Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
The first practice session was held on Friday, June 4, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3]Kenny Wallace, driving for Andy Petree Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.678 and an average speed of 158.744 mph (255.474 km/h).[4]
The second practice session was held on Friday, June 4, at 1:20 PM EST. The session would last for 40 minutes.[3]Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.677 and an average speed of 158.751 mph (255.485 km/h).[5]
The third practice session was held on Saturday, June 5, at 9:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Dick Trickle, driving for LJ Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.100 and an average speed of 155.844 mph (250.807 km/h).[3]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, June 5, after the preliminary 1999 MBNA Platinum 200. The session would last for one hour.[3]Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.293 and an average speed of 154.552 mph (248.727 km/h).[6]
During the session, Ernie Irvan would crash on the frontstretch, forcing Irvan to go to a backup car and to start at the rear for the race.[7]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 4, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 5, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[3] Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[8]
Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 22.596 and an average speed of 159.320 miles per hour (256.401 km/h).[9]
^Poole, David (June 6, 1999). . That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^Brinster, Dick (June 7, 1999). "Crew chief's call fuels Bobby Labonte's victory". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 13. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abcde. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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^. That's Racin'. June 4, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^. That's Racin'. June 5, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^Utter, Jim (June 5, 1999). . That's Racin'. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 18, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
^Brinster, Dick (June 4, 1999). . That's Racin'. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^"1999 MBNA Platinum 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
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The 1999 MBNA Platinum 400 was the 13th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday June 6 1999 in Dover Delaware at Dover International Speedway a 1 mile 1 6 km permanent oval shaped racetrack The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete Depending on fuel mileage Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would manage to save enough fuel to almost lap the field to win his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first of the season 1 2 To fill out the podium Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third respectively 1999 MBNA Platinum 400Race detailsRace 13 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 1999 MBNA Platinum 400 program cover DateJune 6 1999Official name31st Annual MBNA Platinum 400LocationDover Delaware Dover International SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility1 mi 1 6 km Distance400 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Scheduled Distance400 laps 400 mi 643 737 km Average speed120 603 miles per hour 194 092 km h Pole positionDriverBobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingTime22 596Most laps ledDriverTony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingLaps127WinnerNo 18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkTNNAnnouncersEli Gold Dick Berggren Buddy BakerRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 First practice 2 2 Second practice 2 3 Third practice 2 4 Final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Dover International Speedway the venue where the race was held Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover Delaware United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969 In addition to NASCAR the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series The track features one layout a 1 mile 1 6 km concrete oval with 24 banking in the turns and 9 banking on the straights The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports The track nicknamed The Monster Mile was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L Joseph Construction Company Inc with an asphalt surface but was replaced with concrete in 1995 Six years later in 2001 the track s capacity moved to 135 000 seats making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid Atlantic In 2002 the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split making Dover Motorsports From 2007 to 2009 the speedway worked on an improvement project called The Monster Makeover which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track After the 2014 season the track s capacity was reduced to 95 500 seats Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor00 Buckshot Jones R Buckshot Racing Pontiac Crown Fiber1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite Harley Davidson3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s Frosted Flakes6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips Klaussner Furniture9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford World Championship Wrestling10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 116 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries20 Tony Stewart R Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot21 Elliott Sadler R Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar23 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont25 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford Cheerios Betty Crocker28 Kenny Irwin Jr Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac Jimmy Dean31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe s33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M amp M s40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 10 10 34555 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford Turbine Solutions60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Suburban Lodge91 Dick Trickle LJ Racing Chevrolet Larry s Homes94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald s97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Guess Who Ha Ha Ha Ha 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide BatteriesOfficial entry listPractice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Friday June 4 at 11 00 AM EST The session would last for one hour 3 Kenny Wallace driving for Andy Petree Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 22 678 and an average speed of 158 744 mph 255 474 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22 678 158 7442 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 22 736 158 3393 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 739 158 318Full first practice resultsSecond practice edit The second practice session was held on Friday June 4 at 1 20 PM EST The session would last for 40 minutes 3 Mark Martin driving for Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 22 677 and an average speed of 158 751 mph 255 485 km h 5 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22 677 158 7512 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 22 717 158 4723 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 22 726 158 409Full second practice resultsThird practice edit The third practice session was held on Saturday June 5 at 9 30 AM EST The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes Dick Trickle driving for LJ Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 23 100 and an average speed of 155 844 mph 250 807 km h 3 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 91 Dick Trickle LJ Racing Chevrolet 23 100 155 8442 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 23 116 155 7363 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 23 137 155 594Full third practice resultsFinal practice edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday June 5 after the preliminary 1999 MBNA Platinum 200 The session would last for one hour 3 Jeremy Mayfield driving for Penske Kranefuss Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 23 293 and an average speed of 154 552 mph 248 727 km h 6 During the session Ernie Irvan would crash on the frontstretch forcing Irvan to go to a backup car and to start at the rear for the race 7 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 23 293 154 5522 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 23 351 154 1683 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23 403 153 826Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday June 4 at 3 30 PM EST Each driver would have one lap to set a time During the first round the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Saturday June 5 at 11 30 AM EST As with the first