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1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 24 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |
| 1999 Southern 500 program cover | |
| September 5, 1999 (1999-09-05) | |
| The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 | |
| Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina | |
| Permanent racing facility | |
| 1.366 miles (2.198 km) | |
| 270 laps, 368.82 mi (593.558 km) | |
| 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | |
| Temperatures reaching up to 87.8 °F (31.0 °C); wind speeds up to 18.3 miles per hour (29.5 km/h) | |
| 107.816 miles per hour (173.513 km/h) | |
| .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}Kenny Irwin Jr. | Robert Yates Racing |
| 28.763 | |
| Jeff Burton | Roush Racing |
| 89 | |
| Jeff Burton | Roush Racing |
| ESPN | |
| Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
The 1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500, the 50th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 5, 1999, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington County, South Carolina. Contested over 270 laps – shortened from 367 laps due to rain – on the 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometre) speedway, it was the 24th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race, and the No Bull 5 Million Dollar Bonus as well.
Kenny Irwin Jr. would earn his final pole position while qualifying for this event.
| Pos | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 89 | |
| 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 30 | |
| 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 69 | |
| 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 2 | |
| 16 | Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing | Ford | 0 | |
| 42 | Joe Nemechek | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 1 | |
| 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 0 | |
| 33 | Ken Schrader | Andy Petree Racing | Pontiac | 0 | |
| 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 0 |
- Time of race: 3:25:15
- Average speed: 107.816 miles per hour (173.513 km/h)
- Pole speed: 170.970 miles per hour (275.150 km/h)
- Cautions: 6 for 62 laps
- Margin of victory: under caution
- Lead changes: 20
- Percent of race run under caution: 23%
- Average green flag run: 34.7 laps
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