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NASCAR WCUP: Gordon Wins NAPA Autocare 500, Martinsville

3 October 1999

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
MARTINSVILLE, VA: Following are the race results for the NAPA Autocare 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (5) Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 500, $110,090.
2. (38) Dale Earnhardt, Monte Carlo, 500, $70,225.
3. (3) Geoffrey Bodine, Monte Carlo, 500, $50,475.
4. (20) Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 500, $53,325.
5. (7) Kenny Wallace, Monte Carlo, 500, $51,715.
6. (16) Mike Skinner, Monte Carlo, 500, $60,075.
7. (4) Kyle Petty, Grand Prix, 500, $37,825.
8. (25) Bobby Labonte, Grand Prix, 500, $50,225.
9. (13) Jeff Burton, Taurus, 499, $44,250.
10. (14) Dale Jarrett, Taurus, 499, $52,790.
11. (29) Sterling Marlin, Monte Carlo, 499, $37,935.
12. (26) Steve Park, Monte Carlo, 499, $36,100.
13. (11) Ward Burton, Grand Prix, 498, $36,375.
14. (35) Hut Stricklin, Taurus, 498, $27,950.
15. (17) Jeremy Mayfield, Taurus, 497, $39,650.
16. (6) Mark Martin, Taurus, 497, $42,650.
17. (31) Jimmy Spencer, Taurus, 497, $36,090.
18. (8) Ricky Rudd, Taurus, 497, $34,155.
19. (2) Ted Musgrave, Taurus, 496, $33,100.
20. (33) Bill Elliott, Taurus, 496, $34,865.
21. (21) Ken Schrader, Monte Carlo, 496, $34,400.
22. (23) Wally Dallenbach Jr., Monte Carlo, 495, $32,550.
23. (22) Darrell Waltrip, Taurus, 495, $25,300.
24. (34) Ricky Craven, Monte Carlo, 495, $22,250.
25. (41) Elliott Sadler, Taurus, 494, $33,200.
26. (42) Jerry Nadeau, Grand Prix, 493, $31,650.
27. (36) Kevin Lepage, Taurus, 493, $31,800.
28. (40) Johnny Benson, Taurus, 492, $31,550.
29. (12) Rick Mast, Taurus, 491, $23,600.
30. (30) Bobby Hamilton, Monte Carlo, 491, $36,175.
31. (39) Chad Little, Taurus, 490, $27,800.
32. (19) Mike Bliss, Grand Prix, 488, $20,675.
33. (18) Michael Waltrip, Monte Carlo, 460, clutch, $27,550.
34. (43) Dave Marcis, Monte Carlo, 454, $20,425.
35. (15) Robert Pressley, Taurus, 451, $20,300.
36. (32) David Green, Grand Prix, 451, $20,225.
37. (10) Rich Bickle, Taurus, 446, $20,600.
38. (1) Joe Nemechek, Monte Carlo, 443, $33,975.
39. (27) Kenny Irwin, Taurus, 434, $26,850.
40. (24) Terry Labonte, Monte Carlo, 408, $34,725.
41. (37) Tony Stewart, Grand Prix, 392, $34,600.
42. (28) Brett Bodine, Taurus, 386, $26,675.
43. (9) John Andretti, Grand Prix, 291, wreck $37,950.

Race Stats:


Lap Leaders: Musgrave 1-3, Nemecheck 4-79, Wallace 80-124, G.Bodine 125, Petty 126-130, Andretti 131-134, Marlin 135-156, Skinner 157-293, B.Labonte 294, Bodine 295, B.Labonte 296-376, Skinner 377, B.Labonte 378-415, Gordon 416-419, Wallace 420-430, Earnhardt 431-475, Gordon 476-500.

Time of Race: 3 hrs., 37 min., 17 sec.
Margin of Victory: .198 seconds.
Average Speed: 72.624 mph.
Lead Changes: 17 among 11 drivers.
Caution laps: 8 for 75 laps.

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