The exhibition Budweiser Shootout race, for drivers who have won a pole position in the previous season or have won the event before, was held on February 11 , 1999 , at Daytona International Speedway . Mark Martin won the event.
The Gatorade Twin 125s , a pair of qualifying races for the Daytona 500 , was held February 12 , 1999 at Daytona International Speedway . Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart won the pole positions for the races, respectively.
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Gordon
# Jeff Burton
# Ken Schrader
# Mark Martin
# Jimmy Spencer
# Michael Waltrip
# Robert Pressley
# Sterling Marlin
# Terry Labonte
# Dale Earnhardt
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Dale Jarrett
# Rusty Wallace
# Mike Skinner
# Tony Stewart
# Kevin Lepage
# Bobby Hamilton
# Ward Burton
# Derrike Cope
The 41th annual Daytona 500 was held February 14 , 1999 at Daytona International Speedway . Jeff Gordon won the pole.
# Jeff Gordon
# Dale Earnhardt
# Kenny Irwin Jr.
# Mike Skinner
# Michael Waltrip
# Ken Schrader
# Kyle Petty
# Rusty Wallace
# Chad Little
# Rick Mast
Failed to qualify: Dan Pardus (#50), Dick Trickle (#13), Steve Grissom (#91), Buckshot Jones (#00), David Green (#41), Billy Standridge (#47), Stanton Barrett (#84), Andy Hillenburg (#80), Jeff Green (#15), Ken Bouchard (#73), Gary Bradberry (#78), Morgan Shepherd (#81), Glen Morgan (#48), Jim Sauter (#72), Mark Gibson (#59), Norm Benning (#79)
The Dura Lube/Big K 400 was held February 21 , 1999 , at North Carolina Speedway . Ricky Rudd won the pole.
# Mark Martin
# Dale Jarrett
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Burton
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Mike Skinner
# Terry Labonte
# Geoffrey Bodine
# Bobby Hamilton
# Rusty Wallace
Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Buckshot Jones (#00), Billy Standridge (#50), Rich Bickle (#45)
The Las Vegas 400 was held March 7 , 1999 , at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . Bobby Labonte won the pole.
# Jeff Burton
# Ward Burton
# Jeff Gordon
# Mike Skinner
# Bobby Labonte
# Ernie Irvan
# Dale Earnhardt
# Terry Labonte
# Rusty Wallace
# Mark Martin
Failed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (#75), Kyle Petty (#44), Robert Pressley (#77), Ron Hornaday (#50), Butch Gilliland (#38), Dave Marcis (#71), Morgan Shepherd (#92), Ron Burns (#68), Austin Cameron (#89)
The Cracker Barrel 500 was held March 14 , 1999 at Atlanta Motor Speedway . Bobby Labonte won the pole.
# Jeff Gordon
# Bobby Labonte
# Mark Martin
# Jeff Burton
# Dale Jarrett
# Mike Skinner
# Ernie Irvan
# Ward Burton
# Chad Little
# Michael Waltrip
Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#77), Steve Grissom (#91), Morgan Shepherd (#90), Harris DeVane (#08)
The TranSouth Financial 400 was held March 21 , 1999 at Darlington Raceway . Jeff Gordon won the pole. The race was halted on lap 164 due to rain and never resumed.
# Jeff Burton
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Jeff Gordon
# Dale Jarrett
# Mark Martin
# Tony Stewart
# Bobby Hamilton
# Ward Burton
# John Andretti
# Bobby Labonte
Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Dave Marcis (#71), Rich Bickle (#45)
The Primestar 500 was held March 28 , 1999 , at Texas Motor Speedway . Kenny Irwin Jr. won the pole.
# Terry Labonte
# Dale Jarrett
# Bobby Labonte
# Rusty Wallace
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Tony Stewart
# Jeff Burton
# Dale Earnhardt
# Sterling Marlin
# Elliott Sadler
Failed to qualify: Dick Trickle (#91), Stanton Barrett (#90), Kyle Petty (#44), Dave Marcis (#71), Ken Bouchard (#84)
The Food City 500 was held April 11 , 1999 , at Bristol Motor Speedway . Rusty Wallace won the pole.
