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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 27 of 36
Sunday, September 14, 2003 at New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, NH
300 laps on a 1.058 mile paved track (317.400 miles)

Time of race: 2:58:41
Average speed: 106.58 mph
Pole speed: 133.357 mph
Cautions: 6 for 38 laps
Margin of victory: 6.240 sec
Attendance: 101000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary    2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2003 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 848   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet300200225running12180
23121   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers)Ford300145055running26175
32525   Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet300101980running0165
4129   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)Dodge300144108running55165
5 68   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet300111992running120165
6112   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge300106317running0150
71917   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush)Ford30080750running7151
82438   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing)Ford30097700running0142
9 112   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge30098925running47143
10 342   Jamie McMurray Havoline   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge30068650running0134
111019   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)Dodge30069750running0130
12161   John Andretti Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet30085637running0127
131329   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet30096528running9129
142677   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel)Ford29981950running0121
152897   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush)Ford29989375running0118
163718   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet29999308running0115
171841   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge29975500running0112
18 25   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / got milk?   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet29984856running0109
19 724   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet29999978running1111
203220   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet299107278running0103
211731   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet29980762running4105
221401   Mike Skinner U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers)Pontiac29963639running097
23347   Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith)Dodge29955850running094
243527   Scott Wimmer YJ Stinger   (Bill Davis)Chevrolet29951550running091
252210   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (James Rocco)Pontiac29981600running088
26 515   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet29969150running1890
27410   Jason Leffler NetZero   (Gene Haas)Pontiac29853925running082
28336   Mark Martin Viagra / 500 Consecutive Starts   (Jack Roush)Ford29887583running079
29 940   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge29894465running076
304045   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge29861225running073
314343   Christian Fittipaldi Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge29885803running070
32304   Johnny Sauter Kodak Easy Share   (Larry McClure)Pontiac29749825running067
334274   Tony Raines BACE Motorsports   (Bill Baumgardner)Chevrolet29750530running064
343930   Steve Park America Online   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet29757400running166
352954   Todd Bodine National Guard   (Travis Carter)Ford29649200running058
363823   Kenny Wallace Stacker 2   (Bill Davis)Dodge29549010running055
372049   Ken Schrader BAM Racing   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)Dodge29248850running052
382132   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells)Pontiac29156700running049
392322   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis)Dodge27084691crash046
403602   Hermie Sadler Friendly's Ice Cream   (Hermie Sadler)Pontiac17948550engine043
412788   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing)Ford15994228crash040
421599   Jeff Burton Citgo   (Jack Roush)Ford11781817engine037
43 416   Greg Biffle Grainger   (Jack Roush)Ford10849060engine034

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Rusty Wallace2engine change
Ricky Craven32backup car
Dave Blaney77backup car

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
44Derrike Cope37Friendly's Ice CreamDerrike CopeChevrolet
45Larry Foyt50Harrah'sA.J. FoytDodge
46Morgan Shepherd89Racing With JesusMorgan ShepherdFord
47Carl Long46Glenn Underwater ServicesRick GlennDodge
WDRich Bickle79SBC / MolykoteJohn ConelyChevrolet

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
1126126  
12713812   debris 
1391479  
1481514   #22 accident turn 1 
1521554  
1561594   #31 spun backstretch 
1601612  
16217110   #88 accident turn 4 
17218312  
1841874   oil on track 
1881958  
1961994   #20 accident turn 2 
200300101  
  Percent of race run under caution: 12.7%             Average green flag run: 37.4 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Ryan Newman14545
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.468338
  Michael Waltrip84852
  Jimmie Johnson86861
  Matt Kenseth87882
  Robby Gordon89891
  Steve Park90901
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.9112636
  Ryan Newman1271271
  Bill Elliott12814619
  Ryan Newman1471471
  Bill Elliott14818336
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.18422946
  Ricky Rudd23025526
  Michael Waltrip25627116
  Jimmie Johnson2722754
  Jeff Gordon2762761
  Kevin Harvick2772859
  Matt Kenseth2862905
  Robby Gordon2912933
  Jimmie Johnson2943007

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Matt Kenseth 4015    
2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3611   -404  
3   Kevin Harvick 3552   -463  
4   Jimmie Johnson 3543   -472  
5   Ryan Newman 3398   -617  
6   Jeff Gordon 3382   -633  
7   Kurt Busch 3323   -692  
7   Bobby Labonte 3323   -692  
9   Terry Labonte 3191   -824  
10   Michael Waltrip 3169   -846  
11   Tony Stewart 3121   -894  
12   Robby Gordon 3095   -920  
13   Jeff Burton 3046   -969  
14   Rusty Wallace 2962   -1053  
15   Bill Elliott 2952   -1063  
16   Mark Martin 2940   -1075  
17   Sterling Marlin 2844   -1171  
18   Jamie McMurray 2819   -1196  
19   Elliott Sadler 2771   -1244  
20   Greg Biffle 2747   -1268  
21   Ward Burton 2740   -1275