1999_Exide_NASCAR_Select_Batteries_400

1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400

Motor car race

The 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 11, 1999, at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the three–quarter (1.2 km) short track, it was the 25th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, earning his first career Winston Cup Series win. Bobby Labonte finished second and Dale Jarrett finished third.

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Background

In 1953, Richmond International Raceway began hosting the Grand National Series with Lee Petty winning that first race in Richmond.[1] The original track was paved in 1968.[2] In 1988, the track was re-designed into its present D-shaped configuration

The name for the raceway complex was "Strawberry Hill" until the Virginia State Fairgrounds site was bought out in 1999 and renamed the "Richmond International Raceway".

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Qualifying

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Race recap

Race results

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Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 2:53:04
  • Average Speed: 104.006 miles per hour (167.381 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 125.465 miles per hour (201.916 km/h)
  • Cautions: 6 for 45 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 1.115 sec
  • Lead changes: 13
  • Percent of race run under caution: 11.2%
  • Average green flag run: 50.7 laps

References

  1. [1]
    http://racing.ballparks.com/Richmond/index.htm "Richmond International Raceway has hosted the NASCAR Winston Cup Series since 1953. Lee Petty won the first race that year. "
  2. [2]
    http://racing.ballparks.com/Richmond/index.htm "The original track was paved in 1968."
  3. [3]
    "1999 Nascar Cup Series Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. [4]
    "1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 qualifying results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
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    "1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. [6]
    "1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
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