2003 NASCAR Busch Series

American motorsport season November 2025 February 2025 NASCAR Busch Series 2003 2002 2004 2002 NASCAR Busch Series 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Champions | Seasons The 2003 NASCAR Busch Series began February 15 and ended November 15. Brian Vickers of Hendrick Motorsports won the championship. thumb|right|Brian Vickers won the Busch Series championship at the age of 20. thumb|David Green finished second in points. thumb|Ron Hornaday Jr. finished third in points. thumb|David Stremme the 2003 Busch Series Rookie of the Year. thumb|Chevrolet won the manufacturer's championship after not winning for a year. 2003 teams and drivers Full schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberDriver Chevrolet Bill Davis Racing 23 Scott Wimmer FitzBradshaw Racing 12 Kerry Earnhardt 19 1-19 Tim Fedewa 15 20-34 GIC-Mixon Motorsports 44 Mike Harmon Hendrick Motorsports 5 Brian Vickers Lewis Motorsports 46 Ashton Lewis Jr. Richard Childress Racing 2 Ron Hornaday Jr. 21 Kevin Harvick 18 1-3, 5, 9-10, 13, 20, 23-27, 29, 31-34 Johnny Sauter 16 4, 6-8, 11-12, 14-19, 21-22, 28, 30 ST Motorsports 59 Stacy Compton Dodge Carroll Racing 26 Kevin Grubb 23 1-7, 10-14, 17-22, 24-25, 27, 32-33 Lance Norick 4 8-9, 15-16 Chad Blount (R) 7 23, 26, 28-31, 34 Ford Akins Motorsports 38 Kasey Kahne Moy RacingEntries were fielded in a collaboration with Means Racing. 77 Donnie Neuenberger 4 1, 7, 14, 18 Brad Teague 16 2, 4-5, 8, 10-13, 15-16, 23-25, 27, 31-32 Bruce Bechtel 3 3, 6, 9 Dana White 5 17, 20-22, 29 Jimmy Kitchens 1 19 Jason Rudd 1 26 Ryck Sanders 1 28 Derek Hayes 3 30, 33-34 ppc Racing 10 Scott Riggs 57 Jason Keller Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Pontiac Brewco Motorsports 37 David Green ChevroletPontiac 27 Chase Montgomery (R) 14 1, 3, 5-9, 28-34 Hank Parker Jr. 2 2, 4 Joey Clanton (R) 18 10-27 Day Enterprises Racing 16 Larry Gunselman Evans Motorsports 7 Randy LaJoie 17 1-17 Greg Biffle 13 18, 23-34 Todd Bodine 1 19 Joe Nemechek 1 20 Hank Parker Jr. 1 21 Mike Skinner 1 22 Innovative Motorsports 48 Shane Hmiel 26 1-26 Jeff Green 2 27, 29 Todd Bodine 3 28, 31, 33 Randy LaJoie 1 30 Kerry Earnhardt 1 32 Carlos Contreras 1 34 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Coy Gibbs (R) 20 Mike Bliss DodgeChevrolet Phoenix Racing 1 Jamie McMurray 18 1-7, 9, 13, 18-20, 23-25, 28, 33-34 David Stremme (R) 16 8, 10-12, 14-17, 21-22, 26-27, 29-32 FordPontiac Jay Robinson Racing 49 Derrike Cope 6 1, 7, 14, 17-19 Chris Bingham (R) 8 2-6, 8, 10, 13 Carlos Contreras 1 9 Jason White (R) 2 11-12 Shane Hall 2 15-16 Tammy Jo Kirk 15 20-34 Limited schedule ManufacturerTeamNo. Car numberDriverRounds Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 55 Paul Menard 7 15–16, 19, 21–22, 26, 32 BACE Motorsports 33 Tony Raines 12 3, 5-6, 9-10, 13, 19, 24, 26-28, 32 Damon Lusk (R) 1 34 74 Kerry Earnhardt 1 33 Bennett Motorsports 02 Lowell Bennett 2 17, 22 Bost Motorsports 22 Jeff Fuller 1 1 Regan Smith (R) 16 2-6, 8-18 Tina Gordon 1 7 Wayne Edwards 1 21 Brian Tyler 1 22 Stan BoydStan Boyd qualified the No. 22 car at Michigan (race #23) but he was replaced in the race by Justin Ashburn who failed to qualify his No. 61 car. 1 23 Justin Ashburn 1 23 Dana White 2 24, 26 Phil Bonifield 1 25 Bill Hoff 1 27 Blake Mallory 1 28 Jeff Streeter 1 29 Jerry Reary 3 30, 32-33 Kevin Conway 1 31 Brian Weber Racing 84 Joe Buford 1 1 Brian Weber 7 2, 4-5, 11-12, 14-15 Gus Wasson 1 7 Greg Pursley 1 9 Norm Benning Racing Norm Benning 3 8, 20, 22 81 1 33 8 2 12, 24 Chance 2 Motorsports Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3 1, 7, 18 Steve Park 1 3 Hank Parker Jr. 3 13, 28, 31 Tony Stewart 1 23 Martin Truex Jr. 3 29, 33-34 81 4 10, 14, 24, 27 Leik Motorsports Dwayne Leik 4 16, 19, 23, 31 Competitive Edge Motorsports 32 Mike Garvey 1 32 Team Amick Lyndon Amick 1 7 Jeff Green 1 13 Craig Motorsports 86 Jeff Fultz 4 1-2, 13, 29 DLP Racing 07 Steve Grissom 1 8 Mike Bales Brett Oakley 3 17, 22, 24 Davis Motorsports Brad Teague 1 21 0 Morgan Shepherd 9 2-7, 9-10, 13 Jason White (R) 15 8, 15-21, 23, 25-30 J. 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Robbs 3 11-12, 14 Dude Teate 1 22 Jay Sommers 1 24 Gus Wasson 4 31-34 70 Brian Conz 1 12 Morgan Shepherd 4 14, 16–17, 20 Don Satterfield 1 15 Mike Potter 1 21 Gus Wasson 3 25, 28–29 Jason Rudd 1 27 Jason White (R) 2 22, 24 Ken Alexander Racing 1 5 Robby Benton 3 1–3 Jimmy Kitchens 1 18 DCT Motorsports 36 Steve Grissom 2 29, 34 FitzBradshaw Racing 14 Casey Atwood 12 16-18, 20, 24-27, 29-30, 32, 34 82 3 13, 19, 31 Jimmy Spencer 1 6 Randy LaJoie 1 32 Frank Cicci Racing 34 Mike McLaughlin 6 7, 10, 13, 18-20 GIC-Mixon Motorsports 41 Jimmy Kitchens 1 27 Haas CNC Racing 00 Troy Cline 3 3, 6, 10 Jason Leffler 6 28-29, 31-34 Henderson Motorsports 75 Jay Sauter 11 1, 5, 8, 10, 15-17, 24, 26, 30, 33 Hendrick Motorsports 87 Kyle Busch 7 13, 22, 25, 27, 30-31, 34 Herzog-Jackson Motorsports 92 Todd Bodine 18 1-18 Jeff Green 2 28, 34 Holman Motorsports 78 Caleb Holman 5 10, 17, 24–25, 33 Innovative Motorsports 47 Regan Smith (R) 1 21 Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Michael Waltrip 20 1-7, 9-10, 13, 18-19, 23-25, 28-29, 31, 33-34 Kenny Wallace 1 11 NEMCO Motorsports Joe Nemechek 1 27 Morgan–McClure Motorsports 05 Eric McClure 1 33 PBM Racing 65 Vern Slagh 1 23 PF2 Motorsports 94 Joe Buford 1 11 A. J. Alsup 1 20 Jerry Robertson 1 21 Jamie Aube 1 22 Daniel Johnson 1 24 Kenny Hendrick 3 25–27 Brian Tyler 1 30 Rich Bickle 2 32–33 Premier Motorsports 85 John Hayden 17 5, 8, 11, 15-16, 21-32 Lackley Motorsports Robby Benton 1 6 RB1 Motorsports 71 Ron Young 14 2-5, 8, 11-12, 15-16, 25, 28, 30-31, 33 Shane Wallace 1 26 Kenneth Appling Racing Jeremy Clements 1 21 51 1 31 Ware Racing Enterprises Stan Boyd 2 32, 34 Richard Childress Racing 29 Mardy Lindley 1 22 Kevin Harvick 1 28 Michael Lewis 1 30 Johnny Sauter 1 34 Smith Brothers Motorsports 67 C. W. Smith 1 1 Streeter Racing 83 Jeff Streeter 9 8–9, 11–12, 16, 27–28, 30, 32 TC Motorsports 35 Wayne Anderson 2 29, 31 Team Bristol Motorsports 54 Hermie Sadler 