2003 Pontiac Excitement 400

Race 11 of 36

Richmond
393 laps
Time of race: 3:23:47
Average speed of winner: 86.783 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 20 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 15 for 91 laps
Fastest lap: Joe Nemechek
Lap leaders: T. Labonte pole, Nemechek 1-2, T. Labonte 3, Nemechek 4-45, T. Labonte 46-74, Newman 75-98, Nemechek 99-120, Busch 121-127, Nemechek 128-129, Busch 130-139, Earnhardt, Jr. 140-144, B. Labonte 145-204, Nemechek 205-228, J. Gordon 229-260, Martin 261-270, J. Gordon 271-280, Elliott 281-286, Harvick 287-298, B. Labonte 299-300, R. Gordon 301-329, Nemechek 330-393

Race notes: Last pole for Terry Labonte. Debut for Jason Keller.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Joe Nemechek	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	126.369	393	6	156	running	159375	185
2	4	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	McSwain	126.210	393	2	62	running	157758	175
3	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	126.316	393	1	5	running	121867	170
4	32	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	125.058	393	1	29	running	101212	165
5	30	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	125.110	393	1	10	running	102533	160
6	36	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	124.596	393	1	12	running	100928	155
7	18	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	125.523	393	0	0	running	73675	146
8	7	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	126.033	393	2	17	running	89925	147
9	16	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews	125.587	393	0	0	running	90342	138
10	17	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Wilburn	125.558	393	0	0	running	91942	134
11	20	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard	125.488	393	0	0	running	90781	130
12	37	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	124.544	393	0	0	running	69910	127
13	21	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	125.465	393	0	0	running	95425	124
14	35	Tony Raines	74	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	BACE	Larry Carter	124.683	393	0	0	running	51325	121
15	13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Eagle One/Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	125.774	393	0	0	running	82435	118
16	6	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	126.062	393	2	42	running	97228	120
17	15	Greg Biffle	16	Grainger	Ford	Roush	Goss	125.704	393	0	0	running	49150	112
18	31	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Barker	125.093	393	0	0	running	76000	109
19	10	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	125.968	393	0	0	running	68275	106
20	28	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	125.168	393	1	6	running	89058	108
21	1	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's/got milk?	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	126.511	393	2	30	running	83456	105
22	22	Jamie McMurray	42	Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	125.453	393	0	0	running	47975	97
23	34	Todd Bodine	54	National Guard	Ford	Carter	Derrick Finley	124.775	393	0	0	running	65375	94
24	33	Ken Schrader	49	BAM Racing	Dodge	BAM	Eggleston	125.052	392	0	0	running	58100	91
25	19	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	125.494	392	0	0	running	59050	88
26	29	Jack Sprague	0	NetZero	Pontiac	Haas	Furr	125.151	392	0	0	running	47725	85
27	8	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Lane	126.033	391	0	0	running	58700	82
28	11	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	125.939	391	0	0	running	66864	79
29	14	Kenny Wallace	23	Stacker 2	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	125.739	390	0	0	accident	50250	76
30	24	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	125.261	390	0	0	running	86253	73
31	43	Brett Bodine	11	Hooters	Ford	Brett Bodine	Hillman	122.940	389	0	0	running	49825	70
32	12	Jason Keller	01	U.S. Army	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	125.898	388	0	0	running	49675	67
33	42	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Dodge	Foyt	Holm	124.178	387	0	0	running	49625	64
34	27	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	125.174	378	0	0	accident	57075	61
35	26	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak	Pontiac	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	125.214	378	0	0	accident	47425	58
36	40	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Finley	123.558	363	0	0	accident	92253	55
37	39	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Raymond Fox	123.423	338	0	0	running	80675	52
38	38	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Pontiac	PPI	Scott Miller	124.556	287	0	0	accident	54375	49
39	5	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	126.068	277	1	24	running	76185	51
40	41	Jeff Green	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Beam	124.544	267	0	0	accident	54230	43
41	9	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	126.027	223	0	0	accident	98748	40
42	25	Jimmy Spencer	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Baldwin	125.214	139	0	0	accident	46110	37
43	23	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson	125.313	42	0	0	accident	71502	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	1619	11	0	1	4	9
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1599	11	0	1	6	8
3	Kurt Busch	1452	11	0	2	5	7
4	Jeff Gordon	1441	11	1	1	3	5
5	Bobby Labonte	1376	11	2	1	6	6
6	Jimmie Johnson	1372	11	0	0	1	5
7	Michael Waltrip	1361	11	0	1	3	4
8	Kevin Harvick	1328	11	0	0	2	4
9	Rusty Wallace	1274	11	0	0	1	4
10	Sterling Marlin	1259	11	0	0	0	5
11	Ricky Craven	1254	11	0	1	3	3
12	Mark Martin	1242	11	0	0	4	5
13	Robby Gordon	1218	11	0	0	1	3
14	Joe Nemechek	1211	11	0	1	1	3
15	Jeff Burton	1202	11	0	0	1	3
16	Elliott Sadler	1201	11	1	0	2	5
17	Tony Stewart	1182	11	0	0	2	5
18	Terry Labonte	1143	11	1	0	1	1
19	Bill Elliott	1113	11	0	0	1	2
20	Dave Blaney	1109	11	1	0	1	3
21	Greg Biffle	1109	10	0	0	1	1
22	Ricky Rudd	1099	11	0	0	1	1
23	Dale Jarrett	1094	11	0	1	1	2
24	Jamie McMurray	1093	11	0	0	2	3
25	Ward Burton	1091	11	0	0	0	1