2003 Chevy Rock & Roll 400

26th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON September 6 105,000 Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. TNT Penske Racing South Hendrick Motorsports Ryan Newman Jeff Gordon Mike Skinner MB2 Motorsports 12 126 Motor Racing Network 94.945 mph km/h 36 Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 26 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 1.21 0.75 46th Annual Chevy Rock & Roll 400 400 400 300 482.803 482.803 2003 21.464 300 The 2003 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 program cover. 2003_Chevy_Rock_&_Roll_400_program_cover.jpg The 2003 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 6, 2003, before a crowd of 105,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Penske Racing South driver Ryan Newman would hold off the field on a late restart with four to go to win his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his sixth win of the season.No fighting, just winning for Newman https://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2003/0906/1610643.html 2022-02-04 www.espn.com To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports and Ricky Rudd of Wood Brothers Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac1John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsPontiac4Johnny SauterMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac11Brett Bodine*Brett Bodine RacingFord12Ryan 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 Cope*Quest 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 MotorsportsFord79Billy BigleyArnold MotorsportsDodge88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 5, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Richmond 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204153032/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 Jayski's Silly Season Site Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.398 and an average speed of 126.180 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Richmond 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/26/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204183953/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/26/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.398126.180201Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac21.449125.88032Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge21.450125.874Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, September 5, at 4:45 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Richmond 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204153032/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 Jayski's Silly Season Site Todd Bodine of BelCar Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.670 and an average speed of 124.596 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Richmond 2 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/26/data/practice2_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204184707/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/26/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed154Todd BodineBelCar RacingFord21.670124.596201Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac21.716124.33237Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge21.720124.309Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 5, at 6:10 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Richmond 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204153032/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.599 and an average speed of 125.006 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Richmond 2 Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/26/data/practice3_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204185241/http://www.nascar.com/races/wc/2003/26/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord21.599125.006224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.705124.395348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.775123.995Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, September 5, 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.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Richmond 2 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204153032/http://www.jayski.com/next/2003/2003rir2.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 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 dead 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 Mike Skinner of MB2 Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 21.464 and an average speed of 125.792 mph km/h.Kurz Jr. Hank 2003-09-06 Skinner wins Richmond pole, crashes https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2003/09/06/skinner-wins-richmond-pole-crashes/32335855007/ 2022-02-04 Gadsden Times en-US Larry Foyt and Billy Bigley would fail to qualify.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Richmond 2 Qualifying Page http://www.jayski.com/stats/2003grids/2003rir2-grid.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204161808/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2003grids/2003rir2-grid.html 2005-02-04 2022-02-04 Jayski's Silly Season Site Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed101Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac21.464125.792216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord21.489125.64636Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.499125.587412Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge21.536125.371524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.594125.035640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge21.610124.942799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord21.611124.936822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge21.624124.861910Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac21.643124.7521045Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge21.643124.7521125Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.671124.5901254Todd BodineBelCar RacingFord21.674124.573138Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.704124.4011420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.709124.372159Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.731124.2461618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.733124.235172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge21.734124.2291817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord21.745124.1661921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord21.753124.1212074Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet21.757124.0982131Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.781123.961227Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge21.794123.8872319Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.795123.882241John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.803123.8362597Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord21.830123.6832648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.838123.6382749Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge21.838123.6382829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.845123.5982942Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge21.849123.5753038Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord21.871123.4513141Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge21.874123.434325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.896123.3103315Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.922123.1643423Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge21.938123.0743532Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac21.939123.068364Johnny SauterMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac21.949123.012Provisionals3788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord22.014122.6493877Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord21.953122.9903930Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.005122.699400Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac22.165121.8144143Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge22.396120.5574209Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge22.142121.9404302Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet21.985122.811Failed to qualify or withdrew4450Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge22.172121.7754579Billy BigleyArnold MotorsportsDodge22.269121.245WD11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord——WD37Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet——Official qualifying results Post-race conflict This race was notable for the post-race conflict between veteran Ricky Rudd and 3rd year Winston Cup driver Kevin Harvick. With 8 laps to go with Harvick running 2nd and Rudd running 3rd, Rudd got into the back of Harvick heading into turn 1. Harvick's car got sideways for a bit and eventually snapped around on him and crashed into the outside wall in turn 1 bringing out the 14th and final caution of the race. Once the race concluded, Rudd had finished 3rd which meant Rudd went over to pit road while the others who did not finish in the top 5 went to their haulers behind pit road. Harvick, who finished 16th, knew that Rudd had finished in the top 5 and went to pit road and pulled up alongside his car. Both crews of Harvick and Rudd came running out to their drivers. Rudd came halfway out of his car while Harvick got out of his car with the help of his crew and the two began to yell back and forth at each other with NASCAR officials yelling at Harvick to get off of the top of his car. Harvick went down from Rudd's car with one of his crew members holding him back while another of Havick's crew members behind him jumped up in the air and landed on Rudd's hood damaging his car. Harvick got separated from Rudd and began to walk away. As he was walking away, Harvick took his HANS device and threw it at Rudd's direction landing on top of Rudd's roof. Rudd took the device and threw it back at Harvick. Harvick said in his interview that "Ricky Rudd took a goddamn cheap shot at us. And if he's gonna take a cheap shot, he's going to get one back I promise you that." Rudd said that Harvick braked a little harder than he thought he would and said that the damage to his car from Harvick's crew was unnecessary. He finished his interview by saying "I couldn’t hear him. He’s got that little yap-yap mouth. I couldn’t tell what he was saying."https://motorsportstribune.com/throwback-thursday-theater-the-saga-of-kevin-harvick-vs-ricky-rudd/ Throwback Thursday Theater: The Saga of Kevin Harvick vs. Ricky Rudd September 20, 2018 Race results Fin2003 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2003_Chevy_Rock_and_Roll_400 2022-02-03 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1412Ryan NewmanPenske Racing SouthDodge400125running180$160,97022319Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge4000running170$136,36531921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord4000running165$104,1304799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4005running165$116,8975172Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthDodge4000running155$99,04761618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4005running155$104,51371817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord4000running146$75,2308325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40010running147$83,1619910Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac4000running138$83,45510524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet400126running144$102,333112648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4000running130$70,605124209Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge4007running132$56,2901336Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4001running129$89,46314241John AndrettiDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4000running121$76,91715822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge4000running118$88,811162829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40023running120$89,38317138Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet39976running117$105,52218101Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3990running109$73,155192942Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge3990running106$53,93020216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord3992running108$54,680213788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3990running100$94,33322640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge3991running102$92,430233423Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge3990running94$65,555242597Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord3980running91$78,605252749Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge3980running88$51,655261125Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running85$51,030271420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3970running82$100,28328400Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac39719running84$50,680292131Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3970running76$75,647303532Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac3960running73$67,189313930Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3940running70$57,765323315Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3880running67$65,230333877Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord3770running64$56,100341045Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge3730running61$55,135352074Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet3600running58$47,10036227Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge3240engine55$47,06537159Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge3020running52$85,86338364Johnny SauterMorgan–McClure MotorsportsPontiac2910running49$46,995393038Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord2800crash46$81,195404302Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet2660crash43$46,885413141Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge2470crash40$54,830421254Todd BodineBelCar RacingFord2300crash37$46,790434143Christian FittipaldiPetty EnterprisesDodge1300crash34$82,778Official race results References 2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500 2003 Sylvania 300 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2003 Category:2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Category:September 2003 sports events in the United States Category:2003 in sports in Virginia