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2003 Sharpie 500

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2003 Sharpie 500
Race details
Race 24 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2003 Sharpie 500 program cover, celebrating the newly built Dale Earnhardt Terrance built at the track. Artwork by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Terrence Dedication".
The 2003 Sharpie 500 program cover, celebrating the newly built Dale Earnhardt Terrance built at the track. Artwork by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Terrence Dedication".
Date August 23, 2003
Official name 43rd Annual Sharpie 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 77.421 miles per hour (124.597 km/h)
Attendance 160,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 15.038
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 179
Winner
No. 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2003 Sharpie 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 43rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 23, 2003, before a crowd of 160,000 in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would win a caution-filled event, with 20 cautions that matched the track record to win his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing and Jamie McMurray of Chip Ganassi Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Jason Leffler Haas CNC Racing Pontiac NetZero HiSpeed
1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil Synthetic
01 Mike Skinner MB2 Motorsports Pontiac U.S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge Miller Lite, Winston Victory Lap
02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Pontiac Virginia Cavaliers
4 Johnny Sauter Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak Perfect Touch
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, Got Milk?
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge Alltel
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Grainger
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge Stacker 2
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW, Delphi
27 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Chevrolet YJ Stinger
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac Tide
37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet Friendly's
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford Combos
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios Heart Health
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge SEM
50 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge Harrah's "Oh Yeah!"
54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford National Guard
74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet BACE Motorsports
77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford First Tennessee Bank
79 Billy Bigley Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Development Companies
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford Racing with Jesus
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie Metallic Silver
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo
Official entry list

Practice

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Originally, three practice sessions were going to be held, with all three being held on Friday, August 22. However, due to a long rain delay during qualifying, the second practice session was canceled.[2]

First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, August 22, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.[2] Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.095 and an average speed of 127.115 miles per hour (204.572 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.095 127.115
2 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 15.165 126.528
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.173 126.462
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, August 22, at 6:15 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.598 and an average speed of 123.016 miles per hour (197.975 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.598 123.016
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.639 122.693
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.655 122.568
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 22, 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.[2] 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.[5]

Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 15.038 and an average speed of 127.597 miles per hour (205.347 km/h).[6]

Hermie Sadler, Billy Bigley, Derrike Cope, and Morgan Shepherd would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.038 127.597
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.039 127.588
3 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.069 127.334
4 01 Mike Skinner MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 15.089 127.165
5 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 15.096 127.106
6 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 15.100 127.073
7 7 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge 15.101 127.064
8 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.105 127.031
9 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.109 126.997
10 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 15.128 126.838
11 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 15.145 126.695
12 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 15.161 126.562
13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.164 126.536
14 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 15.168 126.503
15 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 15.175 126.445
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.180 126.403
17 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.181 126.395
18 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 15.198 126.254
19 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 15.201 126.229
20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge 15.204 126.204
21 4 Johnny Sauter Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac 15.207 126.179
22 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.217 126.096
23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.218 126.088
24 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 15.226 126.021
25 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 15.232 125.972
26 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 15.235 125.947
27 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.249 125.831
28 27 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Chevrolet 15.252 125.807
29 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 15.262 125.724
30 0 Jason Leffler Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 15.265 125.699
31 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 15.268 125.675
32 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 15.269 125.666
33 50 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge 15.276 125.609
34 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 15.279 125.584
35 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.302 125.395
36 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 15.317 125.273
Provisionals
37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15.334 125.134
38 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.352 124.987
39 1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.339 125.093
40 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Racing Ford 15.463 124.090
41 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 15.322 125.232
42 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 15.410 124.517
43 43 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge 15.388 124.695
Failed to qualify
44 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Pontiac 15.373 124.816
45 79 Billy Bigley Arnold Motorsports Dodge 15.397 124.622
46 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 15.667 122.474
47 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 5 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 500 121 running 180 $237,565
2 23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 39 running 175 $174,223
3 31 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 0 running 165 $127,390
4 10 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 160 $122,905
5 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 155 $100,775
6 6 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 500 30 running 155 $111,940
7 27 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 146 $122,418
8 14 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 500 0 running 142 $102,740
9 9 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500 0 running 138 $116,107
10 29 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 500 0 running 134 $88,740
11 13 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 130 $102,346
12 26 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 500 0 running 127 $74,090
13 24 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 500 0 running 124 $105,996
14 32 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 500 0 running 121 $98,415
15 11 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 500 0 running 118 $85,735
16 25 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 500 0 running 115 $106,018
17 36 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 61 running 117 $121,035
18 4 01 Mike Skinner MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 500 5 running 114 $81,175
19 38 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 106 $70,325
20 12 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 103 $68,885
21 41 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 0 running 100 $86,249
22 34 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 97 $69,610
23 18 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 494 0 running 94 $119,138
24 28 27 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Chevrolet 494 0 running 91 $65,085
25 21 4 Johnny Sauter Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac 459 0 running 88 $67,990
26 30 0 Jason Leffler Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 458 0 running 85 $66,815
27 19 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 448 0 running 82 $107,688
28 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 444 179 crash 89 $118,973
29 35 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 440 0 running 76 $72,185
30 15 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 436 0 running 73 $72,335
31 7 7 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge 430 0 running 70 $63,715
32 37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 419 0 running 67 $96,547
33 8 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 415 0 running 64 $68,595
34 42 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 400 0 running 61 $68,560
35 22 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 392 0 running 58 $86,602
36 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 346 49 crash 60 $94,813
37 40 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Racing Ford 315 0 running 52 $60,420
38 17 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 305 0 crash 49 $94,600
39 33 50 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge 273 0 crash 46 $60,300
40 39 1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 193 16 engine 48 $85,412
41 43 43 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge 175 0 crash 40 $95,953
42 3 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 87 0 crash 37 $78,430
43 20 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge 87 0 crash 34 $94,737
Failed to qualify
44 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Pontiac
45 79 Billy Bigley Arnold Motorsports Dodge
46 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet
47 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Lap by Lap: Sharpie 500". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2004-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Bristol 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  3. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Bristol 2 Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2005-01-09. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  4. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Bristol 2 Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  5. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Provisional Land Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  6. ^ "Jeff Gordon Captures Pole at Bristol". wthr.com. 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  7. ^ "2003 Sharpie 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
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