# Rusty Wallace
# Mark Martin
# Dale Jarrett
# John Andretti
# Jeff Burton
# Jeff Gordon
# Ted Musgrave
# Kyle Petty
# Ward Burton
# Dale Earnhardt
Failed to qualify: Rich Bickle (#45), Stanton Barrett (#90), Derrike Cope (#30), Carl Long (#85)
The Goody's Body Pain 500 was held April 18 , 1999 , at Martinsville Speedway . Tony Stewart won the pole.
# John Andretti
# Jeff Burton
# Jeff Gordon
# Mike Skinner
# Mark Martin
# Kenny Wallace
# Rusty Wallace
# Dale Jarrett
# Ken Schrader
# Kyle Petty
Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Morgan Shepherd (#90), Buckshot Jones (#00)
The DieHard 500 was held April 25 , 1999 , at Talladega Superspeedway . Ken Schrader won the pole.
# Dale Earnhardt
# Dale Jarrett
# Mark Martin
# Bobby Labonte
# Tony Stewart
# Ken Schrader
# Kenny Wallace
# Jerry Nadeau
# John Andretti
# Bill Elliott
Failed to qualify: Ken Bouchard (#84), Dan Pardus (#50), Derrike Cope (#30), Loy Allen Jr. (#90), Dick Trickle (#91)
The California 500 Presented By NAPA was held May 2 , 1999 , at California Speedway . Since qualifying was rained out, the lineup was set by owner's points. Jeff Burton won the pole.
# Jeff Gordon
# Jeff Burton
# Bobby Labonte
# Tony Stewart
# Dale Jarrett
# Ward Burton
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
# Terry Labonte
# Mike Skinner
Failed to qualify: Boris Said (#14), Hut Stricklin (#90), Buckshot Jones (#00), Butch Gilliland (#38)
The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held May 9 , 1999 , at Richmond International Raceway . Jeff Gordon won the pole.
# Dale Jarrett
# Mark Martin
# Bobby Labonte
# Bobby Hamilton
# Rusty Wallace
# Joe Nemechek
# Kyle Petty
# Dale Earnhardt
# Ward Burton
# Rich Bickle
Failed to qualify: Buckshot Jones (#00), Dave Marcis (#71), Hut Stricklin (#90)
The Winston , NASCAR's all-star race, was held May 22 , 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway . Terry Labonte won the race.
The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 30 , 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway . Bobby Labonte won the pole.
# Jeff Burton
# Terry Labonte
# Mark Martin
# Tony Stewart
# Dale Jarrett
# Dale Earnhardt
# Ken Schrader
# Ward Burton
# Mike Skinner
# Jeremy Mayfield
Failed to qualify: Jeff Green (#01), Dick Trickle (#91), Dave Marcis (#71), Derrike Cope (#30), Ricky Craven (#58), Dan Pardus (#50), Morgan Shepherd (#05), Randy LaJoie (#14), Carl Long (#85)
The MBNA Platinum 400 was held June 6 , 1999 at Dover International Speedway . Bobby Labonte won the pole.
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Gordon
# Mark Martin
# Tony Stewart
# Dale Jarrett
# Rusty Wallace
# Johnny Benson
# Jeff Burton
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Kenny Irwin Jr.
Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66), Buckshot Jones (#00), Hut Stricklin (#90)
The Kmart 400 was held June 13 , 1999 at Michigan International Speedway . Jeff Gordon won the pole.
# Dale Jarrett
# Jeff Gordon
# Jeff Burton
# Ward Burton
# Bobby Labonte
# Steve Park
# Ernie Irvan
# John Andretti
# Tony Stewart
# Mark Martin
Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Hut Stricklin (#90), Buckshot Jones (#00)
The Pocono 500 was held June 20 , 1999 , at Pocono Raceway . Sterling Marlin won the pole.
