1999 Cracker Barrel 500
Fourth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1999 Cracker Barrel 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 14, 1999, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would manage to pull a sizable lead over the rest of the field to win his 44th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte and Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would finish second and third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | March 14, 1999 | ||
Official name | 40th Annual Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 | ||
Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Average speed | 143.284 miles per hour (230.593 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | 28.437 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 109 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
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