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2003 Daytona 500 Gatorade 125 #1 Gatorade 125 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 10 11 88   Dale Jarrett UPS "What Can Brown Do For You?"   (Yates Racing) Ford 109 245320 running 0 134 8 20 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Power Days   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 109 245026 running 0 142 12 13 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 109 238648 running 0 127 11 9 99   Jeff Burton Citgo   (Jack Roush) Ford 109 235187 running 0 130 17 7 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 109 227662 running 0 112 36 2 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 108 220626 running 22 60 15 5 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 109 220595 running 0 118 9 18 09   Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resort & Casino   (James Finch) Dodge 109 220051 running 0 138 38 17 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 105 210695 crash 0 49 32 14 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Power Days   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 109 208707 running 0 67 19 40 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (James Rocco) Pontiac 109 208620 running 0 106 34 12 43   John Andretti Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 108 207814 running 0 61 30 41 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / got milk?   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 109 203353 running 0 73 41 22 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 81 202829 running 0 40 39 1 30   Jeff Green AOL Broadband   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 94 202720 crash 0 46 24 39 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel) Ford 109 200676 running 0 91 20 35 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 109 200345 running 2 108 13 30 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 109 198176 running 0 124 29 32 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 109 196645 running 0 76 18 6 54   Todd Bodine National Guard   (Travis Carter) Ford 109 195051 running 1 114 27 29 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 109 194920 running 1 87 25 38 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 109 190275 running 0 88 23 16 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 109 189651 running 0 94 26 25 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Pontiac 109 185870 running 1 90 28 42 01   Jerry Nadeau U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 109 184915 running 0 79 14 24 0   Jack Sprague NetZero   (Gene Haas) Pontiac 109 184901 running 0 121 16 21 23   Kenny Wallace Stacker 2   (Bill Davis) Dodge 109 184420 running 0 115 22 15 25   Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 109 180595 running 0 97 35 34 33   Christian Fittipaldi Monaco Coaches   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 108 177856 running 0 58 21 27 16   Greg Biffle Grainger   (Jack Roush) Ford 109 177495 running 0 100 43 37 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 56 173788 crash 0 34 33 33 74   Tony Raines Staff America   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 109 171851 running 0 64 31 19 42   Jamie McMurray Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 109 171195 running 0 70 37 43 4   Mike Skinner Kodak   (Larry McClure) Pontiac 108 167870 running 0 52 40 23 7   Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 94 166620 crash 0 43 42 28 49   Ken Schrader 1-800-Call-ATT   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 57 166476 crash 0 37 * Race shortened to 109 laps due to rain.

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Mark Martin 6 backup car Johnny Benson, Jr. 10 backup car Kevin Harvick 29 engine change Casey Mears 41 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 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 Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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