| 2003 Sharpie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,103,475 | Race Date: | Aug 23, 2003 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .818 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 26m 32s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 77.421 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 20 For 119 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kurt Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #97 Ford | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 121 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 125.597 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 Sharpie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 121 |
| 2 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 39 |
| 3 | 31 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 155 | 500 | 30 |
| 7 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 146 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running |  | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 29 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 49 | Ken Schrader | SEM Products | Running | | 127 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 121 | 500 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 115 | 500 | 0 |
| 17 | 36 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 117 | 500 | 61 |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Mike Skinner | U.S. Army | Running | | 114 | 500 | 5 |
| 19 | 38 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 106 | 500 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | BACE Motorsports | Running | | 103 | 500 | 0 |
| 21 | 41 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 100 | 500 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 97 | 500 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 94 | 494 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 27 | Scott Wimmer | YJ Stinger | Running | | 91 | 494 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 4 | Johnny Sauter | Kodak EasyShare | Running | | 88 | 459 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 00 | Jason Leffler | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 85 | 458 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 82 | 448 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 89 | 444 | 179 |
| 29 | 35 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online | Running | | 76 | 440 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 77 | Dave Blaney | First Tennessee Bank | Running | | 73 | 436 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 7 | Ted Musgrave | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 70 | 430 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 67 | 419 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 64 | 415 | 0 |
| 34 | 42 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 61 | 400 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 58 | 392 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Accident | | 60 | 346 | 49 |
| 37 | 40 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Running | | 52 | 315 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Combos | Accident | | 49 | 305 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 127 | Larry Foyt (R) | Harrah's | Accident | | 46 | 273 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 1 | Jeff Green | Pennzoil | Engine | | 48 | 193 | 15 |
| 41 | 43 | 43 | Christian Fittipaldi (R) | Cheerios Heart Health | Accident | | 40 | 175 | 0 |
| 42 | 3 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 37 | 87 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Accident | | 34 | 87 | 0 |
