The 1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart was an inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 14, 1999 at Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.[5] Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 33rd race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the first at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, his teammate Bobby Labonte finished second and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton was third.[2]

1999 Pennzoil 400
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 33 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway
Layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway
Date November 14, 1999 (1999-November-14)
Location Homestead Miami Speedway (Homestead, Florida)
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.52 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 74.2 °F (23.4 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 20.8 miles per hour (33.5 km/h)[4]
Average speed 140.335 miles per hour (225.847 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Tyler Jet Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 174
Winner
No. 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Joe Gibbs, & Mike Wallace

David Green would earn his only pole position during qualifying.[6] He led the first seven laps until John Andretti passed him on lap eight. Labonte took the lead on lap 27,[2] holding the place for a total of 174 laps, more than any other driver.[3] On the 228th lap, Stewart overtook Labonte for the first position, and later went on to win the event,[2] his third career triumph in the Cup Series.[7] Drivers' Championship leader Dale Jarrett had a lead of 231 points entering the race,[8] and his fifth place finish was enough to clinch the championship, and claim his first (and only) NASCAR Cup Series title, leading by 211 points at the checkered flag.[2] There was a single caution and a total of nineteen lead changes amongst ten different drivers during the course of the race.[3]

This was the last race without Dale Earnhardt Jr. until the 2012 Bank of America 500.

Race results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps
1 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 267
2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 267
3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 267
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 267
5 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 267
6 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267
7 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 267
8 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266, 1 lap down
9 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266, 1 lap down
10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266, 1 lap down
11 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Motorsports Chevrolet 266, 1 lap down
12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 266, 1 lap down
13 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 266, 1 lap down
14 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 266, 1 lap down
15 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 266, 1 lap down
16 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 266, 1 lap down
17 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 266, 1 lap down
18 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 265, 2 laps down
19 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 265, 2 laps down
20 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 265, 2 laps down
21 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 265, 2 laps down
22 45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 265, 2 laps down
23 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 265, 2 laps down
24 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 265, 2 laps down
25 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 264, 3 laps down
26 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 264, 3 laps down
27 30 Todd Bodine Bahari Racing Pontiac 264, 3 laps down
28 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 264, 3 laps down
29 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 263, 4 laps down
30 9 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Ford 263, 4 laps down
31 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 263, 4 laps down
32 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 263, 4 laps down
33 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 262, 5 laps down
34 14 Boris Said Irvan-Simo Racing Ford 262, 5 laps down
35 26 Johnny Benson Roush Racing Ford 262, 5 laps down
36 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 262, 5 laps down
37 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 261, 6 laps down
38 36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 260, 7 laps down
39 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 245, out (engine)
40 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 238, 29 laps down
41 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 184, out (engine)
42 75 Ted Musgrave Galaxy Motorsports Ford 182, out (ignition)
43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 85, out (handling)

Failed to Qualify

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References

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  1. ^ "The Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Turning Back the Clock – 1999 Pennzoil 400". Frontstretch. November 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-01-27. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "1999 Pennzoil 400 Presented by Kmart". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers Almanac
  5. ^ Mauk, Eric (October 18, 1999). "Kmart To Sponsor Season's Final Cup Race". Racer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  6. ^ David Green's pole position information at Race Database
  7. ^ Kelly, Goodwin (November 15, 1999). "Jarrett clinches championship as rookie Stewart wins again". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Brioso, Cesar (November 13, 1999). "Day of firsts: Homestead's Winston Cup race could end with Jarrett's first title". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2019.