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The 1999 Pocono 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on June 20, 1999, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. This was the fifteenth race in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule.
Race details | |||
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Race 15 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | June 20, 1999 | ||
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course | 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Average speed | 118.898 miles per hour (191.348 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Team SABCO | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | |
Laps | 71 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNN | ||
Announcers | Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, and Dick Berggren |
Pocono Raceway was built in 1969 with the first races run in 1971. The first NASCAR race was run in 1974. Pocono is a two-and-a-half mile triangular shaped racetrack with three distinct turns, all modeled after famous IndyCar tracks. Turn one has 14 degrees of banking and is modeled at the now-defunct Trenton Speedway. The "Long Pond Straightaway" connects turns one and two. Turn two, named "tunnel turn," has 9 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Turn three has 6 degrees of banking and is modeled after the Milwaukee Mile.
Failed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (#90), Loy Allen, Jr. (#58), Derrike Cope (#30)
There were several hard crashes in this race. Rusty Wallace lost a tire on lap 7 and went straight into the turn one wall around 200 mph. Dave Marcis crashed heavily in turn two on lap 92, went up in the air, and was almost thrown from the car if not for the window net.[1] Both Waltrip brothers crashed in turn one late in the race, shortening up the rear ends of their cars.
Local favorite Jimmy Spencer had a great shot of winning his third Winston Cup race, taking the lead on lap 172. However, on lap 185, Spencer went up the racetrack in the tunnel turn and hit the wall due to oil on the track. He lost the lead to eventual winner Bobby Labonte and Spencer never recovered.
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Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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1 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 180 |
2 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 175 |
3 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 200 | 175 |
4 | 1 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 200 | 165 |
5 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 160 |
6 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 155 |
7 | 25 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 146 |
8 | 34 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 200 | 142 |
9 | 23 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 200 | 143 |
10 | 11 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 134 |
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Pos | Driver | Points | Differential |
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1 | Dale Jarrett | 2344 | -- |
2 | Bobby Labonte | 2255 | - 89 |
3 | Jeff Burton | 2158 | - 186 |
4 | Mark Martin | 2153 | - 191 |
5 | Jeff Gordon | 1995 | - 349 |
6 | Tony Stewart | 1993 | - 351 |
7 | Dale Earnhardt | 1869 | - 475 |
8 | Ward Burton | 1819 | - 575 |
9 | Jeremy Mayfield | 1784 | - 560 |
10 | Terry Labonte | 1758 | - 586 |
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