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Gordon
# Dale Jarrett
# Sterling Marlin
# Mark Martin
# Tony Stewart
# Dale Earnhardt
# Ernie Irvan
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Bobby Hamilton
Failed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (#90), Loy Allen Jr. (#58), Derrike Cope (#30)
The Save Mart/Kragen 350 was held June 27 , 1999 , at Sonoma Raceway . Jeff Gordon won the pole.
# Jeff Gordon
# Mark Martin
# John Andretti
# Rusty Wallace
# Jimmy Spencer
# Dale Jarrett
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Kyle Petty
# Dale Earnhardt
# Michael Waltrip
Failed to qualify: R.K. Smith (#71), Austin Cameron (#89), Sean Woodside (#58), John Metcalf (#70), Mike Borkowski (#09), Boris Said (#14), Steve Portenga (#96), David Murry (#61)
The Pepsi 400 was held July 3 , 1999 , at Daytona International Speedway . Joe Nemechek won the pole.
# Dale Jarrett
# Dale Earnhardt
# Jeff Burton
# Mike Skinner
# Bobby Labonte
# Tony Stewart
# Ward Burton
# Bobby Hamilton
# Ernie Irvan
# Terry Labonte
Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Hut Stricklin (#91), Ken Bouchard (#84), Robert Pressley (#77), Stanton Barrett (#90)
The Jiffy Lube 300 was held July 11 , 1999 at New Hampshire International Speedway . Jeff Gordon won the pole.
# Jeff Burton
# Kenny Wallace
# Jeff Gordon
# Dale Jarrett
# Bill Elliott
# Mark Martin
# Wally Dallenbach Jr.
# Dale Earnhardt
# Jimmy Spencer
# Tony Stewart
Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#77), Derrike Cope (#30), David Green (#41), Dave Marcis (#71)
The Pennsylvania 500 was held July 25 , 1999 at Pocono Raceway . Mike Skinner won the pole.
# Bobby Labonte
# Dale Jarrett
# Mark Martin
# Tony Stewart
# Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
# Terry Labonte
# Rich Bickle
# Steve Park
# Dale Earnhardt
# Mike Skinner
Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Morgan Shepherd (#91)
The Brickyard 400 was held August 7 , 1999 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway . Jeff Gordon won the pole.
# Dale Jarrett
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Gordon
# Mark Martin
# Jeff Burton
# Ward Burton
# Tony Stewart
# Rusty Wallace
# Ricky Rudd
# Dale Earnhardt
Failed to qualify: Rich Bickle (#45), Boris Said (#14), Brett Bodine (#11), Dick Trickle (#91), Steve Grissom (#01), Morgan Shepherd (#05), Jeff Davis / Lance Hooper (#62), Stanton Barrett (#90), Mike Wallace (#32), Gary Bradberry (#80), Buckshot Jones (#00), Bob Strait (#61)
The Frontier At The Glen was held August 13 , 1999 at Watkins Glen International Raceway . Rusty Wallace won the pole.
# Jeff Gordon
# Ron Fellows
# Rusty Wallace
# Dale Jarrett
# Jerry Nadeau
# Tony Stewart
# Wally Dallenbach Jr.
# Kyle Petty
# Mike Skinner
# Mark Martin
Failed to qualify: Robert Pressley (#77), Derrike Cope (#30), Paul Gentilozzi (#19), Jack Baldwin (#91), Hut Stricklin (#58), Dave Marcis (#71)
The Pepsi 400 Presented By Meijer was held August 20 , 1999 at Michigan International Speedway . Ward Burton won the pole.
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Gordon
# Tony Stewart
# Dale Jarrett
# Dale Earnhardt
# Chad Little
# Mark Martin
# Jimmy Spencer
# Hut Stricklin
# John Andretti
Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Brett Bodine (#11), Tom Hubert (#19)
The Goody's Headache Powder 500 was held August 28 , 1999 at Bristol Motor Speedway . Tony Stewart won the pole. This race came under some controversy when on the last lap, Dale Earnhardt spun out leader Terry Labonte , who collected Ricky Rudd and Stewart. Earnhardt was booed as he pulled into victory lane.
