2003 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Havoline

Race 34 of 36

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 3:19:11
Average speed of winner: 93.984 mph
Margin of victory: 0.735 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 66 laps
Fastest lap: Jimmie Johnson
Lap leaders: Newman 1, Johnson 2-38, Earnhardt, Jr. 39, Craven 40, Busch 41-85, Earnhardt, Jr. 86-120, Busch 121-173, Newman 174-213, Lepage 214, Johnson 215-261, Earnhardt, Jr. 262-312

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	132.607	312	3	87	running	203017	180
2	3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	133.581	312	2	84	running	173625	175
3	1	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	133.675	312	2	41	running	152625	170
4	7	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid/Sharpie	Ford	Roush	Fennig	133.057	312	2	98	running	142585	170
5	17	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	132.397	312	0	0	running	100925	155
6	37	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	130.643	312	0	0	running	86000	150
7	4	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	133.417	312	0	0	running	111778	146
8	27	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews	132.023	312	0	0	running	98917	142
9	28	Scott Wimmer	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard	131.989	312	0	0	running	95656	138
10	12	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	132.543	312	0	0	running	99133	134
11	15	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	132.460	312	0	0	running	100000	130
12	22	Jamie McMurray	42	Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	132.130	312	0	0	running	59900	127
13	2	Brian Vickers	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	133.640	312	0	0	running	58900	124
14	18	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	132.358	312	0	0	running	90633	121
15	25	Greg Biffle	16	Grainger	Ford	Roush	Richert	132.096	312	0	0	running	56130	118
16	33	John Andretti	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson	131.372	312	0	0	running	75162	115
17	30	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	131.854	312	0	0	running	76875	112
18	6	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	133.057	312	0	0	running	102128	109
19	41	Tony Raines	74	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	BACE	Larry Carter	129.954	312	0	0	running	53350	106
20	14	Elliott Sadler	38	Pedigree	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	132.470	312	0	0	running	89225	103
21	35	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Guy	130.919	312	0	0	running	79900	100
22	21	Todd Bodine	54	National Guard	Ford	Carter	Cogswell	132.173	312	0	0	running	65575	97
23	43	Kevin Lepage	4	Kodak Perfect Touch	Pontiac	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	130.251	312	1	1	running	60250	99
24	8	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Harrah	133.028	312	0	0	running	68589	91
25	26	Kenny Wallace	23	Stacker 2	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	132.057	312	0	0	running	52375	88
26	23	Mike Wallace	09	Miccosukee Resort	Dodge	Finch	Reno	132.130	312	0	0	running	48450	85
27	34	Ken Schrader	49	BAM Racing	Dodge	BAM	Eggleston	131.353	312	0	0	running	51625	82
28	32	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Dodge	Foyt	Holm	131.488	312	0	0	running	49200	79
29	39	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Shawn Parker	130.072	312	0	0	running	93853	76
30	19	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's/got milk?	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	132.275	310	0	0	running	77706	73
31	10	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	132.611	310	0	0	running	50925	70
32	31	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	131.699	310	0	0	running	75862	67
33	5	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Wilburn	133.151	305	0	0	running	85217	64
34	13	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	132.484	297	0	0	running	86603	61
35	36	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny	Dodge	Petty	Lane	130.876	280	0	0	engine	55300	58
36	24	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	McSwain	132.105	267	0	0	running	92233	55
37	42	Jeff Green	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	130.477	266	0	0	engine	82803	52
38	38	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Pontiac	PPI	Scott Miller	130.166	207	1	1	accident	54900	54
39	40	Steve Park	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Beam	130.105	206	0	0	accident	54775	46
40	29	Jimmy Spencer	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Baldwin	131.907	167	0	0	accident	46625	0
41	20	Ward Burton	0	NetZero	Pontiac	Haas	Furr	132.197	167	0	0	accident	47185	40
42	9	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	132.670	117	0	0	engine	54350	37
43	16	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	132.406	32	0	0	engine	54471	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	4828	34	0	1	10	24
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4600	34	0	2	13	21
3	Jimmie Johnson	4587	34	2	3	12	18
4	Jeff Gordon	4528	34	4	3	14	19
5	Ryan Newman	4499	34	10	8	16	21
6	Kevin Harvick	4477	34	1	1	10	17
7	Tony Stewart	4260	34	1	2	12	16
8	Bobby Labonte	4055	34	4	1	11	15
9	Kurt Busch	3983	34	0	4	9	14
10	Bill Elliott	3966	34	0	0	8	10
11	Terry Labonte	3912	34	1	1	4	9
12	Michael Waltrip	3842	34	0	2	8	11
13	Jeff Burton	3842	34	0	0	3	10
14	Jamie McMurray	3769	34	0	0	5	12
15	Rusty Wallace	3757	34	0	0	2	12
16	Robby Gordon	3680	34	0	2	4	10
17	Mark Martin	3665	34	0	0	5	10
18	Greg Biffle	3508	33	0	1	3	6
19	Sterling Marlin	3477	34	0	0	0	9
20	Jeremy Mayfield	3411	34	1	0	3	10
21	Ricky Rudd	3408	34	0	0	4	5
22	Ward Burton	3369	34	0	0	0	4
23	Elliott Sadler	3325	34	2	0	2	9
24	Joe Nemechek	3226	34	0	1	2	6
25	Dale Jarrett	3224	34	0	1	1	7