10 1-10 Truex Motorsports 58 Martin Truex Jr. 3 8, 16, 22 White Knight Motorsports 28 Drew White 1 21 Dodge Braun Racing 19 Chad Blount (R) 11 1-11 Casey Mears 14 13-14, 19, 23-29, 31-34 30 Jimmy Vasser 2 1, 17 Steadman Marlin 8 3, 6, 8-9, 11-13, 16 Lance Norick 2 18-19 Billy Boat 1 32 David Stremme (R) 2 33-34 40 Jamie McMurray 1 29 Carroll Racing 90 Lance Norick 2 6, 13 Kevin Grubb 1 9 Creech Motorsports 13 Carl Long 2 2, 10 Franklin Butler III 1 26 Cunningham Motorsports 06 Justin Labonte 1 23 Evernham Motorsports 79 Jeremy Mayfield 1 33 Jason Rudd Motorsports 01 Jason Rudd 3 10, 16, 27 Team Jesel 66 Chad Blount (R) 1 17 Tommy Baldwin Racing 6 Damon Lusk (R) 10 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17-18, 20, 23, 28 Jimmy Spencer 1 5 Ted Musgrave 1 24 Paul Wolfe 2 27, 31 Windward Racing Enterprises 08 Scott Lynch 1 3 Ford Akins Motorsports 98 Mark Green 1 12 Glidden Motorsports 04 Dion Ciccarelli 3 4, 8, 14 84 6 10, 22, 24, 26-27, 33 Havill-Spoerl Racing 73 Jason Schuler 30 1–9, 11–24, 27–31, 33––34 Ron Barfield Jr. 2 25–26 Freddy Tame 1 32 Lavender Racing 08 Jody Lavender 1 2 Long Brothers Racing 8 Joe Buford 1 8 Means Racing 52 Brad Teague 12 1, 7, 9, 17–18, 20, 22, 26, 28–30, 33 Mike Potter 12 2, 4–5, 8, 11–12, 14–16, 19, 23, 25 Wayne Jacks 1 3 Donnie Neuenberger 2 6, 27 Ryck Sanders 1 21 Bruce Bechtel 1 32 Jay Robinson Racing 89 Shane Hall 1 12 ppc Racing 15 2 29–30 Jon Wood 1 34 PPM Racing 03 Anthony Lazzaro 1 28 Reiser Enterprises 17 Matt Kenseth 14 1, 3, 6, 9, 13-14, 19-20, 23-24, 26, 31-32, 34 Jeff Burton 1 29 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 1 16 89 4 28, 31–32, 34 Victory in Jesus Racing Morgan Shepherd 5 25–27, 29, 33 9 4 28, 31–32, 34 Roush Racing Jeff Burton 3 3, 20, 23 Greg Biffle 1 13 60 Stanton Barrett 15 1-15 Santerre Racing 01 Mike McLaughlin 1 3 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Kevin Ray 1 7 David Keith 2 18, 30 Schuler Racing 67 Josh Richeson 9 11, 20-22, 25, 28, 30-33 Brad Mueller 1 17 Jason Schuler 1 25 Team Rensi Motorsports 35 Elliott Sadler 1 34 Vahsholtz Racing 90 Clint Vahsholtz 2 21, 32 Pontiac Gerhart Racing 55 Bobby Gerhart 2 7, 18 ChevroletDodge Curb Agajanian Motorsports 43 Johnny Sauter 17 1-3, 5, 9-10, 13, 20, 23-27, 29, 31-33 Kevin Grubb 1 8 Shelby Howard 1 28 Brewco Motorsports Justin Hobgood 1 30 Gary Baker Racing 28 Brad Baker 10 1, 7-8, 10, 14-15, 18, 24, 29, 34 ChevroletFord Marsh Racing 31 Dave Blaney 10 10, 13–14, 19–20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 34 SCORE Motorsports 02 Hermie Sadler 4 26, 29, 33–34 ChevroletPontiac Aramendia Motorsports 79 Joe Aramendia 5 2-3, 6, 18, 34 Troy Cline 1 9 Biagi Brothers Racing 4 Mike Wallace 32 1–19, 22–34 Rick Carelli 1 21 Day Enterprise Racing 81 Mark Day 1 1 6 Justin Ashburn 1 26 60 1 24 61 22 2, 4, 8, 10–12, 15–17, 20–23, 25, 27–34 DCT Motorsports Toby Porter 1 1 Steve Grissom 3 18, 24, 26 Hoff Motorsports 93 Bill Hoff 3 12, 20, 22 Johnny Henderson 63 Jimmy Henderson 4 26–27, 30–31 MacDonald Motorsports 72 Randy MacDonald 7 1, 4, 7, 10, 25-26, 32 Michael Dokken 1 2 Stan Boyd 2 14, 16 Jason Hedlesky 1 30 Mac Hill Motorsports 56 Tim Sauter 12 2, 4, 10, 13, 16-17, 20, 24, 26, 30-31, 33 Jeff Spraker 1 18 Regan Smith (R) 1 34 Markle Motorsports 68 Rick Markle 7 7, 12, 16–17, 21, 23, 25 Montgomery MotorsportsEntries were fielded in a collaboration with Brewco Motorsports. 80 Chase Montgomery (R) 1 18 Justin Hobgood 1 33 Mark Green 1 34 NEMCO Motorsports 87 Jeff Green 1 1 Joe Nemechek 12 3-4, 6-7, 10, 14, 18, 23, 28-29, 32, 34 David Reutimann 5 8-9, 16-17, 19 Jeff Fuller 3 15, 21, 24 88 3 7, 13, 18 David Reutimann 2 6, 23 Joe Nemechek 2 9, 19 Ortec Racing 96 Brad Baker 1 2 Gus Wasson 5 5, 8, 14-16 Kenny Hendrick 1 12 Tim Edwards 1 17 Josh Richeson 1 19 Brent Moore 2 22, 30 Mark Green 2 24, 27 Brad Loney 2 25, 33 Stanton Barrett Motorsports 97 Kenny Hendrick 2 14, 17 Jimmy Kitchens 5 15–16, 21, 25–26 Jeff Spraker 1 20 Jeff Fuller 6 27–30, 32–33 S.W.A.T. Racing 62 Larry Hollenbeck 3 7, 18, 23 Tennessee Mountain Boys Racing 53 Joe Buford 2 5, 15 Brad Teague 2 14, 19 Gene Allbert Jr. 1 22 Butch Jarvis 2 24, 30 FordDodge Jay Robinson Racing 39 Mike McLaughlin 1 1 Joe Buford 1 2 Clint Vahsholtz 2 3, 34 Jason White (R) 4 4, 7, 10, 14 Shane Hall 1 8 Chris Bingham (R) 3 9, 11-12 Brad Baker 1 13 Jamie Mosley 11 15-16, 19, 21, 23-29 Blake Mallory 3 17, 31-32 Dan Pardus 1 18 Derrike Cope 1 20 Jerry Reary 1 22 Dana White 1 30 Mark Green 1 33 ChevroletFordPontiac Stanton Barrett Racing 91 Ron Barfield Jr. 6 1, 4, 12, 14, 17, 20 Eddy McKean 1 3 Andy Belmont 1 6 Jeff Fuller 2 8, 31 Jason Hedlesky 2 9, 18 Kenny Hendrick 5 10–11, 13, 15–16 Stanton Barrett 8 19, 21, 26, 28–30, 32–33 Jimmy Kitchens 3 22-24 Dan Pardus 1 25 Martin Truex Jr. 1 27 Notes "N" Schedule No. Race title Track Date1Koolerz 300Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 152Rockingham 200North Carolina Speedway, RockinghamFebruary 223Sam's Town 300Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las VegasMarch 14darlingtonraceway.com 200Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonMarch 155Channellock 250Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolMarch 226O'Reilly 300Texas Motor Speedway, Fort WorthMarch 297Aaron's 312Talladega Superspeedway, TalladegaApril 58Pepsi 300Nashville Superspeedway, LebanonApril 1291–800–Pitshop.com 300California Speedway, FontanaApril 2610Hardee's 250Richmond International Raceway, RichmondMay 211Charter Pipeline 250Gateway International Raceway, MadisonMay 1012Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200Nazareth Speedway, NazarethMay 1813Carquest Auto Parts 300Lowe's Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 2414MBNA Armed Forces Family 200Dover International Speedway, DoverMay 3115Trace Adkins Chrome 300Nashville Superspeedway, LebanonJune 716Meijer 300 presented by Oreo HappyKentucky Speedway, SpartaJune 1417GNC Live Well 250The Milwaukee Mile, West AllisJune 2918Winn-Dixie 250Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 419Tropicana Twister 300Chicagoland Speedway, JolietJuly 