Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
04-06-2003 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 180 | 188 | 34 | Running | 204,367 |
| 2 | 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 175 | 188 | 12 | Running | 179,233 |
| 3 | 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 170 | 188 | 1 | Running | 162,955 |
| 4 | 15 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 160 | 188 | 0 | Running | 139,575 |
| 5 | 28 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / got milk? | 160 | 188 | 1 | Running | 122,221 |
| 6 | 11 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 155 | 188 | 2 | Running | 126,380 |
| 7 | 24 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 151 | 188 | 5 | Running | 114,386 |
| 8 | 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont / Pepsi | 147 | 188 | 24 | Running | 128,458 |
| 9 | 27 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 143 | 188 | 9 | Running | 104,730 |
| 10 | 6 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 134 | 188 | 0 | Running | 105,367 |
| 11 | 21 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific | 130 | 188 | 0 | Running | 84,375 |
| 12 | 18 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 132 | 188 | 2 | Running | 116,473 |
| 13 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 129 | 188 | 1 | Running | 109,823 |
| 14 | 40 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 126 | 188 | 1 | Running | 109,388 |
| 15 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 128 | 188 | 65 | Running | 89,930 |
| 16 | 43 | 74 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | BACE Motorsports | 115 | 188 | 0 | Running | 74,640 |
| 17 | 25 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 112 | 188 | 0 | Running | 86,825 |
| 18 | 1 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 114 | 187 | 19 | Running | 84,285 |
| 19 | 26 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 111 | 186 | 1 | Running | 87,195 |
| 20 | 12 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 108 | 184 | 1 | Running | 97,302 |
| 21 | 29 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 100 | 182 | 0 | Engine | 70,695 |
| 22 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Grainger | 97 | 178 | 0 | Running | 66,375 |
| 23 | 39 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 94 | 178 | 0 | Running | 91,565 |
| 24 | 16 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 96 | 177 | 10 | Running | 83,935 |
| 25 | 19 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 88 | 156 | 0 | Running | 118,708 |
| 26 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 85 | 154 | 0 | Running | 102,783 |
| 27 | 14 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Havoline | 82 | 154 | 0 | Running | 65,395 |
| 28 | 35 | 54 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 79 | 152 | 0 | Running | 79,045 |
| 29 | 30 | 30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 76 | 124 | 0 | Running | 76,285 |
| 30 | 36 | 09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort | 73 | 120 | 0 | Electrical | 65,390 |
| 31 | 42 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak | 70 | 120 | 0 | Running | 76,214 |
| 32 | 22 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 67 | 118 | 0 | Running | 109,658 |
| 33 | 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-Call-ATT | 64 | 110 | 0 | Running | 65,350 |
| 34 | 20 | 0 | Jack Sprague | Pontiac | NetZero | 61 | 109 | 0 | Running | 64,310 |
| 35 | 38 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo | 58 | 107 | 0 | Running | 97,597 |
| 36 | 23 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 55 | 73 | 0 | Crash | 67,050 |
| 37 | 31 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 52 | 12 | 0 | Crash | 101,567 |
| 38 | 34 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 49 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 66,025 |
| 39 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 46 | 3 | 0 | Crash | 93,215 |
| 40 | 10 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 43 | 3 | 0 | Crash | 71,090 |
| 41 | 17 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 40 | 3 | 0 | Crash | 89,640 |
| 42 | 37 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 37 | 3 | 0 | Crash | 70,690 |
| 43 | 32 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Aaron's Dream Machine | 34 | 3 | 0 | Crash | 62,746 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-06-2003
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Aaron's 499
- Race #: 8
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
- Start Position: 13th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 144.625 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $4,183,236
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 32
- Lead Changes: 43
- Pole: 186.489 mph


