2003 EA Sports 500

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2003 EA Sports 500
Race details [1]
Race 29 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2003 EA Sports 500 program cover and logo.png
2003 EA Sports 500 program cover, based on the cover for the NASCAR Thunder 2004 video game
Date September 28, 2003 (2003-09-28)
Official name EA Sports 500
Location Talladega, Alabama, U.S.
Course Talladega Superspeedway
Course length 2.66 miles (4.28 km)
Distance 190 laps, 505.4 mi (813.2 km)
Scheduled distance 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.833 km)
Average speed 156.045 miles per hour (251.130 km/h)
Attendance 170,000
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 50.415 sec (189.943 mph, 305.684 km/h)
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 47
Winner
No. 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.

The 2003 EA Sports 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on September 28, 2003, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. It was the 29th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Race report

For this race only, Jasper Motorsports switched from Ford to Dodge, taking advantage of their engine building partnership with Team Penske (who switched from Ford to Dodge that season). As a result, Ford terminated their factory support agreement with the team following the race. [2]

One of the most notable moments of the race is when on lap 182, Elliott Sadler would come down and hit Kurt Busch's right side of Busch's car. Elliott's car would spin and fly into the air, doing a full flip before landing on its roof. The car would slide down the backstretch grass into Turn 3, then proceeded to flip onto the Turn 3 surface 4 and a half times, before finally landing on the wheels of the car. Sadler was unhurt.

Results

Source: [1] [3]
FinSt#DriverSponsorMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11815Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Chevy18816running180
2388Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevy1883running175
31120Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevy1880running165
41212Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge1880running160
5524Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevy18847running165
63997Kurt Busch Lennox/Irwin Industrial Tools Ford18811running155
73029Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevy1884running151
81732Ricky Craven Tide Pontiac1880running142
9332Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge18811running143
102309Mike Wallace Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge1880running134
111018Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevy1882running135
123431Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevy1884running132
1399Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers, UAW Dodge1882running129
142022Ward Burton Caterpillar Dodge1888running126
152490John Andretti AOL 9.0 Chevy1880running118
16242Jamie McMurray Havoline Dodge18820running120
174277Dave Blaney Jasper Engines & Transmissions Dodge1880running112
181343Jeff Green Cheerios, Yu-Gi-Oh! Dodge1880running109
19688Dale Jarrett UPS Ford1880running106
201923Kenny Wallace Stacker 2 Dodge1880running103
21749Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge1880running100
22145Terry Labonte Kellogg's/got milk?, Winston Cup Victory LapChevy1881running102
23156Mark Martin Viagra Ford1880running94
243616Greg Biffle Grainger Ford1870running91
252725Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi Chevy1870running88
26431Jason Keller Pennzoil Chevy1870running85
272801Mike Skinner USG Sheetrock Pontiac1860running82
282644Christian Fittipaldi Bugles Dodge1860running79
292598Jason JarrettC.H.I. Overhead DoorsFord1840running76
30138Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford18123crash78
312974Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevy1790crash70
324099Jeff Burton Citgo Ford1681engine72
333717Matt Kenseth Smirnoff Ice Triple BlackFord1581engine69
34348Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevy15715engine66
352160David Green NetZero/Haas Automation Chevy1500crash58
363221Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford1380engine55
37841Casey Mears Target Dodge1130overheating52
382219Jeremy MayfieldDodge Dealers, UAWDodge1040running49
39440Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge1030overheating46
401600Buckshot JonesCrown FiberChevy8819crash48
414110Johnny Benson Jr. Valvoline Pontiac290crash40
42317Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge110crash37
433514Larry Foyt Harrah's Dodge90crash34
Failed to qualify or withdrew
POSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR
44Kyle Petty45 Georgia-Pacific Petty EnterprisesDodge
45Kevin Lepage4 Kodak Larry McClurePontiac
46Jason Leffler0 NetZero Hi Speed Gene HaasPontiac
47Mike Bliss80 Advair Joe GibbsChevrolet
48Steve Park30 America Online Richard ChildressChevrolet
49Todd Bodine54 National Guard Travis CarterFord
WDMorgan Shepherd89Racing With Jesus / Red Line OilMorgan ShepherdFord

References

  1. 1 2 "2003 EA Sports 500". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. "Ford cuts ties with Jasper Motorsports after team uses Dodge". New Haven Register. October 3, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. "2003 EA Sports 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.