The 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the fifth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Chevrolet switched to the Silverado for their trucks after four seasons with the C/K. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion.

Teams and drivers

List of full-time teams at the start of 1999.

Schedule

Races

Florida Dodge Dealers 400K

The Florida Dodge Dealers 400K was held March 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Randy Tolsma won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150

The Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 was held March 27 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

NAPACARD 200

The NAPACARD 200 was held April 3 at Evergreen Speedway. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Dodge California Truck Stop 300

The Dodge California Truck Stop 300 was held April 10 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Larry Carnes (#36)

NAPA 250

The NAPA 250 was held April 17 at Martinsville Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Ronnie Newman (#82), Carl Long (#91), Brian Sockwell (#54), Ronnie Hornaday (#97), Billy Venturini (#35), Ronnie Hoover (#28), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Shane Jenkins (#81)

Memphis 200

The Memphis 200 was held May 8 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Greg Biffle won the pole. Rick Carelli suffered near-fatal injuries in a lap 12 crash during this race. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Billy Venturini (#35), Michael Dokken (#64), Shane Jenkins (#81)

NAPA 300K

The NAPA 300K was held May 16 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Mike Bliss won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

O'Reilly Auto Parts 200

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 was held May 22 at I-70 Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. This was also the first start for Jamie McMurray in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Coca-Cola Family 200

The Coca-Cola Family 200 was held June 5 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Pronto Auto Parts 400K

The Pronto Auto Parts 400K was held June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jay Sauter won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Randy Renfrow (#6)

Grainger 225

The inaugural Grainger Industrial Supply 225K was held June 18 at Portland International Raceway. Boris Said won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Bully Hill Vineyards 150

The Bully Hill Vineyards 150 was held June 26 at Watkins Glen International. Ron Fellows won the pole. Ron Fellows Led most of the laps to win. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

DieHard 200

The DieHard 200 was held July 3 at The Milwaukee Mile. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Federated Auto Parts 250

The Federated Auto Parts 250 was held July 10 at Nashville Speedway USA. Tim Steele won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: B. A. Wilson (#85), Ronnie Newman (#82), Scotty Sands (#47), Steve Stevenson (#11)

NAPA AutoCare 200

The NAPA AutoCare 200 was held July 18 at Nazareth Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

goracing.com 200

The inaugural goracing.com 200 was held July 24 at Michigan International Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200

The Pennzoil/VIP Discount Auto Center 200 was held August 1 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: none

Power Stroke 200 by Ford

The Power Stroke 200 by Ford was held August 5 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Dennis Setzer won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Andy Hillenburg (#48), Kevin Sasser (#65), Mike Clark (#38), Tom Bambard (#17), Brad Means (#92)

Ram Tough 200

The Ram Tough 200 was held August 20 at Gateway International Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Ross Thompson (#94), Chris Horn (#58), Steve Stevenson (#11)

O'Reilly Auto Parts 275

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 275 was held August 28 at Heartland Park Topeka. Boris Said won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Randy Briggs (#53), Bow Carpenter (#37)

Virginia Is For Lovers 200

The Virginia Is For Lovers 200 was held September 9 at Richmond International Raceway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Brian Sockwell (#54), Boris Said (#44), B. A. Wilson (#85), Jerry Kobza (#11)

Orleans 250

The Orleans 250 was held September 24 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Greg Biffle would win his 9th and final race of the season. However, post-race inspection by NASCAR found that Biffle's truck had an illegal intake manifold. Biffle would keep the race win, but was penalized 120 points by NASCAR. The penalty dropped Biffle's points lead over Sprague from 130 to only 10. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Auggie Vidovich (#5), Tommy Croft (#71), Bobby Register (#36), Milan Garrett (#35), Dwayne Leik (#81), Rick Ware (#51), Bill Sedgwick (#44)

Kroger 225

The Kroger 225 was held October 8 at Louisville Motor Speedway. Jimmy Hensley won the pole. Sprague took the points lead from Biffle, leading by 24 points. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify Frank Kimmel (#69), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Wayne Edwards (#77), Martin Truex (#68), Tom Powers (#5), Randy Briggs (#53), Phil Bonifield (#23), Scotty Sands (#47), Jerry Kobza (#11), Rick McCray (#42)

O'Reilly 300

The O'Reilly 300 was held October 15 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jay Sauter won the pole. Biffle regained the points lead from Sprague, leading by 21 points. Setzer was now involved for the championship, only 25 points behind. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Jay Stewart (#33), Tommy Croft (#71), Rick Ware (#51), Rick McCray (#23), Ross Thompson (#92)

NAPA Auto Parts 200

The NAPA Auto Parts 200 was held October 30 at California Speedway. Andy Houston won the pole. Biffle entered the race with 21-point and 25-point leads over Sprague and Setzer respectively. Setzer would wreck out early in the race, leaving Biffle and Sprague to battle for the championship. Before the last restart on lap 99, Biffle was 7th while Sprague was 3rd. However on the restart, Sprague was able to pass Hornaday Jr. and Bliss while Biffle lost two positions due to being held up by a lapped truck. Biffle was able to regain the lost positions and finish 7th, but Sprague would go on to win the race and the championship. Top Ten Results Failed to qualify: Ross Thompson (#92), Tom Powers (#5), Milan Garrett (#85), Mark Gibson (#59)

Final points standings

Rookie of the Year

Mike Stefanik, driving in the series full-time in the #66 Phelon Motorsports car after having won the series championship in both the Busch North Series and the Featherlite Modified Series in the previous two seasons, managed to get nine top-tens en route to winning Rookie of the Year honors. Runner-up Scott Hansen had three top-tens in a Ken Schrader-owned truck, while David Starr drove 24 races for various owners. Marty Houston, Phil Bonifield, Ryan McGlynn, and former ARCA champion Tim Steele ran limited schedules during the season. Nipper Alsup, Ernie Cope, Mike Clark, and Randy Nelson all failed to meet the minimum requirements to contend for the top Rookie honors.