| 2003 Auto Club 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,235,281 | Race Date: | Apr 27, 2003 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.294 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 34Min 7Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 140.111 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 34 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Steve Park S. Park | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #97 Ford | Car No.: | #1 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Tony Gibson | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 27 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 186.838 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 Auto Club 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running |  | 180 | 250 | 27 |
| 2 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 175 | 250 | 11 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 170 | 250 | 54 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 165 | 250 | 12 |
| 5 | 25 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running | | 160 | 250 | 41 |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 143 | 250 | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 129 | 250 | 2 |
| 14 | 6 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | U.S. Army | Running |  | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 123 | 250 | 1 |
| 16 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 112 | 249 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 109 | 249 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 106 | 249 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Running | | 103 | 249 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 100 | 249 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 97 | 249 | 0 |
| 23 | 5 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 94 | 249 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 91 | 249 | 0 |
| 25 | 34 | 54 | Todd Bodine | Army National Guard | Running | | 88 | 249 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 85 | 249 | 0 |
| 27 | 26 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 82 | 249 | 0 |
| 28 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 79 | 249 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 76 | 248 | 0 |
| 30 | 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Running | | 73 | 248 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | Staff America | Running | | 70 | 248 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 67 | 248 | 0 |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 64 | 247 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 61 | 247 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Accident | | 58 | 233 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Accident | | 55 | 229 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Accident | | 52 | 228 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 14 | Larry Foyt (R) | Harrah's | Accident | | 49 | 226 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 0 | Jack Sprague (R) | NetZero | Accident | | 46 | 199 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Accident | | 43 | 138 | 0 |
| 41 | 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Engine | | 50 | 128 | 100 |
| 42 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Accident | | 37 | 34 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 37 | Derrike Cope | GBROnline.com | Engine | | 34 | 9 | 0 |
