Official NASCAR Race Results
Michael Waltrip won the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
09-28-2003 | EA Sports 500 | 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 | 18 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 180 | 188 | 16 | Running | 157,090 |
| 2 | 38 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 175 | 188 | 3 | Running | 146,772 |
| 3 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 165 | 188 | 0 | Running | 163,333 |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 160 | 188 | 0 | Running | 113,165 |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 165 | 188 | 47 | Running | 138,193 |
| 6 | 39 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Lenox / Irwin | 155 | 188 | 11 | Running | 106,750 |
| 7 | 30 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 151 | 188 | 4 | Running | 101,953 |
| 8 | 17 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 142 | 188 | 0 | Running | 87,200 |
| 9 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 143 | 188 | 11 | Running | 97,742 |
| 10 | 23 | 09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort | 134 | 188 | 0 | Running | 61,600 |
| 11 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 135 | 188 | 2 | Running | 102,998 |
| 12 | 34 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 132 | 188 | 4 | Running | 87,002 |
| 13 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 129 | 188 | 2 | Running | 98,138 |
| 14 | 20 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 126 | 188 | 8 | Running | 92,801 |
| 15 | 24 | 90 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | AOL 9.0 | 118 | 188 | 0 | Running | 57,485 |
| 16 | 2 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Havoline | 120 | 188 | 20 | Running | 67,425 |
| 17 | 42 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 112 | 188 | 0 | Running | 81,035 |
| 18 | 13 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios / Yu-Gi-Oh! | 109 | 188 | 0 | Running | 95,498 |
| 19 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 106 | 188 | 0 | Running | 101,228 |
| 20 | 19 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 103 | 188 | 0 | Running | 71,405 |
| 21 | 7 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | 100 | 188 | 0 | Running | 58,060 |
| 22 | 14 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / got milk? | 102 | 188 | 1 | Running | 83,796 |
| 23 | 15 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 94 | 188 | 0 | Running | 92,103 |
| 24 | 36 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Grainger | 91 | 187 | 0 | Running | 56,975 |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 88 | 187 | 0 | Running | 57,005 |
| 26 | 43 | 1 | Jason Keller | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 85 | 187 | 0 | Running | 78,332 |
| 27 | 28 | 01 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | USG Sheetrock | 82 | 186 | 0 | Running | 64,549 |
| 28 | 26 | 44 | Christian Fittipaldi | Dodge | Bugles | 79 | 186 | 0 | Running | 52,800 |
| 29 | 25 | 98 | Jason Jarrett | Ford | C.H.I. Overhead Doors | 76 | 184 | 0 | Running | 52,640 |
| 30 | 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 78 | 181 | 23 | Crash | 96,330 |
| 31 | 29 | 74 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | BACE Motorsports | 70 | 179 | 0 | Crash | 55,395 |
| 32 | 40 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo | 72 | 168 | 1 | Engine | 88,727 |
| 33 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Smirnoff Ice Triple Black / DeWalt | 69 | 158 | 1 | Engine | 61,125 |
| 34 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 66 | 157 | 15 | Engine | 71,930 |
| 35 | 21 | 60 | David Green | Chevrolet | NetZero / Haas Automation | 58 | 150 | 0 | Crash | 52,025 |
| 36 | 32 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft | 55 | 138 | 0 | Engine | 62,475 |
| 37 | 8 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 52 | 113 | 0 | Overheating | 59,925 |
| 38 | 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 49 | 104 | 0 | Running | 59,875 |
| 39 | 4 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 46 | 103 | 0 | Overheating | 95,810 |
| 40 | 16 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Chevrolet | Crown Fiber Communications | 48 | 88 | 19 | Crash | 51,730 |
| 41 | 41 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 40 | 29 | 0 | Crash | 78,430 |
| 42 | 31 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 37 | 11 | 0 | Crash | 51,630 |
| 43 | 35 | 14 | Larry Foyt | Dodge | Harrah's | 34 | 9 | 0 | Crash | 51,832 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-28-2003
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: EA Sports 500
- Race #: 29
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Michael Waltrip
- Start Position: 18th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 156.045 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $3,562,312
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 23
- Lead Changes: 41
- Pole: 189.943 mph