1220New England 200New Hampshire International Speedway, LoudonJuly 1921TrimSpa Dream Body 250Pikes Peak International Raceway, FountainJuly 2622Kroger 200Indianapolis Raceway Park, BrownsburgAugust 223Cabela's 250Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynAugust 1624Food City 250Bristol Motor Speedway, BristolAugust 2225Winn-Dixie 200 presented by PepsiCoDarlington Raceway, DarlingtonAugust 3026Funai 250Richmond International Raceway, RichmondSeptember 527Stacker 200 presented by YJ StingerDover International Speedway, DoverSeptember 2028Mr. Goodcents 300Kansas Speedway, Kansas CityOctober 429Little Trees 300Lowe's Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 1030Sam's Town 250Memphis International Raceway, MillingtonOctober 1831Aaron's 312Atlanta Motor Speedway, HamptonOctober 2532Bashas' Supermarkets 200Phoenix International Raceway, PhoenixNovember 133Target House 200North Carolina Speedway, RockinghamNovember 834Ford 300Homestead-Miami Speedway, HomesteadNovember 15 Races Koolerz 300 The Koolerz 300 was held on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole but was unable to race due to suffering from the flu. Jeff Green started Nemechek's car from the rear of the field. Top ten results #8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. #17 - Matt Kenseth #21 - Kevin Harvick #4 - Mike Wallace #1 - Jamie McMurray #92 - Todd Bodine #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #38 - Kasey Kahne #43 - Johnny Sauter #27 - Chase Montgomery Failed to qualify: Mark Day (#81), Jay Sauter (#75), C. W. Smith (#67), Joe Buford (#84), Brad Teague (#52), Larry Hollenbeck (#82)-Withdrew, Ron Barfield (#91)-Withdrew Open-wheel veteran Jimmy Vasser made his NASCAR debut in this race, starting 5th and finishing 28th after crashing out late. Vasser would make one more start at Milwaukee in June. Rockingham 200 The Rockingham 200 was scheduled for February 22, but rain pushed it back to Monday February 24 at North Carolina Speedway. David Green won the pole. Top ten results #1 - Jamie McMurray #37 - David Green #92 - Todd Bodine #7 - Randy LaJoie #57 - Jason Keller #20 - Mike Bliss #26 - Kevin Grubb #5 - Brian Vickers #43 - Johnny Sauter #21 - Kevin Harvick Failed to qualify: Justin Ashburn (#61), Michael Dokken (#72), Jeff Fultz (#86) Sam's Town 300 The Sam's Town 300 was held on March 1 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Stanton Barrett won the pole. Top ten results #87 - Joe Nemechek #21 - Kevin Harvick #20 - Mike Bliss #8 - Steve Park #57 - Jason Keller #37 - David Green #99 - Michael Waltrip #60 - Stanton Barrett #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #23 - Scott Wimmer Failed to qualify: Steadman Marlin (#30), Wayne Jacks (#52), Morgan Shepherd (#0), Mike McLaughlin (#01), Troy Cline (#00), Scott Lynch (#08) darlingtonraceway.com 200 The darlingtonraceway.com 200 was scheduled for March 15 but instead held on Monday March 17 at Darlington Raceway due to rain. Stanton Barrett won the pole as the field was set by 2002 Busch Series owner points due to said rain. Top ten results #92 - Todd Bodine* #1 - Jamie McMurray* #10 - Scott Riggs #59 - Stacy Compton #21 - Johnny Sauter #27 - Hank Parker Jr. #5 - Brian Vickers #38 - Kasey Kahne #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #57 - Jason Keller Failed to qualify: none This was Bodine's last career Busch Series victory. This race is known for the intense final lap battle between Jamie McMurray and Todd Bodine. On the last turn of the last lap, the two banged fenders and McMurray was spun as Bodine took the checkers. This happened one day after Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch in the closest Cup Series finish at the time. Channellock 250 The Channellock 250 was held on March 22 at Bristol Motor Speedway. David Green won the pole. Top ten results #21 - Kevin Harvick #33 - Tony Raines #57 - Jason Keller #37 - David Green #20 - Mike Bliss #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #48 - Shane Hmiel #7 - Randy LaJoie #92 - Todd Bodine #43 - Johnny Sauter Failed to qualify: none O'Reilly 300 The O'Reilly 300 was held on March 29 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jason Keller won the pole. Top ten results #87 - Joe Nemechek #10 - Scott Riggs #48 - Shane Hmiel #19 - Chad Blount* #82 - Jimmy Spencer #17 - Matt Kenseth #23 - Scott Wimmer #38 - Kasey Kahne #18 - Coy Gibbs Failed to qualify: Robby Benton (#85), Troy Cline (#00) Chad Blount received a 25–point penalty for illegal modifications to his car's rear hubs found after the race. Aaron's 312 (Talladega) The Aaron's 312 was held on April 5 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results #8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.* #87 - Joe Nemechek #48 - Shane Hmiel #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #20 - Mike Bliss #1 - Jamie McMurray #99 - Michael Waltrip #4 - Mike Wallace #18 - Coy Gibbs #22 - Tina Gordon Failed to qualify: Bobby Gerhart (#55), Kevin Ray (#95), Gus Wasson (#84) Lyndon Amick made his last career start in this race. Amick was involved in an 18-car pileup on lap 8, and finished 36th. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was running dangerously low on fuel when a race-ending caution came out with 3 laps to go. Miraculously, Earnhardt's car ran just long enough to win the race, running out of fuel on the cooldown lap, and needing to be pushed back to victory lane. Pepsi 300 The Pepsi 300 was held on April 12 at Nashville Superspeedway. Randy LaJoie won the pole. Top ten results #37 - David Green #21 - Johnny Sauter #46 - Ashton Lewis #20 - Mike Bliss #87 - David Reutimann #60 - Stanton Barrett #1 - David Stremme #19 - Chad Blount #5 - Brian Vickers #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#85), Jeff Streeter (#83), Gus Wasson (#96), Joe Buford (#8), Dion Ciccarelli (#04), Norm Benning (#84) Mike McLaughlin qualified the #92 for Todd Bodine, as Bodine was in Martinsville for the Cup race. 1–800–Pitshop.com 300 The 1–800–Pitshop.com 300 was held on April 26 at California Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results #17 - Matt Kenseth #99 - Michael Waltrip #21 - Kevin Harvick #38 - Kasey Kahne #92 - Todd Bodine #1 - Jamie McMurray #57 - Jason Keller #48 - Shane Hmiel #37 - David Green Failed to qualify: Jason Hedlesky (#91), Brad Teague (#52), Greg Pursley (#84) Hardee's 250 The Hardee's 250 was held on May 2 at Richmond International Raceway. Michael Waltrip won the pole. Top ten results #21 - Kevin Harvick #10 - Scott Riggs #33 - Tony Raines #99 - Michael Waltrip #23 - Scott Wimmer #43 - Johnny Sauter #59 - Stacy Compton #48 - Shane Hmiel #37 - David Green #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. Failed to qualify: Brad Baker (#28), Kenny Hendrick (#91), Justin Ashburn (#61), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Randy MacDonald (#72), Jason Rudd (#01) Charter Pipeline 250 The Charter Pipeline 250 was held on May 10 at Gateway International Raceway. Ashton Lewis won the pole. Top ten results #10 - Scott Riggs #37 - David Green #57 - Jason Keller #5 - Brian Vickers #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #59 - Stacy Compton #21 - Johnny Sauter #23 - Scott Wimmer #60 - Stanton Barrett #99 - Kenny Wallace Failed to qualify: Joe Buford (#94) - Withdrew Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200 The Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200 was held on May 18 at Nazareth Speedway. Randy LaJoie won the pole. Top ten results #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #5 - Brian Vickers #20 - Mike Bliss #37 - David Green #92 - Todd Bodine #1 - David Stremme #7 - Randy LaJoie #59 - Stacy Compton #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #21 - Johnny Sauter Failed to qualify: Brian Conz (#70) Mike McLaughlin qualified the #92 for Todd Bodine and Tim Fedewa qualified the #4 for Mike Wallace, as Bodine and Wallace were in Charlotte for The Winston. Carquest Auto Parts 300 The Carquest Auto Parts 300 was held on May 24 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results #17 - Matt Kenseth #87 - Kyle Busch* #10 - Scott Riggs #92 - Todd Bodine #20 - Mike Bliss #38 - Kasey Kahne #8 - Hank Parker Jr. #46 - Ashton Lewis #21 - Kevin Harvick #99 - Michael Waltrip Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#0), Lance Norick (#90), Casey Atwood (#82), Brad Baker (#39), Kenny Hendrick (#91), Jason Schuler (#73) Joe Nemechek qualified the #88 for Jeff Fuller. Kyle Busch made his Busch series debut in this race, and surprised many by finishing 2nd to race winner Matt Kenseth. MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 The MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 was held on May 31 at Dover International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results #87 - Joe Nemechek #10 - Scott Riggs #37 - David Green #17 - Matt Kenseth #5 - Brian Vickers #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #92 - Todd Bodine #38 - Kasey Kahne #20 - Mike Bliss #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. Failed to qualify: Gus Wasson (#96), Brian Weber (#84) Trace Adkins Chrome 300 The Trace Adkins Chrome 300 was held on June 7 at Nashville Superspeedway. Johnny Sauter won the pole. Top ten results #10 - Scott Riggs* #37 - David Green #1 - David Stremme #7 - Randy LaJoie #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #46 - Ashton Lewis #60 - Stanton Barrett #23 - Scott Wimmer #75 - Jay Sauter #5 - Brian Vickers Failed to qualify: Brian Weber (#84) Dan Pardus qualified the #39 for Jamie Mosley and David Reutimann qualified the #87 for Jeff Fuller. This was Riggs’ final Busch Series victory. Meijer 300 presented by Oreo Happy The Meijer 300 presented by Oreo Happy was held on June 14 at Kentucky Speedway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Top ten results #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #57 - Jason Keller #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #59 - Stacy Compton #5 - Brian Vickers #46 - Ashton Lewis #27 - David Green #14 - Casey Atwood #1 - David Stremme Failed to qualify: Jason Rudd (#01), Rick Markle (#68), Jamie Mosley (#39), Justin Ashburn (#61), Mike Potter (#52), John Hayden (#85), Stan Boyd (#72) GNC Live Well 250 The GNC Live Well 250 was held on June 29 at The Milwaukee Mile. Johnny Sauter won the pole. Top ten results #57 - Jason Keller* #5 - Brian Vickers #1 - David Stremme #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #87 - David Reutimann #37 - David Green #10 - Scott Riggs #92 - Todd Bodine #59 - Stacy Compton #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. Failed to qualify (rained out):https://www.jayski.com/jayski-archives/june-2003-busch-series-archive/ June 2003 Busch Series Archive - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site 11 February 2024 Brad Teague (#52) - Withdrew, Brad Mueller (#67) - Withdrew, Morgan Shepherd (#70) - Withdrew, Kenny Hendrick (#97) - Withdrew This was Keller's last career NASCAR victory. Winn-Dixie 250 The Winn-Dixie 250 was held on July 4 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole. Top ten results #8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.* #99 - Michael Waltrip #1 - Jamie McMurray #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #21 - Johnny Sauter #10 - Scott Riggs #5 - Brian Vickers #92 - Todd Bodine* #34 - Mike McLaughlin #48 - Shane Hmiel Failed to qualify: Jason Schuler (#73), Dan Pardus (#39), Jason Hedlesky (#91), Jimmy Kitchens (#70), Joe Aramendia (#79) In addition to winning the pole, Earnhardt Jr. would lead all 100 laps to win his third superspeedway race of the season. Earnhardt Jr.'s victory marked a season sweep for Dale Earnhardt Incorporated on superspeedways in the Busch Series. This was also DEI's 5th straight superspeedway victory across NASCAR as a whole. Herzog–Jackson Motorsports made its last start as a full-time team in this race, as financial troubles would cause the team to start skipping races, and released driver Todd Bodine. The team would make only two more starts later in the year with Jeff Green driving