1999 Daytona 500

The 1999 Daytona 500 was held February 14, 1999 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. In winning the race as well, he became the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987. This race is known for Gordon's daring three-wide pass on Rusty Wallace and Mike Skinner. Gordon passed Wallace after ducking to the apron, nearly plowing into the damaged car of Ricky Rudd. Skinner jumped to the outside and they raced three-wide for three laps until Dale Earnhardt gave Gordon the needed push. The race was also known for a determined Dale Earnhardt repeatedly trying to pass Jeff Gordon for the lead on the final lap, but Gordon beat Earnhardt to the finish. The race had a 13-car pileup on lap 135, causing eventual series champion Dale Jarrett to flip twice. He was uninjured. This was also the first Winston No Bull 5 race of the season.

Results

1. 24-Jeff Gordon, Led 17 of 200 Laps
2. 3-Dale Earnhardt
3. 28-Kenny Irwin Jr.
4. 31-Mike Skinner, Led 31 Laps
5. 7-Michael Waltrip
6. 33-Ken Schrader
7. 44-Kyle Petty
8. 2-Rusty Wallace, Led 104 Laps
9. 97-Chad Little
10. 98-Rick Mast
11. 9-Jerry Nadeau
12. 25-Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
13. 16-Kevin Lepage
14. 36-Ernie Irvan
15. 75-Ted Musgrave
16. 71-Dave Marcis, 1 Lap down
17. 26-Johnny Benson, 1 Lap down
18. 30-Derrike Cope, 1 Lap down
19. 77-Robert Pressley, 1 Lap down
20. 12-Jeremy Mayfield, 1 Lap down; Led 7 Laps
21. 66-Darrell Waltrip, 1 Lap down
22. 11-Brett Bodine, 1 Lap down
23. 90-Mike Wallace, 1 Lap down
24. 22-Ward Burton, 2 Laps down
25. 18-Bobby Labonte, 2 Laps down; Led 20 Laps
26. 58-Ricky Craven, 3 Laps down
27. 94-Bill Elliott, 194 Laps Completed (Accident Damage); Led 7 Laps
28. 20-Tony Stewart*, 19 Laps down
29. 4-Bobby Hamilton, 173 Laps (Accident)
30. 10-Ricky Rudd, 32 Laps down
31. 6-Mark Martin, 147 Laps (Accident Damage)
32. 40-Sterling Marlin, 144 Laps (Accident Damage)
33. 45-Rich Bickle, 142 Laps (Accident Damage)
34. 1-Steve Park, 139 Laps (Accident Damage)
35. 99-Jeff Burton, 138 Laps (Accident Damage)
36. 42-Joe Nemechek, 137 Laps (Accident)
37. 88-Dale Jarrett, 134 Laps (Accident); Led 14 Laps
38. 5-Terry Labonte, 134 Laps (Accident)
39. 60-Geoffrey Bodine, 134 Laps (Accident)
40. 21-Elliott Sadler*, 132 Laps (Accident)
41. 23-Jimmy Spencer, 121 Laps (Accident)
42. 55-Kenny Wallace, 92 Laps (Engine Failure)
43. 43-John Andretti, 25 Laps (Engine Failure).

Failed to qualify (16)

• 50-Dan Pardus*
• 59-Mark Gibson
• 72-Jim Sauter
• 48-Glen Morgan
• 81-Morgan Shepherd
• 78-Gary Bradberry
• 73-Ken Bouchard
• 15-Jeff Green
• 80-Andy Hillenburg
• 84-Stanton Barrett
• 47-Billy Standridge
• 41-David Green
• 00-Buckshot Jones*
• 91-Steve Grissom
• 13-Dick Trickle
• 79-Norm Benning