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2003 Auto Club 500 |
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| Held on April 27, 2003 at California Speedway in Fontana, CA | |
| 250 L, 500 M, 804.75 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid | Ford | 250 | 27 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Chevy | 250 | 11 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Dodge | 250 | 54 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 250 | 12 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 25 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Havoline | Dodge | 250 | 41 | running | 160 |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 250 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevy | 250 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 13 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 250 | 2 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 30 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 250 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's, got milk? | Chevy | 250 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 18 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Ford | 250 | 2 | running | 129 |
| 14 | 6 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | U.S. Army | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 15 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Pontiac | 250 | 1 | running | 123 |
| 16 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 250 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Ford | 249 | 0 | accident | 112 |
| 18 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Grainger | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 28 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak | Pontiac | 249 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 31 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 5 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Pedigree | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 35 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 34 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 40 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Chevy | 249 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 26 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Chevy | 249 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench | Chevy | 248 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | 1-800-Call-ATT | Dodge | 248 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 33 | 74 | Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports | Chevy | 248 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 9 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW-Delphi | Chevy | 248 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio | Dodge | 247 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 17 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Dodge | 247 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 11 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 233 | 0 | accident | 58 |
| 36 | 32 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Pontiac | 229 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Ford | 228 | 0 | accident | 52 |
| 38 | 42 | 14 | Larry Foyt | Harrah's | Dodge | 226 | 0 | accident | 49 |
| 39 | 12 | 0 | Jack Sprague | NetZero | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 1 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Chevy | 138 | 0 | accident | 43 |
| 41 | 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Chevy | 128 | 100 | engine | 50 |
| 42 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Dodge | 34 | 0 | accident | 37 |
| 43 | 43 | 37 | Derrike Cope | GBROnline.com | Chevy | 9 | 0 | engine | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 66 | Hideo Fukuyama | Kikkoman | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 83 | Kerry Earnhardt | Supercuts | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:34:07 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Steve Park - 38.536 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.294 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.111 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 34 laps - Laps 2-4 (#1,12 accident backstretch); Laps 9-11 (#0 accident turn 4); Laps 41-44 (#16 accident turn 4); Laps 130-134 (oil on track); Laps 156-159 (debris frontstretch); Laps 210-213 (#01,32 spun turn 4); Laps 220-233 (#01 spun turn 2); Laps 231-237 (#10,14,19,25,31,41,88 accident turn 3) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 among 9 drivers - Bill Elliott (GA) 1-12; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 13-92; Ricky Craven 93; Dave Blaney 94-95; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 96-114; Jamie McMurray 115; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 116; Jamie McMurray 117-130; Kurt Busch 131-145; Jamie McMurray 146-156; Rusty Wallace 157-201; Jamie McMurray 202-204; Matt Kenseth 205-206; Rusty Wallace 207-215; Bobby Labonte 216; Jamie McMurray 217; Bobby Labonte 218-227; Jamie McMurray 228-238; Kurt Busch 239-250 | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
