1999 California 200

1999 California 200
Race details[1]
Race 4 of 14 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series season
Date May 1, 1999
Location California Speedway in Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.00 miles (3.218 km)
Distance 100 laps, 200.00 mi (321.869 km)
Average speed 113.583 miles per hour (182.794 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
AC Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Ken Schrader Andy Petree Racing
Laps 43
Winner
No. 58 Ricky Craven SBIII Motorsports

The 1999 California 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series. The race was held on Saturday, May 1, 1999, at California Speedway, a 2-mile D-shaped oval shaped racetrack in Fontana, California. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. The race was won by Ricky Craven, his first win of the season and first of his career, coming in his second career start. On the final restart, Craven took advantage of a battle between Mike Chase and Mike Wallace to grow the lead he had, and would defeat eventual second-place finisher Ken Schrader by 2.6 seconds.[2] Rick Carelli climbed up to finish third, with Wallace falling to fourth and Chase to fifth. The race was the final attempt for long time driver St. James Davis; he failed to qualify.

Report

Background

Auto Club Speedway (known as California Speedway before and after the 2008–2023 corporate sponsorship by the Automobile Club of Southern California) was a 2-mile (3.219 km), D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, near Fontana. It hosted National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) racing annually from 1997 until 2023. It was also previously used for open wheel racing events.

Entry list

# Driver Owner Manufacturer
00 Scott Gaylord Geoff Burney Chevrolet
1 Butch Gilliland Richard Hilton Ford
2 Craig Raudman Dave Reed Chevrolet
3 Steve Portenga James Offenbach Chevrolet
04 Kurt Busch Charlene Spilsbury Ford
05 John Metcalf Randy Morse Chevrolet
6 Wayne Jacks Doc Faustina Chevrolet
7 Gary Smith Bernie Hilber Pontiac
10 Tony Toste Daniel Toste Chevrolet
12 Austin Cameron Terry Cameron Chevrolet
13 Dean Kuhn Dan Chittenden Chevrolet
14 Jason Small Ken Small Chevrolet
15 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Chevrolet
16 Sean Woodside Bill McAnally Chevrolet
18 Mike Chase Gene Christensen Chevrolet
19 Billy Kann Billy Kann Chevrolet
20 Brendan Gaughan Walker Evans Chevrolet
22 St. James Davis LaDonna Davis Pontiac
23 Brandon Ash Ed Ash Ford
26 Mike Wallace Jim Smith Ford
30 Christian Elder John Elder Pontiac
32 Eric Norris Matt Stowe Ford
33 Darrel Krentz Robert Wood Ford
35 David Starr Mike Starr Chevrolet
43 Kenny Smith Kenny Smith Chevrolet
44 Bill Sedgwick Tim Buckley Chevrolet
51 Rick Ware Rick Ware Pontiac
56 Bobby Dotter Sammy Potashnick Ford
57 Rick Carelli Marshall Chesrown Chevrolet
58 Ricky Craven Scott Barbour Ford
65 Sammy Potashnick Sammy Potashnick Chevrolet
66 Billy Turner Sheri Turner Chevrolet
67 Mike Duncan Mike Duncan Ford
71 Jerry Cain Jerry Cain Chevrolet
77 Joe Bean Joe Nava Ford
81 Jerry Glanville Jerry Glanville Ford
83 Rick Bogart Rick Bogart Chevrolet
85 Kevin Richards Gene Monaco Chevrolet
92 Ross Thompson Dan Selznick Ford
96 Bobby Pangonis Darcy Pangonis Chevrolet

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, April 29, where Austin Cameron won the pole with a record lap of 180.664 mph.[3] Four drivers failed to qualify, those being Billy Kann, St. James Davis, Kenny Smith, and Bobby Pangonis.

