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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 16, 2003 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps* on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:02:08
Average speed: 133.87 mph
Pole speed: 186.606 mph

Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 200000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2003 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	109	1400406	running	68	185
2	36	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	109	1027101	running	0	170
3	10	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	109	717526	running	8	170
4	31	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	109	569630	running	0	160
5	26	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	109	444609	running	0	155
6	3	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	109	363676	running	0	150
7	8	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	109	315454	running	6	151
8	20	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Power Days (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	109	245026	running	0	142
9	18	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosukee Resort & Casino (James Finch)	Dodge	109	220051	running	0	138
10	11	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS "What Can Brown Do For You?" (Yates Racing)	Ford	109	245320	running	0	134
11	9	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo (Jack Roush)	Ford	109	235187	running	0	130
12	13	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	109	238648	running	0	127
13	30	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	109	198176	running	0	124
14	24	0	Jack Sprague	NetZero (Gene Haas)	Pontiac	109	184901	running	0	121
15	5	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	109	220595	running	0	118
16	21	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Dodge	109	184420	running	0	115
17	7	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	109	227662	running	0	112
18	6	54	Todd Bodine	National Guard (Travis Carter)	Ford	109	195051	running	1	114
19	40	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Pontiac	109	208620	running	0	106
20	35	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	109	200345	running	2	108
21	27	16	Greg Biffle	Grainger (Jack Roush)	Ford	109	177495	running	0	100
22	15	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	109	180595	running	0	97
23	16	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	109	189651	running	0	94
24	39	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	109	200676	running	0	91
25	38	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	109	190275	running	0	88
26	25	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Pontiac	109	185870	running	1	90
27	29	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	109	194920	running	1	87
28	42	01	Jerry Nadeau	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	109	184915	running	0	79
29	32	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	109	196645	running	0	76
30	41	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's / got milk? (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	109	203353	running	0	73
31	19	42	Jamie McMurray	Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	109	171195	running	0	70
32	14	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Power Days (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	109	208707	running	0	67
33	33	74	Tony Raines	Staff America (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	109	171851	running	0	64
34	12	43	John Andretti	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	108	207814	running	0	61
35	34	33	Christian Fittipaldi	Monaco Coaches (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	108	177856	running	0	58
36	2	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	108	220626	running	22	60
37	43	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Pontiac	108	167870	running	0	52
38	17	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	105	210695	crash	0	49
39	1	30	Jeff Green	AOL Broadband (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	94	202720	crash	0	46
40	23	7	Jimmy Spencer	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	94	166620	crash	0	43
41	22	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	81	202829	running	0	40
42	28	49	Ken Schrader	1-800-Call-ATT (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	57	166476	crash	0	37
43	37	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	56	173788	crash	0	34

* Race shortened to 109 laps due to rain.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Mark Martin	6	backup car
Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	backup car
Kevin Harvick	29	engine change
Casey Mears	41	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	A.J. Foyt	Dodge
45	Brett Bodine	11	Hooters Restaurants	Brett Bodine	Ford
46	Hermie Sadler	02	SCORE Motorsports	Hermie Sadler	Pontiac
47	David Green	60	Haas Automation	Rick Hendrick	Chevrolet
48	Kirk Shelmerdine	90	Freddie B's	Junie Donlavey	Ford
49	Derrike Cope	37	Friendly's Ice Cream	Derrike Cope	Chevrolet
50	Mike Harmon	78	Carb-R-All / Pilot Travel Centers	Anthony Desmond	Chevrolet
WD	Norm Benning	84	Norm Benning Racing	Norm Benning	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	42	42
	43	45	3	#18 spun backstretch
	46	57	12
	58	67	10	#12,18,22,49 accident tri-oval
	68	95	28
	96	99	4	#7,30 accident turn 4
	100	102	3
	103	105	3	debris
	106	106	1
	107	109	3	#22 accident turn 4
Percent of race run under caution: 21.1% Average green flag run: 17.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Michael Waltrip	1	34	34
Matt Kenseth	35	36	2
Tony Stewart	37	42	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	43	64	22
Casey Mears	65	65	1
Michael Waltrip	66	95	30
Jimmie Johnson	96	96	1
Todd Bodine	97	97	1
Ricky Craven	98	98	1
Jimmie Johnson	99	105	7
Michael Waltrip	106	109	4

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Michael Waltrip	185
2	Kurt Busch	170	-15
2	Jimmie Johnson	170	-15
4	Kevin Harvick	160	-25
5	Mark Martin	155	-30
6	Tony Stewart	151	-34
7	Robby Gordon	150	-35
8	Jeremy Mayfield	142	-43
9	Mike Wallace	138	-47
10	Dale Jarrett	134	-51
11	Jeff Burton	130	-55
12	Jeff Gordon	127	-58
13	Kyle Petty	124	-61
14	Jack Sprague	121	-64
15	Ricky Rudd	118	-67
16	Kenny Wallace	115	-70
17	Todd Bodine	114	-71
18	Sterling Marlin	112	-73
19	Matt Kenseth	108	-77
20	Johnny Benson, Jr.	106	-79
21	Greg Biffle	100	-85