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1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500

1999 The 50th Pepsi Southern 500

Race details
Race 24 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1999 Southern 500 program cover
Date	September 5, 1999 (1999-September-05)
Official name	The 50th Pepsi Southern 500
Location	Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance	270 laps, 368.82 mi (593.558 km)
Scheduled Distance	367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 87.8 °F (31.0 °C); wind speeds up to 18.3 miles per hour (29.5 km/h)[1]
Average speed	107.816 miles per hour (173.513 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Robert Yates Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing
Laps	89
Winner
No. 99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons

Motor car race

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 RacewayinDarlington County, South Carolina. Contested at 270 laps – shortened from 367 laps due to rain – on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 24th race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff BurtonofRoush 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.^[2]

Top ten results[edit]

Race statistics[edit]

• Time of race: 3:25:15
• Average Speed: 107.816 miles per hour (173.513 km/h)
• Pole Speed: 170.97
• 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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