THE ROCK
THE ROCK
34th GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400 Sunday, February 21, 1999,12:30 PM
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina
Radio MRN (Live-Barney Hall and Allen Bestwick)
TV: TNN, 12:30 PM EST
Laps: 393
Track: 1.017 miles-Paved Speedway
Race length: 400 miles
Banking: 22 degrees Turns 1&2
25 degrees Turns 3&4
Defending Champion: Jeff Gordon
1998 Pole Sitter: Rick Mast
Race Record: Jeff Gordon, 1998 (128.423 mph)
Qualifying Record: Mark Martin, 1997 (157.885 mph)
Purse: $1,941,146
1998 misc. stats:
Time of Race: 3 Hours, 24 Minutes, 51 Seconds
Av. Speed: 117.065 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.281 sec.
Caution Flags: 6 for 50 laps
Lead Changes: 27 lead changes among 12 driversSpeedway TICKET OFFICE: (910) 582-2861
North Carolina Motor Speedway
Post Office Box 500
Rockingham, North Carolina 28380
1999
Results of The GM GOODWRENCH 400
1 6 Mark Martin 2 88 Dale Jarrett 3 18 Bobby Labonte 4 99 Jeff Burton 5 12 Jeremy Mayfield 6 31 Mike Skinner 7 5 Terry Labonte 8 60 Geoffrey Bodine 9 4 Bobby Hamilton 10 2 Rusty Wallace 11 33 Ken Schrader 12 20 Tony Stewart 13 55 Kenny Wallace 14 77 Robert Pressley 15 94 Bill Elliott 16 26 Johnny Benson 17 25 Wally Dallenbach 18 41 David Green 19 43 John Andretti 20 7 Michael Waltrip 21 97 Chad Little 22 58 Ricky Craven 23 28 Kenny Irwin 24 42 Joe Nemechek 25 23 Jimmy Spencer 26 1 Steve Park 27 66 Darrell Waltrip 28 22 Ward Burton 29 36 Ernie Irvan 30 10 Ricky Rudd 31 9 Jerry Nadeau 32 90 Morgan Shepherd 33 11 Brett Bodine 34 71 Dave Marcis 35 98 Rick Mast 36 91 Steve Grissom 37 40 Sterling Marlin 38 21 Elliott Sadler 39 24 Jeff Gordon 40 75 Ted Musgrave 41 3 Dale Earnhardt 42 16 Kevin Lepage 43 44 Kyle Petty Points after The GM GOODWRENCH 400
1 Mike Skinner 315 2 Rusty Wallace 286 3 Ken Schrader 280 4 Jeremy Mayfield 263 Bobby Labonte 263 6 Kenny Irwin 259 7 Michael Waltrip 258 8 Mark Martin 250 9 Wally Dallenbach 239 10 Chad Little 238 11 Jeff Gordon 231 12 Jeff Burton 228 13 Johnny Benson 227 Robert Pressley 227 Dale Jarrett 227 227 16 Bobby Hamilton 214 17 Dale Earnhardt 210 18 Tony Stewart 206 19 Bill Elliott 205 20 Jerry Nadeau 200 21 Terry Labonte 200 22 Ernie Irvan 197 23 Rick Mast 192 24 Geoffrey Bodine 188 25 Darrell Waltrip 182 Ricky Craven 182 27 Kyle Petty 180 28 Dave Marcis 176 29 Ward Burton 170 30 Kevin LePage 161 31 Ted Musgrave 161 Brett Bodine 161 Kenny Wallace 161 34 Ricky Rudd 151 35 Steve Park 146 Joe Nemechek 146 37 John Andretti 140 38 Jimmy Spencer 128 39 Sterling Marlin 119 40 Derrike Cope 109 David Green 109 42 Mike Wallace 94 43 Elliott Sadler 92
MISC STATS
Time of Race: 3 hours, 18 minutes, 36 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 1.397 seconds.
Average Speed: 120.750 mph.
Caution Flags: 6 for 40 laps.
Lead Changes: 25 among 6 drivers.Lap Leaders: Ricky Rudd 1-3, Jeff Burton 4-42, Jeff Gordon 43-69,
Burton 70-80, Bobby Labonte 81, Mark Martin 82, Terry Labonte 83,
Gordon 84-91, Burton 92-101, B. Labonte 102-109, Gordon 110-120,
Burton 121-140, B. Labonte 141-151, Gordon 152-159, B. Labonte
160-161, Gordon 162-177, Martin 178-182, Burton 183-191, Martin
192-197, Burton 198-254, Gordon 255-270, Burton 271-179, Gordon
280-283, Martin 284-285, Burton 286-357, Martin 358-393.
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Quotes From The Rock:
"It felt like a grenade went off underneath the hood." -- Jeff Gordon, on his blown engine on Lap 311.
"First (and only) time I won here (the Rock) was 1989, That's a LONG time. This is not my track, Jeff Burton knows this track much better." -- Mark Martin, on his win.
"You picked a fine time to leave me loose-wheel....."-- DW, on his car!