Race results

Fin[4] St # Driver Owner Make Laps Led Status Pts[1]
1 5 58 Ricky Craven Scott Barbour Ford 100 41 Running 180
2 2 15 Ken Schrader Andy Petree Chevrolet 100 43 Running 180
3 4 57 Rick Carelli Marshall Chesrown Chevrolet 100 0 Running 165
4 9 26 Mike Wallace Jim Smith Ford 100 0 Running 160
5 3 18 Mike Chase Gene Christensen Chevrolet 100 0 Running 155
6 7 1 Butch Gilliland Richard Hilton Ford 100 0 Running 150
7 12 3 Steve Portenga James Offenbach Chevrolet 100 5 Running 151
8 23 77 Joe Bean Joe Nava Ford 100 0 Running 142
9 15 16 Sean Woodside Bill McAnally Chevrolet 100 0 Running 138
10 22 92 Ross Thompson Dan Selznick Ford 100 0 Running 134
11 21 23 Brandon Ash Ed Ash Ford 100 0 Running 130
12 16 32 Eric Norris Matt Stowe Ford 100 4 Running 132
13 20 56 Bobby Dotter Sammy Potashnick Ford 100 0 Running 124
14 36 2 Craig Raudman Dave Reed Chevrolet 100 0 Running 121
15 13 71 Jerry Cain Jerry Cain Chevrolet 100 0 Running 118
16 24 81 Jerry Glanville Jerry Glanville Ford 100 0 Running 115
17 25 67 Mike Duncan Mike Funcan Ford 99 4 Running 117
18 14 10 Tony Toste Daniel Toste Chevrolet 99 0 Running 109
19 33 6 Wayne Jacks Doc Faustina Chevrolet 99 0 Running 106
20 31 13 Dean Kuhn Dan Chittenden Chevrolet 97 0 Running 103
21 28 66 Billy Turner Sheri Turner Chevrolet 97 0 Running 100
22 27 65 Sammy Potashnick Sammy Potashnick Chevrolet 96 0 Running 97
23 10 85 Kevin Richards Gene Monaco Chevrolet 83 0 Running 94
24 29 44 Bill Sedgwick Tim Buckley Chevrolet 75 0 Engine 91
25 35 33 Darrel Krentz Robert Wood Ford 74 0 Accident 88
26 19 30 Christian Elder John Elder Pontiac 69 0 Engine 85
27 6 04 Kurt Busch Charlene Spilsbury Ford 61 0 Engine 82
28 17 05 John Metcalf Randy Morse Chevrolet 58 0 Accident 79
29 1 12 Austin Cameron Terry Cameron Chevrolet 58 3 Accident 81
30 26 83 Rick Bogart Rick Bogart Chevrolet 49 0 Running 73
31 30 20 Brendan Gaughan Walker Evans Chevrolet 47 0 Accident 70
32 34 7 Gary Smith Bernie Hilber Pontiac 47 0 Accident 67
33 18 14 Jason Small Ken Small Chevrolet 21 0 Engine 64
34 11 51 Rick Ware Rick Ware Pontiac 19 0 Drivetrain 61
35 8 35 David Starr Mike Starr Chevrolet 10 0 Engine 58
36 32 00 Scott Gaylord Geoff Burney Chevrolet 3 0 Ignition 55

Standings after the race

Pos Driver Points
1 Mike Chase 625
2 Brandon Ash 593 (–32)
1 3 Sean Woodside 582 (–43)
1 4 Austin Cameron 527 (–98)
2 5 Steve Portenga 524 (–101)
6 Joe Bean 509 (–116)
1 7 Bobby Dotter 499 (–126)
3 8 Sammy Potashnick 482 (–143)
4 9 Butch Gilliland 480 (–145)
2 10 Eric Norris 474 (–151)

References

  1. ^ a b "1999 California 200 results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  2. ^ Delforge, Vincent (May 20, 2022). "ARCA West History: May 1, 1999, the 700th Race". Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  3. ^ "Rain Doesn't Let Up, Qualifying Canceled". Los Angeles Times. May 1, 1999. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
  4. ^ "1999 California 200 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
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