before shutting down at season's end. Tropicana Twister 300 The Tropicana Twister 300 was held on July 12 at Chicagoland Speedway. Casey Mears won the pole. Top ten results #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #17 - Matt Kenseth #5 - Brian Vickers #19 - Casey Mears #99 - Michael Waltrip #57 - Jason Keller #10 - Scott Riggs #33 - Tony Raines #1 - Jamie McMurray #20 - Mike Bliss Failed to qualify: none Joe Nemechek qualified the #7 for Todd Bodine and Greg Biffle qualified the #88 for Nemechek. Kerry Earnhardt made his last start with FitzBradshaw Racing in this event, finishing 41st after crashing out on lap 2. Tim Fedewa, who served as Earnhardt's spotter, would drive the #12 for the rest of the season. New England 200 The New England 200 was held on July 19 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results #37 - David Green #21 - Kevin Harvick #17 - Matt Kenseth #5 - Brian Vickers #23 - Scott Wimmer #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #57 - Jason Keller #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #38 - Kasey Kahne #59 - Stacy Compton Failed to qualify: none TrimSpa Dream Body 250 The TrimSpa Dream Body 250 was held on July 26 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Bobby Hamilton Jr. won the pole. Top ten results #23 - Scott Wimmer #57 - Jason Keller #10 - Scott Riggs #21 - Johnny Sauter #27 - Joey Clanton #59 - Stacy Compton #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #26 - Kevin Grubb #46 - Ashton Lewis #38 - Kasey Kahne Failed to qualify: Drew White (#28) Jeremy Clements made his NASCAR debut in this race, qualifying 35th and finishing 31st after crashing out early. Clements wouldn't make another NASCAR start until 2007. Kroger 200 The Kroger 200 was held on August 2 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Shane Hmiel won the pole. Top ten results #5 - Brian Vickers #57 - Jason Keller #59 - Stacy Compton #48 - Shane Hmiel #10 - Scott Riggs #37 - David Green #7 - Mike Skinner #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #55 - Paul Menard #20 - Mike Bliss Failed to qualify: Norm Benning (#84), Brett Oakley (#07), Bill Hoff (#93) Cabela's 250 The Cabela's 250 was held on August 16 at Michigan International Speedway. Kasey Kahne won the pole. The race was shortened to 110 laps due to rain. Top ten results #21 - Kevin Harvick #38 - Kasey Kahne #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #37 - David Green #10 - Scott Riggs #87 - David Reutimann #19 - Casey Mears #99 - Michael Waltrip #48 - Shane Hmiel #31 - Dave Blaney Failed to qualify: Mike Potter (#52), Justin Ashburn (#61), Rick Markle (#68), Larry Hollenbeck (#62) Stan Boyd qualified the #22 but he was replaced in the race by Justin Ashburn who failed to qualify his #61. Food City 250 The Food City 250 was held on August 22 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jason Keller won the pole. Top ten results #99 - Michael Waltrip #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #6 - Ted Musgrave #48 - Shane Hmiel #21 - Kevin Harvick #81 - Martin Truex Jr. #5 - Brian Vickers #33 - Tony Raines #10 - Scott Riggs #46 - Ashton Lewis Failed to qualify: Caleb Holman (#78), Justin Ashburn (#60), John Hayden (#85), Jason White (#70), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Butch Jarvis (#53), Brett Oakley (#07), Norm Benning (#8), Daniel Johnson (#94) Stanton Barrett qualified the #91 for Jimmy Kitchens. Winn-Dixie 200 presented by PepsiCo The Winn-Dixie 200 presented by PepsiCo was held on August 30 at Darlington Raceway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results #5 - Brian Vickers #87 - Kyle Busch #99 - Michael Waltrip #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #21 - Kevin Harvick #38 - Kasey Kahne #57 - Jason Keller #59 - Stacy Compton #19 - Casey Mears #14 - Casey Atwood Failed to qualify: Kenny Hendrick (#94), Jimmy Kitchens (#97), Dan Pardus (#91), Caleb Holman (#78)-Withdrew Funai 250 The Funai 250 was held on September 5 at Richmond International Raceway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results #43 - Johnny Sauter* #21 - Kevin Harvick #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #5 - Brian Vickers #37 - David Green #17 - Matt Kenseth #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #33 - Tony Raines #31 - Dave Blaney #48 - Shane Hmiel Failed to qualify: Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Jimmy Kitchens (#97), Paul Menard (#55), Kenny Hendrick (#94), Franklin Butler III (#13), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Hermie Sadler (#02), Jimmy Henderson (#63) This race was marred with controversy involving Shane Hmiel, who was involved in several on track incidents, including one where he divebombed into turn 3 and wrecked Jason Keller and Tim Fedewa. Hmiel would be fined $5,000 and placed on probation. A week later, Hmiel was indefinitely suspended from NASCAR after failing a drug test, testing positive for marijuana. On the final lap, Johnny Sauter gave Matt Kenseth the bump and run in turn 3, knocking Kenseth out of the way, and allowing Sauter to score the victory. Points leader Scott Riggs had a miserable night, getting caught up in multiple incidents and finishing 17 laps down in 29th. This would cost him the championship lead, and would fall to 3rd in points behind David Green and Brian Vickers. Stacker 200 presented by YJ Stinger The Stacker 200 presented by YJ Stinger was held on September 20 at Dover International Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results #5 - Brian Vickers* #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #10 - Scott Riggs* #38 - Kasey Kahne #20 - Mike Bliss #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #46 - Ashton Lewis #57 - Jason Keller #21 - Kevin Harvick #4 - Mike Wallace Failed to qualify: Kenny Hendrick (#94), Jeff Streeter (#83), Martin Truex Jr. (#81), Jason Rudd (#01), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Jimmy Henderson (#63), Jimmy Kitchens (#41) Due to Hurricane Isabel, the qualifying was rained out, consequently