Diehard 500 - Result
Talladega Superspeedway
April 25, 1999
Pos Car Name Sponsor Make Lap Pts Bs Winnings Status
1 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Ser + Chv 188 185 10 147,795 Running
2 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Frd Cre Frd 188 175 5 104,955 Running
3 6 Mark Martin Valvoline/Cummins Frd 188 170 5 $91,230 Running
4 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pon 188 165 5 $84,380 Running
5 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pon 188 160 5 $59,855 Running
6 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chv 188 155 5 $74,055 Running
7 55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chv 188 146 $51,130 Running
8 9 Jerry Nadeau Cartoon Network Frd 188 142 $49,805 Running
9 43 John Andretti STP Pon 188 143 5 $55,555 Running
10 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Frd 188 139 5 $54,195 Running
11 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 188 130 $64,850 Running
12 16 Kevin Lepage TV Guide/Primestar Frd 188 127 $48,420 Running
13 44 Kyle Petty Mattel Hot Wheels Pon 188 124 $43,140 Running
14 45 Rich Bickle 10-10-345 Pon 188 121 $35,360 Running
15 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Frd 188 123 5 $50,230 Running
16 23 Jimmy Spencer Winston Frd 188 115 $47,930 Running
17 60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chv 188 112 $33,675 Running
18 7 Michael Waltrip Philips/Klaussner Chv 188 114 5 $45,435 Running
19 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 188 106 $44,045 Running
20 25 Wally Dallenbach Budweiser Chv 188 108 5 $46,075 Running
21 00 Buckshot Jones Crown Fiber Communic Pon 188 100 $33,345 Running
22 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Frd 188 102 5 $36,150 Running
23 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chv 187 94 $32,015 Running
24 98 Rick Mast Rheem Water Heaters Frd 187 91 $35,410 Running
25 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Chv 187 88 $42,405 Running
26 66 Darrell Waltrip Big Kmart/Route 66 Frd 187 90 5 $31,400 Running
27 58 Ricky Craven Hollywood Video Frd 187 82 $31,245 Running
28 75 Ted Musgrave Polaris Frd 187 79 $34,890 Running
29 21 Elliott Sadler Citgo Frd 186 76 $41,735 Running
30 26 Johnny Benson Cheerios Frd 184 73 $41,505 Running
31 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chv 176 70 $45,625 Running
32 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pon 175 67 $40,570 Running
33 41 David Green Kodiak Chv 169 64 $33,340 Running
34 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Chv 168 66 5 $40,310 Engine
35 28 Kenny Irwin Texaco/Havoline Frd 164 58 $39,580 Running
36 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chv 157 60 5 $36,950 Running
37 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chv 154 52 $36,790 Running
38 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Fi Chv 112 49 $55,250 Handling
39 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chv 109 46 $44,250 Accident
40 36 Ernie Irvan M&M's Pon 53 43 $36,050 Handling
41 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 50 40 $44,925 Handling
42 97 Chad Little John Deere Frd 48 37 $35,650 Accident
43 11 Brett Bodine Paychex Frd 48 34 $35,650 Accident
Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.137 seconds.
Average speed: 163.395 mph.
Lead changes: 28 among 14 drivers.
Caution laps: 3 for 18 laps.
Lap leaders: Bobby Labonte 1-5, Wally Dallenbach 6-10, Dale
Earnhardt 11-15, Mike Skinner 16-20, Earnhardt 21-37, Tony
Stewart 38-47, John Andretti 48-49, Robert Pressley 50, Darrell
Waltrip 51-52, Andretti 53-59, Earnhardt 60-67, Michael Waltrip
68-91, Dale Jarrett 92, Dale Earnhardt 93-100, Dale Jarrett
101-108, Mark Martin 109, Bill Elliott 110-111, Ken Schrader
112-114, Jeremy Mayfield 115-116, Labonte 117, Mayfield 118-119,
Earnhardt 120-134, Andretti 135-147, Earnhardt 148-150, M.Waltrip
151, Labonte 152-162, Jarrett 163-174, Earnhardt 175-188.
Contingency Awards
Gatorade Front Runner Award ($10,000): Dale Earnhardt
NASCAR Winston Leader Bonus ($40,000): $50,000 available
Bud Pole Award ($5,000): Ken Schrader
Bud Second Round Fastest Qualifier ($500): Buckshot Jones
MCI WorldCom 'Fast Pace' Award ($5,000): Dale Earnhardt
True Value 'Hard Charger of the Race' Award ($5,000): Dale Earnhardt
EA Sports 'Move of the Race' Award ($4,200): Jeff Burton
Hasbro Interactive 'Pit Strategy' Award ($4,200): Kevin Hamlin
Goody's Headache Powder Award ($3,600): Jeff Gordon
Exide 'All Charged Up' Award ($3,000): Kyle Petty
Plasti-Kote 'Winning Finish' Award ($3,000): Kevin Hamlin
Raybestos Top-Stopper Award ($2,000): Mark Martin
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award ($1,000): Tony Stewart
Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings
1. Tony Stewart 112
2. Elliott Sadler 88
3. Buckshot Jones 61
4. Stanton Barrett 13