2003 Ford 400

February 2025 CUST Race 36 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Ford 400 Weather information for the 2003 Ford 400 at The Old Farmers' Alamanac 2003 11 16 2003 36 36 Homestead-Miami Speedway track map--Speedway.svg Map of Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gray dashed lines are other courses. Gray solid line is another pit road option. Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, United States 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 644.5 Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 F C; with wind speeds reaching up to 14 mph km/h 116.868 mi/h Jamie McMurray2003 Ford 400 NASCAR.com Official site of NASCAR Chip Ganassi Racing Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports 189 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing NBC Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr., and Benny Parsons The 2003 Ford 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 16, 2003, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, United States. This was the last race ever for NASCAR with title sponsorship from Winston, breaking a partnership beginning in 1972. Starting in 2004, new series sponsor Nextel would take over. The race was also the final Cup Series won by Bobby Labonte. Summary Jamie McMurray qualified for the pole position with a lap turned at 181.111 mph km/h. Ken Schrader, Kyle Petty, Mike Wallace, Derrike Cope, and Rich Bickle had all failed to qualify for the race. Kyle Busch was set to make his Cup Series debut in this race, driving the No. 60 Ditech Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Hendrick Motorsports, but was ejected from the event after NASCAR confiscated his car for pre-race inspection failures.Adamcyzk Jay 2003 NASCAR Penalties https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/2003-nascar-penalties/ Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site June 21, 2023 Bill Elliott dominated the race, leading 189 out of 267 laps, before cutting a tire and losing the lead on the final lap. Bobby Labonte would pass him and win the race, which would be his final NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory.2003 Ford 400 racing information at Racing Reference Ten cautions were called, slowing the field for a total of 60 laps, while the lead changed 21 times between 12 drivers. Despite an engine failure on lap 28 which relegated him to a last-place finish, Matt Kenseth maintained his points lead over Jimmie Johnson and won the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship. This would be the last NASCAR Winston Cup Series race for Ron Hornaday Jr. until the 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Race results Pos. Car # Driver Make Team 1 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 2 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 4 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 6 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Evernham Motorsports 7 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 8 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Evernham Motorsports 9 42 Jamie McMurray (R) Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 10 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 11 54 Todd Bodine Ford BelCar Motorsports 12 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Bill Davis Racing 13 74 Tony Raines (R) Chevrolet BACE Motorsports 14 99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing 15 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 16 14 Larry Foyt (R) Dodge A. J. Foyt Racing 17 01 Joe Nemechek Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 18 4 Kevin Lepage Pontiac Morgan–McClure Motorsports 19 30 Steve Park Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 20 90 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 21 38 Elliott Sadler Ford Robert Yates Racing 22 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge Bill Davis Racing 23 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Penske Racing 24 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 25 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Ultra Motorsports 26 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates Racing 27 41 Casey Mears (R) Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates 28 77 Dave Blaney Ford Jasper Motorsports 29 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac PPI Motorsports 30 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 31 21 Ricky Rudd Ford Wood Brothers Racing 32 0 Ward Burton Pontiac Haas CNC Racing 33 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing 34 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 35 16 Greg Biffle (R) Ford Roush Racing 36 97 Kurt Busch Ford Roush Racing 37 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing 38 02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet SCORE Motorsports 39 00 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Michael Waltrip Racing 40 43 Jeff Green Dodge Petty Enterprises 41 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 42 1 John Andretti Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 43 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Racing Source:NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 36: Ford 400: Homestead-Miami Speedway http://jayski.thatsracin.com/stats/2003standings/nov16results.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20041205031331/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/stats/2003standings/nov16results.htm 2004-12-05 2025-11-06 jayski.thatsracin.com Failed to Qualify 49 - Ken Schrader 45 - Kyle Petty 09 - Mike Wallace 79 - Derrike Cope 78 - Rich Bickle 60 - Kyle Busch (withdrew after pre-race tech failure) References 2003 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 2004 Daytona 500 NASCAR Winston/Nextel Cup Series Season 2003-4 collapsed Ford 400 Ford 400 Category:NASCAR races at Homestead-Miami Speedway Category:November 2003 sports events in the United States