The 1999 Brickyard 400, the 6th running of the
event, was a
NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 7, 1999 at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200, and and formerly the home of the United State ...
in
Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the
1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 51st season of professional Stock car racing in the United States, the 28th modern-era Cup series, and the last Cup season of the 1990s and the 20th century. The season began on Sunday, February 7, and ...
season.
Dale Jarrett of
Robert Yates Racing won the race.
Background
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in
Speedway, Indiana, (an
enclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
suburb of
Indianapolis
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...
) in the United States, is the home of the
Indianapolis 500 and the
Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately west of
Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is long. The track's turns are
banked at 9
degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.
Jeff Gordon was the race's defending champion.
Summary
Late in the race,
Dale Jarrett leads, but fourth-place
Bobby Labonte is the only car in the top five that can go the distance without pitting for fuel. A caution comes out with 17 laps to go, allowing the leaders to pit, foiling Labonte's chances to steal the win. As the leaders pitted, in an unexpected move,
Dale Jarrett took on only two tires.
Jeff Burton saw this and pulled away after taking only two tires. His pit crew, however, had already tried to loosen the lug nuts on the left side. Jarrett led the rest of the way, becomes the second two-time winner, and erases his heartbreak from 1998.
Top 10 results
Race statistics
* Time of race: 2:41:57
* Average Speed:
* Pole Speed: 179.612
* Cautions: 3 for 12 laps
* Margin of Victory: 3.351 sec
* Lead changes: 13
* Percent of race run under caution: 7.5%
* Average green flag run: 37 laps
References
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Brickyard 400
Brickyard 400
NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway