1999 UAW-GM Quality 500
29th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1999 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 29th stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 10, 1999, but was delayed to Monday, October 11 due to inclement weather.[1] The race was held in front of an audience of 125,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to close in and pass for the lead with eight to go to take his 49th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his seventh and final victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Richard Childress Racing driver Mike Skinner would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 29 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | October 11, 1999 | ||
Official name | 40th Annual UAW-GM Quality 500 | ||
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
Average speed | 160.306 miles per hour (257.987 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 125,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 29.082 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 136 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |