RESULTS

2003 Official Race Results : Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Havoline

Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Havoline | November 02, 2003 | Race 34 of 36

FIN	ST	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE	SPONSOR	PTS/BNS	LAPS	STATUS	WINNINGS

1	11	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	Budweiser	180/5	312	Running	203,017
2	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	175/5	312	Running	173,625
3	1	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL	170/5	312	Running	152,625
4	7	97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Rubbermaid	170/10	312	Running	142,585
5	17	15	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	NAPA Auto Parts	155/0	312	Running	100,925
6	37	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DEWALT Power Tools	150/0	312	Running	86,000
7	4	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	146/0	312	Running	111,778
8	27	99	Jeff Burton	Ford	CITGO	142/0	312	Running	98,917
9	28	22	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	Caterpillar	138/0	312	Running	95,656
10	12	6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra	134/0	312	Running	99,133
11	15	40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coors Light	130/0	312	Running	100,000
12	22	42	Jamie McMurray *	Dodge	Havoline	127/0	312	Running	59,900
13	2	25	Brian Vickers	Chevrolet	UAW / Delphi	124/0	312	Running	58,900
14	18	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	121/0	312	Running	90,633
15	25	16	Greg Biffle *	Ford	Grainger	118/0	312	Running	56,130
16	33	1	John Andretti	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	115/0	312	Running	75,162
17	30	21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft Quality Parts	112/0	312	Running	76,875
18	6	20	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	Home Depot	109/0	312	Running	102,128
19	41	74	Tony Raines *	Chevrolet	Staff America	106/0	312	Running	53,350
20	14	38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	Pedigree	103/0	312	Running	89,225
21	35	10	Johnny Benson	Pontiac	Valvoline	100/0	312	Running	79,900
22	21	154	Todd Bodine	Ford	National Guard	97/0	312	Running	65,575
23	43	4	Kevin Lepage	Pontiac	Kodak Perfect Touch	99/5	312	Running	60,250
24	8	77	Dave Blaney	Ford	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	91/0	312	Running	68,589
25	26	23	Kenny Wallace	Dodge	Stacker 2	88/0	312	Running	52,375
26	23	09	Mike Wallace	Dodge	Miccosukee Resort & Convention Center	85/0	312	Running	48,450
27	34	49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	BAM Racing	82/0	312	Running	51,625
28	32	14	Larry Foyt *	Dodge	Harrah's	79/0	312	Running	49,200
29	39	88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS	76/0	312	Running	93,853
30	19	5	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	Kellogg's / got milk?	73/0	310	Running	77,706
31	10	01	Joe Nemechek	Pontiac	U.S. Army	70/0	310	Running	50,925
32	31	31	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless	67/0	310	Running	75,862
33	5	2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite	64/0	305	Running	85,217
34	13	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench Service	61/0	297	Running	86,603
35	36	45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia-Pacific	58/0	280	Engine	55,300
36	24	18	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet	Interstate Batteries	55/0	267	Running	92,233
37	42	43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Cheerios	52/0	266	Engine	82,803
38	38	32	Ricky Craven	Pontiac	Tide	54/5	207	Accident	54,900
39	40	30	Steve Park	Chevrolet	America Online	46/0	206	Accident	54,775
40	29	7	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	Sirius Satellite Radio	PE	167	Accident	46,625
41	20	0	Ward Burton	Pontiac	NetZero HiSpeed	40/0	167	Accident	47,185
42	9	41	Casey Mears *	Dodge	Target	37/0	117	Engine	54,350
43	16	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers	34/0	32	Engine	54,471

* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 93.984 mph
Margin of Victory: .735 second
Time of Race: 03:19:11
Lead Changes: 10
Cautions: 35-43, 120-124, 140-144, 170-178, 187-190, 210-217, 230-237, 269-275, 282-288, 300-303

CONTINGENCY AWARDS

Bud Pole: Ryan Newman,#12, ALLTEL, Dodge
EA Sports Move of the Race: Dale Earnhardt Jr.,#8, Budweiser, Chevrolet
Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Jimmie Johnson,#48, Lowe's, Chevrolet
Infogrames Pit Strategy Award: Chad Knaus,#48, Lowe's, Chevrolet
MBNA Mid-race Leader: Kurt Busch,#97, Rubbermaid, Ford
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Ryan Newman,#12, ALLTEL, Dodge
NASCAR Rookie of the Race: Jamie McMurray,#42, Havoline , Dodge
Outback Steakhouse Bloomin' Favorite: Jimmie Johnson,#48, Lowe's, Chevrolet
USG Improving the Finish Award: Jimmie Johnson,#48, Lowe's, Chevrolet
Waste Management Picking Up Places: Matt Kenseth,#17, DEWALT Power Tools, Ford