1999 Jiffy Lube 300
Motor car race
The 1999 Jiffy Lube 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 11, 1999, at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire . This race was the 18th stop of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series tour.
Background
The New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile flat oval built in 1989 on the remnants of Bryar Motorsports Park in Loudon, New Hampshire. The track features 12 degree banking in the corners and 2 degrees on the straights. The straights are 1,500 feet long.[ 1]
Entry list
Qualifying
Jeff Gordon set a new track record at 131.171 mph in qualifying. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made his second Winston Cup Series start in this race.
Pos.[ 3]
Car.
Driver
Manufacturer
Time
Avg. Speed (mph)
1
24
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
29.037
131.171
2
2
Rusty Wallace
Ford
29.126
130.770
3
18
Bobby Labonte
Pontiac
29.138
130.716
4
33
Ken Schrader
Chevrolet
29.138
130.716
5
44
Kyle Petty
Pontiac
29.152
130.653
6
55
Kenny Wallace
Chevrolet
29.201
130.434
7
43
John Andretti
Pontiac
29.217
130.362
8
7
Michael Waltrip
Chevrolet
29.233
130.291
9
88
Dale Jarrett
Ford
29.268
130.135
10
20
Tony Stewart
Pontiac
29.288
130.046
11
1
Steve Park
Chevrolet
29.291
130.033
12
50
Ricky Craven
Chevrolet
29.359
129.732
13
8
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Chevrolet
29.364
129.710
14
3
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
29.371
129.679
15
9
Jerry Nadeau
Ford
29.381
129.635
16
40
Sterling Marlin
Chevrolet
29.403
129.538
17
42
Joe Nemechek
Chevrolet
29.403
129.538
18
5
Terry Labonte
Chevrolet
29.444
129.357
19
31
Mike Skinner
Chevrolet
29.462
129.278
20
36
Ernie Irvan
Pontiac
29.499
129.116
21
25
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Chevrolet
29.504
129.094
22
22
Ward Burton
Pontiac
29.522
129.016
23
28
Kenny Irwin, Jr.
Ford
29.538
128.946
24
66
Darrell Waltrip
Ford
29.550
128.893
25
98
Rick Mast
Ford
29.554
128.876
26
10
Ricky Rudd
Ford
29.574
128.789
27
26
Johnny Benson, Jr.
Ford
29.595
128.697
28
45
Rich Bickle
Pontiac
29.599
128.680
29
23
Jimmy Spencer
Ford
29.600
128.676
30
91
Dick Trickle
Chevrolet
29.613
128.619
31
12
Jeremy Mayfield
Ford
29.618
128.597
32
58
Hut Stricklin
Ford
29.652
128.450
33
21
Elliott Sadler
Ford
29.661
128.411
34
93
Dave Blaney
Pontiac
29.661
128.411
35
60
Geoffrey Bodine
Chevrolet
29.681
128.325
36
11
Brett Bodine
Ford
29.692
128.277
Provisionals
37
6
Mark Martin
Ford
0.000
0.000
38
99
Jeff Burton
Ford
0.000
0.000
39
4
Bobby Hamilton
Chevrolet
0.000
0.000
40
94
Bill Elliott
Ford
0.000
0.000
41
97
Chad Little
Ford
0.000
0.000
42
16
Kevin Lepage
Ford
0.000
0.000
43
75
Ted Musgrave
Ford
0.000
0.000
Failed to qualify
44
77
Robert Pressley
Ford
29.939
127.219
45
30
Derrike Cope
Pontiac
30.079
126.627
46
41
David Green
Chevrolet
30.298
125.711
47
71
Dave Marcis
Chevrolet
30.633
124.336
Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#77), Derrike Cope (#30), David Green (#41), Dave Marcis (#71)
Race recap
The race went green with Jeff Gordon on the pole and led the first 19 laps. Dale Earnhardt, Jr .'s second Cup race ended very early as ignition problems sidelined him to 43rd place. The race featured 7 caution flags for 49 laps.
