2003 UAW-GM Quality 500

31st race of the 2003 Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON October 11 806.281 142.871 mph km/h Penske Racing South NBC Tony Stewart Performance Racing Network Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing 149 36 Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway 28.930 160,000 334 2.41 1.5 31 44th Annual UAW-GM Quality 500 20 UAW-GM Quality 500 2003 501 Ryan Newman 2003 UAW-GM Quality 500.webp The 2003 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The program features a tribute to Winston. The painting is called "Tribute!"The 2003 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 31st stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 11, 2003, before a crowd of 160,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would make a late race pass on Penske Racing South driver Ryan Newman with eight to go to win his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final win of the season.Poole David October 11, 2003 Stewart tops Newman for winin a Saturday night shootout http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/sports/motorsports/races/charlotte/6993260.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040204010711/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/sports/motorsports/races/charlotte/6993260.htm February 4, 2004 August 5, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte ObserverOctober 12, 2003 Stewart, 'fastest cart' register win 36 Arizona Republic Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106984292/stewart-fastest-cart-register-win/ August 5, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Ryan Newman and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake0Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac1John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4Kevin LepageMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac12Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge14Mark GreenA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg Biffle (R)Roush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge23Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac37Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey Mears (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurray (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge44Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge54Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord55Jeff FultzJasper MotorsportsFord60Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet74Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice Originally, three practice sessions were planned to be held, with one on Thursday, October 9, and two on Friday, October 10. However, due to rain, the second session on Saturday was cancelled.Poole David October 10, 2003 Foul weather fouls up practicefor Saturday night's race http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/sports/motorsports/races/charlotte/6984972.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20031030211928/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/sports/motorsports/races/charlotte/6984972.htm October 30, 2003 August 5, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, October 9, at 2:20p.m. EST. The session would last for two hours. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Lowe's 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2003/2003lowes2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040411213540/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2003/2003lowes2.htm April 11, 2004 August 5, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Ryan Newman, driving for Penske Racing South, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.128 and an average speed of 185.389 mph km/h.October 9, 2003 Newman, Skinner, Mayfield at topof Thursday's Cup practice chart http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/6974577.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040322114026/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/6974577.htm March 22, 2004 August 5, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge29.128185.389201Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac29.223184.786319Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.313184.219Full first practice results Second and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 10, at 4:00p.m. EST. The session would last for 45 minutes. Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.690 and an average speed of 181.879 mph km/h.October 10, 2003 Stewart, Johnson, Robby Gordonlead way in first practice http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/6984738.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040322114524/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/6984738.htm March 22, 2004 August 5, 2022 ThatsRaci Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.690181.879248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.859180.850331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.904180.578Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday, October 9, at 7:05p.m. EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Provisional Land Page http://www.jayski.com/stats/2003/2003prov.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050204083118/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2003/2003prov.htm February 4, 2005 January 8, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Ryan Newman, driving for Penske Racing South, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.930 and an average speed of 186.657 mph km/h.October 10, 2003 Newman bumps Gordon from pole 31 Lexington Herald-Leader https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107010422/newman-bumps-gordon-from-pole/ August 5, 2022 Four drivers would fail to qualify: Ken Schrader, Hermie Sadler, Mark Green, and Jeff Fultz. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge28.930186.657224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.000186.207348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.111185.49749Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.162185.17354Kevin LepageMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac29.205184.900620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.207184.887738Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord29.211184.862854Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord29.226184.767929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.229184.7481001Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac29.246184.641118Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.274184.4641218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.274184.4641332Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac29.299184.307142Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge29.327184.1311531Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.388183.7491688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.389183.7421797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord29.425183.5171823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge29.430183.4861942Jamie McMurray (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge29.436183.4492060Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.448183.374215Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.460183.2992216Greg Biffle (R)Roush RacingFord29.470183.2372310Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac29.479183.181240Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac29.480183.175257Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge29.501183.0452630Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.513182.970276Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.523182.9082841Casey Mears (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge29.526182.8902917Matt KensethRoush RacingFord29.528182.8773015Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.539182.8093144Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge29.551182.7353219Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.575182.5873340Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.576182.5813477Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord29.590182.4943574Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet29.594182.4693643Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge29.625182.279Provisionals3799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.651182.1193822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge29.782181.3183921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord29.815181.1174025Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.018179.892411John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.736181.5984245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge29.837180.9834337Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet29.927180.439Failed to qualify4449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge29.721181.6904502Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet29.775181.3604614Mark GreenA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge29.852180.8924755Jeff FultzJasper MotorsportsFord30.019179.886Official qualifying results Race results Fin2003 UAW-GM Quality 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2003_UAW-GM_Quality_500 August 4, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet334149running185$312,4782112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge33446running175$164,4253348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet334104running170$144,550449Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge33427running165$125,2335224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3340running155$123,57861218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3344running155$110,25871942Jamie McMurray (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge3341running151$67,22582917Matt KensethRoush RacingFord3340running142$82,4259118Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3342running143$98,21710929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3340running134$97,85311276Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3340running130$93,108123219Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge3340running127$65,12513142Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge3340running124$90,842143015Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3340running121$68,950153340Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge3340running118$96,600162310Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac3330running115$80,400172216Greg Biffle (R)Roush RacingFord3330running112$53,00018215Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3330running109$78,406191332Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac3330running106$76,850203799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3320running103$87,1672154Kevin LepageMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac3320running100$64,050221688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3310running97$93,053233921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3310running94$71,475243477Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord3310running91$69,530253574Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet3310running88$50,20026257Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge3310running85$57,889273643Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge3310running82$84,963283822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge3310running79$81,94129854Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord3310running76$49,20030411John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3310running73$74,262314025Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3300running70$47,950321823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge3300running67$45,325332060Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3290running64$46,175343144Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge3290running61$45,22535240Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac3250running58$45,150362630Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3100running55$53,065374337Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet2970running52$45,020381531Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2930running49$70,162391001Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2751running51$45,440404245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge2710suspension43$52,905411797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2290crash40$64,870422841Casey Mears (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge2170engine37$52,83043738Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord2040crash34$78,999Failed to qualify4449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge4502Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4614Mark GreenA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge4755Jeff FultzJasper MotorsportsFordOfficial race results References 2003 Banquet 400 2003 Subway 500 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:October 2003 sports events in the United States Category:2003 in sports in North Carolina