3rd Annual PRIMESTAR 500
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas,

Date:  Sunday, March 28, 1999
Track Specs:
        Track Length:  1.5 Mile Banked Paved Speedway
        Banking:        24 degrees in the turns
Race Length:            500 miles / 334 Laps
Media Coverage:
        Television:     CBS, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
CBS Announcers: Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker
Radio: PRN (Doug Rice and Mark Garrow) 2 p.m. (et)
Defending Cham.: Mark Martin
Runner-up: Chad Little
1998 Pole Sitter: Jeremy Mayfield
Race Record: Mark Martin, 1998 (136.771 m.p.h.)
Qualifying Record: Jeremy Mayfield, 1998 (185.906 m.p.h.)

NOTES....
     Mark Martin joined Jeff Gordon as the first repeat winners of 1998, winning last year's Texas 500 in an accident filled race. A 13- car crash in turn one of the first lap took out Jeff Gordon,  Dale Earnhardt, Ernie Irvan, John Andretti and others. Since it opened, car owner Jack Roush has won both races at Texas Motor Speedway with Jeff Burton and Mark Martin. The two races run so far have been won from the fifth and seventh positions. This will be Michael Waltrip's  400th career NASCAR start. Mike Skinner has qualified in the top-10 of every race this year. The next race on the Winston Cup circuit is the Food City 500 on April 11th at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Results from Texas Race
 1
  5
Terry Labonte 
 2
88
Dale Jarrett 
 3
18
Bobby Labonte 
 4
  2
Rusty Wallace 
 5
12
Jeremy Mayfield 
 6
20
Tony Stewart 
 7
99
Jeff Burton 
 8
  3
Dale Earnhardt 
 9
40
Sterling Marlin 
10
21
Elliott Sadler 
11
26
Johnny Benson 
12
45
Rich Bickle 
13
97
Chad Little 
14
  7
Michael Waltrip 
15
28
Kenny Irwin 
16
22
Ward Burton 
17
77
Robert Pressley 
18
33
Ken Schrader 
19
11
Brett Bodine 
20
10
Ricky Rudd 
21
23
Jimmy Spencer 
22
94
Bill Elliott 
23
30
Derrike Cope 
24
25
Wally Dallenbach 
25
  9
Jerry Nadeau 
26
66
Darrell Waltrip 
27
41
David Green 
28
58
Ricky Craven 
29
  4
Bobby Hamilton 
30
98
Rick Mast 
31
75
Ted Musgrave 
32
  1
Steve Park 
33
42
Joe Nemechek 
34
00
Buckshot Jones 
35
  6
Mark Martin 
36
36
Ernie Irvan 
37
60
Geoffrey Bodine 
38
43
John Andretti 
39
55
Kenny Wallace 
40
14
Randy LaJoie 
41
16
Kevin Lepage 
42
31
Mike Skinner 
43
24
Jeff Gordon 
Points after Texas
 1
  Jeff Burton 
909 
 2
  Bobby Labonte 
907 
 3
  Dale Jarrett 
847
 4
  Jeff Gordon 
790
 5
  Terry Labonte 
786
 6
  Mark Martin 
780
 7
  Jeremy Mayfield 
770
 8
  Ward Burton 
749
 9
  Mike Skinner 
734
10
  Michael Waltrip 
710
11
  Rusty Wallace 
706 
12
  Chad Little 
705 
13
  Tony Stewart 
696 
14
  Bobby Hamilton 
654 
15
  Ernie Irvan 
641 
16
  Dale Earnhardt 
629 
17
  Ken Schrader 
625 
18
  Johnny Benson 
612 
19
  Rick Mast 
610 
20
  Sterling Marlin 
609 
21
  Bill Elliott 
596 
22
  Kenny Irwin 
574 
23
  Wally Dallenbach 
552 
24
  John Andretti 
543 
25
  Steve Park 
527 
26
  Jimmy Spencer 
512
27
  Brett Bodine 
512
28
  Kevin LePage 
504
29
  Darrell Waltrip 
501
30
  Joe Nemechek 
500
31
  Jerry Nadeau 
486
32
  Geoffrey Bodine 
471
33
  Robert Pressley 
463
34
  Ricky Rudd 
458
35
  Kenny Wallace 
420
36
  Elliott Sadler 
420
37
  David Green 
413
38
  Ted Musgrave 
408
39
  Ricky Craven 
404
40
  Rich Bickle 
358
41
  Derrike Cope 
307
42
  Kyle Petty 
284
43
  Buckshot Jones 
247
Cup's Line up
1
  28
  Kenny Irwin 
      Ford 
 2
  18
  Bobby Labonte
      Pontiac
 3
   1
  Steve Park 
       Chevrolet
 4
   5
  Terry Labonte
      Chevrolet
 5
  22
  Ward Burton 
       Pontiac 
 6
   6
  Mark Martin 
       Ford 
 7
  33
  Ken Schrader 
      Chevrolet
 8
  24
  Jeff Gordon 
       Chevrolet
 9
  94
  Bill Elliott 
      Ford 
10
  25
  Wally Dallenbach
    Chevrolet
11
   2
  Rusty Wallace
      Ford 
12
  88
  Dale Jarrett
       Ford 
13
  21
  Elliott Sadler
      Ford 
14
  14
  Randy LaJoie
       Ford 
15
  43
  John Andretti
      Pontiac 
16
  77
  Robert Pressley
     Ford 
17
  11
  Brett Bodine 
      Ford 
18
  98
  Rick Mast 
      Ford 
19
  20
  Tony Stewart 
      Pontiac 
20
  99
  Jeff Burton 
      Ford 
21
   9
  Jerry Nadeau 
      Ford 
22
  36
  Ernie Irvan 
      Pontiac 
23
  31
  Mike Skinner 
      Chevrolet
24
  26
  Johnny Benson
      Ford 
25
  75
  Ted Musgrave 
      Ford 
26
  60
  Geoffrey Bodine
     Chevrolet
27
  12
  Jeremy Mayfield
     Ford 
28
  42
  Joe Nemechek 
    Chevrolet 
29
   7
  Michael Waltrip
     Chevrolet
30
  45
  Rich Bickle 
    Pontiac 
31
  00
  Buckshot Jones 
     Pontiac 
32
  66
  Darrell Waltrip
     Ford 
33
   4
  Bobby Hamilton 
     Chevrolet
34
  10
  Ricky Rudd 
    Ford 
35
  58
  Ricky Craven 
    Ford 
36
  30
  Derrike Cope 
    Pontiac 
37
  97
  Chad Little 
    Ford  Prov
38
   3
  Dale Earnhardt 
     Chevy-Prov
39
  40
  Sterling Marlin
     Chevy-Prov
40
  16
  Kevin Lepage 
    Ford  Prov
41
  23
  Jimmy Spencer 
     Ford Prov
42
  55
  Kenny Wallace 
     Chevy-Prov
43
  41
  David Green 
    Chevy-Prov
Rookie of the Year
1.
Tony Stewart
73
2.
Elliott Sadler
59
3.
Buckshot Jones
41
4.
Stanton Barrett
11
5.
Dan Pardus
1
5.
Mike Harmon
1
Read how the ROTY Points are awarded at
Jayski's Silly Season Site - Rookie of the Year 1999
 
