2003 Coca-Cola 600

Race 12 of 36

Charlotte
276 laps
Time of race: 3:16:50
Average speed of winner: 126.198 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 16 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 46 laps
Fastest lap: Tony Stewart
Lap leaders: Newman 1-49, Stewart 50-54, Newman 55, Busch 56, Kenseth 57-58, Stewart 59-104, Harvick 105, Stewart 106-122, Kenseth 123-128, Sadler 129, Kenseth 130-196, B. Labonte 197-233, Kenseth 234-240, B. Labonte 241, Johnson 242-264, B. Labonte 265, Johnson 266-276

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	37	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus		276	2	34	running	271900	180
2	18	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	182.235	276	4	82	running	206500	180
3	11	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	McSwain	183.119	276	3	39	running	184633	170
4	14	Jimmy Spencer	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Baldwin	182.593	276	0	0	running	137350	160
5	1	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	185.312	276	2	50	running	186850	160
6	9	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	183.156	276	0	0	running	112875	150
7	36	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	180.499	276	0	0	running	132225	146
8	4	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	183.986	276	0	0	running	135103	142
9	23	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Shawn Parker	181.586	275	0	0	running	129153	138
10	41	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard	180.048	275	0	0	running	120331	134
11	7	Joe Nemechek	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	183.231	275	0	0	running	84740	130
12	34	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Wilburn	180.838	275	0	0	running	117542	127
13	20	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	181.953	275	1	1	running	119003	129
14	8	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Barker	183.231	275	0	0	running	104600	121
15	12	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	182.952	275	1	1	running	110950	123
16	26	Greg Biffle	16	Grainger	Ford	Roush	Goss	181.421	275	0	0	running	76500	115
17	38	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	179.736	275	0	0	running	104087	112
18	35	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews	180.542	275	0	0	running	111522	109
19	15	Jeff Green	1	Pennzoil Synthetic	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson	182.580	274	0	0	running	98512	106
20	3	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak	Pontiac	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	183.999	274	0	0	running	92900	103
21	39	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's/got milk?	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	179.922	274	0	0	running	102031	100
22	5	Jack Sprague	0	NetZero	Pontiac	Haas	Furr	183.530	274	0	0	running	73350	97
23	16	Todd Bodine	54	National Guard	Ford	Carter	Derrick Finley	182.482	274	0	0	running	84314	94
24	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	183.125	274	0	0	running	101575	91
25	17	Jamie McMurray	42	Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	182.242	274	0	0	running	71125	88
26	32	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	180.953	274	0	0	running	109258	85
27	13	Steve Park	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Beam	182.753	274	0	0	running	81700	82
28	30	Ken Schrader	49	Freightline/BAM Racing	Dodge	BAM	Eggleston	181.117	273	0	0	running	70175	79
29	21	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	181.910	273	0	0	running	107183	76
30	31	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny	Dodge	Petty	Lane	181.044	273	0	0	running	81635	73
31	43	Mike Wallace	01	U.S. Army	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	179.390	272	0	0	running	72900	70
32	27	Kevin Lepage	71	Warranty Gold/Pro Motorsports	Ford	Lepage		181.421	271	0	0	running	69675	0
33	40	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	179.456	271	0	0	running	80550	64
34	29	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Dodge	Foyt	Holm	181.275	269	0	0	running	73290	61
35	19	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	181.996	263	0	0	transmission	79700	58
36	2	Elliott Sadler	38	Pedigree/M&M's	Ford	Yates	Raymond Fox	184.300	262	1	1	accident	108525	60
37	25	Tony Raines	74	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	BACE	Larry Carter	181.476	260	0	0	running	68970	52
38	33	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Pontiac	PPI	Scott Miller	180.892	259	0	0	engine	76860	49
39	42	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	179.420	259	0	0	accident	104538	46
40	6	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	183.468	245	3	68	running	140528	48
41	24	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	181.561	240	0	0	brakes	109457	40
42	28	Kenny Wallace	23	Stacker 2	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	181.360	216	0	0	engine	68435	37
43	22	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	181.671	123	0	0	accident	76590	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	1799	12	0	1	5	10
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1639	12	0	1	6	8
3	Jeff Gordon	1583	12	1	1	3	6
4	Kurt Busch	1575	12	0	2	5	7
5	Jimmie Johnson	1552	12	0	1	2	6
6	Bobby Labonte	1546	12	2	1	7	7
7	Michael Waltrip	1511	12	0	1	3	5
8	Kevin Harvick	1457	12	0	0	2	4
9	Sterling Marlin	1405	12	0	0	0	6
10	Rusty Wallace	1401	12	0	0	1	4
11	Joe Nemechek	1341	12	0	1	1	3
12	Robby Gordon	1330	12	0	0	1	3
13	Mark Martin	1318	12	0	0	4	5
14	Jeff Burton	1311	12	0	0	1	3
15	Ricky Craven	1303	12	0	1	3	3
16	Elliott Sadler	1261	12	1	0	2	5
17	Terry Labonte	1243	12	1	0	1	1
18	Dale Jarrett	1232	12	0	1	1	3
19	Dave Blaney	1230	12	1	0	1	3
20	Tony Stewart	1230	12	0	0	2	5
21	Ward Burton	1225	12	0	0	0	2
22	Greg Biffle	1224	11	0	0	1	1
23	Bill Elliott	1198	12	0	0	1	2
24	Ryan Newman	1191	12	3	1	2	4
25	Jamie McMurray	1181	12	0	0	2	3