for the Busch Series, 6 wins in the Busch Clash, 2 wins in the Pepsi 400, and a win in the 1998 Daytona 500. Daytona 500 The 1999 Daytona 500 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. In winning the race as well, he became the first Daytona 500 pole sitter to win the race since Bill Elliott in 1987. This race is known for Gordon's daring three-wide pass on Rusty Wallace and Mike Skinner. Gordon passed Wallace after ducking to the apron, nearly plowing into the damaged car of Ricky Rudd. Skinner jumped to the outside and they raced three-wide for three laps until Dale Earnhardt gave Gordon the needed push. The race was also known for a determined Dale Earnhardt repeatedly trying to pass Jeff Gordon for the lead on the final lap, but Gordon beat Earnhardt to the finish. The race was also marked by a large crash on lap 135 in turn 3 that collected 13 cars and saw Dale Jarrett flip over twice. 24-Jeff Gordon 3-Dale Earnhardt 28-Kenny Irwin Jr. 31-Mike Skinner 7-Michael Waltrip 33-Ken Schrader 44-Kyle Petty 2-Rusty Wallace 97-Chad Little 98-Rick Mast Failed to qualify: 50-Dan Pardus*, 59-Mark Gibson, 72-Jim Sauter, 48-Glen Morgan, 81-Morgan Shepherd, 78-Gary Bradberry, 73-Ken Bouchard, 15-Jeff Green, 80-Andy Hillenburg, 84-Stanton Barrett, 47-Billy Standridge, 41-David Green, 00-Buckshot Jones*, 91-Steve Grissom, 13-Dick Trickle, 79-Norm Benning. This would be the 3rd and final time in his career that Jeff Gordon would win 3 straight NASCAR races (last 2 races of 1998 and 1st race of 1999). This was the first Winston No Bull 5 race of the season. Jeff Gordon won the million-dollar bonus. This was Jeff Gordon's 2nd Daytona 500 win in 3 years. This was the first Winston Cup race for future Cup champion Tony Stewart. Dura Lube/Big K 400 The Dura Lube/Big K 400 was held February 21 at North Carolina Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole. Top ten results 6-Mark Martin 88-Dale Jarrett 18-Bobby Labonte 99-Jeff Burton 12-Jeremy Mayfield 31-Mike Skinner 5-Terry Labonte 60-Geoff Bodine 4-Bobby Hamilton 2-Rusty Wallace Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 30), Buckshot Jones (No. 00), Billy Standridge (No. 50), Rich Bickle (No. 45) Jeff Gordon lost his bid at another 4 straight victories (which would be the last 2 races of 1998 and the 1st race of 1999, the Daytona 500), and for the first time since