Race No. 20
Marlboro 500
Presented by Toyota
California Speedway — Fontana, California
October 29-31, 1999
Friday Morning Practice Report
| pos | car | driver | chassis engine tire | laptime | gap to leader | gap to next | mph | km/h | 110% rule |
| 1 | 18 | Mark Blundell | Mercedes/RI/F | 31.044 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 235.292 | 378.585 | n/a |
| 2 | 7 | Max Papis | Ford Cos/RI/F | 31.116 | -0.072 | -0.072 | 234.747 | 377.709 | n/a |
| 3 | 4X | Juan Montoya | Honda/RI/F | 31.277 | -0.233 | -0.161 | 233.539 | 375.764 | 100.63% |
| 4 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | Honda/RI/F | 31.308 | -0.264 | -0.031 | 233.308 | 375.392 | 100.73% |
| 5 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Ford Cos/SW/F | 31.313 | -0.269 | -0.005 | 233.271 | 375.332 | 100.75% |
| 6 | 6X | Michael Andretti | Ford Cos/SW/F | 31.316 | -0.272 | -0.003 | 233.248 | 375.296 | 100.76% |
| 7 | 25 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota/RI/F | 31.324 | -0.280 | -0.008 | 233.189 | 375.200 | 100.79% |
| 8 | 24 | Scott Pruett | Toyota/RI/F | 31.334 | -0.290 | -0.010 | 233.114 | 375.081 | 100.82% |
| 9 | 26 | Paul Tracy | Honda/RI/F | 31.343 | -0.299 | -0.009 | 233.047 | 374.973 | 100.85% |
| 10 | 17 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Mercedes/RI/F | 31.361 | -0.317 | -0.018 | 232.913 | 374.758 | 100.90% |
| 11 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Honda/RI/F | 31.448 | -0.404 | -0.087 | 232.269 | 373.721 | 101.18% |
| 12 | 44 | Tony Kanaan | Honda/RI/F | 31.451 | -0.407 | -0.003 | 232.247 | 373.685 | 101.19% |
| 13 | 15 | Naoki Hattori | Honda/RI/G | 31.472 | -0.428 | -0.021 | 232.092 | 373.436 | 101.26% |
| 14 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | Mercedes/RI/F | 31.482 | -0.438 | -0.010 | 232.018 | 373.317 | 101.29% |
| 15 | 3 | Alex Barron | Mercedes/PC/G | 31.553 | -0.509 | -0.071 | 231.496 | 372.477 | 101.52% |
| 16 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Mercedes/PC/G | 31.593 | -0.549 | -0.040 | 231.203 | 372.006 | 101.65% |
| 17 | 12X | Jimmy Vasser | Honda/RI/F | 31.641 | -0.597 | -0.048 | 230.852 | 371.441 | 101.81% |
| 18 | 10X | Richie Hearn | Toyota/RI/F | 31.649 | -0.605 | -0.008 | 230.794 | 371.348 | 101.83% |
| 19 | 99 | Greg Moore | Mercedes/RI/F | 31.664 | -0.620 | -0.015 | 230.685 | 371.172 | 101.88% |
| 20 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | Honda/RI/G | 31.664 | -0.620 | 0.000 | 230.685 | 371.172 | 101.88% |
| 21 | 6 | Michael Andretti | Ford Cos/SW/F | 31.690 | -0.646 | -0.026 | 230.495 | 370.867 | 101.96% |
| 22 | 9X | Helio Castro-Neves | Mercedes/LT/F | 31.704 | -0.660 | -0.014 | 230.394 | 370.703 | 102.01% |
| 23 | 7X | Max Papis | Ford Cos/RI/F | 31.753 | -0.709 | -0.049 | 230.038 | 370.131 | 102.17% |
| 24 | 11X | Christian Fittipaldi | Ford Cos/SW/F | 31.801 | -0.757 | -0.048 | 229.691 | 369.573 | 102.32% |
| 25 | 8 | Bryan Herta | Ford Cos/RI/F | 31.811 | -0.767 | -0.010 | 229.619 | 369.456 | 102.35% |
| 26 | 24X | Scott Pruett | Toyota/RI/F | 31.844 | -0.800 | -0.033 | 229.381 | 369.074 | 102.46% |
| 27 | 10 | Richie Hearn | Toyota/RI/F | 31.940 | -0.896 | -0.096 | 228.691 | 367.964 | 102.77% |
| 28 | 27X | Dario Franchitti | Honda/RI/F | 32.016 | -0.972 | -0.076 | 228.148 | 367.091 | 103.01% |
| 29 | 19 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Ford Cos/LT/F | 32.209 | -1.165 | -0.193 | 226.781 | 364.891 | 103.63% |
| 30 | 40X | Adrian Fernandez | Ford Cos/RI/F | 32.225 | -1.181 | -0.016 | 226.669 | 364.710 | 103.68% |
| 31 | 36 | Raul Boesel | Toyota/EA/G | 32.252 | -1.208 | -0.027 | 226.479 | 364.405 | 103.77% |
| 32 | 9 | Helio Castro-Neves | Mercedes/LT/F | 32.274 | -1.230 | -0.022 | 226.325 | 364.156 | 103.84% |
| 33 | 36X | Raul Boesel | Toyota/EA/G | 32.452 | -1.408 | -0.178 | 225.083 | 362.159 | 104.41% |
| 34 | 5X | Gil de Ferran | Honda/RI/G | 32.453 | -1.409 | -0.001 | 225.076 | 362.148 | 104.42% |
| 35 | 20 | PJ Jones | Ford Cos/SW/F | 32.468 | -1.424 | -0.015 | 224.972 | 361.980 | 104.47% |
| 36 | 40 | Adrian Fernandez | Ford Cos/RI/F | 32.535 | -1.491 | -0.067 | 224.509 | 361.235 | 104.68% |
| 37 | 34 | Dennis Vitolo | Ford Cos/RI/F | 32.684 | -1.640 | -0.149 | 223.485 | 359.588 | 105.16% |
| 38 | 25X | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota/RI/F | 32.689 | -1.645 | -0.005 | 223.451 | 359.533 | 105.18% |
| 39 | 8X | Bryan Herta | Ford Cos/RI/F | 33.203 | -2.159 | -0.514 | 219.992 | 353.967 | 106.83% |
| 40 | 34X | Dennis Vitolo | Ford Cos/RI/F | 33.392 | -2.348 | -0.189 | 218.747 | 351.964 | 107.44% |
| 41 | 33X | Patrick Carpentier | Mercedes/RI/F | 34.538 | -3.494 | -1.146 | 211.489 | 340.285 | 111.13% |
| 42 | 22X | Robby Gordon | Toyota/EA/F | 35.722 | -4.678 | -1.184 | 204.479 | 329.007 | 114.94% |
| 43 | 22 | Robby Gordon | Toyota/EA/F | 39.448 | -8.404 | -3.726 | 185.165 | 297.931 | 126.92% |