1999 The Winston
15th iteration of the NASCAR All-Star Race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1999 edition of The Winston was the second exhibition stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 15th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 22, 1999, before an audience of 120,000 in Concord, North Carolina at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Terry Labonte would make a late-race gamble on a pitstop, taking four tires. With five laps to go, he would charge to the front and defend the field, securing his second All-Star Race victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |
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Date | May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22) |
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Distance | Open: 50 laps, 75 mi (121 km) The Winston: 70 Laps, 105 mi (169 km) Segment 1: 30 laps Segment 2: 30 laps Segment 3: 10 laps |
Avg Speed | Open: 135.064 mph (217.364 km/h) The Winston: 183.495 mph (295.307 km/h) |
Winston Open | |
Pole | Mike Skinner (Richard Childress Racing) |
Time | Set by No Bull 5 Race #1 |
Winner | Tony Stewart (Joe Gibbs Racing) |
The Winston | |
Pole | Bobby Labonte (Joe Gibbs Racing) |
Pole | 1:50.332 |
Most laps led | Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) |
Laps led | 34 |
Winner | Terry Labonte (Hendrick Motorsports) |
Television | |
Network | TNN |
Announcers | Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren |
Network | Motor Racing Network |
In the preliminary Winston Open race, Tony Stewart was able to dominate the majority of the race to earn a spot in The Winston.[3]