Official NASCAR Race Results
Kurt Busch won the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-23-2003 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor 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 | 9 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie / Rubbermaid | 180 | 500 | 116 | Running | 162,790 |
| 2 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 175 | 500 | 25 | Running | 118,870 |
| 3 | 12 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 170 | 500 | 26 | Running | 126,558 |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 160 | 500 | 0 | Running | 103,475 |
| 5 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Grainger | 155 | 500 | 0 | Running | 71,120 |
| 6 | 16 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 150 | 500 | 0 | Running | 110,795 |
| 7 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 151 | 499 | 15 | Running | 104,448 |
| 8 | 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 142 | 499 | 0 | Running | 82,570 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 148 | 499 | 174 | Running | 115,643 |
| 10 | 40 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 134 | 499 | 0 | Running | 86,615 |
| 11 | 26 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Havoline | 130 | 499 | 0 | Running | 63,245 |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 132 | 498 | 139 | Running | 88,865 |
| 13 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo | 124 | 498 | 0 | Running | 99,807 |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 126 | 498 | 5 | Running | 99,882 |
| 15 | 14 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 118 | 498 | 0 | Running | 84,815 |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 115 | 498 | 0 | Running | 101,407 |
| 17 | 36 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 112 | 498 | 0 | Running | 89,527 |
| 18 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 109 | 497 | 0 | Running | 99,023 |
| 19 | 20 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 106 | 497 | 0 | Running | 90,630 |
| 20 | 21 | 30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 103 | 497 | 0 | Running | 73,575 |
| 21 | 30 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 100 | 497 | 0 | Running | 97,565 |
| 22 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 97 | 496 | 0 | Running | 97,940 |
| 23 | 18 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 94 | 494 | 0 | Running | 72,045 |
| 24 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Hooters | 91 | 494 | 0 | Running | 62,515 |
| 25 | 28 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 88 | 488 | 0 | Running | 77,470 |
| 26 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 85 | 487 | 0 | Crash | 111,518 |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 82 | 469 | 0 | Crash | 62,005 |
| 28 | 13 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 79 | 456 | 0 | Running | 70,139 |
| 29 | 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 76 | 451 | 0 | Running | 95,368 |
| 30 | 35 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 73 | 446 | 0 | Running | 83,872 |
| 31 | 43 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 70 | 440 | 0 | Running | 96,168 |
| 32 | 39 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 67 | 423 | 0 | Running | 67,845 |
| 33 | 11 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 64 | 422 | 0 | Crash | 94,256 |
| 34 | 32 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific | 61 | 422 | 0 | Crash | 65,235 |
| 35 | 42 | 0 | Jack Sprague | Pontiac | NetZero | 58 | 409 | 0 | Running | 57,190 |
| 36 | 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 55 | 397 | 0 | Running | 102,923 |
| 37 | 3 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-Call-ATT | 52 | 385 | 0 | Crash | 57,410 |
| 38 | 31 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 49 | 371 | 0 | Running | 65,065 |
| 39 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / got milk? | 46 | 349 | 0 | Running | 83,086 |
| 40 | 41 | 54 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 43 | 342 | 0 | Crash | 56,965 |
| 41 | 6 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak | 40 | 310 | 0 | Running | 56,915 |
| 42 | 22 | 74 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | BACE Motorsports | 37 | 52 | 0 | Engine | 56,860 |
| 43 | 24 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Friendly's Ice Cream | 34 | 31 | 0 | Engine | 56,178 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-23-2003
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Food City 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Kurt Busch
- Start Position: 9th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 76.185 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $3,720,193
- Cautions: 17
- Caution Laps: 121
- Lead Changes: 11
- Pole: 128.709 mph


