2003 Brickyard 400
Race details[1]
Race 21 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
2003 Brickyard 400 program cover
2003 Brickyard 400 program cover
Date August 3, 2003 (2003-August-03)
Official name Brickyard 400
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds up to 13.8 miles per hour (22.2 km/h)
Average speed 134.548 miles per hour (216.534 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Richard Childress Racing
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 60
Winner
No. 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons
Nielsen Ratings 6.1/15 (9.3 million)

The 2003 Brickyard 400, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 3, 2003 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race.

Kevin Harvick became the first driver to win the race from the pole position.


Background

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.

Race results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
2 17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord
3 42Jamie McMurray (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge
4 24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
5 9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge
6 31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
7 97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord
8 7Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge
9 6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord
10 2Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge
11 12Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge
12 20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
13 10Johnny BensonMB2 MotorsportsPontiac
14 8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
15 30Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
16 15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
17 32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac
18 48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
19 5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
20 1Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
21 16Greg Biffle (R)Roush RacingFord
22 18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
23 54Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord
24 23Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge
25 74Tony Raines (R)BACE MotorsportsChevrolet
26 22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge
27 99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord
28 77Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord
29 41Casey Mears (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
30 57Kevin LepageCLR RacingFord
31 91Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsDodge
32 14Larry Foyt (R)A. J. Foyt RacingDodge
33 0Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac
34 40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge
35 01Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac
36 37Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet
37 25Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
38 21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord
39 88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord
40 45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge
41 19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge
42 38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord
43 81John AndrettiDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet

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Race statistics

  • Time of race: 2:58:22
  • Average Speed: 134.554 miles per hour (216.544 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 184.343
  • Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 2.758 sec
  • Lead changes: 17
  • Percent of race run under caution: 15.6%
  • Average green flag run: 22.5 laps

References

  1. ↑ "2003 Brickyard 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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