2003 Ford 400

Race 36 of 36

Homestead
267 laps
Time of race: 3:25:37
Average speed of winner: 116.868 mph
Margin of victory: 1.749 sec.
Lead changes: 21 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 10 for 60 laps
Fastest lap: Bill Elliott
Lap leaders: McMurray pole, Vickers 1-11, J. Gordon 12-15, R. Wallace 16-22, Johnson 23-29, R. Wallace 30, Spencer 31-39, Benson 40-46, Elliott 47-73, R. Wallace 74, Elliott 75-87, Mayfield 88-91, Elliott 92-121, Harvick 122, T. Labonte 123, Harvick 124-132, Elliott 133-142, Harvick 143, Elliott 144-201, Stewart 202-215, Elliott 216-266, B. Labonte 267

Race notes: Last win for Bobby Labonte. First pole for Jamie McMurray. Finale for Ron Hornaday, Jr.

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	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	McSwain	180.729	267	1	1	running	331058	180
2	6	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	180.126	267	3	11	running	240583	175
3	10	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	179.158	267	1	7	running	183855	170
4	21	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Guy	177.854	267	1	7	running	146575	165
5	5	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	180.210	267	1	4	running	147628	160
6	9	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	179.319	267	1	4	running	90975	155
7	13	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	178.855	267	1	14	running	120703	151
8	20	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	177.877	267	6	189	running	116358	152
9	1	Jamie McMurray	42	Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	181.111	267	0	0	running	65725	138
10	41	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	175.736	267	0	0	running	103025	134
11	34	Todd Bodine	54	National Guard	Ford	Carter	Cogswell	176.615	267	0	0	running	70525	130
12	27	Scott Wimmer	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard	177.305	267	0	0	running	84681	127
13	19	Tony Raines	74	Speed Racer on SPEED Channel	Chevrolet	BACE	Larry Carter	177.983	267	0	0	running	53525	124
14	36	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews	176.189	267	0	0	running	85742	121
15	14	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's/got milk?	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	178.648	267	1	1	running	79606	123
16	12	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Dodge	Foyt	Holm	178.885	267	0	0	running	47800	115
17	8	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	179.354	267	0	0	running	66400	112
18	31	Kevin Lepage	4	Kodak Perfect Touch	Pontiac	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	176.904	267	0	0	running	60400	109
19	35	Steve Park	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Beam	176.350	267	0	0	running	58900	106
20	28	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	90	Childress Vineyards	Chevrolet	Childress	Manion	177.078	267	0	0	running	48950	103
21	29	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	177.020	267	0	0	running	84650	100
22	43	Kenny Wallace	23	Stacker 2	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	175.148	266	0	0	running	60950	97
23	11	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Wilburn	179.021	265	3	9	running	84467	99
24	38	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	175.947	265	0	0	running	87117	91
25	16	Jimmy Spencer	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Baldwin	178.300	265	1	9	running	58989	93
26	32	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Shawn Parker	176.846	265	0	0	running	91578	85
27	15	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	178.400	264	0	0	running	56800	82
28	18	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Harrah	178.030	264	0	0	running	56500	79
29	42	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Pontiac	PPI	Scott Miller	169.486	264	0	0	running	56190	76
30	39	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	175.342	258	0	0	running	73662	73
31	30	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leslie	176.962	252	0	0	engine	55275	70
32	24	Ward Burton	0	NetZero	Pontiac	Haas	Furr	177.591	242	0	0	accident	44575	67
33	40	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Tryson	176.131	242	0	0	accident	79113	64
34	3	Brian Vickers	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	180.729	220	1	11	running	44175	66
35	25	Greg Biffle	16	Grainger	Ford	Roush	Richert	177.503	197	0	0	accident	43975	58
36	7	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	179.641	147	0	0	running	63760	55
37	4	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	180.717	122	0	0	accident	73425	52
38	33	Hermie Sadler	02	Sadler GM	Chevrolet	Hermie Sadler	Buckner	176.725	121	0	0	overheating	43350	0
39	17	Mike Skinner	00	Bacardi Silver/Raz	Chevrolet	Michael Waltrip	Kennedy	178.042	89	0	0	accident	43150	46
40	26	Jeff Green	43	Chex by Petty	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	177.398	81	0	0	engine	78703	43
41	23	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	177.684	72	0	0	accident	60735	40
42	22	John Andretti	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson	177.842	57	0	0	engine	67612	37
43	37	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	176.137	28	0	0	engine	62665	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	5022	36	0	1	11	25
2	Jimmie Johnson	4932	36	2	3	14	20
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4815	36	0	2	13	21
4	Jeff Gordon	4785	36	4	3	15	20
5	Kevin Harvick	4770	36	1	1	11	18
6	Ryan Newman	4711	36	11	8	17	22
7	Tony Stewart	4549	36	1	2	12	18
8	Bobby Labonte	4377	36	4	2	12	17
9	Bill Elliott	4303	36	0	1	9	12
10	Terry Labonte	4162	36	1	1	4	9
11	Kurt Busch	4150	36	0	4	9	14
12	Jeff Burton	4109	36	0	0	3	11
13	Jamie McMurray	3965	36	1	0	5	13
14	Rusty Wallace	3950	36	0	0	2	12
15	Michael Waltrip	3934	36	0	2	8	11
16	Robby Gordon	3856	36	0	2	4	10
17	Mark Martin	3769	36	0	0	5	10
18	Sterling Marlin	3745	36	0	0	0	11
19	Jeremy Mayfield	3736	36	1	0	4	12
20	Greg Biffle	3696	35	0	1	3	6
21	Ward Burton	3550	36	0	0	0	4
22	Elliott Sadler	3525	36	2	0	2	9
23	Ricky Rudd	3521	36	0	0	4	5
24	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3448	36	0	0	2	4
25	Joe Nemechek	3426	36	0	1	2	6