"Welcome to Frost Bite County" --Mike Joy (on scanner)
"That 16 car is Smokin'," (Not sure who said this) The reply was "Let's hope it's a WINSTON."-- (on scanner)
"Somethings Cookin and it's NOT Popcorn!" (they were cooking and eatin' popcorn up in the press box) Buddy Baker--about Bobby Hamiltons's Tire rub.The 1999 Kmart / DuraLube 400
North Carolina Motor Speedway
Sunday, February 21, 1999
Starting Line-up--------------------------------------------------------
Pos Car Driver Make Time Speed
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1 10 Ricky Rudd Ford 23.284 157.241
2 99 Jeff Burton Ford 23.293 157.180
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 23.295 157.167
4 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 23.317 157.018
5 6 Mark Martin Ford 23.330 156.931
6 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 23.334 156.904
7 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 23.340 156.864
8 11 Brett Bodine Ford 23.366 156.689
9 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 23.368 156.676
10 43 John Andretti Pontiac 23.372 156.649
11 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 23.380 156.595
12 33 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 23.387 156.549
13 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 23.408 156.408
14 55 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 23.410 156.395
15 16 Kevin Lepage Ford 23.420 156.328
16 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 23.428 156.275
17 42 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 23.442 156.181
18 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 23.445 156.161
19 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac 23.447 156.148
20 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 23.448 156.141
21 22 Ward Burton Pontiac 23.458 156.075
22 28 Kenny Irwin Ford 23.472 155.982
23 23 Jimmy Spencer Ford 23.474 155.968
24 9 Jerry Nadeau Ford 23.475 155.962
25 75 Ted Musgrave Ford 23.479 155.935
26 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 23.489 155.869
27 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 23.494 155.836
28 7 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 23.498 155.809
29 60 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet 23.505 155.763
30 94 Bill Elliott Ford 23.510 155.729
31 41 David Green Chevrolet 23.533 155.577
32 25 Wally Dallenbach Jr Chevrolet 23.558 155.412
33 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 23.571 155.326
34 36 Ernie Irvan Pontiac 23.575 155.300
35 58 Ricky Craven Ford 23.576 155.294
36 97 Chad Little Ford 23.590 155.201
37 1 Steve Park Chevrolet Provisional
38 26 Johnny Benson Ford Provisional
39 90 Morgan Shepherd Ford Provisional
40 77 Robert Pressley Ford Provisional
41 91 Steve Grissom Chevrolet Provisional
42 98 Rick Mast Ford Provisional
43 66 Darrell Waltrip Ford Provisional
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The 1999 Alltel 200 - Race Results
Jeff Burton wins the Alltel 200ROCKINGHAM, NC Winston Cup veteran Jefff Burton wins his first race
of the season in the Alltel 200 Busch Grand National race from
Rockingham. Teammate Mark Martion was 2nd, Matt Kenseth 3rd,
Randy Lajoie 4th and Casey Atwood 5th.The 1999 Alltel 200
North Carolina Motor Speedway
Saturday, February 20, 1999
Race Results-------------------------------------------------
Pos Car Driver Make Laps Points
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1 9 Jeff Burton Ford 197 180
2 60 Mark Martin Ford 197 175
3 17 Matt Kenseth Chevrolet 197 175
4 1 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet 197 160
5 27 Casey Atwood Chevrolet 197 155
6 34 Mike McLaughlin Chevrolet 197 150
7 98 Elton Sawyer Ford 197 146
8 64 Geoffrey Bodine Chevrolet 197 147
9 66 Todd Bodine Chevrolet 197 138
10 36 Tim Fedewa Pontiac 197 134
11 93 Dave Blaney Pontiac 197 130
12 4 Jeff Purvis Chevrolet 197 127
13 00 Larry Pearson Pontiac 196 124
14 26 Johnny Benson Chevrolet 196 121
15 61 Derrike Cope Pontiac 196 118
16 37 Kevin Grubb Chevrolet 196 115
17 29 Ted Musgrave Chevrolet 196 112
18 43 Shane Hall Chevrolet 196 114
19 59 Mike Dillon Chevrolet 196 106
20 74 Tony Raines Chevrolet 196 103
21 33 Jason Jarrett Chevrolet 196 100
22 05 Mike Stefanik Chevrolet 196 102
23 50 Mark Green Chevrolet 195 94
24 63 Chuck Bown Chevrolet 195 91
25 72 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 195 88
26 53 Hank Parker Jr Chevrolet 193 85
27 95 Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet 190 82
28 10 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 179 79
29 77 Ed Berrier Ford 167 76
30 83 Wayne Grubb Chevrolet 160 73
31 28 Andy Kirby Chevrolet 157 70
32 56 Jeff Krogh Chevrolet 151 67
33 57 Jason Keller Chevrolet 128 64
34 8 Bobby Hillin Chevrolet 128 61
35 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 126 63
36 99 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 126 55
37 35 Lyndon Amick Chevrolet 126 52
38 6 Joe Bessey Chevrolet 113 49
39 80 Mark Krogh Chevrolet 113 46
40 47 Mike Swaim Jr Chevrolet 112 43
41 18 J D Gibbs Pontiac 110 40
42 89 Jeff Fuller Chevrolet 96 37
43 40 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 56 34
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