1999 California 200
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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 14 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
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| Date | May 1, 1999 | ||
| Location | California Speedway in Fontana, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.00 miles (3.218 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 200.00 mi (321.869 km) | ||
| Average speed | 113.583 miles per hour (182.794 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | AC Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | |
| Laps | 43 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 58 | Ricky Craven | SBIII Motorsports | |
The 1999 California 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series. The race was held on Saturday, May 1, 1999, at California Speedway, a 2-mile D-shaped oval shaped racetrack in Fontana, California. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. The race was won by Ricky Craven, his first win of the season and first of his career, coming in his second career start. On the final restart, Craven took advantage of a battle between Mike Chase and Mike Wallace to grow the lead he had, and would defeat eventual second-place finisher Ken Schrader by 2.6 seconds.[2] Rick Carelli climbed up to finish third, with Wallace falling to fourth and Chase to fifth. The race was the final attempt for long time driver St. James Davis; he failed to qualify.
Background
Auto Club Speedway (known as California Speedway before and after the 2008–2023 corporate sponsorship by the Automobile Club of Southern California) was a 2-mile (3.219 km), D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, near Fontana. It hosted National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) racing annually from 1997 until 2023. It was also previously used for open wheel racing events.
Entry list
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Thursday, April 29, where Austin Cameron won the pole with a record lap of 180.664 mph.[3] Four drivers failed to qualify, those being Billy Kann, St. James Davis, Kenny Smith, and Bobby Pangonis.
