1999 Marlboro 500
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The 1999 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota was held on October 31, 1999, at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California as the final showdown of the 1999 CART World Series season. The race was marred by
Montoya won the CART World Series championship after winning the tiebreaker from Franchitti, due to his number of wins (Picture shown from 2002).
Adrián Fernández won the final race of the year, but for the second time a fatal accident marred an event which he won.
Hélio Castroneves, seen here in 2009, finished 20th in the race. Castroneves began driving for Team Penske the following season, taking the deceased Moore's place, and remained with the team for the next 20 years.
Auto Club Speedway
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Auto Club Speedway was a 2.000 mi, D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, United States, near Fontana. It hosted National Association for Stock Car Auto Racin
1999 Marlboro 500
…The 1999 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota was held on October 31, 1999, at Auto Club Speedway (then known as California Speedway) in Fontana, California as the final showdown of the 1999 CART World Series season. The race was marred by an accident…
Auto Club Speedway view from grandstand center
Main grandstand from pit road at Auto Club Speedway