| 2003 Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,720,193 | Race Date: | Mar 23, 2003 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .390 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 29Min 53Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 76.185 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 17 For 121 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #97 Ford | Car No.: | #12 Dodge | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 116 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 128.709 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 Food City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 116 |
| 2 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 175 | 500 | 25 |
| 3 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 26 |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 151 | 499 | 15 |
| 8 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 142 | 499 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 148 | 499 | 174 |
| 10 | 40 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 134 | 499 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running | | 130 | 499 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 127 | 498 | 139 |
| 13 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 124 | 498 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 126 | 498 | 5 |
| 15 | 14 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running |  | 118 | 498 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 115 | 498 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 112 | 498 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 109 | 497 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 106 | 497 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 103 | 497 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 100 | 497 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 97 | 496 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 94 | 494 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 91 | 494 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 88 | 488 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 85 | 487 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 82 | 469 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | U.S. Army | Running | | 79 | 456 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 76 | 451 | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 73 | 446 | 0 |
| 31 | 43 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 70 | 440 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 67 | 423 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Accident | | 64 | 422 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Accident | | 61 | 422 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 0 | Jack Sprague (R) | NetZero | Running | | 58 | 409 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 55 | 397 | 0 |
| 37 | 3 | 49 | Ken Schrader | 1-800-CALLATT | Accident | | 52 | 385 | 0 |
| 38 | 31 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 49 | 371 | 0 |
| 39 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 46 | 349 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Accident | | 46 | 342 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Running | | 40 | 310 | 0 |
| 42 | 22 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | Staff America | Engine | | 37 | 52 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Friendly Ice Cream | Engine | | 34 | 31 | 0 |
