1999 Brickyard 400

The 1999 Brickyard 400, the 6th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 7, 1999 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing won the race.

1999 Brickyard 400
Race details
Race 20 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Map of the basic speedway
Date August 7, 1999 (1999-August-07)
Official name Brickyard 400
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 148.194 miles per hour (238.495 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Laps 117
Winner
No. 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons
Nielsen Ratings 4.6/15

Background

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators. Jeff Gordon was the race's defending champion.[1]

Summary

Late in the race, Dale Jarrett leads, but fourth-place Bobby Labonte is the only car in the top five that can go the distance without pitting for fuel. A caution comes out with 17 laps to go, allowing the leaders to pit, foiling Labonte's chances to steal the win. As the leaders pitted, in an unexpected move, Dale Jarrett took on only two tires. Jeff Burton saw this and pulled away after taking only two tires. His pit crew, however, had already tried to loosen the lug nuts on the left side. Jarrett led the rest of the way, becomes the second two-time winner, and erases his heartbreak from 1998.

Top 10 results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord
2 18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac
3 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
4 6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord
5 99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord
6 22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac
7 20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac
8 2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord
9 10Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord
10 3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 2:41:57
  • Average Speed: 148.194 miles per hour (238.495 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 179.612
  • Cautions: 3 for 12 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 3.351 sec
  • Lead changes: 13
  • Percent of race run under caution: 7.5%
  • Average green flag run: 37 laps

References

  1. Berres, Mike (August 5, 1999). "Brickyard: Same, but different". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. p. C4. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
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