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Bristol Motor Speedway
March 23, 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie / Rubbermaid Ford | 500 | 180 | 162,790 | Running | |
| 2 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools Ford | 500 | 175 | 118,870 | Running | |
| 3 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries Chevrolet | 500 | 170 | 126,558 | Running | |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Ford | 500 | 160 | 104,225 | Running | |
| 5 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Grainger Ford | 500 | 155 | 70,370 | Running | |
| 6 | 16 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light Dodge | 500 | 150 | 110,795 | Running | |
| 7 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | 499 | 151 | 104,448 | Running | |
| 8 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 499 | 142 | 82,570 | Running | |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 499 | 148 | 115,643 | Running | |
| 10 | 40 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 Dodge | 499 | 134 | 86,615 | Running | |
| 11 | 26 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Havoline Dodge | 499 | 130 | 63,245 | Running | |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge | 498 | 132 | 88,865 | Running | |
| 13 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo Ford | 498 | 124 | 99,807 | Running | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite Dodge | 498 | 126 | 99,882 | Running | |
| 15 | 14 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide Pontiac | 498 | 118 | 84,815 | Running | |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Budweiser Chevrolet | 498 | 115 | 101,407 | Running | |
| 17 | 36 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | 498 | 112 | 89,527 | Running | |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 497 | 109 | 99,023 | Running | |
| 19 | 20 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr | Valvoline Pontiac | 497 | 106 | 90,630 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online Chevrolet | 497 | 103 | 73,575 | Running | |
| 21 | 30 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's Ford | 497 | 100 | 97,565 | Running | |
| 22 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel Dodge | 496 | 97 | 97,940 | Running | |
| 23 | 18 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW Dodge | 494 | 94 | 72,045 | Running | |
| 24 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Ford | 494 | 91 | 62,515 | Running | |
| 25 | 28 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Chevrolet | 488 | 88 | 77,470 | Running | |
| 26 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot Chevrolet | 487 | 85 | 111,518 | Accident | |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW-Delphi Chevrolet | 469 | 82 | 62,005 | Accident | |
| 28 | 13 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | U.S. Army Pontiac | 456 | 79 | 70,139 | Running | |
| 29 | 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra Ford | 451 | 76 | 95,368 | Running | |
| 30 | 35 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil Chevrolet | 446 | 73 | 83,872 | Running | |
| 31 | 43 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios Dodge | 440 | 70 | 96,168 | Running | |
| 32 | 39 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target Dodge | 423 | 67 | 67,845 | Running | |
| 33 | 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar Dodge | 422 | 64 | 94,256 | Accident | |
| 34 | 32 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific Dodge | 422 | 61 | 65,235 | Accident | |
| 35 | 42 | 0 | Jack Sprague | NetZero Pontiac | 409 | 58 | 57,190 | Running | |
| 36 | 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS Ford | 397 | 55 | 102,923 | Running | |
| 37 | 3 | 49 | Ken Schrader | 1-800-Call-ATT Dodge | 385 | 52 | 57,410 | Accident | |
| 38 | 31 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford | 371 | 49 | 65,065 | Running | |
| 39 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / got milk? Chevrolet | 349 | 46 | 83,086 | Running | |
| 40 | 41 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard Ford | 342 | 43 | 56,965 | Accident | |
| 41 | 6 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Pontiac | 310 | 40 | 56,915 | Running | |
| 42 | 22 | 74 | Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports Chevrolet | 52 | 37 | 56,860 | Engine | |
| 43 | 24 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Friendly's Ice Cream Chevrolet | 31 | 34 | 56,178 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 53 Seconds
Average Speed .:76.185
Margin of Victory .: 0.390 Second