2003 Banquet 400

30th race of the 2003 Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 36 Ryan Newman 115 Penske Racing South Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. Motor Racing Network NBC 12 Evernham Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports Bill Elliott Jimmie Johnson 80,000 121.63 mph km/h 30 Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway October 5 400.5 267 267 2.41 644.542 644.542 1.5 3rd Annual Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods 29.938 2003 400.5 The 2003 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods program cover. 2003_Banquet_400_program_cover.jpg The 2003 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods was the 30th stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 5, 2003, before a crowd of 80,000 in Kansas City, Kansas, at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, a cunning pit strategy for Penske Racing South driver Ryan Newman would propel him to his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his eighth win of the season.Massero Mike Why stop if you don't need to? https://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2003/1007/1632716.html 2022-02-07 www.espn.com To fill out the podium, Bill Elliott and Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Kansas Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac1John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge4Johnny SauterMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac12Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge14Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush 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 MotorsportsPontiac35Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord37Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge54Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord74Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 3, at 11:20 AM CST, and would last for 2 hours.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Kansas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003kansas.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204162121/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003kansas.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-07 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.102 and an average speed of 179.390 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Kansas Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/30/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050306075741/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/30/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2022-02-07 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.102179.39022Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge30.171178.980319Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge30.177178.944Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 4, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.821 and an average speed of 175.205 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Kansas Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/30/data/practice2_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050306075922/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/30/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2022-02-07 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.821175.205220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.831175.14839Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge30.842175.086Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 4, at 11:10 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.814 and an average speed of 175.245 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Kansas Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/30/data/practice3_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050310065106/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/30/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-03-10 2022-02-07 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge30.814175.245235Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord30.920174.64439Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge31.212173.010Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 3, at 1:05 PM CST. 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 2005-02-04 2022-01-08 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 29.938 and an average speed of 180.373 mph km/h.Johnson grabs 2nd pole of 2003 en-US Sarasota Herald-Tribune https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2003/10/04/johnson-grabs-2nd-pole-of-2003/28768465007/ 2022-02-07 Two drivers would fail to qualify: Larry Foyt and Johnny Sauter. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.938180.373201Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac30.059179.64738Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet30.070179.581418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.095179.43252Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge30.109179.34860Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac30.138179.176724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.145179.13489Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge30.156179.069943Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge30.158179.0571038Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord30.161179.0391112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge30.179178.9321241Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge30.201178.8021388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord30.244178.5481420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.270178.3941542Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge30.278178.3471619Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge30.322178.0891730Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.324178.0771835Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord30.331178.0361921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord30.355177.8952010Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac30.364177.8422197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord30.372177.7952216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord30.372177.7952354Todd BodineBelCar RacingFord30.372177.7952429Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.386177.7132531Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.410177.5732623Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge30.419177.521277Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge30.444177.3752877Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord30.467177.2412940Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge30.479177.1713025Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.536176.8403115Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet30.617176.3733232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac30.631176.2923399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord30.634176.275345Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.638176.2523574Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet30.652176.1713645Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge30.673176.051Provisionals3717Matt KensethRoush RacingFord30.761175.547386Mark MartinRoush RacingFord30.754175.5873922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge31.020174.081401John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet30.841175.0924137Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet31.460171.6464209Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge30.715175.8104349Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge30.687175.970Failed to qualify4414Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge30.718175.793454Johnny SauterMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac30.769175.501Official qualifying results Race results Fin2003 Banquet 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2003_Banquet_400 2022-02-07 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge26728running180$191,000289Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge267115running180$203,62331619Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge26737running170$127,17541420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2670running160$155,5785724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2670running155$127,75362429Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2670running150$115,0537148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26720running151$96,52581542Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge2670running142$77,175952Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge26723running143$108,592101921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord2670running134$99,125112354Todd BodineBelCar RacingFord2670running130$89,425122216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord2670running127$70,825133399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2670running124$108,692141835Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord2670running121$65,15015277Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge2670running118$83,20016345Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2670running115$94,40617418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2672running117$109,6331838Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2679running114$110,26719401John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2670running106$89,23720386Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2670running103$103,483213922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge2670running100$99,706221730Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2670running97$74,850233645Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge2670running94$74,550241241Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge2670running91$85,625252531Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2660running88$91,512263574Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet2660running85$65,62527943Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge2660running82$101,203284349Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge2660running79$64,72529201Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2651running81$70,4143060Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac2655running78$62,285312623Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge2640running70$61,575324209Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge2640running67$61,375331388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord26325engine69$107,853342940Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge2630out of gas61$104,975352010Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac2480crash58$87,525363717Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2200running55$68,575373025Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2110running52$60,375384137Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet1990engine49$60,175393115Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1970crash46$77,985402197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord1812engine48$79,785413232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac1740engine40$67,590421038Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord1040crash37$93,645432877Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord800crash34$67,457Official race results References 2003 EA Sports 500 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2003 UAW-GM Quality 500 Category:2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Kansas Speedway Category:October 2003 sports events in the United States Category:2003 in sports in Kansas