1999 Indianapolis 500 - Positions gained/lost
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160

| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Buhl | 32 | 6 | +26 | |
| 2 | Robby McGehee | 27 | 5 | +22 | |
| 3 | Raul Boesel | 33 | 12 | +21 | |
| 4 | Buddy Lazier | 22 | 7 | +15 | |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | 24 | 9 | +15 | |
| 6 | Jeff Ward | 14 | 2 | +12 | |
| 7 | Robby Unser | 17 | 8 | +9 | |
| 8 | Buzz Calkins | 26 | 19 | +7 | |
| 9 | Kenny Brack | 8 | 1 | +7 | |
| 10 | Wim Eyckmans | 29 | 23 | +6 | |
| 11 | Jeret Schroeder | 21 | 15 | +6 | |
| 12 | Jimmy Kite | 28 | 24 | +4 | |
| 13 | Roberto Moreno | 23 | 20 | +3 | |
| 14 | Stan Wattles | 20 | 17 | +3 | |
| 15 | Tyce Carlson | 15 | 14 | +1 | |
| 16 | Jack Miller | 31 | 31 | 0 | |
| 17 | Roberto Guerrero | 25 | 25 | 0 | |
| 18 | Billy Boat | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | Robby Gordon | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 | Hideshi Matsuda | 10 | 10 | 0 | |
| 21 | Davey Hamilton | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 22 | John Hollansworth Jr. | 12 | 13 | -1 | |
| 23 | Johnny Unser | 30 | 32 | -2 | |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | 16 | 18 | -2 | |
| 25 | Donnie Beechler | 19 | 29 | -10 | |
| 26 | Mark Dismore | 5 | 16 | -11 | |
| 27 | Steve Knapp | 13 | 26 | -13 | |
| 28 | Eliseo Salazar | 18 | 33 | -15 | |
| 29 | Scott Goodyear | 9 | 27 | -18 | |
| 30 | Greg Ray | 2 | 21 | -19 | |
| 31 | Arie Luyendyk | 1 | 22 | -21 | |
| 32 | Scott Sharp | 6 | 28 | -22 | |
| 33 | Sam Schmidt | 7 | 30 | -23 |