1999 Indy Racing League
sports season
The 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League was highly competitive and parity was the order of the year. Team Menard had a very good season with their driver Greg Ray capturing 3 race wins and the series championship. This was the year before CART teams began to break ranks and jump to the IRL.
Confirmed entries
Schedule
Results
All races were run on oval speedways.
Race summaries
TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200
The TransWorld Diversified Services Indy 200 was held on January 24 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Scott Sharp qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on ABC.
Top 10 results
51 - Eddie Cheever
4 - Scott Goodyear
35 - Jeff Ward
8 - Scott Sharp
30 - Raul Boesel
28 - Mark Dismore
18 - Steve Knapp
9 - Davey Hamilton
11 - Billy Boat
91 - Buddy Lazier
Failed to qualify: 6 - Eliseo Salazar
MCI WorldCom 200
The MCI WorldCom 200 was held on March 28 at Phoenix International Raceway. Greg Ray qualified on the pole position. The race was broadcast on Fox Sports Net.
Top ten results
4 - Scott Goodyear
21 - Jeff Ward
44 - Robbie Buhl
11 - Billy Boat
66 - Scott Harrington
33 - Roberto Moreno
28 - Mark Dismore
8 - Scott Sharp
99 - Sam Schmidt
7 - Stéphan Grégoire
Goodyear's first IndyCar win since the 1994 Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway, and his first in IRL competition.
Prior to this race, Ward left ISM Racing to drive for Pagan Racing.
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