2003 Aaron's 312

Race 7 of 34

Talladega
117 laps
Time of race: 2:11:43
Average speed of winner: 141.768 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 7 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Nemechek 1-14, Schuler 15, Teague 16, K. Earnhardt 17, Nemechek 18-40, Hornaday 41-45, Nemechek 46-57, Earnhardt, Jr. 58-117

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Tribute Concert Foundation	Chevrolet			186.539	117	1	60	running	39275	185
2	1	Joe Nemechek	87	Cellular One	Chevrolet			188.649	117	3	49	running	37420	175
3	25	Shane Hmiel	48	Goulds Pumps	Pontiac			183.512	117	0	0	running	40080	165
4	4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			186.478	117	1	5	running	32600	165
5	7	Mike Bliss	20	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			185.646	117	0	0	running	30400	155
6	6	Jamie McMurray	1	Yellow Transportation	Dodge			185.816	117	0	0	running	21225	150
7	21	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's Sales & Lease	Chevrolet			183.702	117	0	0	running	19225	146
8	24	Mike Wallace	4	GEICO	Chevrolet			183.536	117	0	0	running	24675	142
9	14	Coy Gibbs	18	MBNA	Chevrolet			185.316	116	0	0	running	24050	138
10	38	Tina Gordon	22	Danny Bost Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	116	0	0	running	20925	134
11	42	Morgan Shepherd	0	Eagle Jet International	Chevrolet			provisional	116	0	0	running	17600	130
12	36	Rick Markle	68	Markle Motorsports	Pontiac			180.976	116	0	0	running	17475	127
13	23	Chase Montgomery	27	TrimSpa	Pontiac			183.540	116	0	0	running	28380	124
14	39	Derrike Cope	49	bgnracing.com/Ocean Potion	Ford			provisional	116	0	0	running	19225	121
15	33	Larry Hollenbeck	62	SWAT Fitness Centers	Pontiac			181.529	116	0	0	running	17100	118
16	28	David Green	37	Timber Wolf	Pontiac			182.727	115	0	0	running	28175	115
17	17	Kerry Earnhardt	12	Jani-King	Chevrolet			184.911	115	1	1	running	22050	117
18	40	Larry Gunselman	16	31-W/Waterloo Tool Storage	Chevrolet			provisional	115	0	0	running	19925	109
19	41	Jason Schuler	73	Havill-Spoerl Ford	Ford			provisional	114	1	1	running	19800	111
20	27	Ashton Lewis	46	Civil Air Patrol	Chevrolet			183.276	114	0	0	running	21295	103
21	37	Donnie Neuenberger	77	Bull on the Beach	Ford			provisional	111	0	0	running	18300	100
22	30	Hermie Sadler	54	Toys "R" Us	Chevrolet			182.469	105	0	0	overheating	20195	97
23	13	Brian Vickers	5	GMAC Financial Services	Chevrolet			185.387	100	0	0	running	25875	94
24	8	Scott Riggs	10	Nestle Nesquik	Ford			185.643	84	0	0	running	25420	91
25	16	Kevin Grubb	26	Dr Pepper	Dodge			185.086	76	0	0	running	19870	88
26	9	Johnny Sauter	21	PayDay	Chevrolet			185.639	75	0	0	running	25145	85
27	29	Todd Bodine	92	Herzog-Jackson Motorsports	Chevrolet			182.720	73	0	0	running	15500	82
28	19	Jason Keller	57	Albertsons	Ford			183.871	68	0	0	overheating	24895	79
29	10	Randy LaJoie	7	Kleenex/Winn-Dixie	Chevrolet			185.628	57	0	0	overheating	19270	76
30	15	Brad Baker	28	Trus Joint	Dodge			185.222	46	0	0	accident	15125	73
31	43	Jason White	39	Jay Robinson Racing	Ford			provisional	30	0	0	electrical	14975	70
32	5	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Johnsonville	Chevrolet			186.112	27	0	0	accident	19160	67
33	35	Brad Teague	52	Means Racing	Ford			181.370	24	1	1	overheating	15210	69
34	32	Mike Harmon	44	Global Industrial Contractors	Chevrolet			181.660	11	0	0	accident	16865	61
35	26	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			183.441	10	0	0	accident	22310	58
36	11	Lyndon Amick	32	Support Our Soldiers	Chevrolet			185.517	8	0	0	accident	14775	55
37	2	Kasey Kahne	38	Great Clips	Ford			187.618	8	0	0	accident	17290	52
38	20	Scott Wimmer	23	Stacker 2/Stamina-Rx	Chevrolet			183.843	8	0	0	accident	22205	49
39	31	Mike McLaughlin	34	LesCare Kitchens	Chevrolet			182.178	8	0	0	accident	14670	46
40	12	Stanton Barrett	60	OdoBan	Ford			185.495	8	0	0	accident	22135	43
41	18	Chad Blount	19	APP Prepaid Gas Cards	Dodge			184.473	8	0	0	accident	16600	40
42	34	Randy MacDonald	72	U.S. Security Inc.	Chevrolet			181.522	8	0	0	accident	14565	37
43	22	Jeff Fuller	88	Cellular One	Pontiac			183.645	2	0	0	handling	14515	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Todd Bodine	996	7	0	1	3	5
2	Jamie McMurray	957	7	0	1	3	4
3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	927	7	0	0	1	3
4	Shane Hmiel	897	7	0	0	2	3
5	Jason Keller	889	7	1	0	3	4
6	David Green	855	7	2	0	2	3
7	Mike Bliss	853	7	0	0	3	4
8	Scott Riggs	815	7	0	0	2	2
9	Kasey Kahne	813	7	0	0	0	3
10	Mike Wallace	784	7	0	0	1	2
11	Johnny Sauter	777	7	0	0	1	4
12	Brian Vickers	767	7	0	0	0	2
13	Scott Wimmer	764	7	0	0	0	2
14	Kevin Grubb	758	7	0	0	0	1
15	Coy Gibbs	757	7	0	0	0	2
16	Randy LaJoie	736	7	0	0	1	2
17	Stacy Compton	734	7	0	0	1	1
18	Michael Waltrip	721	7	0	0	0	2
19	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	714	7	0	0	0	2
20	Kerry Earnhardt	677	7	0	0	0	0
21	Stanton Barrett	675	7	0	0	0	1
22	Kevin Harvick	669	4	0	1	3	4
23	Ashton Lewis	667	7	0	0	0	0
24	Chad Blount	622	7	0	0	1	1
25	Hermie Sadler	619	7	0	0	0	0