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2003 Aaron's 312 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 7 of 34 Saturday, April 5, 2003 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 117 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (311.220 miles) Time of race: 2:11:43 Average speed: 114.768 mph Pole speed: 188.649 mph Cautions: 5 for 22 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 100000 Lead changes: 7 Glossary    2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results   /   2003 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Tribute Concert Foundation   (Chance2 Motorsports) Chevrolet 117 39275 running 60 185 2 1 87   Joe Nemechek Cellular One   (Joe Nemechek) Pontiac 117 37420 running 49 175 3 25 48   Shane Hmiel Goulds Pumps / Dark Dog   (George Debidart) Pontiac 117 40080 running 0 165 4 4 2   Ron Hornaday, Jr. AC Delco   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 117 32600 running 5 165 5 7 20   Mike Bliss Rockwell Automation   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 117 30400 running 0 155 6 6 1   Jamie McMurray Yellow Transportation   (James Finch) Dodge 117 21225 running 0 150 7 21 99   Michael Waltrip Aaron's Sales & Lease   (Michael Waltrip) Chevrolet 117 19225 running 0 146 8 24 4   Mike Wallace GEICO   (Fred Biagi) Pontiac 117 24875 running 0 142 9 14 18   Coy Gibbs MBNA   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 116 24050 running 0 138 10 38 22   Tina Gordon Bost Motorsports   (Danny Bost) Chevrolet 116 20925 running 0 134 11 42 0   Morgan Shepherd Racing With Jesus   (Johnny Davis) Chevrolet 116 17600 running 0 130 12 36 68   Rick Markle Markle Motorsports   (Del Markle) Pontiac 116 17475 running 0 127 13 23 27   Chase Montgomery chasemontgomery.com   (Clarence Brewer) Pontiac 116 28380 running 0 124 14 39 49   Derrike Cope bgnracing.com / Ocean Potion   (Jay Robinson) Ford 116 19225 running 0 121 15 33 62   Larry Hollenbeck S.W.A.T. Fitness   (Larry Hollenbeck) Pontiac 116 17100 running 0 118 16 28 37   David Green Timber Wolf   (Clarence Brewer) Pontiac 115 28175 running 0 115 17 17 12   Kerry Earnhardt Jani-King   (Armando Fitz) Chevrolet 115 22050 running 1 117 18 40 16   Larry Gunselman 31-W Insulation / Waterloo Tool   (Wayne Day) Pontiac 115 19925 running 0 109 19 41 73   Jason Schuler Havill-Spoerl   (Daryl Spoerl) Ford 114 19800 running 1 111 20 27 46   Ashton Lewis Civil Air Patrol   (Bill Lewis) Chevrolet 114 21295 running 0 103 21 37 77   Donnie Neuenberger Moy Racing   (Joe Reilly) Ford 111 18300 running 0 100 22 30 54   Hermie Sadler Toys R Us   (Rick Goodwin) Chevrolet 105 20195 overheating 0 97 23 13 5   Brian Vickers GMAC Financial Services   (Ricky Hendrick) Chevrolet 100 25875 running 0 94 24 8 10   Scott Riggs Nestle NesQuik   (Greg Pollex) Ford 84 25420 running 0 91 25 16 26   Kevin Grubb Dr. Pepper   (Dave Carroll) Dodge 76 19870 running 0 88 26 9 21   Johnny Sauter PayDay   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 75 25145 running 0 85 27 29 92   Todd Bodine Herzog-Jackson Motorsports   (Stanley Herzog) Chevrolet 73 15500 running 0 82 28 19 57   Jason Keller Albertson's   (Greg Pollex) Ford 68 24895 running 0 79 29 10 7   Randy LaJoie Kleenex / Winn-Dixie   (Ed Evans) Chevrolet 57 19270 running 0 76 30 15 28   Brad Baker Trus Joist   (Gary Baker) Dodge 46 15125 crash 0 73 31 43 39   Jason White Jay Robinson Racing   (Jay Robinson) Ford 30 14975 electrical 0 70 32 5 59   Stacy Compton Kingsford / Johnsonville   (Tad Geschickter) Chevrolet 27 19160 crash 0 67 33 35 52   Brad Teague Means Racing   (Jimmy Means) Ford 24 15210 overheating 1 69 34 32 44   Mike Harmon Global Industrial Contractors   (Gregg Mixon) Chevrolet 11 16865 crash 0 61 35 26 25   Bobby Hamilton, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps   (Ed Rensi) Ford 10 22310 crash 0 58 36 11 32   Lyndon Amick Support Our Soldiers   (Bill Amick) Chevrolet 9 14775 crash 0 55 37 2 38   Kasey Kahne Great Clips   (Brad Akins) Ford 8 17290 crash 0 52 38 20 23   Scott Wimmer Stacker 2 / Stamina Rx   (Bill Davis) Chevrolet 8 22205 crash 0 49 39 31 34   Mike McLaughlin LesCare Kitchens   (Frank Cicci) Chevrolet 8 14670 crash 0 46 40 12 60   Stanton Barrett Odoban   (Jack Roush) Ford 8 22135 crash 0 43 41 18 19   Chad Blount APP Prepaid Gas Cards   (Todd Braun) Dodge 8 16600 crash 0 40 42 34 72   Randy MacDonald U.S. Security   (Pat MacDonald) Pontiac 8 14565 crash 0 37 43 22 88   Jeff Fuller Cellular One   (Joe Nemechek) Pontiac 2 14515 handling 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Tina Gordon 22 engine change Shane Hmiel 48 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Bobby Gerhart 55 James Auto / AT Construction Billy Gerhart Pontiac 45 Kevin Ray 95 Sadler Brothers Ford 46 Gus Wasson 84 www.brianweberassociates.com Brian Weber Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 9 9     10 18 9   #57,23,26,44,32,7,92,21,59,10,12,34,60,38,72,19,37,28 accident turn 4   19 39 21     40 43 4   debris turn 4   44 57 14     58 61 4   debris backstretch   62 110 49     111 113 3   #27 spun tri-oval   114 115 2     116 117 2   #46 stalled turn 4     Percent of race run under caution: 18.8%             Average green flag run: 19.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Nemechek 1 14 14   Jason Schuler 15 15 1   Brad Teague 16 16 1   Kerry Earnhardt 17 17 1   Joe Nemechek 18 40 23   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 41 45 5   Joe Nemechek 46 57 12   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 58 117 60 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Todd Bodine 996     2   Jamie McMurray 957   -39   3   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 927   -69   4   Shane Hmiel 897   -99   5   Jason Keller 889   -107   6   David Green 855   -141   7   Mike Bliss 853   -143   8   Scott Riggs 815   -181   9   Kasey Kahne 813   -183   10   Mike Wallace 784   -212   11   Johnny Sauter 777   -219   12   Brian Vickers 767   -229   13   Scott Wimmer 764   -232   14   Kevin Grubb 758   -238   15   Coy Gibbs 757   -239   16   Randy LaJoie 736   -260   17   Stacy Compton 734   -262   18   Michael Waltrip 721   -275   19   Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 714   -282   20   Kerry Earnhardt 677   -319   21   Stanton Barrett 675   -321