| 2003 Sylvania 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,551,275 | Race Date: | Sep 14, 2003 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 6.240 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 58Min 41Sec. | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 105.580 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 38 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Team Penske | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 12 of 300 | Pole Speed: | 133.357 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 Sylvania 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 180 | 300 | 12 |
| 2 | 31 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running |  | 175 | 300 | 26 |
| 3 | 25 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 165 | 300 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running |  | 165 | 300 | 55 |
| 5 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 300 | 120 |
| 6 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 150 | 300 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 151 | 300 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 142 | 300 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 143 | 300 | 47 |
| 10 | 3 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running | | 134 | 300 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 130 | 300 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 1 | John Andretti | Pennzoil | Running | | 127 | 300 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 129 | 300 | 9 |
| 14 | 26 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 121 | 299 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 118 | 299 | 0 |
| 16 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 115 | 299 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 112 | 299 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 109 | 299 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 111 | 299 | 1 |
| 20 | 32 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 103 | 299 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 105 | 299 | 4 |
| 22 | 14 | 01 | Mike Skinner | U.S. Army | Running |  | 97 | 299 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 94 | 299 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 27 | Scott Wimmer | YJ Stinger | Running | | 91 | 299 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 88 | 299 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 90 | 299 | 18 |
| 27 | 41 | 0 | Jason Leffler | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 82 | 298 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 79 | 298 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 76 | 298 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 73 | 298 | 0 |
| 31 | 43 | 43 | Christian Fittipaldi (R) | Cheerios | Running | | 70 | 298 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 4 | Johnny Sauter | Kodak EasyShare | Running | | 67 | 297 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | BACE Motorsports | Running | | 64 | 297 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online | Running | | 66 | 297 | 1 |
| 35 | 29 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Running | | 58 | 296 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 55 | 295 | 0 |
| 37 | 20 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Running | | 52 | 292 | 0 |
| 38 | 21 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 49 | 291 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Accident | | 46 | 270 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | GoTeamVa.com | Engine | | 46 | 179 | 0 |
| 41 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Accident | | 40 | 159 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Engine | | 37 | 117 | 0 |
| 43 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Engine | | 34 | 108 | 0 |