The final 91 laps finished under green. This set up a long fuel-mileage run to the finish. Some drivers were able to stretch their fuel while others could not. Tony Stewart was on his way to win his first ever Winston Cup race, leading a total of 118 laps. However, with 3 laps to go, he ran out of fuel on the backstretch. He fell back to 10th and would have to wait another day to win his first Cup race. Jeff Burton , who started 38th, led the final 3 laps to win the race. Kenny Wallace finished a career-best 2nd. Bill Elliott finished 5th, his only top 5 in what would be a dismal 1999 campaign for Elliott.
On the last lap, Jeff Gordon used a bump-and-run on Dale Jarrett , taking the fourth spot. After the race, Jarrett was very upset at Gordon and led to a verbal confrontation in the garage.[ 4] [ 5]
Race results
Fin[ 6] [ 7]
St
#
Driver
Make
Team
Sponsor
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
38
99
Jeff Burton
Ford
Roush Racing
Exide Batteries
300
2
running
180
139490
2
6
55
Kenny Wallace
Chevrolet
Andy Petree Racing
Square D
300
0
running
170
95400
3
1
24
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
Hendrick Motorsports
DuPont Automotive Finishes
300
54
running
170
97050
4
9
88
Dale Jarrett
Ford
Robert Yates Racing
Quality Care, Ford Credit
300
18
running
165
75550
5
40
94
Bill Elliott
Ford
Bill Elliott Racing
McDonald's
300
0
running
155
63815
6
37
6
Mark Martin
Ford
Roush Racing
Valvoline, Cummins
300
0
running
150
68400
7
21
25
Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Chevrolet
Hendrick Motorsports
Budweiser
300
0
running
146
54875
8
14
3
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
Richard Childress Racing
GM Goodwrench Service Plus
300
0
running
142
56675
9
29
23
Jimmy Spencer
Ford
Travis Carter Enterprises
Team Winston, No Bull
300
0
running
138
57275
10
10
20
Tony Stewart
Pontiac
Joe Gibbs Racing
Home Depot
300
118
running
144
55715
11
18
5
Terry Labonte
Chevrolet
Hendrick Motorsports
Kellogg's
300
0
running
130
56175
12
11
1
Steve Park
Chevrolet
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Pennzoil
300
0
running
127
51775
13
12
50
Ricky Craven
Chevrolet
Midwest Transit Racing
Midwest Transit
300
0
running
124
40375
14
28
45
Rich Bickle
Pontiac
Tyler Jet Motorsports
10-10-345
300
0
running
121
44275
15
22
22
Ward Burton
Pontiac
Bill Davis Racing
Caterpillar
300
0
running
118
52815
16
39
4
Bobby Hamilton
Chevrolet
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
Kodak
300
0
running
115
55875
17
27
26
Johnny Benson, Jr.
Ford
Roush Racing
Cheerios
300
0
running
112
50850
18
7
43
John Andretti
Pontiac
Petty Enterprises
STP
299
60
running
114
66900
19
8
7
Michael Waltrip
Chevrolet
Mattei Motorsports
Philips Electronics
299
0
running
106
49950
20
33
21
Elliott Sadler
Ford
Wood Brothers Racing
Citgo
299
0
running
103
53465
21
20
36
Ernie Irvan
Pontiac
MB2 Motorsports
M&M's
299
0
running
100
49425
22
42
16
Kevin Lepage
Ford
Roush Racing
TV Guide
299
0
running
97
49575
23
19
31
Mike Skinner
Chevrolet
Richard Childress Racing
Lowe's
299
0
running
94
48925
24
41
97
Chad Little
Ford
Roush Racing
John Deere
298
0
running
91
48675
25
43
75
Ted Musgrave
Ford
Butch Mock Motorsports
Remington Arms
298
0
running
88
41725
26
23
28
Kenny Irwin, Jr.
