NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACE NO.
5
CAROLINA DODGE DEALERS 400
DARLINGTON RACEWAY
Darlington, S.C. – March
16, 2003
1.366-Mile Banked Paved Oval
400 M – 293 L
Purse: $3,922,407
FIN STR CAR# DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS BONUS PTS MONEY STATUS
1 31 32 Ricky Craven Tide Pontiac 293 180 * 5 $172,150 Running
2 6 97 Kurt Busch Rubbermaid Ford 293 175 * 5 103,725 Running
3 18 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford 293 165 91,945 Running
4 27 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 293 165 * 5 114,813 Running
5 9 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA
Chevrolet 293 155 74,450 Running
6 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 293 160 * 10 98,392 Running
7 1 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's
Ford 293 151 * 5 94,470 Running
8 12 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Power Tools Ford 293 142 69,440 Running
9 25 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 293 138 86,743 Running
10 28 20 Tony Stewart The
Home Depot Chevrolet 293 134 103,158 Running
11 23 4 Mike Skinner Kodak Pontiac 292 130 64,250 Running
12 17 16 # Greg Biffle Grainger Ford 292 127 48,120 Running
13 38 25 Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi Chevrolet 292 129 * 5 51,465 Running
14 2 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 292 126 * 5 80,060 Running
15 39 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 292 118 69,055 Running
16 13 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 291 115 83,827 Running
17 15 49 Ken Schrader 1-800 CallATT Dodge 291 112 45,715 Running
18 36 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 291 114 * 5 90,673 Running
19 32 30 Jeff Green America Online Chevrolet 291 106 56,365 Running
20 35 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet 291 103 74,982 Running
21 4 7 Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge 291 105 * 5 56,569 Running
22 19 42 # Jamie
McMurray Havoline Dodge 291 97 43,965 Running
23 21 23 Kenny Wallace Stacker2 Dodge 291 94 48,050 Running
24 29 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's/got milk? Chevrolet 291 91 72,891 Running
25 22 10 Johnny Benson Valvoline Pontiac 291 88 73,670 Running
26 40 45 Kyle Petty Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge 291 85 54,210 Running
27 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's
Chevrolet 291 82 62,310 Running
28 30 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 291 84 * 5 70,942 Running
29 7 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Dodge 290 76 78,611 Running
30 11 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge
Dealers/UAW Dodge 289 73 53,985 Running
31 43 57 Brett Bodine CLR Ford 288 PE 42,380 Running
32 42 14 # Larry Foyt Harrah's Dodge 288 67 44,825 Running
33 5 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 286 69 * 5 90,503 Running
34 24 41 # Casey Mears Target Dodge 286 61 50,165 Running
35 3 01 Jerry Nadeau U.S. Army Pontiac 286 58 42,210 Running
36 33 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 283 55 77,843 Running
37 20 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 240 52 87,108 Running
38 26 43 John Andretti Cheerios Dodge 187 49 77,743 Accident
39 8 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 145 46 85,915 Accident
40 34 0 # Jack Sprague NetZero Pontiac 144 43 41,815 Running
41 41 74 # Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 60 40 41,750 Accident
42 37 99 Jeff Burton CITGO Ford 32 37 75,107 Engine
43 10 54 Todd Bodine National Guard Ford 22 34 41,009 Accident
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.
* Includes race leader/most laps bonus.
Failed to qualify: (0)
Race Comments: Ricky Craven edged Kurt Busch by .002 of a second in a
spectacular finish in the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 before an estimated crowd
of more than 55,000. Prior to the green flag for the Carolina Dodge Dealers
400, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped from their original starting
positions to the rear of the field for the following reasons: Busch (engine
change), Michael Waltrip (backup car).
TIME
OF RACE: 3
hours, 10 minutes, 16 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 126.214
mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .002 second
BUD
POLE AWARD: Elliott Sadler, M&M’s Ford (170.147 mph)
EA
SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Ricky Craven, Tide
Pontiac
GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Budweiser Chevrolet
INFOGRAMES
PIT STRATEGY AWARD: Scott Miller, Tide Pontiac
MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Mark Martin,
Viagra Ford ($10,000 MBNA Bonus for also winning the race rolls to Bristol.)
MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ricky Craven, Tide Pontiac
NASCAR
WINSTON CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $60,000 at Bristol.
NASCAR
ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Biffle,
Grainger Ford
OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE AWARD:
Ricky Craven, Tide Pontiac
U.S.G.
DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ricky
Craven, Tide Pontiac
WASTE
MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Ricky Craven, Tide
Pontiac
CAUTION
FLAGS: 7 for 33
laps. 7-9 (Car #01-Spin, Turn 1 & Car #42 &
17-Accident, Turn 2); 14-16 (Car #0-Spin, Frontstretch);
24-28 (Car #54, 29, 0, 18, 40, 74, 31 & 48-Accident, Turn 1); 34-39 (Oil on
Track); 69-74 (Car #22-Spin, Turn 1); 191-196 (Car #43-Accident, Frontstretch); 238-241 (Debris in Turns 3-4).
LAP LEADERS: 15 lead changes
among 11 drivers. Elliott Sadler-pole,
Ryan Newman 1, Sadler 2-13, Jimmy Spencer 14-17, Dale Earnhardt
Jr. 18-24, Dale Jarrett, 25-31, Earnhardt Jr. 32-69,
Robby Gordon 70, Earnhardt Jr. 71-116, Mark Martin
117-131, Jeff Gordon 132, Joe Nemechek 133-135,
Martin 136-191, J. Gordon 192-269, Kurt Busch 270-292, Ricky Craven 293.
