2003 Brickyard 400

February 2025 NASWINSTON Brickyard 400 2003 Brickyard 400 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/2003-08-03 The Old Farmers' Almanac November 28, 2015 2003 08 3 2003 21 36 2003_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 2003 Brickyard 400 program cover Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana 2.5 4.023 160 400 643.738 Warm with temperatures approaching 80.1 F C; wind speeds up to 13.8 mph km/h 134.554 mi/h Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing 48.822 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing 60 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing NBC Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons 6.1/15 (9.3 million) The 2003 Brickyard 400, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 3, 2003, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 mi km off on speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race. Kevin Harvick became the first driver to win the race from the pole position. Background thumb|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 mi km off west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 mi km off long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators. Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 3 42 Jamie McMurray (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 6 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 8 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 9 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 11 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 12 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 13 10 Johnny Benson MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 14 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 15 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 17 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 21 16 Greg Biffle (R) Roush Racing Ford 22 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 23 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 24 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 25 74 Tony Raines (R) BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 26 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 27 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 28 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 29 41 Casey Mears (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30 57 Kevin Lepage CLR Racing Ford 31 91 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge 32 14 Larry Foyt (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Dodge 33 0 Jason Leffler Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 34 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 35 01 Mike Skinner MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 36 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 37 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 40 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 41 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 42 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 43 81 John Andretti Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Failed to Qualify 11 - Brett Bodine (final NASCAR race for Brett Bodine Racing) 79 - Billy Bigley (R) 49 - Ken Schrader 71 - Jim Sauter 43 - Christian Fittipaldi (R) 04 - David Reutimann 07 - Ted Musgrave 02 - Hermie Sadler 4 - Robert Pressley 89 - Morgan Shepherd (withdrew) Race statistics Time of race: 2:58:22 Average speed: 134.554 mph Pole speed: 184.343 mph Cautions: 5 for 25 laps Margin of victory: 2.758 seconds Lead changes: 17 Percent of race run under caution: 15.6% Average green flag run: 22.5 laps References Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Category:August 2003 sports events in the United States