| 2003 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,309,595 | Race Date: | May 3, 2003 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 23Min 47Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 86.783 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 15 For 91 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #25 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Peter Sospenzo | Crew Chief: | Jim Long | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 156 of 393 | Pole Speed: | 126.511 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running |  | 185 | 393 | 156 |
| 2 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 175 | 393 | 62 |
| 3 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 393 | 5 |
| 4 | 32 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 165 | 393 | 29 |
| 5 | 30 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running |  | 160 | 393 | 10 |
| 6 | 36 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 155 | 393 | 12 |
| 7 | 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 146 | 393 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 147 | 393 | 17 |
| 9 | 16 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 138 | 393 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 134 | 393 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 130 | 393 | 0 |
| 12 | 37 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 127 | 393 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 124 | 393 | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | Staff America | Running | | 121 | 393 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running |  | 118 | 393 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 120 | 393 | 42 |
| 17 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 112 | 393 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 109 | 393 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 106 | 393 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 108 | 393 | 6 |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 105 | 393 | 30 |
| 22 | 22 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running | | 97 | 393 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 54 | Todd Bodine | Army National Guard | Running | | 94 | 393 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Running | | 91 | 392 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 88 | 392 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 0 | Jack Sprague (R) | NetZero | Running | | 85 | 392 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 82 | 391 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 79 | 391 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Accident | | 76 | 390 | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 73 | 390 | 0 |
| 31 | 43 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants | Running | | 70 | 389 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 1 | Jason Keller | U.S. Army | Running | | 67 | 388 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 14 | Larry Foyt (R) | Harrah's | Running | | 64 | 387 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Accident | | 61 | 378 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak EasyShare | Accident | | 58 | 378 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Accident | | 55 | 363 | 0 |
| 37 | 39 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 52 | 338 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Accident | | 49 | 287 | 0 |
| 39 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 51 | 277 | 24 |
| 40 | 41 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Accident | | 43 | 267 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 40 | 223 | 0 |
| 42 | 25 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Accident | | 37 | 139 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Accident | | 34 | 42 | 0 |
