1 1 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 200 185 * 10 $180,575 Running

2 13 97 Kurt Busch Rubbermaid Ford 200 175 * 5 152,695 Running

3 18 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 200 170 * 5 131,037 Running

4 17 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 200 165 * 5 94,355 Running

5 6 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s/got milk? Chevrolet 200 155 100,581 Running

6 19 99 Jeff Burton CITGO Ford 200 155 * 5 97,107 Running

7 26 25 Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi Chevrolet 200 146 65,190 Running

8 23 54 Todd Bodine National Guard Ford 200 142 76,390 Running

9 22 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford 200 138 79,390 Running

10 20 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 200 134 97,790 Running

11 7 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 200 135 * 5 88,107 Running

12 31 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 200 127 88,428 Running

13 9 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Power Tools Ford 200 129 * 5 68,590 Running

14 3 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 200 121 85,240 Running

15 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 200 118 67,840 Running

16 30 74 # Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 200 115 47,490 Running

17 11 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 200 112 85,123 Running

18 37 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 200 109 74,977 Running

19 38 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Dodge 200 106 81,896 Running

20 29 10 Johnny Benson Valvoline Pontiac 200 108 * 5 78,265 Running

21 8 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 200 100 91,168 Running

22 21 7 Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge 200 102 * 5 61,690 Running

23 40 01 Mike Wallace U.S. Army Pontiac 199 94 59,765 Running

24 36 43 Christian Fittipaldi Cheerios Dodge 199 91 83,893 Running

25 16 30 Steve Park America Online Chevrolet 198 88 56,240 Running

26 34 49 Ken Schrader AT&T Dodge 198 85 47,590 Running

27 24 16 # Greg Biffle Grainger Ford 197 82 47,340 Running

28 12 42 # Jamie McMurray Havoline Dodge 195 79 47,190 Running

29 43 50 # Larry Foyt Harrah’s Dodge 188 76 44,015 Running

30 4 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 180 73 89,448 Engine

31 39 1 Jeff Green Pennzoil Chevrolet 180 70 71,402 Running

32 28 23 Kenny Wallace Stacker2 Dodge 178 67 51,954 Running

33 5 0 John Andretti NetZero Hi Speed Pontiac 176 64 44,265 Running

34 35 45 Kyle Petty Georgia Pacific Dodge 170 61 51,165 Running

35 10 41 # Casey Mears Target Dodge 164 63 * 5 50,990 Accident

36 25 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 155 55 90,168 Accident

37 33 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 153 57 * 5 105,203 Engine

38 15 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 123 49 50,500 Accident

39 27 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 121 46 50,385 Engine

40 32 32 Ricky Craven Tide Pontiac 115 43 50,230 Engine

41 14 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 74 40 75,923 Accident

42 41 37 Derrike Cope Friendly’s Chevrolet 66 37 42,000 Fuel Pump

43 42 89 Morgan Shepherd Racing for Jesus Ford 44 34 42,186 Handling

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. * Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.

Failed to qualify: (1) Brett Bodine (#4).

Race Comments: Ryan Newman won his series-high fourth race of the season. Race started at 1:03 p.m. due to weather concerns. Prior to the green flag, the following cars, in order, under penalty, dropped from their original starting positions to the rear of the field for the following reason: #45 & #1 (engine change). (Estimated Attendance - 100,000).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 54 minutes, 55 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 127.705 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .307 second

BUD POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge (170.358 mph, 52.830 secs)

EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet

INFOGRAMES PIT STRATEGY AWARD: Jimmy Fennig, Rubbermaid Ford

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home Depot Chevrolet (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $25,000 at Indianapolis.)

MOBIL 1 OIL COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge

NASCAR WINSTON CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $210,000 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

NASCAR ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Raines, BACE Motorsports Chevrolet

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE AWARD: Kurt Busch, Rubbermaid Ford

U.S.G. DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kurt Busch, Rubbermaid Ford

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Joe Nemechek, UAW-Delphi Chevrolet

CAUTION FLAGS: 8 for 36 laps. 50-53 (Oil on Track); 69-72 (Car #19-Accident, Long Pond straight); 75-77 (Car #6-Accident, Tunnel Turn); 119-123 (Car #32-Stalled, Turn 3); 125-129 (Car #24-Accident, Turn 3); 154-158 (Oil on Track); 167-170 (Car #41-Accident, Turn 1); 183-188 (Car #18-Spin, Turn 2).

LAP LEADERS: 18 lead changes among 11 drivers. Ryan Newman 1-31, Rusty Wallace 32-34, Matt Kenseth 35-36, Michael Waltrip 37, Newman 38-50, Johnny Benson 51, R. Wallace 52-69, Jimmy Spencer 70, Casey Mears 71-78, R. Wallace 79-80, Jeff Burton 81-97, Tony Stewart 98-108, Kurt Busch 109, Waltrip 110-116, Stewart 117-119, Waltrip 120-129, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 130-154, Spencer 155-156, Newman 157-200.

TOP 10 NASCAR WINSTON CUP POINTS

(Wins)

1 –Matt Kenseth 2,977 (1)

2 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,745 (1)

3 –Jeff Gordon 2,669 (1)

4 –Jimmie Johnson 2,547 (2)

5 –Bobby Labonte 2,545 (1)

6 –Michael Waltrip 2,538 (1)

7 –Kevin Harvick 2,443 (0)

8 –Kurt Busch 2,418 (3)

9 –Ryan Newman 2,363 (4)

10–Jeff Burton 2,355 (0)

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Greg Biffle 214

Jamie McMurray 202

Casey Mears 171

Tony Raines 161

Jack Sprague 158

Larry Foyt 104

Hideo Fukuyama 21

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Points Wins

Chevrolet 140 9

Ford 127 6

Dodge 100 4

Pontiac 73 1

BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Ryan Newman 5

Bobby Labonte 3

Steve Park 2

Dave Blaney 1

Jeff Gordon 1

Jeff Green 1

Jimmie Johnson 1

Terry Labonte 1

Jeremy Mayfield 1

Elliott Sadler 1

Boris Said 1

Tony Stewart 1

MOBIL 1 OIL COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Ryan Newman (#12) 5

Kurt Busch (#97) 4

Ricky Craven (#32) 3

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Jeff Gordon (#24) 4

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4

Tony Stewart (#20) 3

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kurt Busch (#97) 5

Jeff Gordon (#24) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Bobby Labonte (#18) 3

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 2

Jeff Gordon (#24) 2

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKIN’ UP

PLACES AWARD Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 65

Matt Kenseth (#17) 57

Robby Gordon (#31) 55

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jerry Carcone (#17) 136

Greg Ollish (# 8) 116

Hendrick Engines (#24) 116

McDONALD’S/POWERADE DRIVE-THRU PIT CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD (as of 7/21/03)

Car # Pts.

Michael Waltrip (#15) 719

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 644

Robby Gordon (#31) 621

Pocono Race Results July 27th, 2003

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD

Pocono Race Results
July 27th, 2003