2003 Pennsylvania 500

20th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 100,000 Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. Penske Racing South Penske Racing South Penske Racing South 88 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman Ryan Newman 200 TNT 127.705 mph km/h 31st Annual Pennsylvania 500 July 27 804.672 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 804.672 200 500 4.0 36 20 Motor Racing Network 12 Pennsylvania 500 2.5 2003 52.830 500 2003_Pennsylvania_500_program_cover.jpg The 2003 Pennsylvania 500 program cover. The 2003 Pennsylvania 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 27, 2003, before a crowd of 100,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would manage to hold off eventual-second-place finisher Kurt Busch of Roush Racing to win his fifth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series and his fourth win of the year.NASCAR.com - Lap by Lap: Pennsylvania 500 - July 29, 2003 http://www.nascar.com/2003/news/headlines/wc/07/27/lapbylap_pennsylvania500/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030801105820/http://www.nascar.com/2003/news/headlines/wc/07/27/lapbylap_pennsylvania500/index.html 2003-08-01 2022-01-28 NASCAR.com To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would finish third. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports or NASCAR. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0John AndrettiHaas CNC RacingPontiac1Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Mike WallaceMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge4Brett BodineMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac12Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge15Michael 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 MotorsportsPontiac37Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge54Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord74Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, July 25, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for 2 hours.Jayski's Silly Season Site - Pocono 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003poc2.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20050207135909/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003poc2.htm 2005-02-07 2022-01-28 NASCAR.com Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.224 and an average speed of 169.097 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Pocono 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/20/data/practice1_speeds.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050306074529/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/20/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2022-01-28 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge53.224169.097248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.269168.954340Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge53.560168.036Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, July 26, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.251 and an average speed of 165.896 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Pocono 2 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/20/data/practice2_speeds.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050306081837/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/20/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2022-01-28 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet54.251165.896297Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord54.468165.235342Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge54.480165.198Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 26, at 11:15 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.224 and an average speed of 169.097 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Pocono 2 Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/20/data/practice3_speeds.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050306084044/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/20/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2022-01-28 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge54.732164.438299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord54.796164.24631Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet54.850164.084Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 25, at 3:05 PM 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 2005-02-04 2022-01-08 Jayski's Silly Season Site Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would win the pole, setting a time of 52.830 and an average speed of 170.358 mph km/h.Writer Dick Brinster AP Sports Newman wins Pocono pole https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2003/07/26/newman-wins-pocono-pole/32338942007/ 2022-01-28 Gadsden Times en-US Brett Bodine would be the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge52.830170.358248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.997169.821338Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord53.177169.246418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet53.276168.93250John AndrettiHaas CNC RacingPontiac53.278168.92565Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.331168.75772Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge53.346168.710888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord53.371168.631917Matt KensethRoush RacingFord53.403168.5301041Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge53.445168.397119Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge53.478168.2941242Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge53.479168.2901397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord53.532168.124146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord53.546168.0801519Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge53.546168.0801630Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.579167.9761715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet53.588167.948188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet53.640167.7851999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord53.666167.7042040Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge53.677167.670217Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge53.691167.6262277Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord53.694167.6172354Todd BodineBelCar RacingFord53.711167.5632416Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord53.746167.4542524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.748167.4482625Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.770167.3802721Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord53.774167.3672823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge53.802167.2802910Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac53.812167.2493074Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet53.870167.0693129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.872167.0633232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac53.874167.0573320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet53.916166.9263449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge53.955166.8063545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge54.026166.5873643Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge54.076166.432Provisionals3731Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet54.233165.9513822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge54.085166.405391Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet54.206166.0334001Mike WallaceMB2 MotorsportsPontiac54.559164.9594137Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet55.141163.2184289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFord55.604161.8594350Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge54.468165.235Failed to qualify or withdrew444Brett BodineMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac54.274165.825Official qualifying results Race results Fin2003 Pennsylvania 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2003_Pennsylvania_500 2022-01-28 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge20088running185$180,57521397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2001running175$152,6953188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20025running170$131,03741715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20018running165$94,355565Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running155$100,58161999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20017running155$97,10772625Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running146$65,19082354Todd BodineBelCar RacingFord2000running142$76,39092277Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord2000running138$79,390102040Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge2000running134$97,7901172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge20023running135$88,107123129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running127$88,42813917Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2002running129$68,59014338Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord2000running121$85,24015248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running118$67,840163074Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet2000running115$47,49017119Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge2000running112$85,123183731Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running109$74,977193822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge2000running106$81,896202910Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac2001running108$78,26521888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2000running100$91,16822217Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge2003running102$61,690234001Mike WallaceMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1990running94$59,765243643Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge1990running91$83,893251630Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1980running88$56,240263449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge1980running85$47,590272416Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord1970running82$47,340281242Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge1950running79$47,190294350Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge1880running76$44,01530418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1800engine73$89,44831391Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1800running70$71,402322823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge1780running67$51,9543350John AndrettiHaas CNC RacingPontiac1760running64$44,265343545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge1700running61$51,165351041Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge1648crash63$50,990362524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1550crash55$90,168373320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet15314engine57$105,203381519Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge1230crash49$50,500392721Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord1210engine46$50,385403232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac1150engine43$50,23041146Mark MartinRoush RacingFord740crash40$75,923424137Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet660fuel pump37$42,000434289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFord440handling34$42,186Official race results References 2003 New England 300 2003 Brickyard 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2003 Category:2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:July 2003 sports events in the United States Category:2003 in sports in Pennsylvania