1999 Las Vegas 400
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 1999 Las Vegas 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | March 7, 1999 | ||
| Official name | Second Annual Las Vegas 400 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.41 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 148 laps, 222 mi (357.272 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.537 miles per hour (221.344 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 31.645 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 111 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 1999 Las Vegas 400 was the third stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the second of five No Bull 5 races of the 1999 season, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 7, 1999, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to be victorious in a battle with Bill Davis Racing driver and brother Ward Burton to win his sixth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Ward Burton and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 5, at 10:30 AM PST. The session would last for two hours and 25 minutes.[3] Mike Skinner, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.828 and an average speed of 169.661 mph (273.043 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.828 | 169.661 |
| 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 31.871 | 169.433 |
| 3 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 31.924 | 169.151 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 6, at 9:00 AM PST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.431 and an average speed of 166.507 mph (267.967 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 32.431 | 166.507 |
| 2 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 32.754 | 164.865 |
| 3 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 32.769 | 164.789 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 6, after the preliminary 1999 Sam's Town 300. The session would last for one hour.[3] Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.942 and an average speed of 163.924 mph (263.810 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 32.942 | 163.924 |
| 2 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 32.995 | 163.661 |
| 3 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 33.110 | 163.093 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||