Race: Food City 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 7 of 34
Date: April 11, 1999
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500 Race Summary
| Winner | Rusty Wallace | Car | No. 2 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Roger Penske | Sponsor | Miller Lite |
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 425 |
| Pole Winner | Rusty Wallace | Pole Speed | 125.142 mph |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Average Speed | 93.366 mph | Total Purse | $1,714,506 |
| Lead Changes | 7 | Different Leaders | 5 |
| Most Laps Led | Rusty Wallace (425) | Lead-Lap Finishers | 10 |
| Cautions | 7 | Caution Laps | 57 |
| Points Leader After Race | Jeff Burton | Winner Earnings | $87,435 |
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Roger Penske | Ford | 500 | 425 | running | 185 | $87,435 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 7 | running | 175 | $73,585 |
| 3 | 16 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 165 | $68,650 |
| 4 | 26 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | $64,295 |
| 5 | 31 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | $57,335 |
| 6 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Automotive Finishes | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | $55,970 |
| 7 | 13 | 75 | Ted Musgrave | Polaris ATV's | Butch Mock | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | $40,245 |
| 8 | 14 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | $36,995 |
| 9 | 38 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 500 | 11 | running | 143 | $49,265 |
| 10 | 34 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | $48,630 |
| 11 | 10 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Texaco / Havoline | Yates Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 130 | $43,870 |
| 12 | 39 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Philips Electronics | Jim Mattei | Chevrolet | 499 | 2 | running | 132 | $39,365 |
| 13 | 30 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 124 | $43,290 |
| 14 | 24 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 121 | $38,615 |
| 15 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | 498 | 55 | running | 123 | $48,505 |
| 16 | 6 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 115 | $28,390 |
| 17 | 21 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Travis Carter | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 112 | $38,040 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 109 | $42,140 |
| 19 | 32 | 98 | Rick Mast | Yarborough / Burdette | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 106 | $30,830 |
| 20 | 20 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal | Andy Petree | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 103 | $40,440 |
| 21 | 33 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 100 | $37,740 |
| 22 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Brett Bodine | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 97 | $37,490 |
| 23 | 43 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 94 | $36,965 |
| 24 | 40 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Jack Roush | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 91 | $36,865 |
| 25 | 23 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Bill Elliott | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 88 | $36,720 |
| 26 | 17 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Citgo | Wood Brothers | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 85 | $37,490 |
| 27 | 37 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Michael Kranefuss | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 82 | $41,570 |
| 28 | 25 | 60 | Geoffrey Bodine | Power Team | Joe Bessey | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 79 | $26,515 |
| 29 | 42 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Cheerios | Jack Roush | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 76 | $36,485 |
| 30 | 15 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Budweiser | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 73 | $35,660 |
| 31 | 29 | 91 | Dick Trickle | Textilease | Joe Falk | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 70 | $25,615 |
| 32 | 12 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Big Kmart | Travis Carter | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 67 | $25,370 |
| 33 | 35 | 41 | David Green | Kodiak Ice | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 64 | $25,350 |
| 34 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | RealTree Camouflage | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 61 | $25,810 |
| 35 | 28 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | TV Guide / Primestar | Jack Roush | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 58 | $32,290 |
| 36 | 27 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 478 | 0 | running | 55 | $32,770 |
| 37 | 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | 471 | 0 | running | 52 | $41,960 |
| 38 | 5 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 410 | 0 | handling | 49 | $32,250 |
| 39 | 36 | 0 | Buckshot Jones | Crown Fiber | Billy Jones | Pontiac | 406 | 0 | running | 46 | $25,240 |
| 40 | 11 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines | Doug Bawel | Ford | 403 | 0 | running | 43 | $25,425 |
| 41 | 9 | 58 | Ricky Craven | Hollywood Video | Scott Barbour | Ford | 401 | 0 | running | 40 | $25,200 |
| 42 | 19 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau | Cartoon Network | Harry Melling | Ford | 335 | 0 | crash | 37 | $25,675 |
| 43 | 41 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | M&M's | Nelson Bowers | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | handling | 34 | $32,161 |
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