Martin Truex Jr. replaced an unknown driver in the #91 in the race, after failed to qualify his #81 and Jason Rudd also replaced an unknown driver in the #70 in the race, after failed to qualify his #01. By winning this race, Brian Vickers took the points lead for the first time in 2003. On lap 16, Scott Riggs wrecked championship leader David Green, taking him out of contention. Green finished 93 laps down in 31st, falling from 1st to 4th in the points standings behind Vickers, Riggs, and Ron Hornaday Jr.. Mr. Goodcents 300 The Mr. Goodcents 300 was held on October 4 at Kansas Speedway. Michael Waltrip won the pole. Top ten results #37 - David Green* #21 - Kevin Harvick #7 - Greg Biffle #57 - Jason Keller #8 - Hank Parker Jr. #46 - Ashton Lewis #23 - Scott Wimmer #59 - Stacy Compton #87 - Joe Nemechek #1 - Jamie McMurray Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#9), Ron Young (#71), Jeff Streeter (#83), John Hayden (#85), Jamie Mosley (#39), Stanton Barrett (#91), Justin Ashburn (#61) This would be Pontiac's last Busch Series victory, and its last national series NASCAR victory altogether (its final overall win would come at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in 2011, a year after the marquee went defunctRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2026-06-04 Racing-Reference en-US). Brian Vickers crashed with Jason Leffler on lap 91, making this the third consecutive race with an incident involving the points leader. Vickers finished 52 laps down in 32nd, falling to 3rd in points. The top-3 in points (Vickers, Riggs, and Hornaday) all finished outside the top-10, allowing race winner David Green to retake the points lead. Little Trees 300 The Little Trees 300 was held on October 11 after rain postponed it from October 10 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results #7 - Greg Biffle #99 - Michael Waltrip #20 - Mike Bliss #5 - Brian Vickers #1 - Jamie McMurray #37 - David Green #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #38 - Kasey Kahne #21 - Kevin Harvick #57 - Jason Keller Failed to qualify: Shane Hall (#15), Jeff Streeter (#22), Wayne Anderson (#35), Justin Ashburn (#61), Mike Harmon (#44), Jamie Mosley (#39), Gus Wasson (#70), Brad Teague (#52) Matt Kenseth qualified the #17 for Jeff Burton. Sam's Town 250 The Sam's Town 250 was held on October 18 at Memphis Motorsports Park. David Reutimann qualified the #7 for, and won the pole filling for Greg Biffle. Top ten results #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr.* #57 - Jason Keller* #21 - Johnny Sauter #2 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #5 - Brian Vickers #23 - Scott Wimmer #14 - Casey Atwood #20 - Mike Bliss #1 - David Stremme #46 - Ashton Lewis Jr. Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#85), Justin Ashburn (#61), Brent Moore (#96), Jason Hedlesky (#72), Butch Jarvis (#53), Dana White (#39), Dude Teate (#70).bgnracing.com http://www.bgnracing.com:80/2003/races/30memphis/results.htm Sam's Town 250 Results https://web.archive.org/web/20040109123541/http://www.bgnracing.com:80/2003/races/30memphis/results.htm 19 August 2024 9 January 2004 This victory, coupled with a late-season surge in performance, slowly brought Bobby Hamilton Jr. into the championship fight, as several races earlier, he was over 300 points back. Jason Keller's 2nd-place finish moved him into 3rd in points. Championship leader David Green had a terrible day, spending most of the race outside the top-10, eventually dropping a cylinder, and finishing a lap down in 19th, losing the points lead to Vickers. Aaron's 312 (Atlanta) The Aaron's 312 was held on October 25 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results #7 - Greg Biffle #17 - Matt Kenseth #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #99 - Michael Waltrip #8 - Hank Parker Jr. #10 - Scott Riggs #38 - Kasey Kahne #37 - David Green* #21 - Kevin Harvick #31 - Dave Blaney Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#85), Jimmy Henderson (#63), Wayne Anderson (#35), Justin Ashburn (#61), Dwayne Leik (#81), Jeff Fuller (#91), Jeremy Clements (#51) In another case of points leader troubles, Brian Vickers had several issues, including spinning out on lap 48. Vickers finished 14 laps down in 31st, dropping him to 5th in the standings. David Green would retake the points lead after this race. Bashas' Supermarkets 200 The Bashas' Supermarkets 200 was held on November 1 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. The race was shortened to 181 laps due to rain. Top ten results #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr.* #21 - Kevin Harvick #5 - Brian Vickers #87 - Joe Nemechek #10 - Scott Riggs* #23 - Scott Wimmer #14 - Casey Atwood #43 - Johnny Sauter #7 - Greg Biffle Failed to qualify: Stan Boyd (#51), Blake Mallory (#39), Josh Richeson (#67), Jeff Fuller (#97), Randy MacDonald (#72), John Hayden (#85), Freddy Tame (#73), Jeff Streeter (#83), Clint Vahsholtz (#90) This would be Hamilton's 5th and final Busch Series victory as well as his fourth of the season. Hamilton's victory, along with point leader David Green's 17th-place finish, tightened up the championship fight. With two races to go, six drivers were still in contention for the Busch Series crown, while 7th place Scott Wimmer was 502 points out of the lead, and therefore mathematically ineligible. Green's struggles dropped him to 4th in the standings, allowing Scott Riggs to lead the points for the first time since Darlington in August. Target House 200 The Target House 200 was held on November 8 at North Carolina Speedway. Brian Vickers won the pole. Top ten results #1 - Jamie McMurray #8 - Martin Truex Jr. #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr.