| 2003 MBNA America 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,570,445 | Race Date: | Sep 21, 2003 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.152 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 40m 35s | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 108.802 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 63 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Dodge | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Roush Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Matt Borland | Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 106 of 400 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2003 MBNA America 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 106 |
| 2 | 25 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 170 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 97 |
| 4 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 170 | 400 | 133 |
| 5 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 160 | 400 | 14 |
| 6 | 18 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running |  | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 143 | 400 | 1 |
| 10 | 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 134 | 400 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 127 | 400 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 129 | 400 | 1 |
| 14 | 15 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 121 | 400 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Running | | 118 | 400 | 0 |
| 16 | 41 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios | Running | | 115 | 400 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Running | | 112 | 400 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 109 | 400 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 106 | 400 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 103 | 399 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running |  | 100 | 399 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 97 | 398 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 94 | 398 | 0 |
| 24 | 28 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 91 | 398 | 0 |
| 25 | 37 | 00 | Jason Leffler | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 88 | 398 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online | Running | | 85 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak | Running | | 82 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 79 | 397 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 76 | 397 | 0 |
| 30 | 39 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | Staff America | Running | | 73 | 395 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 70 | 395 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 67 | 394 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Running | | 64 | 393 | 0 |
| 34 | 30 | 1 | John Andretti | Pennzoil | Running | | 61 | 393 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Friendly's / GBR Online | Running | | 58 | 393 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Running | | 55 | 392 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Accident | | 57 | 362 | 48 |
| 38 | 7 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Engine | | 49 | 347 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 2 | Hermie Sadler | Sadler Racing | Engine | | 46 | 257 | 0 |
| 40 | 22 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Engine | | 46 | 249 | 0 |
| 41 | 34 | 1 | Mike Skinner | U.S. Army | Engine | | 40 | 195 | 0 |
| 42 | 10 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Engine | | 37 | 171 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 34 | 78 | 0 |
