California 500 - Result
California Speedway
May 2, 1999
Pos Car Name Sponsor Make Lap Pts Bs Winnings Status
1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Fi Chv 250 185 10 155,890 Running
2 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries Frd 250 175 5 125,375 Running
3 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pon 250 170 5 $99,850 Running
4 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Pon 250 165 5 $68,175 Running
5 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care/Frd Cre Frd 250 160 5 $71,140 Running
6 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Pon 250 155 5 $64,425 Running
7 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Frd 250 151 5 $60,300 Running
8 25 Wally Dallenbach Budweiser Chv 250 142 $57,100 Running
9 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chv 250 143 5 $58,500 Running
10 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's Chv 249 139 5 $62,840 Running
11 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Frd 249 130 $57,325 Running
12 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Servic Chv 249 132 5 $55,425 Running
13 28 Kenny Irwin Texaco Havoline Frd 249 124 $56,225 Running
14 33 Ken Schrader Skoal Chv 249 121 $53,525 Running
15 66 Darrell Waltrip Big Kmart/Route 66 Frd 248 118 $40,865 Running
16 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Chv 248 115 $50,525 Running
17 43 John Andretti STP Pon 248 112 $53,125 Running
18 16 Kevin Lepage TV Guide/Primestar Frd 248 109 $49,125 Running
19 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's Frd 248 106 $48,325 Running
20 9 Jerry Nadeau TBS/Dinner & a Movie Frd 248 103 $44,365 Running
21 21 Elliott Sadler Citgo Frd 248 100 $48,850 Running
22 97 Chad Little John Deere Frd 248 102 5 $47,325 Running
23 7 Michael Waltrip Philips Electronics Chv 248 94 $47,025 Running
24 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chv 248 91 $46,725 Running
25 41 David Green Kodiak Chv 247 88 $42,725 Running
26 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels Pon 247 85 $39,125 Running
27 55 Kenny Wallace Square D Chv 247 82 $35,725 Running
28 11 Brett Bodine Paychex Frd 247 79 $46,025 Running
29 75 Ted Musgrave Remington Frd 246 76 $38,625 Running
30 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak Chv 246 73 $50,350 Running
31 98 Rick Mast Yarborough/Burdette Frd 246 70 $37,950 Running
32 45 Rich Bickle 10-10-345 Pon 244 67 $34,750 Running
33 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Chv 243 64 $35,050 Running
34 58 Ricky Craven Hollywood Video Frd 238 61 $34,350 Running
35 36 Ernie Irvan M&M's Pon 212 58 $43,650 Running
36 23 Jimmy Spencer Winston Frd 209 55 $41,050 Engine
37 60 Geoffrey Bodine Power Team Chv 203 57 5 $33,850 Engine
38 6 Mark Martin Valvoline/Cummins Frd 196 54 5 $51,450 Engine
39 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Frd 182 46 $33,425 Engine
40 42 Joe Nemechek BellSouth Mobility Chv 143 43 $40,400 Handling
41 10 Ricky Rudd Tide Frd 129 40 $43,975 Engine
42 30 Derrike Cope Jimmy Dean Pon 47 37 $33,350 Engine
43 26 Johnny Benson Cheerios/Lloyd's BBQ Frd 3 34 $40,525 Accident
Lap Leaders: Dale Jarrett 1, Bobby Labonte 2-12, Jeff Gordon
13-22, Jeff Burton 23-30, Chad Little 31, Ward Burton 32-35, J.
Burton 36-56, Gordon 57-66, J. Burton 67-70, Gordon 71-81, Mike
Skinner 82, Dale Earnhardt 83-84, Geoffrey Bodine 85, Gordon
86-103, J. Burton 104-127, Gordon 128-130, Mark Martin 131-133,
Gordon 134-137, Martin 138, B. Labonte 139-141, Gordon 142-150,
Martin 151-156, Terry Labonte 157-159, Jeremy Mayfield 160, W.
Burton 161-163, Gordon 164-207, Tony Stewart 208, Gordon 209-250.
Time of race: 3 hours, 19 minutes, 38 seconds.
Margin of victory: 4.492 seconds.
Average speed: 150.280 mph.
Lead changes: 28 among 13 drivers.
Caution laps: 5 for 23 laps.
Contingency Awards
Gatorade Front Runner Award ($10,000): Jeff Burton
NASCAR Winston Leader Bonus ($50,000): No-one, $60,000 available next race
Bud Pole Award ($5,000): Not awarded due to weather
Bud Second Round Fastest Qualifier ($500): Not awarded due to weather
MCI WorldCom "Fast Pace" Award ($5,000): Bobby Labonte
True Value "Hard Charger of the Race"Award ($5,000): Jeff Gordon
EA Sports "Move of the Race" Award ($4,200): Tony Stewart
Hasbro Interactive "Pit Strategy" Award ($4,200): Ray Evernham
Goody's Headache Powder Award ($3,600): Ricky Rudd
Exide "All Charged Up" Award ($3,000): David Green
Plasti-Kote "Winning Finish" Award ($3,000): Ray Evernham
Raybestos Top-Stopper Award ($2,000): Jeff Gordon
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award ($1,000): Tony Stewart
Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings
1. Tony Stewart 120
2. Elliott Sadler 98
3. Buckshot Jones 62
4. Stanton Barrett 13
5. Dan Pardus 2