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The ''1999 NAPA 500'' was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on November 21, 1999, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the American community of Hampton, Georgia. ==Summary== Out of the 49 drivers who were on the entry list, only 43 drivers managed to make the race. Two of the more notable drivers who did not qualify were Darrell Waltrip and Morgan Shepherd. There were numerous accidents causing a series of yellow flags. Each green flag run was 30 laps while more than 16% of the race was run under a caution flag.〔(Results for the ''1999 NAPA 500'' ) at Racing Reference〕 Todd Bodine was the last-place finisher of this 325-lap event that lasted for a duration of three and a half hours. Kevin Lepage was the lucky pole position winner with his solo qualifying speed of . A live audience of 165,000 NASCAR enthusiasts came to see 38 different lead changes along with eight cautions lasting 53 laps. The average speed of the race was clocked at ; with Bobby Labonte having a 2.5 second edge over Dale Jarrett.〔 In addition, the pole position was Kevin Lepage's for the only time in his NASCAR career,〔(Results for the ''1999 NAPA 500'' ) at Race Database〕 The 21st century would bring about the death of Dale Earnhardt in addition to the Car of Tomorrow and fuel injection. Chevrolet and Ford vehicles were the dominant vehicles on the lineup. All of the drivers on the grid were born in the United States of America; a far cry from current racing where Colombian driver Juan Pablo Montoya and Australian driver Marcos Ambrose routinely race in the NASCAR schedule. The American motion picture ''Toy Story 2'' was sponsored on numerous cars; it was one of Disney's feature films in 1999. Ten drivers failed to finish the race, including Joe Nemechek.〔 The total prize amount offered to the drivers was $2,232,402 ($ when adjusted for inflation); the winner received $174,300 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while the last-place finisher received a meager $33,507 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(Prize purse information for the ''1999 NAPA 500'' ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 The 1999 NAPA 500 was the last NASCAR race of the 1990s decade. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1999 NAPA 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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