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NASCAR WCUP: DieHard 500 Race Results, Talladega

25 April 1999

TALLADEGA, ALABAMA: Following are the race results for the DieHard 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race held Sunday. Results include finishing position, (starting position), driver, car model, laps completed, reason out (if any) and money won:

1. (17) Dale Earnhardt, Monte Carlo, 188, $147,795.
2. (23) Dale Jarrett, Taurus, 188, $104,955.
3. (6) Mark Martin, Taurus, 188, $91,230.
4. (2) Bobby Labonte, Grand Prix, 188, $84,380.
5. (8) Tony Stewart, Grand Prix, 188, $59,855.
6. (1) Ken Schrader, Monte Carlo, 188, $74,055.
7. (15) Kenny Wallace, Monte Carlo, 188, $51,130.
8. (20) Jerry Nadeau, Taurus, 188, $49,805.
9. (24) John Andretti, Grand Prix, 188, $55,555.
10. (18) Bill Elliott, Taurus, 188, $54,195.
11. (3) Jeff Burton, Taurus, 188, $64,850.
12. (16) Kevin Lepage, Taurus, 188, $48,420.
13. (40) Kyle Petty, Grand Prix, 188, $43,140.
14. (42) Rich Bickle, Grand Prix, 188, $35,360.
15. (31) Jeremy Mayfield, Taurus, 188, $50,230.
16. (33) Jimmy Spencer, Taurus, 188, $47,930.
17. (29) Geoffrey Bodine, Monte Carlo, 188, $33,675.
18. (10) Michael Waltrip, Monte Carlo, 188, $45,435.
19. (7) Ricky Rudd, Taurus, 188, $44,045.
20. (11) Wally Dallenbach, Monte Carlo, 188, $46,075.
21. (26) Buckshot Jones, Grand Prix, 188, $33,345.
22. (36) Robert Pressley, Taurus, 188, $36,150.
23. (32) Dave Marcis, Monte Carlo, 187, $32,015.
24. (21) Rick Mast, Taurus, 187, $35,410.
25. (14) Sterling Marlin, Monte Carlo, 187, $42,405.
26. (38) Darrell Waltrip, Taurus, 187, $31,400.
27. (43) Ricky Craven, Taurus, 187, $31,245.
28. (39) Ted Musgrave, Taurus, 187, $34,890.
29. (41) Elliott Sadler, Taurus, 186, $41,735.
30. (28) Johnny Benson, Taurus, 184, $41,505.
31. (35) Bobby Hamilton, Monte Carlo, 176, handling, $45,625.
32. (25) Ward Burton, Grand Prix, 175, $40,570.
33. (34) David Green, Monte Carlo, 169, $33,340.
34. (4) Joe Nemechek, Monte Carlo, 168, motor, $40,310.
35. (22) Kenny Irwin, Taurus, 164, $39,580.
36. (12) Mike Skinner, Monte Carlo, 157, $36,950.
37. (30) Steve Park, Monte Carlo, 154, $36,790.
38. (13) Jeff Gordon, Monte Carlo, 112, handling, $55,250.
39. (27) Terry Labonte, Monte Carlo, 109, wreck, $44,250.
40. (19) Ernie Irvan, Grand Prix, 53, handling, $36,050.
41. (5) Rusty Wallace, Taurus, 50, handling, $44,925.
42. (9) Chad Little, Taurus, 48, wreck, $35,650.
43. (37) Brett Bodine, Taurus, 48, wreck, $35,656.

Race Stats:

Lap leaders: Bobby Labonte 1-5, Wally Dallenbach 6-10, Dale Earnhardt 11-15, Mike Skinner 16-20, Earnhardt 21-37, Tony Stewart 38-47, John Andretti 48-49, Robert Pressley 50, Darrell Waltrip 51-52, Andretti 53-59, Earnhardt 60-67, Michael Waltrip 68-91, Dale Jarrett 92, Dale Earnhardt 93-100, Dale Jarrett 101-108, Mark Martin 109, Bill Elliott 110-111, Ken Schrader 112-114, Jeremy Mayfield 115-116, Labonte 117, Mayfield 118-119, Earnhardt 120-134, Andretti 135-147, Earnhardt 148-150, M.Waltrip 151, Labonte 152-162, Jarrett 163-174, Earnhardt 175-188.

Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.137 seconds.
Average speed: 163.395 mph.
Lead changes: 28 among 14 drivers.
Caution laps: 3 for 18 laps.

Winston Cup Point Leaders: Jeff Burton 1,369, Dale Jarrett 1,329, Mark Martin 1,285, Bobby Labonte 1,220, Jeff Gordon 1,159, Rusty Wallace 1,087, Tony Stewart 1,082, Terry Labonte 1,074, Dale Earnhardt 1,054, Mike Skinner 1,054.

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