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1999 California 500
The 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 2, 1999, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested at 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | May 2, 1999 | ||
| Official name | California 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 150.276 miles per hour (241.846 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | no time trials | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 151 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett | ||
Background Edit
The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[1] The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.
Top 10 results Edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac |
| 7 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford |
| 8 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
Race Statistics Edit
- Time of race: 3:19:38
- Average Speed: 150.276 miles per hour (241.846 km/h)
- Pole Speed: no time trials
- Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
- Margin of Victory: 4.492 sec
- Lead changes: 28
- Percent of race run under caution: 9.2%
- Average green flag run: 37.8 laps
References Edit
- ^ . Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved March 22, 2013.