Manufacturer Championship
1.
Ford
3
43
2.
Chevrolet
3
41
3.
Pontiac
0
30
How Manufacturer points are awarded:
1st -9 points,  2nd-6 points,  3rd-4 points.

LAP LEADERS - FROM The PRIMESTAR 500- Texas  (UNOFFICIAL) 
 Terry Labonte +10 Points Lead most Laps
Kenny Irwin (Pole) +5 points
Kenny Schrader     +5 points
Mark Martin        +5 points
Ward Burton        +5 points
Ted Musgrave +5 points
Elliott Sadler     +5 points
Dale Jarrett  +5 points
Jeremy Mayfield    +5 points
Ricky Craven +5 points
Brett Bodine +5 points

Time of Race: 3 hours, 28 minutes, 21 seconds. 
Margin of Victory: under caution 
Average Speed: 144.276 mph. 
Lead Changes: 24 among 11 drivers. 
BGN Starting Line- up
1   93   Dave Blaney
 2   60   Mark Martin
 3   45   Adam Petty
 4   24   Jeff Gordon
 5   17   Matt Kenseth
 6   57   Jason Keller
 7   32   Jeff Green
 8   15   Ken Schrader
 9   56 Jeff Krogh
10   11   Kenny Irwin
11    9   Jeff Burton
12    3   Dale Earnhardt Jr
13    4   Jeff Purvis 
14   44   Terry Labonte
15   35   Lyndon Amick
16   50   Mark Green
17   41   David Green
18   27   Casey Atwood
19   38   Glenn Allen Jr
20   53   Hank Parker Jr
21   47   Elliott Sadler
22   54   Brett Bodine
23 87   Joe Nemechek
24 34   Mike McLaughlin
25 61   Tony Roper
26 66 Todd Bodine
27 89 Jeff Fuller
28 99 Kevin Lepage
29 98 Elton Sawyer
30 59 Mike Dillon
31 72 Hermie Sadler
32   1 Randy LaJoie
33 19 Mike Skinner
34   8 Bobby Hillin
35 21 Michael Waltrip
36 37 Kevin Grubb
37 64 Geoffrey Bodine
38 10 Phil Parsons
39 63 Chuck Bown
40 74 Tony Raines
41 36 Tim Fedewa
42 00 Larry Pearson
43 26 Johnny Benson
BGN Results
1
60
Mark Martin
 2
  9
Jeff Burton
 3
32
Jeff Green 
 4
34
Mike McLaughlin
 5
11
Kenny Irwin
 6
57
Jason Keller
 7
15
Ken Schrader
 8
93
Dave Blaney 
 9
19
Mike Skinner
10
  3
Dale Earnhardt Jr
11
21
Michael Waltrip
12
98
Elton Sawyer
13
24
Jeff Gordon 
14
44
Terry Labonte
15
26
Johnny Benson
16
61
Tony Roper 
17
  1
Randy LaJoie 
18
17
Matt Kenseth 
19
  4
Jeff Purvis 
20
53
Hank Parker Jr
21
36
Tim Fedewa 
22
41
David Green 
23
63
Chuck Bown 
24
10
Phil Parsons 
25
37
Kevin Grubb 
26
89
Jeff Fuller 
27
38
Glenn Allen Jr
28
59
Mike Dillon 
29
64
Barry Bodine 
30
00
Larry Pearson 
31
50
Mark Green 
32
54
Brett Bodine 
33
72
Hermie Sadler 
34
  8
Bobby Hillin 
35
27
Casey Atwood 
36
56
Jeff Krogh 
37
66
Todd Bodine 
38
87
Joe Nemechek 
39
45
Adam Petty 
40
74
Steve Grissom 
41
35
Lyndon Amick 
42
47
Elliott Sadler
43
99
Kevin Lepage 
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