# Dale Earnhardt
# Jimmy Spencer
# Ricky Rudd
# Jeff Gordon
# Tony Stewart
# Mark Martin
# Sterling Marlin
# Terry Labonte
# Ward Burton
# Ken Schrader
Failed to qualify: Rich Bickle (#45), Dick Trickle (#91)
The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 was held September 5 , 1999 , at Darlington Raceway . Kenny Irwin, Jr. won the pole. The race was halted on lap 270 due to rain. During the weekend of this race, Ernie Irvan announced his immediate retirment from racing due to injuries suffered while testing injuries he suffered while testing his Busch Series car at Michigan International Speedway the previous month.
# Jeff Burton
# Ward Burton
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Mark Martin
# Kevin Lepage
# Joe Nemechek
# Bobby Hamilton
# Rusty Wallace
# Ken Schrader
# Steve Park
Failed to qualify: Todd Bodine (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90)
The Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was held September 11 , 1999 at Richmond International Raceway . Mike Skinner won the pole.
# Tony Stewart
# Bobby Labonte
# Dale Jarrett
# Sterling Marlin
# Kenny Irwin, Jr.
# Dale Earnhardt
# Bobby Hamilton
# Ted Musgrave
# John Andretti
# Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Failed to qualify: Jack Sprague (#45), Dave Marcis (#71), Hut Stricklin (#58), Stanton Barrett (#90), Tommy Baldwin (#91)
The Dura Lube/Kmart 400 was held September 19 , 1999 , at New Hampshire International Speedway . Rusty Wallace won the pole.
# Joe Nemechek
# Tony Stewart
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Burton
# Jeff Gordon
# Rusty Wallace
# Johnny Benson
# Ward Burton
# Rick Mast
# Kenny Irwin, Jr.
Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66), Derrike Cope (#91), Dick Trickle (#41), Andy Belmont (#79)
The MBNA Gold 400 was held September 26 , 1999 , at Dover International Speedway . Rusty Wallace won the pole.
# Mark Martin
# Tony Stewart
# Dale Jarrett
# Matt Kenseth
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Burton
# Chad Little
# Dale Earnhardt
# Steve Park
# Kenny Irwin, Jr.
Failed to qualify: Dick Trickle (#41), Todd Bodine (#30), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Derrike Cope (#91), Andy Belmont (#79)
The NAPA AutoCare 500 was held October 3 , 1999 , at Martinsville Speedway . Joe Nemechek won the pole.
# Jeff Gordon
# Dale Earnhardt
# Geoffrey Bodine
# Rusty Wallace
# Kenny Wallace
# Mike Skinner
# Kyle Petty
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Burton
# Dale Jarrett
Failed to qualify: Ron Hornaday (#01), Dick Trickle (#41), Tim Fedewa (#91), Morgan Shepherd (#05)
The UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway was scheduled for October 10 , 1999 , but was held October 11 due to rain. Bobby Labonte won the pole.
# Jeff Gordon
# Bobby Labonte
# Mike Skinner
# Mark Martin
# Ward Burton
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Dale Jarrett
# Rusty Wallace
# Kevin Lepage
# Steve Park
Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66), Dave Marcis (#71), Ed Berrier (#90), Gary Bradberry (#80), Hut Stricklin (#58), Andy Hillenburg (#91)
The Winston 500 was held October 17 , 1999 , at Talladega Superspeedway . Joe Nemechek won the pole.
# Dale Earnhardt
# Dale Jarrett
# Ricky Rudd
# Ward Burton
# Kenny Wallace
# Tony Stewart
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Burton
# Bobby Hamilton
# Kenny Irwin, Jr.
Failed to qualify: Bobby Gerhart (#89), Robert Pressley (#77), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Hut Stricklin (#58)
The Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was held October 24 , 1999 , at North Carolina Speedway . Mark Martin won the pole. During the weekend for this race, the #58 SBIII Motorsports team closed its doors due to a sponsorship pullout.
