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2003 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Havoline Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 34 of 36 Sunday, November 2, 2003 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles) Time of race: 3:19:11 Average speed: 93.984 mph Pole speed: 133.675 mph Cautions: 10 for 66 laps Margin of victory: .735 sec Attendance: 100000 Lead changes: 10 Glossary    2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2003 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 11 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 312 203017 running 87 180 2 3 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 173625 running 84 175 3 1 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 312 152625 running 41 170 4 7 97   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid / Sharpie   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 142585 running 98 170 5 17 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 312 100925 running 0 155 6 37 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 86000 running 0 150 7 4 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont / Looney Tunes: Back in Action   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 111778 running 0 146 8 27 99   Jeff Burton Citgo   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 98917 running 0 142 9 28 22   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 312 95656 running 0 138 10 12 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 99133 running 0 134 11 15 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 312 100000 running 0 130 12 22 42   Jamie McMurray Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 312 59900 running 0 127 13 2 25   Brian Vickers UAW-Delphi / Looney Tunes: Back in Action   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 58900 running 0 124 14 18 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 312 90633 running 0 121 15 25 16   Greg Biffle Grainger   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 56130 running 0 118 16 33 1   John Andretti Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 312 75162 running 0 115 17 30 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 312 76875 running 0 112 18 6 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 312 102128 running 0 109 19 41 74   Tony Raines BACE Motorsports   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 312 53350 running 0 106 20 14 38   Elliott Sadler Pedigree   (Yates Racing) Ford 312 89225 running 0 103 21 35 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (James Rocco) Pontiac 312 79900 running 0 100 22 21 54   Todd Bodine National Guard   (Travis Carter) Ford 312 65575 running 0 97 23 43 4   Kevin Lepage Kodak Perfect Touch   (Larry McClure) Pontiac 312 60250 running 1 99 24 8 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel) Ford 312 68589 running 0 91 25 26 23   Kenny Wallace Stacker 2   (Bill Davis) Dodge 312 52375 running 0 88 26 23 09   Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resort   (James Finch) Dodge 312 48450 running 0 85 27 34 49   Ken Schrader BAM Racing   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 312 51625 running 0 82 28 32 14   Larry Foyt Harrah's   (A.J. Foyt) Dodge 312 49200 running 0 79 29 39 88   Dale Jarrett UPS / Winston Cup Victory Lap   (Yates Racing) Ford 312 93853 running 0 76 30 19 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / got milk?   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 310 77706 running 0 73 31 10 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 310 50925 running 0 70 32 31 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 310 75862 running 0 67 33 5 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 305 85217 running 0 64 34 13 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 297 86603 running 0 61 35 36 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 280 55300 engine 0 58 36 24 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 267 92233 running 0 55 37 42 43   Jeff Green Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 266 82803 engine 0 52 38 38 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Pontiac 207 54900 crash 1 54 39 40 30   Steve Park America Online / Looney Tunes: Back in Action   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 206 54775 crash 0 46 40 29 7   Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 167 46625 crash 0 0 41 20 0   Ward Burton NetZero   (Gene Haas) Pontiac 167 47185 crash 0 40 42 9 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 117 54350 engine 0 37 43 16 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 32 54471 engine 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Derrike Cope 37 PHM / Friendly's Ice Cream Derrike Cope Chevrolet 45 Brandon Ash 02 Triton Realty Partners James Ash Ford WD Hermie Sadler 02 MW Windows Hermie Sadler Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 34 34     35 43 9   oil on track #14 44 119 76     120 124 5   oil on track #4 125 139 15     140 144 5   #32 accident turn 1 #74 145 169 25     170 178 9   #7,0 accident turn 3 #54 179 186 8     187 190 4   #99 accident turn 3 #16 191 209 19     210 217 8   #30 accident turn 3 #45 218 229 12     230 237 8   #2,29,20,18 accident turn 2 #49 238 268 31     269 275 7   oil on track #23 276 281 6     282 288 7   oil on track #14 289 299 11     300 303 4   #09 spun turn 3 #09 304 312 9       Percent of race run under caution: 21.2%             Average green flag run: 22.4 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ryan Newman 1 1 1   Jimmie Johnson 2 38 37   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 39 39 1   Ricky Craven 40 40 1   Kurt Busch 41 85 45   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 86 120 35   Kurt Busch 121 173 53   Ryan Newman 174 213 40   Kevin Lepage 214 214 1   Jimmie Johnson 215 261 47   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 262 312 51 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Matt Kenseth 4828     2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4600   -228   3   Jimmie Johnson 4587   -241   4   Jeff Gordon 4528   -300   5   Ryan Newman 4499   -329   6   Kevin Harvick 4477   -351   7   Tony Stewart 4260   -568   8   Bobby Labonte 4055   -773   9   Kurt Busch 3983   -845   10   Bill Elliott 3966   -862   11   Terry Labonte 3912   -916   12   Michael Waltrip 3842   -986   12   Jeff Burton 3842   -986   14   Jamie McMurray 3769   -1059   15   Rusty Wallace 3757   -1071   16   Robby Gordon 3680   -1148   17   Mark Martin 3665   -1163   18   Greg Biffle 3508   -1320   19   Sterling Marlin 3477   -1351   20   Jeremy Mayfield 3411   -1417   21   Ricky Rudd 3408   -1420