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2003 Tropicana 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 36
Sunday, July 13, 2003 at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:59:15
Average speed: 134.059 mph
Pole speed: 184.786 mph

Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
Margin of victory: 2.633 sec
Attendance: 85000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2003 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	14	12	Ryan Newman	Mobil 1 / Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	267	191000	running	67	180
2	1	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	267	213468	running	80	180
3	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	134575	running	25	170
4	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	158178	running	47	165
5	12	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	267	100975	running	1	160
6	27	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	114092	running	0	150
7	35	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	106812	running	0	146
8	10	42	Jamie McMurray	Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	267	77375	running	1	147
9	8	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's Groovy Summer (Yates Racing)	Ford	267	108375	running	0	138
10	5	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	85075	running	0	134
11	3	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	106908	running	0	130
12	24	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	266	87725	running	0	127
13	37	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	266	94475	running	0	124
14	13	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	266	103883	running	0	121
15	28	5	Terry Labonte	got milk? / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	96356	running	0	118
16	15	1	Jeff Green	Pennzoil Synthetic (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	266	89937	running	0	115
17	11	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	104028	running	46	92
18	36	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Pontiac	265	94700	running	0	109
19	30	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	265	100106	running	0	106
20	7	16	Greg Biffle	Grainger (Jack Roush)	Ford	265	69650	running	0	103
21	19	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	265	107650	running	0	100
22	29	74	Tony Raines	BACE Motorsports (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	265	63450	running	0	97
23	21	7	Jimmy Spencer	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	265	82550	running	0	94
24	38	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Dodge	265	79325	running	0	91
25	26	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Pontiac	265	84925	running	0	88
26	23	30	Steve Park	America Online / Kraft 100 Years (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	265	73725	running	0	85
27	41	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	264	73425	running	0	82
28	43	49	Ken Schrader	1-800-Call-ATT (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	263	73614	running	0	79
29	42	43	Christian Fittipaldi	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	263	100303	running	0	76
30	33	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	263	108063	running	0	73
31	9	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	262	69575	running	0	70
32	22	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite / Miller Time Live Goo Goo Dolls (Roger Penske)	Dodge	249	96042	running	0	67
33	39	54	Todd Bodine	National Guard (Travis Carter)	Ford	237	62075	transmission	0	64
34	4	41	Casey Mears	Fuji Film / Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	232	68975	crash	0	61
35	20	4	Johnny Sauter	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Pontiac	213	60775	running	0	58
36	18	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries / Advair (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	212	105658	crash	0	55
37	40	01	Mike Wallace	USG Sheetrock (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	211	60375	crash	0	52
38	16	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser / MLB All-Star Game (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	206	101092	crash	0	49
39	32	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin / Lennox / Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	124	79985	engine	0	46
40	34	0	Jack Sprague	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Pontiac	117	59785	engine	0	43
41	31	14	Larry Foyt	Harrah's (A.J. Foyt)	Dodge	88	59590	crash	0	40
42	17	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	45	59395	engine	0	37
43	25	37	Derrike Cope	GBROnline.com (Derrike Cope)	Chevrolet	6	59457	transmission	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Larry Foyt	14	engine change
Derrike Cope	37	backup car
Jimmie Johnson	48	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Jason Keller	81	Kraft Foods 100th Anniversary	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	82	82
	83	86	4	debris
	87	91	5
	92	95	4	#14 accident turn 4
	96	106	11
	107	113	7	debris
	114	127	14
	128	131	4	oil on track
	132	208	77
	209	212	4	#8 accident turn 2
	213	214	2
	215	222	8	#10,18,01,30,9,31,41 accident turn 4
	223	234	12
	235	239	5	#41 accident turn 2
	240	267	28
Percent of race run under caution: 13.5% Average green flag run: 28.9 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tony Stewart	1	60	60
Kevin Harvick	61	64	4
Michael Waltrip	65	65	1
Tony Stewart	66	83	18
Kevin Harvick	84	104	21
Tony Stewart	105	106	2
Kevin Harvick	107	127	21
Jeff Gordon	128	173	46
Jimmie Johnson	174	188	15
Jamie McMurray	189	189	1
Ryan Newman	190	198	9
Jimmie Johnson	199	208	10
Jeff Gordon	209	209	1
Ryan Newman	210	267	58

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	2678
2	Jeff Gordon	2513	-165
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2420	-258
4	Bobby Labonte	2351	-327
5	Michael Waltrip	2294	-384
6	Jimmie Johnson	2249	-429
7	Kevin Harvick	2141	-537
8	Tony Stewart	2129	-549
9	Kurt Busch	2113	-565
10	Sterling Marlin	2098	-580
11	Rusty Wallace	2086	-592
12	Mark Martin	2070	-608
13	Jeff Burton	2057	-621
14	Terry Labonte	2028	-650
15	Robby Gordon	2023	-655
16	Ryan Newman	2013	-665
17	Ricky Craven	1919	-759
18	Elliott Sadler	1911	-767
19	Bill Elliott	1902	-776
20	Greg Biffle	1810	-868
21	Ward Burton	1796	-882