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1999 California 500

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Official name
  
California 500

Date
  
May 2, 1999 (1999-May-02)

Location
  
California Speedway, Fontana, California

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km)

Distance
  
250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)

Average speed
  
150.276 miles per hour (241.846 km/h)

The 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 2, 1999 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested at 250 laps on the 2 mile (3.23 km) speedway, it was the 10th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

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Background

The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 3:19:38
  • Average Speed: 150.276 miles per hour (241.846 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: no time trials
  • Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 4.492 sec
  • Lead changes: 28
  • Percent of race run under caution: 9.2%
  • Average green flag run: 37.8 laps

    • References

    1999 California 500 Wikipedia
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