until the 2014 Coke Zero 400 that the famous 43 car visited victory lane in a Cup Series race. Last win for John Andretti and Petty Enterprises. First career pole for Tony Stewart. DieHard 500 The DieHard 500 was held April 25 at Talladega Superspeedway. Ken Schrader won the pole. Top ten results 3 -Dale Earnhardt 88-Dale Jarrett 6 -Mark Martin 18-Bobby Labonte 20-Tony Stewart 33-Ken Schrader 55-Kenny Wallace 9 -Jerry Nadeau 43-John Andretti 94-Bill Elliott Failed to qualify: Ken Bouchard (No. 84), Dan Pardus (No. 50), Derrike Cope (No. 30), Loy Allen Jr. (No. 90), Dick Trickle (No. 91) First career top-5 for Tony Stewart. California 500 presented by NAPA The California 500 presented by NAPA was held May 2 at California Speedway. Since qualifying was rained out the lineup was set by owner's points, and Jeff Burton started on the pole. Top ten results 24-Jeff Gordon 99-Jeff Burton 18-Bobby Labonte 20-Tony Stewart 88-Dale Jarrett 22-Ward Burton 12-Jeremy Mayfield 25-Wally Dallenbach Jr. 5-Terry Labonte 31-Mike Skinner 1 lap down Failed to qualify: Boris Said (No. 14), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Butch Gilliland (No. 38) Pontiac Excitement 400 The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held May 15 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top ten results 88-Dale Jarrett 6-Mark Martin 18-Bobby Labonte 4-Bobby Hamilton 2-Rusty Wallace 42-Joe Nemechek 44-Kyle Petty 3-Dale Earnhardt 22-Ward Burton 45-Rich Bickle Failed to qualify: Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Hut Stricklin (No. 90) After troubles by points leader Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett would not only win this race, but inherit the points lead and hold it for the rest of 1999. The Winston The Winston, NASCAR's all-star race, was held May 22 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results 5-Terry Labonte 20-Tony Stewart 24-Jeff Gordon 3-Dale Earnhardt 12-Jeremy Mayfield 60-Geoff Bodine 40-Sterling Marlin 7-Michael Waltrip 94-Bill Elliott 43-John Andretti This was Terry Labonte's second win in the Winston. His first one came 11 years earlier in 1988, making this the longest time span between first and second wins in the All-Star Race for any driver in NASCAR history. Coca-Cola 600 The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 30 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole. Top ten results 99-Jeff Burton 18-Bobby Labonte 6-Mark Martin 20-Tony Stewart 88-Dale Jarrett 3-Dale Earnhardt 33-Ken Schrader 22-Ward Burton 1 lap down 31-Mike Skinner 1