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NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACE NO. 34 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Havoline 1-Mile Paved Oval 500 K – 312 L – 312 M Purse: $4,436,424 FIN STR CAR# DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS BONUS PTS MONEY STATUS 1 11 8 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 312 180 * 5 $203,017 Running 2 3 48 Jimmie
3 1 12 Ryan
Newman ALLTEL Dodge 312 170 * 5 152,625 Running 4 7 97 Kurt
Busch Rubbermaid/Sharpie
Ford 312 170 * 10 142,585 Running 5 17 15 Michael
Waltrip 6 37 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT
Power Tools Ford 312 150 86,000 Running 7 4 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 312 146 111,778 Running 8 27 99 Jeff
Burton CITGO Ford 312 142 98,917 Running 9 28 22 Scott
Wimmer Caterpillar
Dodge 312 138 95,656 Running 10 12 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 312 134 99,133 Running 11 15 40 12 22 42 # Jamie
McMurray Havoline
Dodge 312 127 59,900 Running 13 2 25 Brian Vickers UAW-Delphi Chevrolet 312 124 58,900 Running 14 18 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 312 121 90,633 Running 15 25 16 # Greg
Biffle Grainger
Ford 312 118 56,130 Running 16 33 1 17 30 21 18 6 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 312 109 102,128 Running 19 41 74 # Tony
Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 312 106 53,350 Running 20 14 38 Elliott Sadler Pedigree Ford 312 103 89,225 Running 21 35 10 22 21 54 Todd Bodine National Guard Ford 312 97 65,575 Running 23 43 4 Kevin Lepage Kodak Perfect Touch 24 8 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Engines &
Transmissions Ford 312 91 68,589 Running 25 26 23 Kenny Wallace Stacker2 Dodge 312 88 52,375 Running 26 23 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resort Dodge 312 85 48,450 Running 27 34 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 312 82 51,625 Running 28 32 14 # Larry
Foyt Harrah’s Dodge 312 79 49,200 Running 29 39 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 312 76 93,853 Running 30 19 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s/got milk? Chevrolet 310 73 77,706 Running 31 10 01 Joe Nemechek 32 31 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 310 67 75,862 Running 33 5 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 305 64 85,217 Running 34 13 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench
Chevrolet 297 61 86,603 Running 35 36 45 Kyle Petty 36 24 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 267 55 92,233 Running 37 42 43 Jeff Green Cheerios Dodge 266 52 82,803 Engine 38 38 32 39 40 30 Steve Park 40 29 7 Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge 167 PE 46,625 Accident 41 20 0 Ward Burton NetZero 42 9 41 # Casey
Mears Target Dodge 117 37 54,350 Engine 43 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 32 34 54,471 Engine # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.
* Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. Failed to qualify: (2) #37 Derrike
Cope; #02 Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 100,000, Dale Earnahrdt Jr. won the Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Havoline, his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup victory and
his second win in 2003. No one dropped to the rear of the field prior to the
green flag. TIME
OF RACE: 3 hours, 19 minutes, 11 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 93.984
mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .735 second BUD
POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge (133.675 mph, 26.931
secs.) EA
SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr.,
Budweiser Chevrolet GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie INFOGRAMES
PIT STRATEGY AWARD: Chad Knaus, Lowe’s
Chevrolet MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Kurt Busch,
Rubbermaid/Sharpie Ford (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $20,000 at Rockingham.) MOBIL
1 OIL COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge NASCAR
WINSTON CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $350,000 at Rockingham. NASCAR
ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jamie McMurray, Havoline
Dodge OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE AWARD:
Jimmie U.S.G.
DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie WASTE
MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Matt Kenseth, DEWALT Power Tools Ford CAUTION FLAGS: 10 for 66 laps. 35-43 (Oil on Track); 120-124 (Oil on Track); 140-144 (Car #32-Accident,
Turn 1); 170-178 (Car #7 & 0 Accident, Turn 3); 187-190 (Car #99-Accident, Turn
3); 210-217 (Car #30-Accident, Turn 3); 230-237 (Car #2, 29, 20 & 18-Accident,
Turn 2); 269-275 (Oil on Track); 282-288 (Oil on Track); 300-303 (Car #09-Spin,
Turn 3). LAP LEADERS: 10 lead changes among 6
drivers. Ryan Newman 1, Jimmie TOP 10 NASCAR WINSTON CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Matt Kenseth 4,828 (1) 2 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4,600 (2) 3 –Jimmie 4 –Jeff Gordon 4,528 (3) 5 –Ryan Newman 4,499 (8) 6 –Kevin Harvick 4,477 (1) 7 –Tony Stewart 4,260 (2) 8 –Bobby Labonte 4,055 (1) 9 –Kurt Busch 3,983 (4) 10–Bill Elliott 3,966 (0) RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jamie McMurray 277 Greg Biffle 244 Casey Mears 196 Tony Raines 191 Jack Sprague 158 Larry Foyt 137 MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Chevrolet 249 18 Ford 193 7 Dodge 190 8 BUD
POLE AWARD STANDINGS Ryan
Newman 10 Jeff Gordon 4 Bobby Labonte 4 Jimmie Steve Park 2 Elliott
Sadler 2 Dave Blaney 1 Jeff Green 1 Kevin Harvick 1 Terry Labonte 1 Jeremy Mayfield 1 Boris
Said 1 Mike
Skinner 1 Tony
Stewart 1 MOBIL
1 OIL COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 10 Kurt Busch (#97) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 McDONALD’S/ Car # Pts. Michael Waltrip (#15) 1151 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1132 Bobby Labonte (#18) 1100 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD Car #
Pts. Jeff Gordon (#24) 7 Kurt Busch (#97) 6 Jimmie MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 5 Jeff Gordon (#24) 3 WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKIN’ UP PLACES AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 135 Jamie McMurray (#42) 73 Kurt Busch (#97) 67 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Scott Carriher (#12) 206 Jerry Carcone (#17) 201 Hendrick Engines (#24) 200 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 8 Jeff Gordon (#24) 7 Jimmie NEXT
EVENT: NOTE:
The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse
and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (11/4/03) ©2003 NASCAR NASCAR PR used with permission
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