# Jeff Burton
# Ward Burton
# Bobby Labonte
# Dale Jarrett
# Rusty Wallace
# Mark Martin
# John Andretti
# Sterling Marlin
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Bobby Hamilton
Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Rich Bickle (#91), Hut Stricklin (#58), Ed Berrier (#90)
The Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 was held November 7 , 1999 , at Phoenix International Raceway . John Andretti won the pole.
# Tony Stewart
# Mark Martin
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Burton
# Ricky Rudd
# Dale Jarrett
# Kyle Petty
# John Andretti
# Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
# Jeff Gordon
Failed to qualify: Mike Wallace (#32)
The inaugural Pennzoil 400 Presented By Kmart was held November 14 , 1999 , at Homestead-Miami Speedway . David Green won the pole. During this race, Dale Jarrett clinched the Winston Cup Series championship and Tony Stewart broke Davey Allison 's record for most wins in a rookie season.
# Tony Stewart
# Bobby Labonte
# Jeff Burton
# Mark Martin
# Dale Jarrett
# Mike Skinner
# Kyle Petty
# Dale Earnhardt
# Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
# Jeff Gordon
Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (#71), Ed Berrier (#90), Derrike Cope (#41), Andy Belmont (#04), Bob Strait (#61)
The NAPA 500 was held November 21 , 1999 , at Atlanta Motor Speedway . Kevin Lepage won the pole.
# Bobby Labonte
# Dale Jarrett
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Mark Martin
# Jeff Burton
# Chad Little
# Ricky Rudd
# Mike Skinner
# Dale Earnhardt
# Bobby Hamilton
Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (#66), Derrike Cope (#15), Hut Stricklin (#75), Ricky Craven (#50), Stacy Compton (#9), Morgan Shepherd (#05)
# Dale Jarrett
# Bobby Labonte
# Mark Martin
# Tony Stewart
# Jeff Burton
# Jeff Gordon
# Dale Earnhardt
# Rusty Wallace
# Ward Burton
# Mike Skinner
# Jeremy Mayfield
# Terry Labonte
# Bobby Hamilton
# Steve Park
# Ken Schrader
# Sterling Marlin
# John Andretti
# Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
# Kenny Irwin, Jr.
# Jimmy Spencer
# Bill Elliott
# Kenny Wallace
# Chad Little
# Elliott Sadler
# Kevin Lepage
# Kyle Petty
# Geoffrey Bodine
# Johnny Benson
# Michael Waltrip
# Joe Nemechek
# Ricky Rudd
# Rick Mast
# Ted Musgrave
# Jerry Nadeau
# Brett Bodine
# David Green
# Darrell Waltrip
# Rich Bickle
# Robert Pressley
# Ernie Irvan
# Ricky Craven
# Dave Marcis
# Hut Stricklin
# Derrike Cope
# Buckshot Jones
# Todd Bodine
# Dick Trickle
# Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
# Matt Kenseth
# Steve Grissom
The 1999 Rookie of the Year battle was expected to be one of the most competitve in years. However, Tony Stewart ran away with three wins and a fourth place finish in points. Elliott Sadler , who was considered the top favorite for the award during the pre-season, only had one top-ten finish and was the only rookie besides Stewart to complete the full schedule. Buckshot Jones was another favorite, but a long string of DNQ's and DNF's forced him to cut back his schedule and abandon his run for the award. Stanton Barrett began the year with his own team, then left for Junie Donlavey , only making two races. Dan Pardus hoped to run a part-time schedule with Midwest Transit Racing , but he did not qualify for any of his attempts, and was released after the Coca-Cola 600 . Finally, Mike Harmon was scheduled to drive the #90, but did not even attempt a race after a sponsorship fallout with Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce .
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