| 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,278,800 | Race Date: | May 2, 1999 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.492 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 19Min 38Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 Among / 13 Drivers | Average Speed: | 150.280 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 23 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Jeff Burton J. Burton | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #99 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Roush Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ray Evernham | Crew Chief: | Frank Stoddard Jr | |||||
| Laps Led: | 151 of 250 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1999 California 500 Presented by NAPA Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 185 | 250 | 151 |
| 2 | 1 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Running |  | 175 | 250 | 57 |
| 3 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 170 | 250 | 14 |
| 4 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart (R) | The Home Depot | Running | | 165 | 250 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 160 | 250 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 155 | 250 | 7 |
| 7 | 14 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 151 | 250 | 1 |
| 8 | 22 | 25 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's Corn Flakes | Running | | 143 | 250 | 3 |
| 10 | 10 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 139 | 249 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 130 | 249 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 132 | 249 | 2 |
| 13 | 25 | 28 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 124 | 249 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 33 | Ken Schrader | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 121 | 249 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Kmart | Running | | 118 | 248 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 115 | 248 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 43 | John Andretti | STP | Running | | 112 | 248 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | PRIMESTAR | Running | | 109 | 248 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 106 | 248 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 9 | Jerry Nadeau | TBS / Dinner and A Movie | Running | | 103 | 248 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 21 | Elliott Sadler (R) | CITGO | Running | | 100 | 248 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 102 | 248 | 1 |
| 23 | 15 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Philips | Running | | 94 | 248 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 91 | 248 | 0 |
| 25 | 40 | 41 | David Green | Kodiak | Running | | 88 | 247 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Running | | 85 | 247 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D | Running | | 82 | 247 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Paychex | Running | | 79 | 247 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 75 | Ted Musgrave | Remington Arms | Running | | 76 | 246 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 73 | 246 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 98 | Rick Mast | Yarborough / Burdette Motorsports | Running | | 70 | 246 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 45 | Rich Bickle | 10-10-345 | Running | | 67 | 244 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 64 | 243 | 0 |
| 34 | 41 | 58 | Ricky Craven | Hollywood Video | Running | | 61 | 238 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 36 | Ernie Irvan | M&M's | Running | | 58 | 212 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 23 | Jimmy Spencer | Winston | Engine | | 55 | 209 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 60 | Geoffrey Bodine | Power Team | Engine | | 57 | 202 | 1 |
| 38 | 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline | Engine | | 54 | 196 | 10 |
| 39 | 31 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines / Federal-MogulJasper Engines / Fed | Engine | | 46 | 182 | 0 |
| 40 | 38 | 42 | Joe Nemechek | BellSouth | Handling | | 43 | 143 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Tide | Engine | | 40 | 129 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 30 | Derrike Cope | Jimmy Dean | Engine | | 37 | 47 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 26 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | General Mills / Cheerios | Accident | | 34 | 3 | 0 |
