1999 Marlboro 500
Race 20 of 20
Fontana
250 laps
Time of race: 2:57:17.542
Average speed of winner: 171.666 mph
Margin of victory: 7.634 sec.
Lead changes: 18 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 58 laps
Fastest lap: Christian Fittipaldi 230.190
Lap leaders: Pruett pole, Papis 1, Andretti 2-31, Jourdain 32-36, Tracy 37-38, Andretti 39-70, Papis 71-72, Fittipaldi 73-74, Papis 75-114, Tracy 115-121, Montoya 122-131, Fittipaldi 132-163, Papis 164-196, Fittipaldi 197-198, Gugelmin 199-200, Papis 201-236, Fittipaldi 237, Montoya 238-240, Fernández 241-250
Race notes: Last pole for Scott Pruett. Finale for Raul Boesel, Robby Gordon, Naoki Hattori, Richie Hearn, P.J. Jones, Greg Moore, Scott Pruett, Al Unser, Jr., and Dennis Vitolo. Juan Pablo Montoya took the points lead from Dario Franchitti.
Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3 (Finish/Post-race)
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 13 | Adrián Fernández | 40 | Tecate/Quaker State | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Patrick | 232.535 | 250 | 1 | 10 | flagged | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Max Papis | 7 | Miller Lite | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 234.544 | 250 | 5 | 112 | flagged | 17 |
| 3 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | 11 | Big Kmart | Swift | Ford | Firestone | Newman-Haas | 232.988 | 250 | 4 | 37 | flagged | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 4 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 234.251 | 250 | 2 | 13 | flagged | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Jimmy Vasser | 12 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 234.063 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 10 |
| 6 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 17 | Hollywood PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | PacWest | 232.166 | 250 | 1 | 2 | flagged | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Al Unser, Jr. | 2 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 232.899 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 44 | McDonald's Championship Racing | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Forsythe | 232.839 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 5 |
| 9 | 12 | Gil de Ferran | 5 | Valvoline/Cummins Special | Reynard | Honda | Goodyear | Walker | 232.713 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 4 |
| 10 | 8 | Dario Franchitti | 27 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 233.174 | 248 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 3 |
| 11 | 15 | Robby Gordon | 22 | Johns Manville/Panasonic | Swift | Toyota | Firestone | Robby Gordon | 232.387 | 247 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 |
| 12 | 23 | P.J. Jones | 20 | Visteon Patrick Racing | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Patrick | 229.446 | 246 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 1 |
| 13 | 26 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 19 | Herdez/Viva Mexico! | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Coyne | 226.493 | 236 | 1 | 5 | engine | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | Bryan Herta | 8 | Shell | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 233.913 | 235 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Dennis Vitolo | 34 | Team NicoDerm | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Coyne | 228.120 | 235 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Mark Blundell | 18 | Motorola PacWest | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | PacWest | 231.886 | 193 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | Raul Boesel | 36 | AAR Denso/Castrol | Eagle | Toyota | Goodyear | AAR | 227.134 | 164 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | Paul Tracy | 26 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 231.064 | 141 | 2 | 9 | electrical | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | Naoki Hattori | 15 | Alpine | Reynard | Honda | Goodyear | Walker | 229.474 | 124 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | Hélio Castroneves | 9 | Hogan Motor Leasing Inc. | Lola | Mercedes | Firestone | Hogan | 230.896 | 111 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | Michael Andretti | 6 | Kmart/Texaco Havoline | Swift | Ford | Firestone | Newman-Haas | 233.256 | 71 | 2 | 62 | oil fire | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | Scott Pruett | 24 | Pioneer/MCI WorldCom | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Arciero | 235.398 | 48 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| 23 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | 25 | MCI WorldCom | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Arciero | 232.365 | 32 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | Alex Barron | 3 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 232.410 | 27 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier | 33 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Forsythe | 233.226 | 21 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | Greg Moore | 99 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Mercedes | Firestone | Forsythe | 9 | 0 | 0 | fatal accident | 0 | |
| 27 | 21 | Richie Hearn | 10 | Budweiser | Swift | Ford | Firestone | Della Penna | 230.328 | 3 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 212 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti | 212 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Paul Tracy | 161 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Michael Andretti | 151 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Max Papis | 150 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Adrián Fernández | 140 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Christian Fittipaldi | 121 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Gil de Ferran | 108 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Jimmy Vasser | 104 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Greg Moore | 97 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Tony Kanaan | 85 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Bryan Herta | 84 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Patrick Carpentier | 61 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Roberto Moreno | 58 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Hélio Castroneves | 48 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 44 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | P.J. Jones | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Cristiano da Matta | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Scott Pruett | 28 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Robby Gordon | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Al Unser, Jr. | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Richie Hearn | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mark Blundell | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Jan Magnussen | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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