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2003 Sharpie 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 36 Saturday, August 23, 2003 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN 500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles) Time of race: 3:26:32 Average speed: 77.421 mph Pole speed: 127.597 mph Cautions: 20 for 119 laps Margin of victory: .818 sec Attendance: 160000 Lead changes: 11 Glossary    2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2003 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 5 97   Kurt Busch Metallic Silver Sharpie / Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 237565 running 121 180 2 23 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 500 174223 running 39 175 3 31 42   Jamie McMurray Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 500 127390 running 0 165 4 10 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 122905 running 0 160 5 16 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 100775 running 0 155 6 6 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 500 111940 running 30 155 7 27 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 500 122418 running 0 146 8 14 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Pontiac 500 102740 running 0 142 9 9 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 500 116107 running 0 138 10 29 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 500 88740 running 0 134 11 13 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / got milk?   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 102346 running 0 130 12 26 49   Ken Schrader SEM Products   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 500 74090 running 0 127 13 24 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 500 105996 running 0 124 14 32 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (James Rocco) Pontiac 500 98415 running 0 121 15 11 23   Kenny Wallace Stacker 2   (Bill Davis) Dodge 500 85735 running 0 118 16 25 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 500 106018 running 0 115 17 36 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 500 121035 running 61 117 18 4 01   Mike Skinner U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 500 81175 running 5 114 19 38 25   Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 500 70325 running 0 106 20 12 74   Tony Raines BACE Motorsports   (Bill Baumgardner) Chevrolet 500 68885 running 0 103 21 41 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 500 86249 running 0 100 22 34 16   Greg Biffle Grainger   (Jack Roush) Ford 500 59510 running 0 97 23 18 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 494 119138 running 0 94 24 28 27   Scott Wimmer YJ Stinger   (Bill Davis) Chevrolet 494 65085 running 0 91 25 21 4   Johnny Sauter Kodak Easy Share   (Larry McClure) Pontiac 459 67990 running 0 88 26 30 0   Jason Leffler NetZero Hi Speed   (Gene Haas) Pontiac 458 66815 running 0 85 27 19 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 448 107688 running 0 82 28 1 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 444 118973 crash 179 89 29 35 30   Steve Park America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 440 72185 running 0 76 30 15 77   Dave Blaney First Tennessee Bank / Jasper   (Doug Bawel) Ford 436 72335 running 0 73 31 7 7   Ted Musgrave Sirius Satellite Radio   (Jim Smith) Dodge 430 63715 running 0 70 32 37 99   Jeff Burton Citgo   (Jack Roush) Ford 419 96547 running 0 67 33 8 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 415 68595 running 0 64 34 42 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 400 68560 running 0 61 35 22 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 392 86602 running 0 58 36 2 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 346 94813 crash 49 60 37 40 54   Todd Bodine National Guard   (Travis Carter) Ford 315 60420 running 0 52 38 17 38   Elliott Sadler Combos   (Yates Racing) Ford 305 94600 crash 0 49 39 33 50   Larry Foyt Harrah's   (A.J. Foyt) Dodge 273 60300 crash 0 46 40 39 1   Jeff Green Pennzoil Synthetic   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 193 85412 engine 16 48 41 43 43   Christian Fittipaldi Cheerios Heart Health   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 175 95953 crash 0 40 42 3 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 87 78430 crash 0 37 43 20 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite / Winston Cup Victory Lap   (Roger Penske) Dodge 87 94737 crash 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Hermie Sadler 02 Virginia Cavaliers Hermie Sadler Pontiac 45 Billy Bigley 79 Arnold Development Companies Don Arnold Dodge 46 Derrike Cope 37 Friendly's / SP Films Derrike Cope Chevrolet 47 Morgan Shepherd 89 Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil Morgan Shepherd Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 6 6     7 12 6   #1,30,45,54,41,43 accident turn 4   13 64 52     65 70 6   #16,0,27 accident backstretch   71 76 6     77 80 4   #12 spun frontstretch   81 89 9     90 100 11   #2,15 accident turn 4   101 103 3     104 107 4   #1,50,25,9,42,10 accident turn 3   108 160 53     161 166 6   #41,25,20,18,97 accident turn 3   167 175 9     176 186 11   #99,7,12,77 accident frontstretch   187 193 7     194 197 4   #1 accident turn 3   198 222 25     223 228 6   #7,32 accident turn 3   229 255 27     256 261 6   #31 spun frontstretch   262 275 14     276 282 7   #43 accident frontstretch   283 286 4     287 292 6   #50 accident backstretch   293 299 7     300 304 5   debris   305 306 2     307 313 7   #38 accident backstretch   314 338 25     339 344 6   #18 accident turn 4   345 347 3     348 353 6   #6,4 accident frontstretch   354 372 19     373 378 6   #40,21 accident turn 2   379 422 44     423 427 5   debris   428 444 17     445 449 5   #24,49 accident frontstretch   450 460 11     461 464 4   #74 accident turn 2   465 500 36       Percent of race run under caution: 24.2%             Average green flag run: 18.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jeff Gordon 1 66 66   Jeff Green 67 82 16   Jeff Gordon 83 162 80   Kevin Harvick 163 187 25   Mike Skinner 188 192 5   Jeff Gordon 193 225 33   Sterling Marlin 226 261 36   Mark Martin 262 310 49   Ryan Newman 311 340 30   Sterling Marlin 341 365 25   Kevin Harvick 366 379 14   Kurt Busch 380 500 121 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Matt Kenseth 3592     2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3241   -351   3   Kevin Harvick 3128   -464   4   Jimmie Johnson 3063   -529   5   Jeff Gordon 3060   -532   6   Kurt Busch 2990   -602   7   Ryan Newman 2971   -621   8   Michael Waltrip 2960   -632   9   Bobby Labonte 2907   -685   10   Robby Gordon 2835   -757   11   Tony Stewart 2809   -783   12   Terry Labonte 2755   -837   13   Jeff Burton 2709   -883   14   Mark Martin 2668   -924   15   Rusty Wallace 2602   -990   16   Sterling Marlin 2596   -996   17   Bill Elliott 2580   -1012   18   Ward Burton 2470   -1122   19   Greg Biffle 2466   -1126   20   Elliott Sadler 2445   -1147   21   Ricky Craven 2438   -1154