NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACE NO. 31

UAW-GM Quality 500

LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Concord, N.C. – Oct. 11, 2003

1.5-Mile Banked Paved Oval

500 M – 334 L Purse: $4,634,749

FIN STR CAR# DRIVER TEAM LAPS PTS BONUS PTS MONEY STATUS

1 6 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 334 185 * 10 $312,478 Running

2 1 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 334 175 * 5 164,425 Running

3 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 334 170 * 5 144,550 Running

4 4 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 334 165 * 5 125,233 Running

5 2 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 334 155 123,578 Running

6 12 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 334 155 * 5 110,258 Running

7 19 42 # Jamie McMurray Havoline Dodge 334 151 * 5 67,225 Running

8 29 17 Matt Kenseth Carhartt/DEWALT Ford 334 142 82,425 Running

9 11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 334 143 * 5 98,217 Running

10 9 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 334 134 97,853 Running

11 27 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 334 130 93,108 Running

12 32 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 334 127 65,125 Running

13 14 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 334 124 90,842 Running

14 30 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 334 121 68,950 Running

15 33 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 334 118 96,600 Running

16 23 10 Johnny Benson Zerex/Valvoline Pontiac 333 115 80,400 Running

17 22 16 # Greg Biffle Grainger Ford 333 112 53,000 Running

18 21 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's/got milk? Chevrolet 333 109 78,406 Running

19 13 32 Ricky Craven Tide Pontiac 333 106 76,850 Running

20 37 99 Jeff Burton CITGO Ford 332 103 87,167 Running

21 5 4 Kevin Lepage Kodak Perfect Touch Pontiac 332 100 64,050 Running

22 16 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 331 97 93,053 Running

23 39 21 Ricky Rudd Rent-A-Center/Motorcraft Ford 331 94 71,475 Running

24 34 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions Ford 331 91 69,530 Running

25 35 74 # Tony Raines Aaron's Dream Machine Chevrolet 331 88 50,200 Running

26 25 7 Jimmy Spencer 75th Anniversary 3 Stooges/Sirius Dodge 331 85 57,889 Running

27 36 43 Jeff Green Betty Crocker/dinner made easy Dodge 331 82 84,963 Running

28 38 22 Ward Burton CAT Rental Stores Dodge 331 79 81,941 Running

29 8 54 Todd Bodine National Guard Ford 331 76 49,200 Running

30 41 1 John Andretti Pennzoil Chevrolet 331 73 74,262 Running

31 40 25 Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi Chevrolet 330 70 47,950 Running

32 18 23 Kenny Wallace Stacker2 Dodge 330 67 45,325 Running

33 20 60 Brian Vickers Haas Automation Chevrolet 329 64 46,175 Running

34 31 44 Christian Fittipaldi Bugles Dodge 329 61 45,225 Running

35 24 0 Jason Leffler NetZero Pontiac 325 58 45,150 Running

36 26 30 Steve Park America Online Chevrolet 310 55 53,065 Running

37 43 37 Derrike Cope GBROnline.com/Friendly's Chevrolet 297 52 45,020 Running

38 15 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 293 49 70,162 Running

39 10 01 Mike Skinner U.S. Army Pontiac 275 51 * 5 45,440 Running

40 42 45 Kyle Petty Georgia Pacific/Dixie Dodge 271 43 52,905 Suspension

41 17 97 Kurt Busch Irwin/Lenox Ford 229 40 64,870 Accident

42 28 41 # Casey Mears Target/Energizer/Fujifilm Dodge 217 37 52,830 Engine

43 7 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 204 34 78,999 Accident

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

Failed to qualify: (4) Ken Schrader (#49); Hermie Sadler (#02); Mark Green (#14); Jeff Fultz (#55).

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 160,000, Tony Stewart won the UAW-GM Quality 500, his 17th career NASCAR Winston Cup victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped from his original starting position, under penalty, to the rear of the field for the reason listed: #43 Jeff Green (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 30 minutes, 24 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 142.871 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .608 second

BUD POLE AWARD: Ryan Newman, ALLTEL Dodge (186.657 mph, 28.930 secs.) Track Record

EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home Depot Chevrolet

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

INFOGRAMES PIT STRATEGY AWARD: Greg Zipadelli, Home Depot Chevrolet

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home Depot Chevrolet (Also collects $75,000 MBNA Bonus for winning the race.)

MOBIL 1 OIL COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home Depot Chevrolet

NASCAR WINSTON CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $320,000 at Martinsville Speedway.

NASCAR ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jamie McMurray, Havoline Dodge

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet

U.S.G. DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Stewart, Home Depot Chevrolet

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Matt Kenseth, Carhartt/DEWALT Ford

CAUTION FLAGS: 5 for 31 laps. 87-94 (Car #97-Spin, Turn 2); 161-164 (Car #38 & 01-Accident, Turn 4); 169-172 (Car #31-Accident, Turn 4); 206-213 (Car #38 & 54-Accident, Frontstretch); 232-238 (Car #97-Accident, Turn 1).

LAP LEADERS: 15 lead changes among 8 drivers. Ryan Newman 1-17, Jimmie Johnson 18-59, Tony Stewart 60, Bobby Labonte 61-64, Johnson 65-86, Stewart 87, Mike Skinner 88, Johnson 89-128, Stewart 129-155, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 156-157, Stewart 158-206, Bill Elliott 207-233, Stewart 234-296, Jamie McMurray 297, Newman 298-326, Stewart 327-334.

TOP 10 NASCAR WINSTON CUP POINTS

(Wins)

1 –Matt Kenseth 4,424 (1)

2 –Kevin Harvick 4,157 (1)

3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4,100 (1)

4 –Ryan Newman 4,093 (8)

5 –Jimmie Johnson 4,072 (3)

6 –Jeff Gordon 4,017 (1)

7 –Tony Stewart 3,801 (2)

8 –Bobby Labonte 3,800 (1)

9 –Terry Labonte 3,620 (1)

10–Kurt Busch 3,615 (4)

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Jamie McMurray 271

Greg Biffle 241

Casey Mears 189

Tony Raines 188

Jack Sprague 158

Larry Foyt 134

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Points Wins

Chevrolet 222 15

Ford 181 7

Dodge 172 8

Pontiac 107 1

BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Ryan Newman 8

Bobby Labonte 4

Jeff Gordon 3

Jimmie Johnson 2

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) 9

Kurt Busch (#97) 5

Tony Stewart (#20) 3

McDONALD’S/POWERADE DRIVE-THRU PIT CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD (as of 10/6/03)

Car # Pts.

Michael Waltrip (#15) 1047

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 1011

Kurt Busch (#97) 1002

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kurt Busch (#97) 6

Jeff Gordon (#24) 5

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5

MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

Jeff Gordon (#24) 3

WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKIN’ UP

PLACES AWARD Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 78

Jamie McMurray (#42) 73

Kurt Busch (#97) 67

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jerry Carcone (#17) 188

Scott Carriher (#12) 177

Hendrick Engines (#24) 166

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 8

Jeff Gordon (#24) 5

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

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