1999 Irwindale 250 presented by Jan's Towing
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| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 7 of 14 in the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series season | |||
| Date | June 19, 1999 | ||
| Location | Irwindale Speedway in Bakersfield, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 0.500 miles (0.804 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 125.00 mi (201.17 km) | ||
| Average speed | 69.93 miles per hour (112.54 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 6,237 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hilton Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Steve Portenga | Golden Gate Racing | |
| Laps | 81 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 3 | Steve Portenga | Golden Gate Racing | |
The 1999 Irwindale 250 presented by Jan's Towing was the seventh stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston West Series season and the first iteration of the event.[2] The race was held on Saturday, June 19, 1999, at Irwindale Speedway, a 0.500 mile (0.804 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. The race was won by Steve Portenga, his first win of the season and the first of his career. With 16 laps remaining, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers Ron Hornaday Jr. and Mike Wallace led the race, but the race was slowed by Wallace crashing, and after pit stops, Bill Sedgwick and Portenga battled for the lead, with Portenga passing Sedgwick in the first turn on the final lap.[3] Sedgwick finished second, followed by Butch Gilliland in third, Hornaday in fourth, and Wallace, despite the crash, remained on the lead lap in fifth.
Report
[edit]Background
[edit]The Irwindale Speedway & Event Center (informally "The House of Drift") was a motorsports facility in Irwindale, California, United States. It operated from 1999 to 2024 with banked, paved 1⁄2- and 1⁄3-mile oval tracks and a 1⁄8-mile drag strip. It held West Series races from 1999 to 2011, 2014 to 2017, and finally from 2019 up until its closure in 2024.
Entry list
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Butch Gilliland won the pole with a speed of 100.722 mph.
Race results
[edit]| Fin[4] | St | # | Driver | Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts[1] |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | Steve Portenga | James Offenbach | Chevrolet | 250 | 81 | Running | 185 |
| 2 | 2 | 44 | Bill Sedgwick | Tim Buckley | Chevrolet | 250 | 36 | Running | 175 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Butch Gilliland | Richard Hilton | Ford | 250 | 7 | Running | 170 |
| 4 | 14 | 7 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Bernie Hilber | Pontiac | 250 | 42 | Running | 165 |
| 5 | 21 | 26 | Mike Wallace | Jim Smith | Ford | 250 | 16 | Running | 160 |
| 6 | 5 | 14 | Jason Small | Ken Small | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Running | 150 |
| 7 | 6 | 23 | Brandon Ash | Ed Ash | Ford | 249 | 0 | Running | 146 |
| 8 | 11 | 65 | Sammy Potashnick | Sammy Potashnick | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | Running | 142 |
| 9 | 9 | 85 | Kevin Richards | Gene Monaco | Chevrolet | 247 | 14 | Engine | 143 |
| 10 | 22 | 32 | Eric Norris | Matt Stowe | Ford | 247 | 0 | Running | 134 |
| 11 | 8 | 13 | Dean Kuhn | Dan Chittenden | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | Running | 130 |
| 12 | 10 | 05 | John Metcalf | Randy Morse | Chevrolet | 246 | 17 | Running | 132 |
| 13 | 13 | 16 | Sean Woodside | Bill McAnally | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Running | 124 |
| 14 | 20 | 51 | Rick Ware | Rick Ware | Pontiac | 244 | 0 | Running | 121 |
| 15 | 25 | 20 | Brendan Gaughan | Walker Evans | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | Running | 118 |
| 16 | 17 | 01 | Jeff Murray | Jeff Murray | Chevrolet | 236 | 0 | Running | 115 |
| 17 | 28 | 61 | Doc Faustina | Doc Faustina | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | Running | 112 |
| 18 | 16 | 18 | Mike Chase | Gene Christensen | Chevrolet | 220 | 5 | Electrical | 114 |
| 19 | 19 | 43 | Kenny Smith | Kenny Smith | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | Running | 106 |
| 20 | 24 | 57 | Davy Lee Liniger | Marshall Chesrown | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | Running | 103 |
| 21 | 18 | 77 | Joe Bean | Joe Nava | Ford | 134 | 0 | Accident | 105 |
| 22 | 4 | 04 | Kurt Busch | Charlene Spilsbury | Ford | 116 | 0 | Engine | 97 |
| 23 | 23 | 12 | Austin Cameron | Terry Cameron | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Accident | 94 |
| 24 | 12 | 6 | Wayne Jacks | Doc Faustina | Ford | 105 | 0 | Engine | 91 |
| 25 | 27 | 53 | Jeff Barrister | Unknown | Ford | 58 | 0 | Transmission | 88 |
| 26 | 26 | 96 | Bobby Pangonis | Darcy Pangonis | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | Accident | 85 |
| 27 | 15 | 98 | Kevin Culver | Richard Kieper | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | Engine | 82 |
| 28 | 7 | 71 | Jerry Cain | Jerry Cain | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | Engine | 79 |
Standings after the race
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Brandon Ash | 1026 |
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2 | Sean Woodside | 1004 (-22) |
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3 | Steve Portenga | 1001 (-25) |
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4 | Mike Chase | 1000 (-26) |
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5 | Austin Cameron | 951 (-75) |
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6 | Butch Gilliland | 922 (-104) |
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7 | Eric Norris | 915 (-111) |
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8 | Joe Bean | 900 (-126) |
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9 | Sammy Potashnick | 873 (-153) |
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10 | Jason Small | 865 (-161) |
- Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1999 Irwindale 250 Presented by Jan's Towing results". Racing Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Delforge, Vincent (July 3, 2024). "ARCA West Series: 2024 Irwindale Doubleheader Race Preview". Kickin' The Tires. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ Peinado, Mark (June 20, 1999). "Portenga Passes Sedgwick on Final Lap". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "1999 Irwindale 250 results". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 18, 2025.