ron Hornaday Jr., Dick Trickle, Tim Fedewa, and Morgan Shepherd.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 19.886 | 95.223 |
| 2 | 75 | Ted Musgrave | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 19.918 | 95.070 |
| 3 | 60 | Geoff Bodine | Joe Bessey Racing | Chevrolet | 19.967 | 94.836 |
| 4 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 19.976 | 94.794 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.983 | 94.761 |
| 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 19.993 | 94.713 |
| 7 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 20.003 | 94.666 |
| 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 20.004 | 94.661 |
| 9 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 20.007 | 94.647 |
| 10 | 9 | Rich Bickle | Melling Racing | Ford | 20.010 | 94.633 |
| 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 20.020 | 94.585 |
| 12 | 98 | Rick Mast | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 20.043 | 94.477 |
| 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 20.054 | 94.425 |
| 14 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 20.062 | 94.387 |
| 15 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 20.067 | 94.364 |
| 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 20.074 | 94.331 |
| 17 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 20.083 | 94.289 |
| 18 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Mattei Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.098 | 94.218 |
| 19 | 30 | Mike Bliss | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 20.098 | 94.218 |
| 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 20.103 | 94.195 |
| 21 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 20.107 | 94.176 |
| 22 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 20.114 | 94.143 |
| 23 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.118 | 94.125 |
| 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.123 | 94.101 |
| 25 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 20.128 | 94.078 |
| 26 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 20.129 | 94.073 |
| 27 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 20.134 | 94.050 |
| 28 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 20.154 | 93.957 |
| 29 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 20.163 | 93.915 |
| 30 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.182 | 93.826 |
| 31 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 20.187 | 93.803 |
| 32 | 45 | David Green | Tyler Jet Motorsports | Pontiac | 20.188 | 93.798 |
| 33 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 20.197 | 93.756 |
| 34 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | 20.208 | 93.705 |
| 35 | 58 | Hut Stricklin | SBIII Motorsports | Ford | 20.236 | 93.576 |
| 36 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing | Ford | 20.240 | 93.557 |
| Provisionals |||||||
| 37 | 20 | Tony Stewart (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 38 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| 39 | 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 40 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 41 | 21 | Elliott Sadler (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | -* | -* |
| 42 | 36 | Jerry Nadeau | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | -* | -* |
| 43 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | -* | -* |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 44 | 01 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 20.382 | 92.906 |
| 45 | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20.384 | 92.896 |
| 46 | 91 | Tim Fedewa | LJ Racing | Chevrolet | 20.408 | 92.787 |
| 47 | 05 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Pontiac | 20.493 | 92.402 |
| Official first round qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 29 | running | 180 | $110,090 |
| 2 | 38 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 45 | running | 175 | $70,225 |
| 3 | 3 | 60 | Geoff Bodine | Joe Bessey Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 2 | running | 170 | $50,475 |
| 4 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | $53,325 |
| 5 | 7 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 56 | running | 160 | $51,715 |
| 6 | 16 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 138 | running | 160 | $60,075 |
| 7 | 4 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 5 | running | 151 | $37,825 |
| 8 | 25 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 120 | running | 147 | $50,225 |
| 9 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 138 | $44,250 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 134 | $52,790 |
| 11 | 29 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 499 | 22 | running | 135 | $37,935 |
| 12 | 26 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 127 | $36,100 |
| 13 | 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 498 | 0 | running | 124 | $36,375 |
| 14 | 35 | 58 | Hut Stricklin | SBIII Motorsports | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 121 | $27,950 |
| 15 | 17 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 118 | $39,650 |
| 16 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 115 | $42,650 |
| 17 | 31 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 112 | $36,090 |
| 18 | 8 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Rudd Performance Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 109 | $34,155 |
| 19 | 2 | 75 | Ted Musgrave | Butch Mock Motorsports | Ford | 496 | 3 | running | 111 | $33,100 |
| 20 | 33 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 103 | $34,865 |
| 21 | 21 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 100 | $34,400 |
| 22 | 23 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 97 | $32,550 |
| 23 | 22 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 94 | $25,300 |
| 24 | 34 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 91 | $22,250 |
| 25 | 41 | 21 | Elliott Sadler (R) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 88 | $33,200 |
| 26 | 42 | 36 | Jerry Nadeau | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 493 | 0 | running | 85 | $31,650 |
| 27 | 36 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 82 | $31,800 |
| 28 | 40 | 26 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 79 | $31,550 |
| 29 | 12 | 98 | Rick Mast | Cale Yarborough Motorsports | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 76 | $23,600 |
| 30 | 30 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 73 | $36,175 |
| 31 | 39 | 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 70 | $27,800 |
| 32 | 19 | 30 | Mike Bliss | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 488 | 0 | running | 67 | $20,675 |
| 33 | 18 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Mattei Motorsports | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | clutch | 64 | $27,550 |
| 34 | 43 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | 61 | $20,425 |
| 35 | 15 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 58 | $20,300 |
| 36 | 32 | 45 | David Green | Tyler Jet Motorsports | Pontiac | 451 | 0 | running | 55 | $20,225 |
| 37 | 10 | 9 | Rich Bickle | Melling Racing | Ford | 446 | 0 | running | 52 | $20,600 |
| 38 | 1 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 443 | 76 | running | 54 | $33,975 |
| 39 | 27 | 28 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 434 | 0 | running | 46 | $26,850 |
| 40 | 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 408 | 0 | running | 43 | $34,725 |
| 41 | 37 | 20 | Tony Stewart (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 392 | 0 | running | 40 | $34,600 |
| 42 | 28 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 386 | 0 | running | 37 | $26,675 |
| 43 | 9 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 291 | 4 | crash | 39 | $37,950 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 44 | | 01 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | | 41 | Dick Trickle | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | | 91 | Tim Fedewa | LJ Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | | 05 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Pontiac | | | | | |
| Official race results |||||||||||
