1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300

The 1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 19, 1999, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Speedway, a 1.058 mi permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. Within the final laps of the race, Team SABCO driver Joe Nemechek would manage to fend off eventual second-place finisher, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart when a caution with three to go would come to end the race under caution. The win was Nemechek's first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish third.

Background
New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

 * (R) denotes rookie driver.

Practice
Originally, three practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with one on Friday, September 17 and two on Saturday, September 18. However, due to inclement rain from Hurricane Floyd on Friday, the lone Friday session was cancelled.

First practice
The first practice session was held on Saturday, September 18, at 8:30 AM EST. The session would last for two hours. Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.323 and an average speed of 129.891 mph.

Final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, September 18, after the preliminary 1999 New Hampshire 100. The session would last for one hour. Joe Nemechek, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.585 and an average speed of 128.740 mph.

Qualifying
Qualifying was scheduled to be split into two rounds, with the first round being held on Friday, September 17, and the second round on Saturday, September 18. However, due to inclement rain from Hurricane Floyd on Friday, the first round of qualifying was cancelled, leaving only one round of qualifying run on Saturday.

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 18, at 11:00 AM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time.

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.339 and an average speed of 129.820 mph.

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Darrell Waltrip, Derrike Cope, Dick Trickle, and Andy Belmont.