Ford
Robert Yates Racing
Texaco, Havoline
298
0
running
85
48475
27
26
10
Ricky Rudd
Ford
Rudd Performance Motorsports
Tide
298
0
running
82
48000
28
31
12
Jeremy Mayfield
Ford
Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Mobil 1
297
0
running
79
52850
29
30
91
Dick Trickle
Chevrolet
LJ Racing
Kodiak, Little Joe's Autos
297
0
running
76
37700
30
25
98
Rick Mast
Ford
Cale Yarborough Motorsports
Universal Studios
297
0
running
73
40300
31
36
11
Brett Bodine
Ford
Brett Bodine Racing
Paychex
297
0
running
70
44450
32
35
60
Geoffrey Bodine
Chevrolet
Joe Bessey Motorsports
Power Team
295
0
running
67
37325
33
24
66
Darrell Waltrip
Ford
Haas-Carter Motorsports
Big Kmart, Route 66
295
0
running
64
37200
34
16
40
Sterling Marlin
Chevrolet
SABCO Racing
Coors Light
293
0
running
61
44075
35
4
33
Ken Schrader
Chevrolet
Andy Petree Racing
Skoal
288
0
running
58
43950
36
15
9
Jerry Nadeau
Ford
Melling Racing
Cartoon Network, Radio Shack
285
0
running
55
37325
37
17
42
Joe Nemechek
Chevrolet
SABCO Racing
BellSouth
260
0
running
52
43700
38
3
18
Bobby Labonte
Pontiac
Joe Gibbs Racing
Interstate Batteries
222
48
running
54
58300
39
32
58
Hut Stricklin
Ford
SBIII Motorsports
Turbine Solutions
193
0
engine
46
36575
40
34
93
Dave Blaney
Pontiac
Bill Davis Racing
Amoco
193
0
crash
43
36550
41
5
44
Kyle Petty
Pontiac
Petty Enterprises
Hot Wheels
190
0
rear end
40
36525
42
2
2
Rusty Wallace
Ford
Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Miller Lite
144
0
crash
37
55000
43
13
8
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Chevrolet
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Budweiser
44
0
ignition
34
36475
Failed to qualify
44
77
Robert Pressley
Ford
Jasper Motorsports
Jasper Engines & Transmissions
45
30
Derrike Cope
Pontiac
Bahari Racing
Jimmy Dean
46
41
David Green
Chevrolet
Larry Hedrick Motorsports
Kodiak
47
71
Dave Marcis
Chevrolet
Marcis Auto Racing
RealTree Camouflage
Timeline
Start: Jeff Gordon leads the first 19 laps from the pole.
Lap 45: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. goes behind the wall with ignition problems.
Lap 79: Joe Nemechek crashes in the frontstretch, bringing out the first caution of the day.
Lap 99: Jerry Nadeau spins in turns 1 and 2, bringing out the second caution.
Lap 115: Mark Martin , Kenny Irwin , and Steve Park got into an accident on the backstretch, bringing out the third caution.
Lap 122: Ken Schrader , Johnny Benson , and Geoffrey Bodine crashed in the backstretch, bringing out the fourth caution. Much oil was dropped on the racetrack which extended the caution for 14 laps.
Lap 136: John Andretti took the lead for the first time and would lead for 60 laps.
Lap 141: Jeff Gordon made contact with Rusty Wallace , sending the Miller Lite/Harley-Davidson Ford into the turn 3 wall, bringing out the fifth caution.
Lap 195: Dave Blaney crashes in turn 4, bringing out the sixth caution.
Lap 204: Bobby Labonte , one of the leaders for most of the race, got loose underneath the lapped car of Chad Little , spun out and hit the wall. Dale Earnhardt , who was running fifth, also spun out trying to avoid Labonte. This would be the seventh and final caution of the race.
Lap 297 Tony Stewart ran out of the fuel with 3 laps to go. Jeff Burton would go by Stewart to take the lead.
Lap 300: Jeff Burton takes the checkered flag.
[ 8]
Post-race championship standings
[ 8]
References
^ NWC 1999 Jiffy Lube 300 , retrieved May 30, 2020
^ "1999 Nascar Cup Series Jiffy Lube 300 | Motorsport Stats" . results.motorsportstats.com . Retrieved June 19, 2021 .
^ "1999 Jiffy Lube 300 qualifying results" . Racing-Reference . Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
^ LONG, DUSTIN. "GORDON TRIES TO SMOOTH THE BUMP\ JEFF GORDON APOLOGIZES TO DALE JARRETT AFTER THEIR INCIDENT IN THE JIFFY LUBE 300" . Greensboro News and Record . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ "Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon" . us.motorsport.com . Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
^ "1999 Jiffy Lube 300 - The Third Turn" . www.thethirdturn.com . Retrieved June 19, 2021 .
^ "1999 Jiffy Lube 300 race results" . Racing-Reference . Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
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