| 2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,574,324 | Race Date: | Aug 31, 2003 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.651 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 9m 8s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 24 | Average Speed: | 120.744 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 55 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #5 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Team Penske | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jim Long | Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 33 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 169.048 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 33 |
| 2 | 18 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 175 | 367 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 170 | 367 | 17 |
| 4 | 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running |  | 165 | 367 | 21 |
| 5 | 22 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 155 | 367 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 150 | 367 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 146 | 367 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide / Give Kids The World | Running |  | 142 | 367 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running |  | 138 | 367 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 139 | 367 | 70 |
| 11 | 28 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 135 | 367 | 43 |
| 12 | 20 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 127 | 367 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Running | | 124 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 126 | 367 | 37 |
| 15 | 41 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak | Running | | 123 | 367 | 9 |
| 16 | 30 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 120 | 367 | 1 |
| 17 | 27 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Running | | 112 | 366 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 1 | Jeff Green | Pennzoil | Running | | 109 | 365 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 106 | 364 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online | Running | | 103 | 364 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 100 | 363 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 102 | 361 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 102 | 359 | 120 |
| 24 | 24 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 91 | 358 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 88 | 358 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 00 | Jason Leffler | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 85 | 356 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Engine | | 87 | 345 | 1 |
| 28 | 25 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Accident | | 79 | 336 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 1 | Mike Skinner | U.S. Army | Running | | 76 | 318 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 73 | 316 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 70 | 315 | 0 |
| 32 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 67 | 309 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 64 | 307 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 61 | 302 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 58 | 266 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 55 | 258 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 52 | 251 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 49 | Ken Schrader | 1-800-CALLATT | Accident | | 49 | 184 | 0 |
| 39 | 42 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Friendly's / SP Films | Accident | | 46 | 168 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Accident | | 43 | 165 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 2 | Hermie Sadler | GoTeamVa.com | Electrical | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | BACE Motorsports | Accident | | 37 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | 23 | 43 | Christian Fittipaldi (R) | Cheerios Heart Health | Accident | | 34 | 9 | 0 |
