1999 Pennzoil 400
Motor car race
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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]
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway | |||
| Date | November 14, 1999 | ||
| Location | Homestead Miami Speedway (Homestead, Florida) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (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 | ||
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 a week early, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title, leading by 211 points over Labonte 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.
The race was televised by NBC Sports, marking the first time the network had carried a Cup Series race live since 1985. Brian Williams, then of NBC News, hosted the studio segments of the race while Allen Bestwick, then of Turner Sports, was the lead broadcaster. Team owner Joe Gibbs and driver Mike Wallace were analysts, while Bestwick's colleague Marty Snider and future ESPN NASCAR reporter Mike Massaro reported from pit road.
Race results
Failed to Qualify
- 71 - Dave Marcis
- 90 - Ed Berrier
- 41 - Derrike Cope
- 04 - Andy Belmont
- 61 - Bob Strait