round each driver would have one lap to set a time 3 Positions 26 36 would be decided on time while positions 37 43 would be based on provisionals Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner s points The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race If no past champion needs the provisional the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional 8 Bobby Labonte driving for Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole setting a time of 22 596 and an average speed of 159 320 miles per hour 256 401 km h 9 Three drivers would fail to qualify Darrell Waltrip Buckshot Jones and Hut Stricklin Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 22 596 159 3202 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 22 702 158 5763 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22 738 158 3254 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22 764 158 1445 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 22 795 157 9296 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22 811 157 8197 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 22 825 157 7228 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 22 827 157 7089 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 22 849 157 55610 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 859 157 48711 21 Elliott Sadler R Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 863 157 46012 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 22 868 157 42513 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 22 891 157 26714 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 895 157 24015 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 22 910 157 13716 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22 912 157 12317 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 912 157 12318 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 952 156 84919 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Robert Yates Racing Ford 22 958 156 80820 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 22 970 156 72621 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 22 975 156 69222 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 22 994 156 56323 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 23 003 156 50124 20 Tony Stewart R Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23 006 156 48125 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 23 020 156 38626 91 Dick Trickle LJ Racing Chevrolet 22 915 157 10227 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 22 989 156 59728 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 23 020 156 38629 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23 022 156 37230 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 23 035 156 28431 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 23 048 156 19632 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 23 060 156 11433 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 23 061 156 10834 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 066 156 07435 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23 068 156 06036 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 23 083 155 959Provisionals37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 38 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 40 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 41 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 42 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Failed to qualify44 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 23 378 153 99145 00 Buckshot Jones R Buckshot Racing Pontiac 23 467 153 40746 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 23 779 151 394Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin 10 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 44 running 180 144 8202 14 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 104 running 175 96 8053 3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 399 100 running 170 77 4804 24 20 Tony Stewart R Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 399 127 running 170 63 2055 2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 399 21 running 160 67 7456 8 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 399 0 running 150 56 8307 28 26 Johnny Benson Jr Roush Racing Ford 399 3 running 151 52 8608 37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 399 0 running 142 56 5359 9 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 398 0 out of fuel 138 50 33510 19 28 Kenny Irwin Jr Robert Yates Racing Ford 398 0 running 134 56 27511 34 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 0 running 130 49 51012 7 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 397 0 running 127 48 66013 12 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 397 0 running 124 53 42014 23 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 397 0 running 121 45 21015 32 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 396 0 running 118 37 31016 31 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 396 0 running 115 42 31017 38 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0 running 112 47 26518 17 41 David Green Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0 running 109 34 81019 10 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 396 0 running 106 41 38520 18 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0 running 103 43 67521 35 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 395 0 running 100 45 91022 15 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 395 0 running 97 40 73523 39 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 94 40 48524 36 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 91 33 53025 27 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 395 0 running 88 40 25526 5 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 394 0 running 85 39 70527 11 21 Elliott Sadler R Wood Brothers Racing Ford 394 0 running 82 40 35528 21 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 394 0 running 79 39 18029 33 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 393 1 running 81 39 03030 13 9 Jerry Nadeau Melling Racing Ford 393 0 out of fuel 73 31 98031 42 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports Ford 392 0 running 70 28 73032 6 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 392 0 running 67 28 57033 40 45 Rich Bickle Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 392 0 running 64 28 64534 22 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 391 0 running 61 28 27035 29 36 Ernie Irvan MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 391 0 running 58 35 12036 30 30 Derrike Cope Bahari Racing Pontiac 389 0 running 55 28 00537 20 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 358 0 running 52 34 89538 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 307 0 overheating 49 27 78539 4 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 289 0 crash 46 31 27540 41 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 255 0 electrical 43 27 56541 16 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 132 0 running 40 34 45542 25 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 99 0 engine 37 34 34543 26 91 Dick Trickle LJ Racing Chevrolet 6 0 crash 34 28 435Failed to qualify44 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford45 00 Buckshot Jones R Buckshot Racing Pontiac46 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing FordOfficial race resultsReferences edit Poole David June 6 1999 Gamble returns big payday for Labonte That s Racin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved August 21 2022 Brinster Dick June 7 1999 Crew chief s call fuels Bobby Labonte s victory Messenger Inquirer p 13 Retrieved August 21 2022 via Newspapers com a b c d e Jayski s Silly Season Site 1999 Dover 1 Race Info Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on August 23 2000 Retrieved August 21 2022 First session practice speeds That s Racin June 4 1999 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved August 21 2022 Second session practice speeds That s Racin June 4 1999 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved August 21 2022 Happy Hour practice speeds That s Racin June 5 1999 Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved August 21 2022 Utter Jim June 5 1999 Crash in practice moves Irvan to back of field That s Racin Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved August 21 2022 Jayski s Silly Season Site 1999 Provisional Start Status Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on April 18 1999 Retrieved August 9 2022 Brinster Dick June 4 1999 Labonte shatters Dover record That s Racin Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved August 21 2022 1999 MBNA Platinum 400 The Third Turn The Third Turn Retrieved August 20 2022 Previous race 1999 Coca Cola 600 NASCAR Winston Cup Series1999 season Next race 1999 Kmart 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 MBNA Platinum 400 amp oldid 1112076086, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
