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2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 36 Sunday, August 31, 2003 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.322 miles) Time of race: 4:09:08 Average speed: 120.733 mph Pole speed: 169.048 mph Cautions: 10 for 55 laps Margin of victory: 1.651 sec Attendance: 75000 Lead changes: 24 Glossary    2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2003 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 23 1 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 359 101775 running 120 104 3 2 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 367 112575 running 17 170 1 3 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / got milk?   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 367 204736 running 33 180 9 4 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 367 98335 running 0 138 7 5 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 367 112568 running 0 146 14 6 17   Matt Kenseth Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 367 75720 running 37 126 33 7 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 307 85638 running 0 64 8 8 32   Ricky Craven Give Kids The World / Tide   (Cal Wells) Pontiac 367 90125 running 0 142 10 9 16   Greg Biffle Grainger   (Jack Roush) Ford 367 65980 running 70 139 30 10 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel) Ford 316 60000 running 0 73 40 11 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (James Rocco) Pontiac 165 76800 crash 0 43 25 12 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 358 93932 running 0 88 31 13 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 315 95255 running 0 70 32 14 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 309 98443 crash 0 67 6 15 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW / Mountain Dew   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 367 78355 running 0 150 29 16 01   Mike Skinner U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 318 54165 running 0 76 4 17 42   Jamie McMurray Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 367 90765 running 21 165 2 18 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 367 149063 running 14 175 34 19 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 302 96543 running 0 61 12 20 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 367 109503 running 0 127 35 21 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 266 58580 running 0 58 5 22 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 367 113028 running 0 155 43 23 43   Christian Fittipaldi Cheerios Heart Health   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 9 85927 crash 0 34 24 24 23   Kenny Wallace Stacker 2   (Bill Davis) Dodge 358 56925 running 0 91 28 25 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 336 80072 crash 0 79 21 26 25   Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 363 57415 running 0 100 17 27 54   Todd Bodine National Guard   (Travis Carter) Ford 366 66754 running 0 112 11 28 99   Jeff Burton MDA / Citgo   (Jack Roush) Ford 367 95037 running 43 135 19 29 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 364 90166 running 0 106 16 30 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 367 77235 running 1 120 13 31 97   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 367 92135 running 0 124 20 32 30   Steve Park America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 364 67390 running 0 103 42 33 74   Tony Raines BACE Motorsports   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 9 49950 crash 0 37 36 34 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 258 85172 running 0 55 18 35 1   Jeff Green Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 365 79577 running 0 109 26 36 0   Jason Leffler NetZero Hi Speed   (Gene Haas) Pontiac 356 55455 running 0 85 37 37 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 251 68325 running 0 52 22 38 7   Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 361 56745 running 1 102 38 39 49   Ken Schrader 1-800-Call-ATT   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 184 50160 crash 0 49 27 40 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 345 63095 engine 1 87 15 41 4   Kevin Lepage Kodak   (Larry McClure) Pontiac 367 74780 running 9 123 39 42 37   Derrike Cope Friendly's / SP Films   (Derrike Cope) Chevrolet 168 50125 crash 0 46 41 43 02   Hermie Sadler GoTeamVA.com   (Hermie Sadler) Pontiac 61 50000 electrical 0 0

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Jimmy Spencer 7 backup car Derrike Cope 37 engine change Dale Jarrett 88 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Larry Foyt 50 Harrah's A.J. Foyt Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6     7 13 7   #0,43,15,88,2,74 accident turn 3   14 72 59     73 76 4   debris turn 1   77 99 23     100 103 4   #01 accident turn 4   104 147 44     148 153 6   debris turn 1   154 166 13     167 175 9   #41,24,23,10,77,49 accident turn 3   176 228 53     229 232 4   #25 accident turn 2   233 239 7     240 247 8   #49 accident turn 3   248 274 27     275 278 4   debris turn 4   279 310 32     311 315 5   debris turn 2   316 333 18     334 337 4   #31 accident turn 1   338 367 30       Percent of race run under caution: 15.0%             Average green flag run: 28.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ryan Newman 1 10 10   Jimmy Spencer 11 11 1   Ryan Newman 12 65 54   Matt Kenseth 66 72 7   Ryan Newman 73 73 1   Matt Kenseth 74 99 26   Ryan Newman 100 100 1   Jeff Burton 101 103 3   Matt Kenseth 104 107 4   Jeff Burton 108 147 40   Jimmie Johnson 148 148 1   Kevin Harvick 149 158 10   Jimmie Johnson 159 170 12   Kyle Petty 171 171 1   Jimmie Johnson 172 175 4   Ryan Newman 176 229 54   Greg Biffle 230 240 11   Kevin Lepage 241 249 9   Kevin Harvick 250 250 1   Greg Biffle 251 275 25   Kevin Harvick 276 278 3   Greg Biffle 279 312 34   Ricky Rudd 313 313 1   Jamie McMurray 314 334 21   Terry Labonte 335 367 33 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Matt Kenseth 3718     2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3329   -389   3   Kevin Harvick 3303   -415   4   Jimmie Johnson 3233   -485   5   Jeff Gordon 3127   -591   6   Kurt Busch 3114   -604   7   Ryan Newman 3075   -643   8   Bobby Labonte 3053   -665   9   Michael Waltrip 3012   -706   10   Tony Stewart 2936   -782   11   Terry Labonte 2935   -783   12   Robby Gordon 2914   -804   13   Jeff Burton 2844   -874   14   Bill Elliott 2735   -983   15   Mark Martin 2732   -986   16   Sterling Marlin 2666   -1052   17   Rusty Wallace 2657   -1061   18   Greg Biffle 2605   -1113   19   Elliott Sadler 2583   -1135   20   Ricky Craven 2580   -1138   21   Jamie McMurray 2579   -1139