2003 New England 300

February 2025 November 2025 CUST Race 19 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season New England 300 2003 07 20 2003 19 36 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 1.058 1.702 300 317.4 510.805 96.924 mi/h Matt Kenseth Roush Racing no time trials Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 133 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports TNT Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, & Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2003 New England 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on July 20, 2003, at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.058 mi on speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.https://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/articles/11057/johnson-wins-at-new-hampshire Johnson Wins at New Hampshire! Hendrick Motorsports July 20, 2003 November 20, 2025 Background New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058 mi on oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6 mi on road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. Results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Laps Laps led Status 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 300 58 Running 2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 300 53 Running 3 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools 300 1 Running 4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 300 29 Running 5 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 300 0 Running 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 300 2 Running 7 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 300 0 Running 8 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online 300 0 Running 9 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo / Bassmaster Classic 300 10 Running 10 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Grainger 300 0 Running 11 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid 300 0 Running 12 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft 300 0 Running 13 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions 300 0 Running 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 300 0 Running 15 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio 300 1 Running 16 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 300 0 Running 17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 300 0 Running 18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra 300 0 Running 19 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford National Guard 300 0 Running 20 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's / Got Milk? 300 0 Running 21 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac Tide 300 0 Running 22 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Home Depot 300 0 Running 23 4 Johnny Sauter Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak Easy Share 300 0 Running 24 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 300 133 Running 25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar 299 0 Running 26 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline 299 0 Running 27 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 299 0 Running 28 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 299 0 Running 29 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW–Delphi 299 0 Running 30 1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil 299 0 Running 31 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 299 0 Running 32 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny 299 0 Running 33 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet BACE Motorsports 297 0 Running 34 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 296 0 Running 35 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet Friendly's 295 0 Running 36 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge AT&T 292 0 Running 37 43 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios 268 0 Running 38 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge Stacker 2 / YJ Stinger 260 0 Running 39 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 196 0 Crash 40 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Havoline 195 13 Crash 41 0 John Andretti Haas CNC Racing Pontiac NetZero Hi Speed 179 0 Running 42 01 Mike Wallace MB2 Motorsports Pontiac U.S. Army 118 0 Crash 43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford Racing for Jesus / Red Line Oil 43 0 Brakes Source:https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2003_New_England_300/W 2003 New England 300 December 20, 2025 racing-reference.info NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Failed to qualify David Reutimann (#04) Carl Long (#46) Larry Foyt (#50) Tim Sauter (#71) Race Statistics Time of race: 3:16:29 Average Speed: 96.924 mph Pole Speed: no time trials Cautions: 12 for 63 laps Margin of Victory: 1.582 sec Lead changes: 14 Percent of race run under caution: 21% Average green flag run: 18.2 laps Lap leaders Laps Leader 1 Matt Kenseth 2 Jeff Gordon 3–4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5–62 Jeff Gordon 63 Jimmy Spencer 64–79 Kevin Harvick 80–100 Jimmie Johnson 101–146 Jeff Gordon 147–159 Jamie McMurray 160–196 Kevin Harvick 197 Jeff Gordon 198–207 Jeff Burton 208–234 Jeff Gordon 235–263 Ryan Newman 264–300 Jimmie Johnson Total laps led Laps led Driver 133 Jeff Gordon 58 Jimmie Johnson 53 Kevin Harvick 29 Ryan Newman 13 Jamie McMurray 10 Jeff Burton 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Matt Kenseth 1 Jimmy Spencer Cautions: 12 for 63 laps Laps Reason 10–15 #0 (Andretti), #4 (Sauter), & #49 (Schrader) accident turn 1 22–27 Debris backstraight 62–65 #40 (Marlin) accident turn 3 101–107 Debris 110–113 #2 (R. Wallace) spin backstraight 118–121 #01 (M. Wallace) spin backstraight 146–150 #19 (Mayfield) accident turn 1 154–156 #23 (K. Wallace) & #99 (J. Burton) accident turn 4 166–169 Debris 197–202 #42 (McMurray) accident frontstraight 204–211 Debris 234–239 #43 (Fittipaldi) crash frontstraight References New England 300 New England 300 Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway Category:July 2003 sports events in the United States