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2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 5 of 36 Sunday, March 16, 2003 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 293 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (400.238 miles) Time of race: 3:10:16 Average speed: 126.214 mph Pole speed: 170.147 mph Cautions: 7 for 33 laps Margin of victory: .002 sec Attendance: 55000 Lead changes: 15 Glossary    2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2003 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 31 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Pontiac 293 172150 running 1 180 2 6 97   Kurt Busch Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 293 103725 running 23 175 3 18 77   Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions   (Doug Bawel) Ford 293 91945 running 0 165 4 27 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 293 114813 running 71 165 5 9 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 293 74450 running 0 155 6 16 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 293 98392 running 91 160 7 1 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 293 94470 running 12 151 8 12 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 293 69440 running 0 142 9 25 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 293 86743 running 0 138 10 28 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 293 103158 running 0 134 11 23 4   Mike Skinner Kodak   (Larry McClure) Pontiac 292 64250 running 0 130 12 17 16   Greg Biffle Grainger   (Jack Roush) Ford 292 48120 running 0 127 13 38 25   Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 292 51465 running 3 129 14 2 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 292 80060 running 1 126 15 39 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 292 69055 running 0 118 16 13 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 291 83827 running 0 115 17 15 49   Ken Schrader 1-800-Call-ATT   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 291 45715 running 0 112 18 36 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 291 90673 running 7 114 19 32 30   Jeff Green America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 291 56365 running 0 106 20 35 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 291 74982 running 0 103 21 4 7   Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 291 56569 running 4 105 22 19 42   Jamie McMurray Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 291 43965 running 0 97 23 21 23   Kenny Wallace Stacker 2   (Bill Davis) Dodge 291 48050 running 0 94 24 29 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / got milk?   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 291 72891 running 0 91 25 22 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (James Rocco) Pontiac 291 73670 running 0 88 26 40 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 291 54210 running 0 85 27 14 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 291 62310 running 0 82 28 30 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 291 70942 running 1 84 29 7 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 290 78611 running 0 76 30 11 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 289 53985 running 0 73 31 43 57   Brett Bodine CLR   (Ted Campbell) Ford 288 42380 running 0   32 42 14   Larry Foyt Harrah's   (A.J. Foyt) Dodge 288 44825 running 0 67 33 5 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 286 90503 running 79 69 34 24 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 286 50165 running 0 61 35 3 01   Jerry Nadeau U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 286 42210 running 0 58 36 33 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 283 77843 running 0 55 37 20 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 240 87108 running 0 52 38 26 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 187 77743 crash 0 49 39 8 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 145 85915 crash 0 46 40 34 0   Jack Sprague NetZero   (Gene Haas) Pontiac 144 41815 running 0 43 41 41 74   Tony Raines BACE Motorsports   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 60 41750 crash 0 40 42 37 99   Jeff Burton Citgo   (Jack Roush) Ford 32 75107 engine 0 37 43 10 54   Todd Bodine National Guard   (Travis Carter) Ford 22 41009 crash 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Michael Waltrip 15 backup car Kurt Busch 97 engine change Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6     7 9 3   #42,17 accident turn 2   10 13 4     14 16 3   #0 spun frontstretch   17 23 7     24 28 5   #54,29,0,18,40,74,31,48 accident turn 1   29 33 5     34 39 6   oil on track   40 68 29     69 74 6   #22 spun turn 1   75 190 116     191 196 6   #43 accident frontstretch   197 237 41     238 241 4   debris turns 3/4   242 293 52       Percent of race run under caution: 11.3%             Average green flag run: 32.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ryan Newman 1 1 1   Elliott Sadler 2 13 12   Jimmy Spencer 14 17 4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 18 24 7   Dale Jarrett 25 31 7   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 32 69 38   Robby Gordon 70 70 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 71 116 46   Mark Martin 117 131 15   Jeff Gordon 132 132 1   Joe Nemechek 133 135 3   Mark Martin 136 191 56   Jeff Gordon 192 269 78   Kurt Busch 270 292 23   Ricky Craven 293 293 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Matt Kenseth 760     2   Tony Stewart 703   -57   3   Michael Waltrip 698   -62   4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 634   -126   5   Ricky Craven 617   -143   5   Kurt Busch 617   -143   7   Dave Blaney 603   -157   8   Jimmie Johnson 601   -159   8   Joe Nemechek 601   -159   10   Elliott Sadler 575   -185   10   Johnny Benson, Jr. 575   -185   12   Ryan Newman 571   -189   13   Dale Jarrett 568   -192   14   Bobby Labonte 562   -198   15   Jeff Gordon 546   -214   16   Mark Martin 542   -218   17   Ricky Rudd 535   -225   18   Kevin Harvick 533   -227   19   Steve Park 528   -232   20   Rusty Wallace 524   -236   21   Robby Gordon 516   -244