| 2003 New England 300 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,540,335 | Race Date: | Jul 20, 2003 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.582 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 16m 29s | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 96.924 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 63 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Roush Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 300 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2003 New England 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 180 | 300 | 58 |
| 2 | 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 175 | 300 | 53 |
| 3 | -1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running |  | 170 | 300 | 1 |
| 4 | 16 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 165 | 300 | 29 |
| 5 | 15 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 155 | 300 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 300 | 2 |
| 7 | 29 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 146 | 300 | 0 |
| 8 | 34 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online | Running | | 142 | 300 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 143 | 300 | 10 |
| 10 | 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 134 | 300 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 130 | 300 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 127 | 300 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 124 | 300 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 121 | 300 | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 123 | 300 | 1 |
| 16 | 35 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 115 | 300 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 112 | 300 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 109 | 300 | 0 |
| 19 | 32 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Running | | 106 | 300 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 103 | 300 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running |  | 100 | 300 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 97 | 300 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 4 | Johnny Sauter | Kodak EasyShare | Running | | 94 | 300 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 101 | 300 | 133 |
| 25 | 21 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 88 | 299 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 85 | 299 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 82 | 299 | 0 |
| 28 | 5 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 79 | 299 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 76 | 299 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 1 | Jeff Green | Pennzoil | Running | | 73 | 299 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 70 | 299 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 67 | 299 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | Staff America | Running | | 64 | 297 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 61 | 296 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Friendly Ice Cream | Running | | 58 | 295 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 49 | Ken Schrader | AT&T | Running | | 55 | 292 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 43 | Christian Fittipaldi (R) | Cheerios | Running | | 52 | 268 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 49 | 260 | 0 |
| 39 | 10 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Accident | | 46 | 196 | 0 |
| 40 | 22 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Accident | | 48 | 195 | 13 |
| 41 | 39 | 00 | John Andretti | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 40 | 179 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 1 | Mike Wallace | U.S. Army | Accident | | 37 | 118 | 0 |
| 43 | 43 | 127 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing With Jesus / Red Line O | Brakes | | 34 | 43 | 0 |
