2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (March)

Race #4 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season

2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
*Held on March 9, 2003 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA*
325 L, 500.5 M, 805.35 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	4	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries, Advair	Chevy	325	172	running	185
2	30	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	Chevy	325	68	running	175
3	37	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser	Chevy	325	23	running	170
4	24	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt	Ford	325	0	running	160
5	8	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot	Chevy	325	17	running	160
6	3	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's	Ford	325	1	running	155
7	5	7	Jimmy Spencer	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	325	1	running	151
8	27	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	325	1	running	147
9	13	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi	Chevy	325	19	running	143
10	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel	Dodge	324	21	running	139
11	23	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline	Pontiac	324	0	running	130
12	22	32	Ricky Craven	Tide	Pontiac	324	0	running	127
13	20	16	Greg Biffle	Grainger	Ford	324	0	running	124
14	34	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light	Dodge	324	0	running	121
15	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	Dodge	324	0	running	118
16	15	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil	Chevy	324	0	running	115
17	18	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless	Chevy	323	0	running	112
18	12	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar	Dodge	323	0	running	109
19	17	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevy	323	0	running	106
20	39	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's, got milk?	Chevy	323	0	running	103
21	16	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS	Ford	323	0	running	100
22	10	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge	322	0	running	97
23	33	41	Casey Mears	Target	Dodge	322	0	running	94
24	36	74	Tony Raines	BACE Motorsports	Chevy	322	0	running	91
25	28	30	Jeff Green	America Online	Chevy	322	0	running	88
26	40	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2	Dodge	322	0	running	85
27	6	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevy	321	0	running	82
28	35	54	Todd Bodine	National Guard	Ford	321	0	running	79
29	19	43	John Andretti	Cheerios	Dodge	320	0	running	76
30	32	4	Mike Skinner	Kodak	Pontiac	318	0	running	73
31	14	01	Jerry Nadeau	U.S. Army	Pontiac	316	0	accident	70
32	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's	Chevy	308	2	engine	72
33	26	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo	Ford	305	0	engine	64
34	38	45	Kyle Petty	Brawny, Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	296	0	running	61
35	21	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft	Ford	295	0	engine	58
36	31	42	Jamie McMurray	Havoline	Dodge	293	0	engine	55
37	43	0	Jack Sprague	NetZero	Pontiac	267	0	overheating	52
38	42	49	Ken Schrader	BAM Racing	Dodge	182	0	engine	49
39	2	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers, UAW	Dodge	164	0	engine	46
40	9	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid	Ford	143	0	engine	43
41	25	11	Brett Bodine	Hooters	Ford	141	0	accident	40
42	29	6	Mark Martin	Pfizer, Viagra	Ford	133	0	engine	37
43	41	14	Larry Foyt	Harrah's	Dodge	104	0	engine	34
DID NOT QUALIFY
		35	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			DNQ
		57	Jeff Fultz	CLR	Ford			DNQ

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 3h:25:37
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Ryan Newman - 28.963 sec.
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}\|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners:
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}\|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}\|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 1.274 seconds
Average Speed: 146.048 mph
Cautions: 7 for 34 laps - 136-140 (oil on track); 146-154 (#11,23 accident (backstretch)); 175-178 (#2 accident (turn 2)); 186-189 (oil on track); 209-212 (debris (turn 2)); 303-306 (#21 accident (turn 3)); 309-312 (#43,99 accident (turn 2))
Lead Changes: 23 among 10 drivers - Ryan Newman 1-20; Bobby Labonte 21-36; Joe Nemechek 37-55; Bobby Labonte 56-57; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 58-59; Jeff Gordon 60-68; Bobby Labonte 69-118; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 119-120; Bobby Labonte 121-136; Elliott Sadler 137; Bobby Labonte 138-175; Dave Blaney 176; Bobby Labonte 177-185; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 186-208; Ryan Newman 209; Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) 210-222; Jeff Gordon 223-268; Jimmie Johnson 269-270; Jeff Gordon 271-281; Bobby Labonte 282-303; Jimmy Spencer 304; Bobby Labonte 305-312; Jeff Gordon 313-314; Bobby Labonte 315-325
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered