The 1999 California 500
Date: Sunday, May 2nd
Site: California Speedway, Fontana, California
Track: 2-Mile tri-oval Paved Speedway
Laps: 250
Miles: 500
Annual: 3rd
Television: ABC
Announcers: Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons
Radio: MRN (Barney Hall and Allen Bestwick)
Start: 2 p.m.
Defending Champion: Mark Martin
Runner-up: Jeremy Mayfield
1998 Pole Sitter: Jeff Gordon (Finished 4th)
Race Record: 155.012 m.p.h. (Jeff Gordon, 1997)
Qualifying Record: 183.753 m.p.h. (Greg Sacks, 1997)Total Purse: $2,682,094
Payoffs: Winner: $141,375; Second: 88,800; Third: 96,200 (1998 Figures)
                1998 California 500 Facts and Figures
Time of Race: 3 hours, 33 minutes, 57 secondsAverage Speed: 140.220 m.p.h.
Margin of Victory: 1.287 secondsPole Sitter: Jeff Gordon
Caution Flags: 6 for 35 lapsLead Changes: 18 lead changes among 8 drivers
              Past California 500 Winners and Average Speed
1998 -- Mark Martin (Ford) -- (140.220 m.p.h.)
1997 -- Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) -- (155.012 m.p.h.)Points after Fontana, Calif.
RESULTS-California 500 BY NAPA
Pos Car Driver
 1   24   Jeff Gordon 
 2   99   Jeff Burton 
 3   18   Bobby Labonte 
 4   20   Tony Stewart 
 5   88   Dale Jarrett 
 6   22   Ward Burton 
 7   12   Jeremy Mayfield 
 8   25   Wally Dallenbach
 9    5   Terry Labonte 
10   31   Mike Skinner 
11    2   Rusty Wallace 
12    3   Dale Earnhardt 
13   28   Kenny Irwin 
14   33   Ken Schrader 
15   66   Darrell Waltrip 
16   40   Sterling Marlin 
17   43   John Andretti 
18   16   Kevin Lepage 
19   94   Bill Elliott 
20    9 Jerry Nadeau 
21   21 Elliott Sadler 
22   97   Chad Little 
23    7   Michael Waltrip 
24    1   Steve Park 
25   41   David Green 
26   44   Kyle Petty 
27   55   Kenny Wallace 
28   11   Brett Bodine 
29   75   Ted Musgrave 
30    4   Bobby Hamilton 
31   98   Rick Mast 
32   45   Rich Bickle 
33   71   Dave Marcis 
34   58   Ricky Craven 
35   36   Ernie Irvan 
36   23   Jimmy Spencer 
37   60   Geoffrey Bodine 
38    6   Mark Martin 
39   77   Robert Pressley 
40   42   Joe Nemechek 
41   10   Ricky Rudd 
42   30   Derrike Cope 
43   26   Johnny Benson 
Starting line upCalifornia 500 BY NAPA
 1
99
Jeff Burton
Ford
 2
88
Dale Jarrett
Ford
 3
  6
Mark Martin
Ford
 4
18
Bobby Labonte
Pontiac
 5
24
Jeff Gordon
Chevrolet
 6
  2
Rusty Wallace
Ford
 7
20
Tony Stewart
Pontiac
 8
  5
Terry Labonte
Chevrolet
 9
  3
Dale Earnhardt
Chevrolet
10
31
Mike Skinner
Chevrolet
11
22
Ward Burton
Pontiac
12
43
John Andretti
Pontiac
13
33
Ken Schrader
Chevrolet
14
12
Jeremy Mayfield
Ford
15
  7
Michael Waltrip
Chevrolet
16
97
Chad Little
Ford
17
40
Sterling Marlin
Chevrolet
18
  4
  Bobby Hamilton
Chevrolet
19
94
Bill Elliott
Ford
20
23
Jimmy Spencer
Ford
21
98
Rick Mast
Ford
22
25
Wally Dallenbach
Chevrolet
23
55
Kenny Wallace
Chevrolet
24
26
Johnny Benson
Ford
25
28
Kenny Irwin
Ford
26
36
Ernie Irvan
Pontiac
27
16
Kevin Lepage
Ford
28
66
Darrell Waltrip
Ford
29
11
Brett Bodine
Ford
30
  1
Steve Park
Chevrolet
31
77
Robert Pressley
Ford
32
44
Kyle Petty
Pontiac
33
  9
Jerry Nadeau
Ford
34
60
Geoffrey Bodine
Chevrolet
35
75
Ted Musgrave
Ford
36
10
Ricky Rudd
Ford Postmark
37
45
Rich Bickle
Pontiac Postmark
38
42
Joe Nemechek
Chevrolet Postmark
39
21
Elliott Sadler
Ford Postmark 
40
41
David Green
Chevrolet Postmark
41
58
Ricky Craven
Ford Postmark
42
71
Dave Marcis
Chevrolet Postmark
43
30
Derrike Cope
Pontiac Postmark
Pos
Driver
Pts 
 1
  Jeff Burton
  1544
 2
  Dale Jarrett
  1489
 3
  Bobby Labonte
  1390
 4
  Jeff Gordon
  1344
 5
  Mark Martin
  1339
 6
  Tony Stewart
  1247
 7
  Terry Labonte
  1217
 7
  Rusty Wallace
  1217
 9
  Ward Burton
  1196
10
  Mike Skinner
  1193
11
  Dale Earnhardt
  1186
12
  Jeremy Mayfield
  1166
13
  Ken Schrader
  1142
14
  John Andretti
  1138
15
  Michael Waltrip
  1096
16
  Sterling Marlin
  1057
17
  Chad Little
  1047
18
  Bill Elliott
  1002
19
  Wally Dallenbach
  984
20
  Bobby Hamilton
  970
21
  Kenny Irwin
  941
22
  Rick Mast
  914
23  
  Kenny Wallace
   913 
24  
  Jimmy Spencer
   909
25  
 Darrell Waltrip  
   903

