1999 Carquest Auto Parts 250

Race 21 of 32

Gateway
200 laps
Time of race: 2:23:55
Average speed of winner: 104.227 mph
Margin of victory: 0.680 sec.
Lead changes: 17 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Atwood pole, J. Green 1-3, Atwood 4-17, J. Green 18-35, Atwood 36-65, Nemechek 66-70, Atwood 71-82, J. Green 83-85, Earnhardt, Jr. 86-93, J. Green 94-98, Nemechek 99-112, Earnhardt, Jr. 113-114, Nemechek 115-130, Earnhardt, Jr. 131-133, Nemechek 134-136, Wallace 137-140, Nemechek 141-154, Earnhardt, Jr. 155-200

Race notes: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took the points lead from Matt Kenseth.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	ACDelco	Chevrolet			131.058	200	4	59	running	51775	185
2	27	Randy LaJoie	1	Bob Evans	Chevrolet			130.932	200	0	0	running	41450	170
3	14	Joe Nemechek	87	BellSouth Mobility	Chevrolet			131.356	200	5	52	running	25550	170
4	2	Jeff Green	32	Kleenex	Chevrolet			132.302	200	4	29	running	30775	165
5	4	Jason Keller	57	Fleming Team/IGA	Chevrolet			132.162	200	0	0	running	30525	155
6	21	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt	Chevrolet			130.905	200	0	0	running	27450	150
7	1	Casey Atwood	27	Castrol GTX	Chevrolet			132.423	200	3	56	running	24850	151
8	7	Dave Blaney	1	Amoco	Pontiac			131.598	200	0	0	running	20600	142
9	13	Mike McLaughlin	34	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			131.387	200	0	0	running	25065	138
10	24	Todd Bodine	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			130.746	200	0	0	running	22955	134
11	29	Kevin Lepage	99	Red Man	Ford			130.480	200	0	0	running	16345	130
12	5	Ken Schrader	15	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet			132.054	200	0	0	running	16435	127
13	31	Elton Sawyer	98	Lysol	Ford			130.446	200	0	0	running	20225	124
14	19	Hermie Sadler	33	Bayer/Alka-Seltzer	Chevrolet			131.039	200	0	0	running	15915	121
15	34	Wayne Grubb	83	Link-Belt Construction Equipment	Chevrolet			130.223	200	0	0	running	16255	118
16	38	Dick Trickle	5	Schneider National	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	18695	115
17	11	Shane Hall	43	Central Tractor Farm & Country	Chevrolet			131.456	200	0	0	running	16585	112
18	36	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Island Oasis	Chevrolet			130.035	200	0	0	running	18475	109
19	42	Andy Santerre	47	Monro Muffler Brake	Chevrolet			provisional	200	0	0	running	15365	106
20	17	Jeff Purvis	4	Lance Snacks	Pontiac			131.207	200	0	0	running	23380	103
21	25	Tony Raines	74	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet			130.723	200	0	0	running	23745	100
22	8	Ed Berrier	77	Lear/UAW	Ford			131.540	200	0	0	running	16035	97
23	41	Butch Miller	40	Channellock	Chevrolet			provisional	199	0	0	running	14925	94
24	10	Hank Parker, Jr.	53	B.A.S.S.	Chevrolet			131.491	199	0	0	running	17815	91
25	32	Jason Jarrett	11	Rayovac	Ford			130.363	199	0	0	running	14705	88
26	39	Justin Labonte	44	Slim Jim	Chevrolet			provisional	198	0	0	running	16595	85
27	23	Kenny Wallace	25	Dura Lube	Chevrolet			130.753	198	1	4	running	14485	87
28	33	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	63	Exxon Superflo	Chevrolet			130.223	198	0	0	running	16375	79
29	20	Ted Christopher	13	Whelen Engineering	Chevrolet			130.981	197	0	0	running	14265	76
30	43	Tony Roper	61	IWX	Chevrolet			provisional	197	0	0	running	15380	73
31	9	Mike Dillon	59	Channellock/Matchlight	Chevrolet			131.514	196	0	0	running	17045	70
32	30	Mark Green	50	Dr Pepper	Chevrolet			130.473	194	0	0	running	16935	67
33	26	Glenn Allen, Jr.	38	Barbasol	Chevrolet			131.494	194	0	0	running	15950	64
34	3	Adam Petty	45	Spree	Chevrolet			132.287	168	0	0	could not improve	16690	61
35	22	Phil Parsons	10	Alltel	Chevrolet			130.905	165	0	0	running	15580	58
36	15	Kevin Grubb	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			131.326	163	0	0	accident	15470	55
37	12	Jeff Fuller	89	Northstar/Penn's Best	Pontiac			131.433	150	0	0	running	13360	52
38	28	Curtis Markham	29	Graybar/Bussmann/Panduit	Chevrolet			130.708	133	0	0	accident	13300	49
39	6	Joe Bessey	6	Power Team	Chevrolet			131.694	126	0	0	engine	13275	46
40	40	Buckshot Jones	00	Cheez-It	Pontiac			provisional	120	0	0	engine	19750	43
41	16	Geoff Bodine	06	Power Team	Chevrolet			131.257	108	0	0	accident	13225	40
42	35	Brad Loney	90	Coyne Textiles	Chevrolet			130.050	102	0	0	accident	13175	37
43	37	Tim Fedewa	36	Stanley Tools	Chevrolet			provisional	66	0	0	engine	15350	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2947	21	3	4	10	14
2	Matt Kenseth	2936	21	0	3	10	14
3	Jeff Green	2839	20	2	2	10	14
4	Todd Bodine	2642	21	0	0	6	14
5	Elton Sawyer	2563	21	0	1	3	11
6	Jason Keller	2426	21	2	1	4	9
7	Jeff Purvis	2415	21	0	0	4	8
8	Mike McLaughlin	2359	21	0	0	2	5
9	Randy LaJoie	2316	21	0	1	5	6
10	Dave Blaney	2294	20	3	0	2	8
11	Casey Atwood	2230	20	2	1	4	8
12	Phil Parsons	2113	21	0	0	1	5
13	Tony Raines	2083	20	0	0	0	1
14	Tim Fedewa	1999	20	0	0	3	7
15	Dick Trickle	1971	19	1	0	1	3
16	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	1809	18	0	0	1	1
17	Mike Dillon	1791	19	0	0	0	1
18	Hank Parker, Jr.	1751	19	0	0	1	3
19	Kevin Grubb	1732	18	0	0	0	3
20	Mark Green	1665	20	0	0	0	1
21	Adam Petty	1654	19	0	0	2	3
22	Jeff Fuller	1536	18	0	0	0	0
23	Ed Berrier	1532	15	0	0	0	2
24	Glenn Allen, Jr.	1521	16	0	0	1	2
25	Chuck Bown	1370	16	0	0	0	1