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2003 Sam's Town 300

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 3 of 34
Saturday, March 1, 2003 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:35:44
Average speed: 115.582 mph
Pole speed: no time trials

Cautions: 7 for 43 laps
Margin of victory: .603 sec
Attendance: 80000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 2003 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 2003 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	29	87	Joe Nemechek	Cellular One (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	200	85175	running	46	180
2	3	21	Kevin Harvick	PayDay (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	64070	running	93	180
3	5	20	Mike Bliss	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	45585	running	0	165
4	36	8	Steve Park	Maxwell House Coffee (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	200	31650	running	0	160
5	2	57	Jason Keller	Albertson's (Greg Pollex)	Ford	200	42695	running	0	155
6	15	37	David Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Pontiac	200	39825	running	0	150
7	26	99	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's Sales & Lease (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	200	25075	running	8	151
8	1	60	Stanton Barrett	Odoban Grease Control (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	31425	running	0	142
9	16	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	30075	running	10	143
10	4	23	Scott Wimmer	Stacker 2 / Stamina Rx (Bill Davis)	Chevrolet	200	35025	running	0	134
11	27	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Ford	200	26975	running	0	130
12	8	48	Shane Hmiel	Dark Dog / Goulds Pumps (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	200	26425	running	0	127
13	6	5	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Ricky Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	31705	running	0	124
14	22	12	Kerry Earnhardt	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Chevrolet	200	25365	running	0	121
15	10	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Johnsonville (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	200	25655	running	2	123
16	40	18	Coy Gibbs	MBNA (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	20745	running	0	115
17	17	26	Kevin Grubb	Dr. Pepper (Dave Carroll)	Dodge	200	24835	running	0	112
18	20	4	Mike Wallace	GEICO Direct (Fred Biagi)	Chevrolet	200	21525	running	0	109
19	14	92	Todd Bodine	Herzog-Jackson Motorsports (Stanley Herzog)	Chevrolet	200	23435	running	17	111
20	11	10	Scott Riggs	Nestle NesQuik (Greg Pollex)	Ford	199	29625	running	0	103
21	19	54	Hermie Sadler	Toys R Us (Rick Goodwin)	Chevrolet	199	21195	running	0	100
22	41	6	Damon Lusk	Sta-Rite Pumps (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Dodge	198	19085	running	0	97
23	43	79	Joe Aramendia	Aramendia Motorsports (John Aramendia)	Chevrolet	198	18950	running	0	94
24	25	77	Bruce Bechtel	The Orleans / Coldwell Banker (Joe Reilly)	Ford	196	20840	running	0	91
25	21	73	Jason Schuler	Havill-Spoerl (Daryl Spoerl)	Ford	196	19135	running	0	88
26	23	70	Robby Benton	Ken Alexander	Chevrolet	195	18595	running	0	85
27	18	46	Ashton Lewis	Civil Air Patrol (Bill Lewis)	Chevrolet	193	22485	running	0	82
28	33	16	Larry Gunselman	Waterloo Tool Storage (Wayne Day)	Chevrolet	191	20345	running	0	79
29	38	19	Chad Blount	APP Prepaid Gas Cards (Todd Braun)	Dodge	187	18215	running	0	76
30	42	71	Ron Young	RB1 Motorsports (Jerry Young)	Chevrolet	185	18105	running	0	73
31	37	43	Johnny Sauter	Channellock / Curb Records (Mike Curb)	Dodge	175	20115	crash	0	70
32	12	7	Randy LaJoie	Kleenex / Scott Products (Ed Evans)	Chevrolet	165	21905	engine	0	67
33	24	1	Jamie McMurray	Yellow Transportation (James Finch)	Chevrolet	153	22125	battery	0	64
34	9	25	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	U.S. Marine Corps (Ed Rensi)	Ford	137	21685	engine	0	61
35	30	9	Jeff Burton	Citgo (Jack Roush)	Ford	116	17555	oil leak	24	63
36	7	27	Chase Montgomery	Brewco Motorsports (Clarence Brewer)	Pontiac	113	19520	engine	0	55
37	28	49	Chris Bingham	Reality Entertainment / Circus Circus (Jay Robinson)	Ford	109	19485	crash	0	52
38	13	33	Tony Raines	Outdoor Channel (Brian Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	87	19475	engine	0	49
39	35	91	Eddy McKean	LaciPeterson.com (Stanton Barrett)	Ford	71	17420	crash	0	46
40	31	39	Clint Vahsholtz	Jay Robinson, Inc. (Jay Robinson)	Ford	35	17380	engine	0	43
41	32	22	Regan Smith	Copperfield Realtors (Danny Bost)	Chevrolet	19	17345	oil leak	0	40
42	39	17	Matt Kenseth	Alka-Seltzer (John Reiser)	Ford	6	17210	engine	0	37
43	34	44	Mike Harmon	Global Industrial Contractors (Gregg Mixon)	Chevrolet	4	19282	oil pump	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Jamie McMurray	1	backup car
Matt Kenseth	17	engine change
Tony Raines	33	engine change
Clint Vahsholtz	39	missed drivers meeting
Mike Harmon	44	engine change
Jason Keller	57	engine change
Michael Waltrip	99	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Steadman Marlin	30	Keystone Light	Todd Braun	Dodge
45	Wayne Jacks	52		Jimmy Means	Ford
46	Morgan Shepherd	0	Eagle Jet International	Johnny Davis	Chevrolet
47	Mike McLaughlin	01	XM Nation	Andy Santerre	Ford
48	Troy Cline	00	Haas Automation	Gene Haas	Chevrolet
49	Scott Lynch	08	Yerf Dog / Mr. Gas	James Lynch	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3	#8 spun frontstretch
	6	11	6
	12	17	6	#16 spun turn 2
	18	62	45
	63	67	5	rain
	68	74	7
	75	78	4	#16,91 accident turn 2
	79	115	37
	116	121	6	#49 accident frontstretch
	122	136	15
	137	151	15	rain
	152	179	28
	180	183	4	#43 accident frontstretch
	184	200	17
Percent of race run under caution: 21.5% Average green flag run: 19.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kevin Harvick	1	89	89
Jeff Burton	90	113	24
Kevin Harvick	114	117	4
Stacy Compton	118	119	2
Michael Waltrip	120	121	2
Todd Bodine	122	123	2
Michael Waltrip	124	124	1
Todd Bodine	125	125	1
Michael Waltrip	126	126	1
Todd Bodine	127	128	2
Michael Waltrip	129	129	1
Todd Bodine	130	130	1
Michael Waltrip	131	133	3
Todd Bodine	134	143	10
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	144	153	10
Joe Nemechek	154	167	14
Todd Bodine	168	168	1
Joe Nemechek	169	200	32

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kevin Harvick	484
2	David Green	429	-55
3	Todd Bodine	426	-58
4	Jamie McMurray	404	-80
5	Jason Keller	392	-92
6	Scott Wimmer	391	-93
7	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	385	-99
8	Mike Bliss	379	-105
9	Kerry Earnhardt	365	-119
10	Kasey Kahne	357	-127
11	Johnny Sauter	346	-138
12	Randy LaJoie	345	-139
13	Kevin Grubb	331	-153
13	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	331	-153
15	Michael Waltrip	326	-158
16	Mike Wallace	324	-160
17	Brian Vickers	303	-181
18	Shane Hmiel	297	-187
19	Stanton Barrett	288	-196
20	Ashton Lewis	285	-199
20	Scott Riggs	285	-199