* #79 - Jeremy Mayfield #30 - David Stremme #5 - Brian Vickers* #87 - Kyle Busch #23 - Scott Wimmer #43 - Johnny Sauter #37 - David Green Failed to qualify: Josh Richeson (#67), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Rich Bickle (#94), Brad Teague (#52), Jason Schuler (#73), Justin Ashburn (#61), Caleb Holman (#78), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Norm Benning (#81), Jerry Reary (#22), Justin Hobgood (#80) More misfortune would befall the points leader, as Scott Riggs would crash out on lap 167 and finish 38th, dropping him to 5th in the standings. At the beginning of September, Bobby Hamilton Jr. was out of contention for the championship, being over 300 points behind. With one race left in the season, he was now less than 90 points behind, and a clear favorite to win it. Brian Vickers' 6th-place finish, coupled with Riggs' DNF, gave him the points lead by 22 points over David Green going into the season finale. Disregarding what any of his title challengers might do, Vickers would secure the championship if he finishes 3rd or better at Homestead. Busch Series points standings (after 33 of 34 races) Pos. Driver Points Difference1Brian Vickers 4507 Leader2David Green 4485 -223Ron Hornaday Jr. 4468 -394Jason Keller 4437 -705Scott Riggs 4422 -856Bobby Hamilton Jr. 4418 -89 Ford 300 The Ford 300 was held on November 15 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results #38 - Kasey Kahne* #8 - Martin Truex Jr. #25 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #00 - Jason Leffler #46 - Ashton Lewis #21 - Kevin Harvick #20 - Mike Bliss #19 - Casey Mears #37 - David Green #99 - Michael Waltrip Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#9), Jason Schuler (#73), Clint Vahsholtz (#39), Justin Ashburn (#61), Mike Harmon (#44), Stan Boyd (#51), Joe Aramendia (#79), Brad Baker (#28) This was Kahne's first Busch series victory, and the first for Akins Motorsports since 1999. Despite finishing behind David Green, Brian Vickers would win the 2003 Busch Series championship by 14 points over Green. At 20 years old, Vickers became the youngest series champion in history, breaking the record set by the late Rob Moroso by one year. Scott Riggs' championship hopes ended on the first lap, when he crashed in Turn 3 after contact with teammate Jon Wood. Riggs' crew would repair the car, but he would only complete 28 laps before ending his day in 41st. Two-time series runner-up Jason Keller was never a factor, finishing a lap down in 24th. Ron Hornaday Jr finished 15th, leader Brian Vickers 11th, David Green 9th, and Bobby Hamilton Jr 3rd after leading 41 laps. Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. ** - All laps led. Pos Position DriverDAYCARLVSDARBRITEXTALNSHCALRCHGTYNAZCLTDOVNSHKENMILDAYCHINHAPPRIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLPHOCARHOM Pts Points Scored 1 Brian Vickers 42 8 13 7 14 25* 23 9 19 16 4 2 14 5 10 6 2 7 3 4 29 1 19 7 1 4 1* 32 4 5* 31 3 6 11 4637 2 David Green 14 2 6 31 4 29 16 1 9 9 2 4 37 3 2 8 6 20 11 1 12 6 4 17 14 5 31 1 6 19 8 16 10 9 4623 3 Ron Hornaday Jr. 16 12 9 9 12 17 4 16 10 15 28 1* 21 10 16 3 4 4 12 8 7* 8 28 2 11 7 6 14 12 4 13 5 17 15 4591 4 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 7 13 34 12 6 40 35 10* 18 10 5 9 13 6 5 1* 10 22 1* 6 25 35 3 34 4 3 2 19 7 1 3 1* 3 3 4588 5 Jason Keller 27 5 5 10 3 18 28 27 7 21 3 11 17 11 14 2 1 14 6 7 2 2 23 11 7 21 8 4 10 2 15 17 13 24 4528 6 Scott Riggs 31 17 20 3 23 2 24 11 20 2* 1 15 3 2 1* 30 7* 6 7 14 3 5 5 9 17 29 3 13 13 12 6 6 38 41 4462 7 Kasey Kahne 8 26 11 8 13 9 37 29 4 18 31 12 6 8 25 11 16 38 28 9 10 14 2 14 6 12 4 30 8 15 7 27 18 1 4104 8 Johnny Sauter 9 9 31 5 10 37 26 2 23 6 7 10 25 21 11 17 13 5 27 25 4 11 22 19 16 1 29 34 21 3 16 9 9 12 4098 9 Scott Wimmer 12 11 10 28 25 8 38 36 14 5 8 13 19 15 8 5 14 16 15 5 1 12 26 32 18 16 14 7 20 6 14 7 8 39 4059 10 Mike Bliss 33 6 3 32 5 22 5 4 17 28 12* 3 5 9 33 31 21 39 10 33 16 10 16 30 12 27 5 31 3 8 21 20 15 7 3932 11 Stacy Compton 38 22 15 4 15 16 32 31 21 7 6 8 18 29 28 4 9 19 19 10 6 3 17 29 8 15 12 8 23 11 23 35 16 21 3893 12 Ashton Lewis 25 16 27 25 18 27 20 3 12 30 33 35 8 22 6 7 12 12 42 11 9 34 36 10 20 19 7 6 16 10 11 12 12 5 3801 13 Mike Wallace 4 36 18 16 11 30 8 28 16 12 16 17 20 17 24 13 22 13 17 19 27 16 15 17 10 15 19 17 17 18 29 23 3489 14 Coy Gibbs (R) 39 14 16 14 27 10 9 30 13 24 36 21 24 25 31 15 24 17 20 19 17 25 37 22 23 20 18 21 26 25 25 28 33 31 3212 15 Shane Hmiel 17 35 12 13 7 3 3 14 8 8 13 19 38 13 34 19 18 10 16 15 14 4* 9 4 28 10 3160 16 Kevin Harvick 3 10 2* 1* 3* 1 9 2* 1 5* 5* 2* 9 2 9 9 2 14 6 3077 17 Todd Bodine 6 3 19 1* 9 4 27 13 5 29 11 5 4 7 26 29 8 8 31 29 18 19 2763 18 Michael Waltrip 34 18 7 36 33 11 7 2 4* 10* 2 5 8 1 3 24* 2 4 41 10 2637 19 Kevin Grubb 30 7 17 11 26 13 25 12 22 33 32 31 34 35 35 15 18 29 8 15 13 13 19 15 20 2498 20 Jamie McMurray 5 1* 33 2 17 14 6 6 23 3 9 23 14 12 41 10 5 1* 20* 2478 21 Larry Gunselman 35 33 28 37 28 39 18 34 30 26 22 23 42 32 32 23 34 32 38 20 30 32 38 39 26 23 32 23 33 22 39 32 42 40 2371 22 David Stremme (R) 7 14 14 6 31 3 10 3 11 17 13 21 14 9 12 13 5 14 2354 23 Mike Harmon 23 30 43 35 40 23 34 22 39 43 30 28 41 33 38 35 33 25 22 28 22 20 31 23 27 32 33 28 DNQ 36 30 39 37 DNQ 2207 24 Matt Kenseth 2 42 7 1 1 4* 2 3 18 25 6 QL 2* 19 38 1925 25 Stanton Barrett 41 19 8 15 16 19 40 6 34 41 9 20 22 12 7 34 42 QL 38 DNQ 30 42 41 40 1877 26 Randy LaJoie 15 4 32 17 8 34 29 32 32 27 35 7 28 26 4 38 11 30 14 Wth 1863 27 Kerry Earnhardt 14 15 14 33 34 31 17 26 40 19 17 14 35 14 30 34 15 33 41 25 23 1767 28 Jason Schuler 43 39 25 22 42 38 19 35 42 20 41 DNQ 40 13 36 26 DNQ 39 38 28 39 34 33 34 34 22 39 23 38 DNQ DNQ 1765 29 Jason White (R) 40 32 31 21 42 23 26 34 17 25 27 26 23 22 20 30 32 DNQ 30 30 23 35 35 41 1754 30 Joey Clanton (R) 22 15 18 26 27 27 16 20 11 14 27 5 41 24 31 22 37 27 1716 31 Joe Nemechek QL 1 34 1 2 43 36 QL 1 18 43 31 13 40 9 36 4 19 1704 32 Brad Teague DNQ 29 23 30 33 23 DNQ 23 37 25 39 36 37 33 Wth 42 35 39 34 40 33 20 24 41 30 41 DNQ 37 27 34 DNQ 1647 33 Chad Blount (R) 11 32 29 18 31 5 41 8 33 17 29 40 15 35 36 27 21 37 37 1581 34 Casey Mears 15 28 4 7 41 9 31 28 12 15 20 21 21 8 1525 35 Greg Biffle 12 23 QL 21 38 29 28 11 3 1* 39 1 10 11 13 1502 36 Tim Fedewa QL 12 13 13 25 24 19 18 17 18 25 20 24 24 24 42 1491 37 Casey Atwood DNQ 9 19 27 21 32 18 10 11 25 32 7 28 8 43 1422 38 Regan