 
Rookie of the Year
1.
Tony Stewart
130
2.
Elliott Sadler
98
3.
Buckshot Jones
62
4.
Stanton Barrett
13
5.
Dan Pardus
2
5.
Mike Harmon
1
Read how the ROTY Points are awarded at
Jayski's Silly Season Site - Rookie of the Year 1999 

Money Leaders

 1 Jeff Gordon $2,807,131
 2 Dale Earnhardt $1,059,341
 3 Jeff Burton $1,001,811
 4 Mike Skinner $  830,174
 5 Bobby Labonte $  795,43
Manufacturer Championship
1.
Ford
4
70
2.
Chevrolet
5
67
3.
Pontiac
1
53
How Manufacturer points are awarded:
1st -9 points,  2nd-6 points,  3rd-4 points.


No Bull Million
TRACK
WINNER/Contenders
Daytona 500
Jeff Gordon
Las Vegas
No Winner
Charlotte (May)
 #99 Jeff Burton, #22 Ward Burton, #24 Jeff Gordon, #31 Mike Skinner, #18 Bobby Labonte.
Darlington (Sept.)
  
Dega' (Oct)
  
THE BUD SHOOTOUT
THE BUD SHOOTOUT/POLE
QUALIFIER/2nd Round Fastest
Track
Jeff Gordon
Dave Marcis
Daytona 500
Ricky Rudd
None (Rained out)
The Rock
Bobby Labonte
Ted Musgrave
Las Vegas
Bobby Labonte
David Green
Atlanta
Jeff Gordon
 None
Darlington
Kenny Irwin 
 Geoffrey Bodine
Texas
Rusty Wallace John Andretti (Nemechek will be in, Petty doesn't run Busch Decals) Bristol
Tony Stewart
 Dick Trickle 
Martinsville
Ken Schrader
Buckshot Jones
Talladega
Rained/Points,Jeff Burton
Rained out
California
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