2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (October)

33rd race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON October 26–27 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Hendrick Motorsports Jeff Gordon 109 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing 24 127.769 mph km/h Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. NBC (Sunday) TNT (Monday) Performance Racing Network 36 Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway 33 44th Annual Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 2.48 500.5 325 325 805.476 805.476 1.54 2003 28.534 500.5 The 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover. 2003_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500_(October)_program_cover.jpg The 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the 33rd stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the forty-fourth iteration of the event. The race was held over two days from Sunday, October 26, 2003, to Monday, October 27 due to rain on lap 39 on Sunday, forcing the delay of the event.Rain delays Atlanta NASCAR race https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2003/10/27/rain-delays-atlanta-nascar-race/30528961007/ 2022-02-10 Wilmington Star-News en-US The race was held in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 mi km permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would win under caution when with three laps to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Ryan Newman into the wall.2003-10-26 Jeff Gordon wins rain-delayed Cup race at Atlanta http://autoweek.com/news/a2103546/jeff-gordon-wins-rain-delayed-cup-race-atlanta/ 2022-02-10 Autoweek en-US The win was Gordon's 64th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac00Buckshot JonesMichael Waltrip RacingChevrolet1John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4Kevin LepageMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac12Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge14Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge23Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Shelby HowardBill Davis RacingChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac35Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord37Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge54Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord74Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord79Billy BigleyArnold MotorsportsDodge88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan Shepherd*Shepherd Racing VenturesFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list *Withdrew.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Atlanta 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003atlanta2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204153444/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003atlanta2.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-10 Jayski's Silly Season Site Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 24, at 3:20 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.688 and an average speed of 193.251 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Atlanta 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/33/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205030602/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/33/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-02-05 2022-02-10 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge28.688193.251225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.836192.260338Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord28.950191.503Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 25, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.218 and an average speed of 189.746 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Atlanta 2 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/33/data/practice2_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050206130233/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/33/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-02-06 2022-02-10 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.218189.746212Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge29.256189.50039Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.475188.092Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 25, at 11:10 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.600 and an average speed of 187.297 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Atlanta 2 Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/33/data/practice3_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050206130455/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/33/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-02-06 2022-02-10 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord29.600187.297235Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord29.642187.03232Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge29.720186.541Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 24, at 7:05 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 29.938 and an average speed of 180.373 mph km/h.Ryan Newman grabs the Atlanta pole https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ryan-newman-grabs-the-atlanta-pole/1023062/ 2022-02-10 us.motorsport.com en Six drivers would fail to qualify: Jeff Green, Buckshot Jones, Larry Foyt, Mike Wallace, Billy Bigley, and Shelby Howard. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge28.534194.294218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet28.575194.01638Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.678193.319425Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.685193.27259Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge28.730192.969638Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord28.854192.140754Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord28.903191.814801Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsPontiac28.904191.807948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.914191.7411029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.918191.714111John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.944191.542124Kevin LepageMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac28.977191.3241315Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.005191.1391441Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.023191.0211519Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.031190.9681631Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.039190.9161797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord29.044190.8831842Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.057190.7971924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.109190.4572030Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.130190.319212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge29.186189.954227Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge29.200189.8632337Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet29.201189.8572420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.225189.7012545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge29.249189.5452632Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac29.261189.4672716Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord29.272189.3962823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge29.276189.370290Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingPontiac29.286189.3053010Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac29.293189.2603188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord29.303189.196325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.309189.1573374Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet29.331189.0153402Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet29.392188.6233577Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord29.409188.5143635Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord29.412188.495Provisionals3717Matt KensethRoush RacingFord29.731186.4723899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.573187.468396Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.460188.1874040Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.542187.6654122Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge29.454188.2264221Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord29.589187.3674349Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge29.481188.053Failed to qualify or withdrew4443Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge29.445188.2834500Buckshot JonesMichael Waltrip RacingChevrolet29.557187.5704614Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge29.605187.2664709Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge29.922185.2824879Billy BigleyArnold MotorsportsDodge30.046184.5174927Shelby HowardBill Davis RacingChevrolet30.518181.663WD89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFord——Official qualifying results Race results Fin2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (October) - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2003_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500_(October) 2022-02-10 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32555running180$249,97822420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet325109running180$207,6783948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3251running170$122,800459Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge3250running160$133,8335218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet32566running160$133,383638Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet32532running155$121,69271519Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge3250running146$89,20081797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord3253running147$110,4759227Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge3252running143$92,45010801Joe NemechekMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3250running134$92,225113717Matt KensethRoush RacingFord3250running130$95,825123188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3250running127$115,40313290Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingPontiac3250running99$74,12514124Kevin LepageMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac3251running126$78,550151842Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge3240running118$74,400164040Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge3240running115$111,15017638Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord3241running117$105,300183374Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet3241running114$70,55019212Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge3240running106$104,692201029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32441running108$110,753211631Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3240running100$94,71222111John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3240running97$94,062233899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3240running94$102,442243010Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac3230running91$94,475252545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge3230running88$75,725264349Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge3230running85$67,025273635Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord3230running82$63,575281441Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge3210running79$82,86429112Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge32013crash81$107,900302823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge3200running73$66,585314221Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3190running70$73,425324122Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge3160running67$98,80133325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3160running64$89,531342716Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord3140transmission61$62,425352632Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac2220crash58$70,300362030Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2210crash55$70,225373577Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord2010crash52$70,100381315Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1700engine49$80,05039396Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1590engine46$95,833402337Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet1320engine43$61,950413402Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet770crash40$61,90042754Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord440crash37$61,85043425Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet180overheating34$62,059Official race results References 2003 Subway 500 2003 Checker Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2003 Category:2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway Category:October 2003 sports events in the United States Category:2003 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)