Race details | |||
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Race 31 of 34 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
![]() The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 program cover. | |||
Date | October 24, 1999 | ||
Official name | 35th Annual Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 | ||
Location | Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.636 km) | ||
Distance | 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km) | ||
Average speed | 131.103 miles per hour (210.990 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 50,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Roush Racing | ||
Time | 23.263 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | |
Laps | 160 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNN | ||
Announcers | Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 1999 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 31st stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 24, 1999, before an audience of 50,000 in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In the final laps of the race, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would manage to pull away from the field with 68 to go to win his 11th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his sixth and final victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Bill Davis Racing driver Ward Burton and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.