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Race 12 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() Layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway
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Date | May 30, 1999 | ||
Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
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Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures averaging around 71.7 °F (22.1 °C); wind speeds up to 6.9 miles per hour (11.1 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 151.367 mph (243.602 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
Laps | 198 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TBS | ||
Announcers | Eli Gold, Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, & Geoff Bodine |
The 1999 Coca-Cola 600, the 40th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 30, 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the twelfth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut in this event.
Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the The Winston, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.