Official NASCAR Race Results
Kurt Busch won the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway.
04-27-2003 | Auto Club 500 | Auto Club Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 180 | 250 | 27 | Running | 213,150 |
| 2 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 175 | 250 | 11 | Running | 172,708 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 170 | 250 | 54 | Running | 146,917 |
| 4 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 165 | 250 | 12 | Running | 148,683 |
| 5 | 25 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Havoline | 160 | 250 | 41 | Running | 101,575 |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 150 | 250 | 0 | Running | 120,217 |
| 7 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 146 | 250 | 0 | Running | 95,025 |
| 8 | 13 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 142 | 250 | 0 | Running | 117,003 |
| 9 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 143 | 250 | 2 | Running | 95,425 |
| 10 | 30 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 134 | 250 | 0 | Running | 121,125 |
| 11 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 130 | 250 | 0 | Running | 120,628 |
| 12 | 21 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / got milk? | 127 | 250 | 0 | Running | 102,806 |
| 13 | 18 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 129 | 250 | 2 | Running | 101,350 |
| 14 | 6 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 121 | 250 | 0 | Running | 89,925 |
| 15 | 15 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 123 | 250 | 1 | Running | 96,575 |
| 16 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 115 | 250 | 0 | Running | 89,025 |
| 17 | 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 112 | 249 | 0 | Running | 107,358 |
| 18 | 29 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Grainger | 109 | 249 | 0 | Running | 69,225 |
| 19 | 10 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo | 106 | 249 | 0 | Running | 102,442 |
| 20 | 28 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak | 103 | 249 | 0 | Running | 85,625 |
| 21 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 100 | 249 | 0 | Running | 104,681 |
| 22 | 31 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 97 | 249 | 0 | Running | 80,614 |
| 23 | 5 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree | 94 | 249 | 0 | Running | 107,075 |
| 24 | 35 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 91 | 249 | 0 | Running | 79,600 |
| 25 | 34 | 54 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 88 | 249 | 0 | Running | 71,700 |
| 26 | 40 | 30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 85 | 249 | 0 | Running | 79,000 |
| 27 | 26 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 82 | 249 | 0 | Running | 95,837 |
| 28 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific | 79 | 249 | 0 | Running | 78,350 |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 76 | 248 | 0 | Running | 105,828 |
| 30 | 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-Call-ATT | 73 | 248 | 0 | Running | 67,210 |
| 31 | 33 | 74 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | BACE Motorsports | 70 | 248 | 0 | Running | 66,525 |
| 32 | 9 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 67 | 248 | 0 | Running | 69,325 |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 64 | 247 | 0 | Running | 70,025 |
| 34 | 17 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 61 | 247 | 0 | Running | 76,425 |
| 35 | 11 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 58 | 233 | 0 | Crash | 73,750 |
| 36 | 32 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 55 | 229 | 0 | Crash | 92,425 |
| 37 | 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 52 | 228 | 0 | Crash | 111,253 |
| 38 | 42 | 14 | Larry Foyt | Dodge | Harrah's | 49 | 226 | 0 | Crash | 65,300 |
| 39 | 12 | 0 | Jack Sprague | Pontiac | NetZero | 46 | 199 | 0 | Crash | 65,255 |
| 40 | 1 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 43 | 138 | 0 | Crash | 100,367 |
| 41 | 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 50 | 128 | 100 | Engine | 117,708 |
| 42 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 37 | 34 | 0 | Crash | 94,960 |
| 43 | 43 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | GBROnline.com | 34 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 65,281 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-27-2003
- Track: Auto Club Speedway
- Race: Auto Club 500
- Race #: 10
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Kurt Busch
- Start Position: 16th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 140.111 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $4,235,281
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 34
- Lead Changes: 19
- Pole: 186.838 mph


