| 2003 EA Sports 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,562,312 | Race Date: | Sep 28, 2003 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .095 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 12m 17s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 41 | Average Speed: | 156.045 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 23 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Michael Waltrip M. Waltrip | Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #38 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Yates Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Richard Labbe | Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 16 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 189.943 MPH | |||||
| Official 2003 EA Sports 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 18 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 16 |
| 2 | 38 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 175 | 188 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 165 | 188 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 188 | 47 |
| 6 | 39 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Irwin / Lenox | Running |  | 155 | 188 | 11 |
| 7 | 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 151 | 188 | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running |  | 142 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 143 | 188 | 11 |
| 10 | 23 | 9 | Mike Wallace | Miccosukee Indian Gaming | Running | | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 135 | 188 | 2 |
| 12 | 34 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 132 | 188 | 4 |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 129 | 188 | 2 |
| 14 | 20 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 126 | 188 | 8 |
| 15 | 24 | 127 | John Andretti | AOL 9.0 | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 42 | Jamie McMurray (R) | Havoline | Running | | 120 | 188 | 20 |
| 17 | 42 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Yu-Gi-Oh! | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 103 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Running | | 100 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Got Milk? | Running | | 102 | 188 | 1 |
| 23 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 94 | 188 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 16 | Greg Biffle (R) | Grainger | Running | | 91 | 187 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 88 | 187 | 0 |
| 26 | 43 | 1 | Jason Keller | Pennzoil | Running | | 85 | 187 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 1 | Mike Skinner | USG Sheetrock | Running | | 82 | 186 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 44 | Christian Fittipaldi (R) | Bugles | Running | | 79 | 186 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 127 | Jason Jarrett | C.H.I. Overhead Doors | Running | | 76 | 184 | 0 |
| 30 | 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Accident | | 78 | 181 | 23 |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Tony Raines (R) | Staff America | Accident | | 70 | 179 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Engine | | 72 | 168 | 1 |
| 33 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Engine | | 69 | 158 | 1 |
| 34 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Engine | | 66 | 157 | 15 |
| 35 | 21 | 60 | David Green | Haas Automation | Accident | | 58 | 150 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Engine | | 55 | 138 | 0 |
| 37 | 8 | 41 | Casey Mears (R) | Target | Overheating | | 52 | 113 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 49 | 104 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Overheating | | 46 | 103 | 0 |
| 40 | 16 | 0 | Buckshot Jones | Crown Fiber Communications | Accident | | 48 | 88 | 19 |
| 41 | 41 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Accident | | 40 | 29 | 0 |
| 42 | 31 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Accident | | 37 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | 35 | 14 | Larry Foyt (R) | Harrah's | Accident | | 34 | 9 | 0 |
