2003 Samsung/RadioShack 500

Seventh race of 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip 134.517 mph km/h 334 334 501 215,000 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Penske Racing Ryan Newman 91 12 FOX Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway Performance Racing Network March 30 36 7 2.41 1.5 806.281 806.281 7th Annual Samsung/RadioShack 500 Samsung/RadioShack 500 27.905 2003 501 The 2003 Samsung/RadioShack 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Most Wanted!" 2003_Samsung-RadioShack_500_program_cover.jpeg The 2003 Samsung/RadioShack 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 30, 2003, before a crowd of 215,000 in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. Penske Racing driver Ryan Newman would make a gamble near the end of the race, pitting for only two tires on the final round of pit stops. He would be able to pass and defend Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first win of the season.Associated Press 2003-03-31 Newman Wins With a Gamble en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/31/sports/newman-wins-with-a-gamble.html 2022-01-15 0362-4331 To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would finish 3rd. Background thumb|The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race as held. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of Fort Worth, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Jack SpragueHaas CNC RacingPontiac1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge4Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge14Larry 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 RacingChevrolet30Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge54Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord74Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet75David StarrMike Starr RacingChevrolet77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord83Kerry EarnhardtFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 28, at 12:20 PM CST, and would last for 2 hours.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Texas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050204155455/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm 2005-02-04 2022-01-15 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jerry Nadeau of MB2 Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.870 and an average speed of 193.757 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Texas Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/7/data/practice1_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050212072906/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/7/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-02-12 2022-01-15 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed101Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac27.870193.757212Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge27.925193.375348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.015192.754Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 29, at 10:30 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Texas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050204155455/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm 2005-02-04 2022-01-15 Jayski's Silly Season Site Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.620 and an average speed of 188.679 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Texas Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/7/data/practice2_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050212073030/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/7/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-02-12 2022-01-15 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet28.620188.679248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.661188.40939Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge28.668188.363Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 29, at 12:10 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Texas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050204155455/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm 2005-02-04 2022-01-15 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.574 and an average speed of 188.983 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Texas Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/7/data/practice3_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050212073046/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/7/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-02-12 2022-01-15 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.574188.983212Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge28.612188.732301Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac28.776187.656Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 28, at 4:05 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.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Texas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050204155455/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003texas.htm 2005-02-04 2022-01-15 Jayski's Silly Season Site 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 Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 27.905 and an average speed of 193.514 mph km/h.B. Labonte Wins Pole en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/03/29/b-labonte-wins-pole/a30b58b2-d003-4aac-b9a5-63ea78540b9c/ 2022-01-15 0190-8286 Two drivers would fail to qualify: Kerry Earnhardt and David Starr. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet27.905193.514238Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord27.934193.313312Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge27.959193.140448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.016192.747501Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac28.033192.63069Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge28.082192.294724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.092192.225829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.119192.041925Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.122192.020102Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge28.148191.843118Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.168191.707125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.217191.3741310Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac28.232191.2721430Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.239191.225151Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.301190.8061621Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord28.306190.7721717Matt KensethRoush RacingFord28.311190.739187Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge28.333190.5901954Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord28.340190.5432016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord28.371190.3352131Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.376190.3022220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet28.398190.1542388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28.413190.0542442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge28.449189.8132511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord28.452189.7932641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge28.456189.7672719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge28.461189.7332845Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge28.478189.6202999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord28.494189.5143097Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord28.500189.474310Jack SpragueHaas CNC RacingPontiac28.536189.235326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.541189.2023322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge28.546189.1683474Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet28.611188.7393514Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge28.612188.7323640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge28.613188.725Provisionals3715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.027186.0343832Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac——3977Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord28.646188.5084023Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge28.621188.673414Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac28.864187.0844249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge28.773187.6764343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge28.751187.820Failed to qualify4483Kerry EarnhardtFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet28.877187.0004575David StarrMike Starr RacingChevrolet28.914186.761Official qualifying results Race results Fin2003 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2003_Samsung/Radio_Shack_500 2022-01-14 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1312Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge33477running180$406,5002118Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet33435running175$299,6673724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33416running170$249,7534501Jerry NadeauMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3340running160$187,7255326Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3340running155$173,05861717Matt KensethRoush RacingFord33465running155$142,95071430Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3342running151$118,5758448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3340running142$119,57593097Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord3340running138$133,150102442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge3340running134$101,150111954Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord3340running130$111,750123322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge3340running127$127,906132388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3341running129$136,52814102Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge3330running121$126,69215829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3330running118$128,12816125Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3330running115$115,656173715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3330running112$102,500182131Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3330running109$112,387194343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge3330running106$121,753202999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3330running103$120,492213832Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac3332running105$102,07522310Jack SpragueHaas CNC RacingPontiac3330running97$78,975234023Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge3330running94$90,164244249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge3330running91$75,975252719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge3320running88$85,525261621Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3320running85$84,175272641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge3310running82$82,475282016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord3300running79$68,975293640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge3280running76$111,475303514Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge3260running73$69,185312511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3250running70$67,775321310Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac3220engine67$92,45033187Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge2941crash69$63,075342220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2930engine61$113,72835925Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2790crash58$60,125363977Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord2680engine55$67,07537118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2600crash52$117,108382845Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge2400crash49$64,95039151Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2341crash51$82,08740414Mike SkinnerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac2330crash43$56,85041238Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord16791crash50$92,060423474Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet1520engine37$56,7654369Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge4643engine39$100,781Official race results References 2003 Food City 500 2003 Aaron's 499 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2003 Category:2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Category:March 2003 sports events in the United States Category:2003 in sports in Texas