Pepsi Southern 500
The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 was held September 5, 1999, at Darlington Raceway. Kenny Irwin, Jr. won the pole. The race was halted on lap 270 due to rain. During the weekend of this race, Ernie Irvan announced his immediate retirement from racing due to injuries he suffered while testing his Busch Series car at Michigan International Speedway the previous month.
Top Ten Results
- 99-Jeff Burton
- 22-Ward Burton
- 12-Jeremy Mayfield
- 6-Mark Martin
- 16-Kevin Lepage
- 42-Joe Nemechek
- 4-Bobby Hamilton
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 33-Ken Schrader
- 1-Steve Park
Failed to qualify: Todd Bodine (#30), Stanton Barrett (#90)
- Jeff Burton once again collected one million dollars for his victory in the fourth Winston No Bull 5 race of 1999.
Read more about this topic: 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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