#9-Bill Elliott led 189 laps and was on his way to his 45th career win when, with about an half lap left, cut down a right rear tire, allowing 2nd place #18-Bobby Labonte to scoot by and win the Ford 400 at the New Homestead-Miami Speedway while only leading one lap, the last and most important lap. Elliott ended up 8th. #29-Kevin Harvick finished 2nd, followed by #48-Jimmie Johnson, #10-Johnny Benson [in his last race with the #10 and the last race for Pontiac] and #24-Jeff Gordon. #97-Kurt Busch was involved in a lap 5 accident, the team repaired the car and he limped to a 35th place finish, but still fell to 11th in drivers points. #5-Terry Labonte, who finished 15th, got the 10th place in points and will head to the banquet in NYC on Dec 5th. Rookie #42-Jamie McMurray, who started on the pole, finished 9th and officially was named 2003 Rookie of the Year. #14-Larry Foyt had his best career finish with a 16th on the lead lap. More info including my race rundown, Race Results Links, Top 10, lap leaders, cars off track, cautions/why a caution, the Lucky Dog list, notes on the race and other assorted stuff on my JAYSKI’s Homestead Race Rundown/Info page . #17-Matt Kenseth officially celebrated his 2003 Winston Cup Championship by doing a smokey burnout. Scheduled Race Re-Air: on Speed Channel : one-hour recap/Fast Forward on Wednesday, November 19th at 7:00pm/et and again on November 20th at 1:00am/et; and a full three-hour race show will re-air at 3:00pm/et on Thursday, November 20th.(11-16-2003) For race results, awards standings, see my Ford 400 Race Results page and for finals Drivers/Owners standings, see my Jayski’s Drivers/Owners Points (after Homestead/the Ford 400 page .(11-18-2003)
