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1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

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1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400
Race details
Race 31 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 program cover.
The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 program cover.
Date October 24, 1999
Official name 35th Annual Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400
Location Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.017 mi (1.636 km)
Distance 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Scheduled Distance 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Average speed 131.103 miles per hour (210.990 km/h)
Attendance 50,000
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 23.263
Most laps led
Driver Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Laps 160
Winner
No. 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 31st stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 24, 1999, before an audience of 50,000 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to pull away from the field with 68 to go to win his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Bill Davis Racing driver Ward Burton and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of North Carolina Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.[3]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet Philips, Klaussner Furniture
9 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Ford World Championship Wrestling
10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford Tide
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Paychex Blue
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford TV Guide, Pokémon: Indigo League
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Winston No Bull
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Budweiser, 1999 World Series
26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford Pop Secret Turbo Popper
28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
30 Mike Bliss Bahari Racing Pontiac State Fair Corn Dogs
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Skoal
36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Derrike Cope Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kodiak
42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 10-10-345
50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford Turbine Solutions
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree
75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford Remington Arms
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee, Nesquik
91 Rich Bickle LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford Woody Woodpecker
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 22, at 10:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[4] Dale Jarrett, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.346 and an average speed of 156.823 mph (252.382 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.346 156.823
2 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.494 155.836
3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.501 155.789
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Friday, October 22, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 30 minutes.[4] Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.272 and an average speed of 157.322 mph (253.185 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.272 157.322
2 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.366 156.689
3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.416 156.355
Full second practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 23, after the preliminary 1999 Kmart 200. The session would last for one hour.[4] Ward Burton, driving for Bill Davis Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.018 and an average speed of 152.436 mph (245.322 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 24.018 152.436
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 24.058 152.182
3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 24.083 152.024
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 22, at 2:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, October 23, at 9:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time.[4] Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[8]

Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.263 and an average speed of 157.383 miles per hour (253.283 km/h).[9]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Dave Marcis, Rich Bickle, Hut Stricklin, and Ed Berrier.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23.263 157.383
2 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.306 157.093
3 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.327 156.951
4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.348 156.810
5 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.349 156.803
6 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 23.398 156.475
7 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 23.412 156.381
8 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.462 156.048
9 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 23.465 156.028
10 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.471 155.988
11 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.488 155.875
12 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 23.503 155.776
13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.512 155.716
14 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.519 155.670
15 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 23.529 155.604
16 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 23.531 155.590
17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 23.548 155.478
18 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.550 155.465
19 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.563 155.379
20 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 23.566 155.359
21 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 23.567 155.353
22 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 23.568 155.346
23 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 23.573 155.313
24 45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 23.581 155.261
25 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.583 155.247
26 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.445 156.161
27 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 23.536 155.557
28 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.589 155.508
29 41 Derrike Cope Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.591 155.195
30 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.604 155.109
31 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 23.605 155.103
32 36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23.608 155.083
33 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 23.613 155.050
34 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 23.614 155.044
35 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23.622 154.991
36 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 23.644 154.847
Provisionals
37 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
38 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet -* -*
39 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet -* -*
40 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford -* -*
41 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford -* -*
42 9 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Ford -* -*
43 30 Mike Bliss Bahari Racing Pontiac -* -*
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 23.659 154.749
45 91 Rich Bickle LJ Racing Chevrolet 23.866 153.407
46 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford 23.922 153.047
47 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford 24.071 152.100
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[10] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 6 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 393 71 running 180 $104,715
2 11 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 393 26 running 175 $78,625
3 5 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 393 1 running 170 $67,075
4 3 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 393 160 running 170 $61,175
5 25 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 393 107 running 160 $60,875
6 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 393 4 running 155 $55,850
7 18 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 393 0 running 146 $51,450
8 23 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 393 0 running 142 $43,100
9 2 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 392 22 running 143 $43,650
10 35 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 134 $54,565
11 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 130 $50,790
12 8 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 392 0 running 127 $43,600
13 19 28 Kenny Irwin Jr. Robert Yates Racing Ford 392 0 running 124 $39,050
14 13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 392 2 running 126 $41,650
15 39 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 392 0 running 118 $38,850
16 26 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 391 0 running 115 $33,365
17 38 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 391 0 running 112 $36,950
18 30 21 Elliott Sadler (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 391 0 running 109 $37,150
19 15 10 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford 391 0 running 106 $36,150
20 40 23 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 391 0 running 103 $38,765
21 41 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 390 0 running 100 $35,600
22 27 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 390 0 running 97 $35,250
23 28 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 390 0 running 94 $27,625
24 24 45 David Green Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 389 0 running 91 $27,300
25 29 41 Derrike Cope Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 389 0 running 88 $27,300
26 12 42 Joe Nemechek Team SABCO Chevrolet 389 0 running 85 $33,700
27 22 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 389 0 running 82 $33,400
28 21 26 Johnny Benson Jr. Roush Racing Ford 388 0 running 79 $33,100
29 31 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 387 0 running 76 $25,925
30 10 33 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 386 0 running 73 $32,525
31 9 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 386 0 running 70 $22,650
32 20 75 Ted Musgrave Butch Mock Motorsports Ford 386 0 running 67 $22,525
33 34 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 385 0 running 64 $29,400
34 33 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 385 0 running 61 $22,275
35 17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 382 0 engine 58 $22,150
36 42 9 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Ford 382 0 running 55 $22,600
37 32 36 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 378 0 running 52 $29,050
38 16 98 Rick Mast Cale Yarborough Motorsports Ford 369 0 running 49 $22,000
39 14 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 319 0 crash 46 $32,550
40 37 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 318 0 crash 43 $36,900
41 7 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 309 0 crash 40 $21,850
42 43 30 Mike Bliss Bahari Racing Pontiac 278 0 engine 37 $21,800
43 36 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 127 0 engine 34 $28,944
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
45 91 Rich Bickle LJ Racing Chevrolet
46 58 Hut Stricklin SBIII Motorsports Ford
47 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (October 24, 1999). "Jeff Burton takes another wrenching win away from Ward Burton". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jeff Burton holds off brother". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1999. p. 12. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Rockingham 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. October 22, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". That's Racin'. October 22, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Happy Hour practice speeds". That's Racin'. October 23, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 1999 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 18, 1999. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  9. ^ Poole, David (October 22, 1999). "Martin sweeps Rockingham poles". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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