Smith (R) 31 41 19 38 15 33 36 25 19 22 31 16 29 32 37 34 40 28 1313 39 Tony Raines 38 2 36 31 3 36 8 8 8 22 38 23 1230 40 Martin Truex Jr. 15 31 18 21 21 6 13 2 2 1228 41 Chase Montgomery (R) 10 36 22 12 13 39 25 37 27 34 26 34 30 31 33 1219 42 Ron Young 21 30 20 20 20 18 33 22 20 21 DNQ 14 32 35 1201 43 Dave Blaney 37 11 30 13 13 10 9 18 10 16 1133 44 Hermie Sadler 32 20 21 29 29 21 22 19 37 11 DNQ 42 39 29 1066 45 Tammy Jo Kirk 34 21 29 39 37 25 22 24 33 37 28 35 33 32 32 1062 46 Tim Sauter 27 30 20 27 39 23 17 21 33 18 26 30 1028 47 Damon Lusk (R) 21 22 43 24 29 31 21 18 12 42 18 950 48 Kyle Busch 2 33 2 15 16 43 7 827 49 Jay Sauter DNQ 36 24 40 9 40 17 40 26 13 28 818 50 David Reutimann 24 5 11 QL 37 5 32 6 QL 805 51 Hank Parker Jr. 38 6 7 15 5 5 783 52 Jason Leffler 16 11 22 11 22 4 739 53 Morgan Shepherd 40 DNQ 27 39 33 11 41 35 DNQ 38 42 Wth 37 42 DNQ DNQ DNQ 40 41 40 DNQ DNQ 727 54 Jeff Fuller 24 43 18 43 43 43 38 15 41 43 43 40 DNQ DNQ 43 688 55 Chris Bingham (R) 34 37 26 37 26 42 38 34 34 30 33 680 56 Gus Wasson 19 DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 22 37 40 DNQ 29 31 34 34 672 57 John Hayden 21 DNQ 24 18 DNQ 36 18 42 DNQ 36 43 35 DNQ 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ 663 58 Justin Ashburn DNQ 42 37 DNQ 26 37 20 DNQ 43 43 35 43 41 DNQ 38 42 43 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 43 DNQ DNQ 646 59 Brad Baker 40 24 30 41 DNQ DNQ 19 15 36 42 29 DNQ 639 60 Paul Menard 12 14 37 23 9 DNQ 22 629 61 Mike McLaughlin 29 DNQ 39 QL 13 QL 30 9 30 26 615 62 Derrike Cope 13 14 20 30 35 33 35 601 63 Steadman Marlin DNQ 28 25 15 39 24 32 24 580 64 Lance Norick 35 17 35 DNQ 23 18 31 29 577 65 Jamie Mosley 21 DNQ 26 26 40 36 33 39 26 DNQ DNQ 563 66 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1* 1* 1** 555 67 Steve Grissom 40 29 26 14 28 30 482 68 Mike Potter 42 41 41 43 40 38 43 41 DNQ 36 32 DNQ 43 473 69 Ron Barfield Jr. Wth 21 32 39 41 30 35 25 472 70 Mark Green 16 27 20 27 26 467 71 Dana White 36 21 24 28 35 40 41 DNQ 466 72 Jeff Green 36 40 39 11 24 27 447 73 Wally Dallenbach Jr. 12 17 36 37 25 434 74 Donnie Neuenberger 20 41 21 42 30 36 408 75 Rick Markle 12 39 DNQ 42 27 DNQ 31 362 76 Jeff Burton 35 16 20 38 330 77 Jeff Fultz 19 DNQ 16 22 318 78 Jimmy Kitchens 40 43 DNQ 24 33 37 43 43 DNQ DNQ DNQ 318 79 Josh Richeson 41 40 40 37 42 39 35 42 DNQ DNQ 316 80 Dion Ciccarelli 24 DNQ DNQ 24 26 DNQ DNQ 42 DNQ 304 81 Randy MacDonald 22 39 42 DNQ 39 34 DNQ 287 82 Joe Aramendia 25 23 20 DNQ DNQ 285 83 Kenny Hendrick DNQ 21 42 DNQ 41 35 27 Wth DNQ DNQ DNQ 280 84 Bruce Bechtel 24 32 28 42 274 85 Shane Hall 38 43 39 28 DNQ 31 254 86 Jimmy Spencer 24 6 241 87 Jeff Streeter DNQ 29 38 29 41 DNQ DNQ DNQ 29 DNQ 241 88 Dwayne Leik 26 25 35 DNQ 231 89 Paul Wolfe 16 19 221 90 Derek Hayes 24 36 35 204 91 Bill Hoff 34 24 DNQ 38 201 92 Carlos Conteras 26 17 197 93 Robby Benton 37 37 26 DNQ 189 94 J. R. Robbs 27 36 37 189 95 Jerry Reary 31 38 36 DNQ 174 96 Lowell Bennett 28 24 170 97 Jimmy Vasser 28 25 167 98 Ted Musgrave 3 165 99 Jeremy Mayfield 4 165 100 Blake Mallory 32 37 40 DNQ 162 101 Larry Hollenbeck Wth 17 40 DNQ 161 102 Steve Park 4 160 103 Brad Loney 32 25 155 104 Joe Buford DNQ 41 35 DNQ Wth 35 153 105 Clint Vahsholtz 40 18 DNQ DNQ 152 106 Mike Skinner 7 146 107 Jason Rudd DNQ DNQ 24 37 143 108 Caleb Holman 32 29 DNQ Wth DNQ 143 109 Tony Stewart 11* 140 110 Tina Gordon 10 134 111 Ryck Sanders 39 26 131 112 Troy Cline DNQ DNQ 27 38 131 113 Brian Tyler 23 43 128 114 Carl Long 28 39 125 115 Jeff Spraker 28 41 119 116 Brian Weber 43 38 43 25 27 DNQ DNQ 117 117 Mardy Lindley 16 115 118 David Keith 41 32 107 119 Rick Carelli 19 106 120 Shelby Howard 20 103 121 Norm Benning DNQ 40 36 DNQ DNQ DNQ 98 122 Dude Teate 22 DNQ 97 123 Jon Wood 22 97 124 Jody Lavender 23 94 125 Stan Boyd 23 DNQ QL DNQ DNQ 94 126 Bobby Gerhart DNQ 24 91 127 Anthony Lazzaro 25 88 128 Toby Porter 26 85 129 Mike Garvey 26 85 130 Eric McClure 26 85 131 Brent Moore 27 DNQ 82 132 Justin Hobgood 27 DNQ 82 133 Jay Sommers 28 79 134 Justin Labonte 29 76 135 Billy Boat 29 76 136 Vern Slagh 30 73 137 Jeremy Clements 31 DNQ 70 138 Jimmy Henderson DNQ DNQ 33 DNQ 64 139 Kevin Conway 33 64 140 Michael Lewis 34 61 141 Lyndon Amick 36 55 142 Gene Allbert Jr. 36 55 143 Shane Wallace 36 55 144 Elliott Sadler 36 55 145 Brett Oakley 38 DNQ DNQ 49 146 Jamie Aube 38 49 147 Rich Bickle 38 DNQ 49 148 Eddy McKean 39 46 149 Tim Edwards 39 46 150 Phil Bonifield 40 43 151 Andy Belmont 42 37 152 Don Satterfield 42 37 153 A. J. Alsup 42 37 154 Wayne Edwards 43 34 155 Kenny Wallace 10 156 Jerry Robertson 41 157 Mark Day DNQ 158 C. W. Smith DNQ 159 Michael Dokken DNQ 160 Wayne Jacks DNQ 161 Scott Lynch DNQ 162 Kevin Ray DNQ 163 Greg Pursley DNQ 164 Jason Hedlesky DNQ DNQ DNQ 165 Brian Conz DNQ 166 Dan Pardus QL DNQ DNQ 167 Drew White DNQ 168 Butch Jarvis DNQ DNQ 169 Daniel Johnson DNQ 170 Franklin Butler III DNQ 171 Wayne Anderson DNQ DNQ 172 Freddy Tame DNQ 173 Brad Mueller Wth Pos Position DriverDAYCARLVSDARBRITEXTALNSHCALRCHGTYNAZCLTDOVNSHKENMILDAYCHINHAPPRIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLPHOCARHOM Pts Points Scored Rookie of the Year Despite not completing a full schedule and running for two different teams, David Stremme was named the 2003 Busch Series Rookie of the Year, posting three top-five finishes. Runner-up Coy Gibbs ran the full schedule and finished 14th in points, but did not accumulate enough rookie points to overtake Stremme. He would retire from racing at the end of the year. Third-place finisher Joey Clanton shared the #27 Brewco Motorsports ride with fellow rookie Chase Montgomery, while Chad Blount finished fourth running part-time with Braun and Carroll Racing. Regan Smith, Damon Lusk, and Chris Bingham were released from their rides during the season. See also 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2003 ARCA Re/Max Series 2003 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series References External links Busch Series Standings and Statistics for 2003 * Category:NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series seasons