1999 The Orleans 150
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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 14 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
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| Date | March 5, 1999 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.500 miles (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 150.00 mi (241.402 km) | ||
| Average speed | 104.368 miles per hour (167.964 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Melling Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jerry Nadeau | Melling Racing | |
| Laps | 79 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Jerry Nadeau | Melling Racing | |
The 1999 The Orleans 150 was the second stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series. The race was held on Friday, March 5, 1999, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval shaped racetrack in Las Vegas, Nevada. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. The race was won by Jerry Nadeau, his first win in his first and only career Winston West Series start. Nadeau won the race from the pole, leading most of the race, having only dropped back when a flat tire caused him to make an unscheduled pit stop.[2] Ron Hornaday Jr. finished second in the race, followed by Bobby Hamilton Jr., also making his first and only career start in the series. Sammy Potashnick finished in fourth and Austin Cameron rounded out the top five.
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a 1.500 mi (2.414 km) tri-oval intermediate speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track complex has hosted various major racing events since its opening, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and Champ Car. The track's complex features various adjacent tracks, including a 0.375 mi (0.604 km) oval, a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) clay oval, and a road course with multiple layouts. The main track also features an infield road course that is used for sports car racing.
Entry list
Qualifying
Jerry Nadeau won the pole with a speed of 166.246 mph, over one mph faster than second place.[2] Ten drivers failed to qualify, those being Jeff Ward, Bob Howard, Dean Kuhn, Billy Kann, Jeff Marmack, Bow Carpenter, Darrel Krentz, T. J. Clark, Bill Sedgwick, and Mike Dillard.
