| 2003 Tropicana 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,027,502 | Race Date: | Jul 13, 2003 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.633 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 59m 15s | Joliet, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 134.059 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 36 Laps | chicagolandspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Dodge | Car No.: | #20 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 67 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 184.786 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 Tropicana 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 180 | 267 | 67 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 180 | 267 | 80 |
| 3 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 170 | 267 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 267 | 47 |
| 5 | 12 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 160 | 267 | 1 |
| 6 | 27 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running |  | 150 | 267 | 0 |
| 7 | 35 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 146 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running | | 147 | 267 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 138 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 134 | 267 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 130 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 127 | 266 | 0 |
| 13 | 37 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 124 | 266 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 121 | 266 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 118 | 266 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 1 | Jeff Green | Pennzoil Synthetic | Running | | 115 | 266 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 92 | 266 | 46 |
| 18 | 36 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running |  | 109 | 265 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 106 | 265 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 103 | 265 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 100 | 265 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | Staff America | Running | | 97 | 265 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 94 | 265 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 91 | 265 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 88 | 265 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online | Running | | 85 | 265 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 82 | 264 | 0 |
| 28 | 43 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Running | | 79 | 263 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 43 | Christian Fittipaldi (R) | Cheerios | Running | | 76 | 263 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 73 | 263 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 70 | 262 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 67 | 249 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Transmission | | 64 | 237 | 0 |
| 34 | 4 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Fujifilm | Accident | | 61 | 232 | 0 |
| 35 | 20 | 4 | Johnny Sauter | Kodak EasyShare | Running | | 58 | 213 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 55 | 212 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 1 | Mike Wallace | USG Sheetrock | Accident | | 52 | 211 | 0 |
| 38 | 16 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Accident | | 49 | 206 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Engine | | 46 | 124 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 00 | Jack Sprague (R) | NetZero HiSpeed | Engine | | 43 | 117 | 0 |
| 41 | 31 | 14 | Larry Foyt (R) | Harrah's | Accident | | 40 | 88 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Engine | | 37 | 45 | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Great Barrier Reef.Online | Transmission | | 34 | 6 | 0 |
