| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 14, 1999 | Race 1 of 34 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 161.551 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.128 second | Time of Race: 3 hours, 05 minutes, 42 seconds | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $1,172,246 |
| 2 | 4 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 170/0 | 200 | Running | $613,659 |
| 3 | 41 | #28 | Kenny Irwin | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 165/0 | 200 | Running | $440,584 |
| 4 | 12 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $438,834 |
| 5 | 13 | #7 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Philips/Klaussner | 155/0 | 200 | Running | $290,596 |
| 6 | 7 | #33 | Ken Schrader | Chevrolet | Skoal Bandit | 150/0 | 200 | Running | $186,731 |
| 7 | 24 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 146/0 | 200 | Running | $145,809 |
| 8 | 10 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 152/10 | 200 | Running | $173,209 |
| 9 | 26 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 138/0 | 200 | Running | $142,884 |
| 10 | 21 | #98 | Rick Mast | Ford | Sonic | 134/0 | 200 | Running | $139,096 |
| 11 | 25 | #9 | Jerry Nadeau | Ford | Cartoon Network | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $125,106 |
| 12 | 34 | #25 | Wally Dallenbach | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 127/0 | 200 | Running | $128,156 |
| 13 | 14 | #16 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | PRIMESTAR | 124/0 | 200 | Running | $129,009 |
| 14 | 31 | #36 | Ernie Irvan | Pontiac | M&M's | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $123,584 |
| 15 | 27 | #75 | Ted Musgrave | Ford | Remington Arms | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $116,571 |
| 16 | 35 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 115/0 | 199 | Running | $110,709 |
| 17 | 39 | #26 | Johnny Benson | Ford | General Mills/Cheerios | 112/0 | 199 | Running | $122,081 |
| 18 | 20 | #30 | Derrike Cope | Pontiac | Jimmy Dean | 109/0 | 199 | Running | $110,859 |
| 19 | 15 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engine's/Federal-Mogul | 106/0 | 199 | Running | $109,231 |
| 20 | 6 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 108/5 | 199 | Running | $138,934 |
| 21 | 43 | #66 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Big Kmart/Route 66 | 100/0 | 199 | Running | $104,946 |
| 22 | 40 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Paychex | 97/0 | 199 | Running | $114,309 |
| 23 | 42 | #90 | Mike Wallace | Ford | AcuTurn/ Kodiak | 94/0 | 199 | Running | $111,806 |
| 24 | 18 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | Caterpillar | 91/0 | 198 | Running | $111,679 |
| 25 | 3 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 93/5 | 198 | Running | $149,451 |
| 26 | 28 | #58 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Hollywood Video | 85/0 | 197 | Running | $99,504 |
| 27 | 37 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 87/5 | 194 | Running | $107,351 |
| 28 | 2 | #20 | Tony Stewart * | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 79/0 | 181 | Running | $102,204 |
| 29 | 16 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 76/0 | 173 | Accident | $111,679 |
| 30 | 29 | #10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Tide | 73/0 | 168 | Running | $102,226 |
| 31 | 9 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline | 70/0 | 147 | Handling | $115,951 |
| 32 | 17 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 67/0 | 144 | Handling | $100,101 |
| 33 | 22 | #45 | Rich Bickle | Pontiac | 10-10-345 | 64/0 | 142 | Handling | $92,504 |
| 34 | 23 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 61/0 | 139 | Handling | $98,151 |
| 35 | 5 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Exide Batteries | 58/0 | 138 | Handling | $118,351 |
| 36 | 32 | #42 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 55/0 | 137 | Accident | $96,779 |
| 37 | 8 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 57/5 | 134 | Accident | $121,379 |
| 38 | 19 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 49/0 | 134 | Accident | $103,326 |
| 39 | 30 | #60 | Geoffrey Bodine | Chevrolet | Power Team | 46/0 | 134 | Accident | $88,054 |
| 40 | 38 | #21 | Elliott Sadler * | Ford | CITGO | 43/0 | 132 | Accident | $94,329 |
| 41 | 11 | #23 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Winston | 40/0 | 121 | Accident | $95,601 |
| 42 | 33 | #55 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D | 37/0 | 92 | Engine | $86,026 |
| 43 | 36 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | STP | 34/0 | 25 | Engine | $91,751 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||