Official name Pepsi 400 | ||
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Date July 3, 1999 (1999-July-03) Course Permanent racing facility2.500 mi (4.023 km) Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) Weather Hot with temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds approaching 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) | ||
The 1999 Pepsi 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on July 3, 1999, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. This race would make the halfway point of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.
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It took nearly two hours and twenty-two minutes for Dale Jarrett to defeat Dale Earnhardt under the race's final caution flag in front of a live audience of 130,000. Joe Nemechek would earn the pole position in this race driving at speeds up to 194.86 miles per hour or 313.60 kilometres per hour. Ricky Craven would become the last-place finisher in this 160-lap race due to a steering issue on lap 34. Mark Martin would be forced into a backup car while five drivers would fail to qualify for this race. Only Michael Waltrip, Buckshot Jones, Steve Park, and Craven would fail to finish the race. The average speed of the race was 169.213 miles per hour or 272.322 kilometres per hour with three cautions handed out by NASCAR authorities for nine brief laps. Rain would briefly occur for four laps before disappearing for the remainder of the race.
Loy Allen, Jr. would retire from NASCAR after this race. The total prize purse for this race was estimated at more than two million dollars. Winnings for this race varied from more than $160,000 for the winner and less than $36,000 for the last-place finisher.
Drivers who failed to qualify for this race are Derrike Cope, Hut Stricklin, Ken Bouchard, Robert Pressley and Stanton Barrett.