The 2003 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series was the 29th and final season of the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series. It began at Daytona International Speedway on February 9 and concluded at Atlanta Motor Speedway on October 28. Jake Hobgood entered the season as the defending Drivers' Champion. Robert Huffman won his fifth and final championship, 129 points in front of Justin Hobgood.
This was the final season before NASCAR sold the series to IPOWER (International Participants Of Winning Edge Racing) for the following year. [1]
Source: [2]
No. | Race Title | Track | Date |
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1 | Goody's Dash 150 | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | February 9 |
2 | Lucas Oil 150 | Oglethrope Speedway Park, Pooler, Georgia | April 5 |
3 | EasyCare 100 | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | May 17 |
4 | Goody's Dash 150 | South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia | June 14 |
5 | Goody's Dash 100 | Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, South Carolina | June 30 |
6 | Kentucky 150 | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky | July 15 |
7 | Pabst Blue Ribbon 150 | Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | August 21 |
8 | Brawny 150 | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | October 18 |
No. | Race | Pole position | Winning driver | Manufacturer |
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1 | Goody's Dash 150 [3] | Johnny Chapman | Robert Huffman | Pontiac |
2 | Lucas Oil 150 [4] | Jake Hobgood | Danny Bagwell | Mercury |
3 | EasyCare 100 [5] | Randy Humphrey | Robert Huffman | Pontiac |
4 | Goody's Dash 150 [6] | Brandon Ward | Jake Hobgood | Toyota |
5 | Goody's Dash 100 [7] | Justin Hobgood | Cam Strader | Mercury |
6 | Kentucky 150 [8] | Justin Hobgood | Robert Huffman | Pontiac |
7 | Pabst Blue Ribbon 150 [9] | Justin Hobgood | Cam Strader | Mercury |
8 | Brawny 150 [10] | Wade Day | Justin Hobgood | Pontiac |
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
Pos | Driver | DAY | OGL | CLT | SBO | GRE | KEN | BRI | ATL | Points |
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1 | Robert Huffman | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1335 |
2 | Justin Hobgood | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1206 |
3 | Jake Hobgood | 3 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1194 |
4 | Randy Humphrey | 9 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 1058 |
5 | Brandon Ward | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 1048 |
6 | Danny Bagwell | 20 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1029 |
7 | Eric Wilson | 8 | 13 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1008 |
8 | Kelly Sutton | 17 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 965 |
9 | T. J. Majors | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 947 |
10 | Scott Weaver | 40 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 927 |
11 | Mike Watts | 15 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 920 |
12 | Ned Combs | 12 | 20 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 913 |
13 | Jay Godley | 37 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 890 |
14 | Joey Miller | 28 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 870 | |
15 | Greg Goodell | 13 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 772 | |
16 | Mickey York | 16 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 769 | |
17 | Billy Clevenger | 20 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 725 | ||
18 | Gary Moore | 26 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 675 | ||
19 | Johnny Chapman | 14 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 629 | |||
20 | Zach Brewer | 6 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 607 | |||
21 | Chuck Gafrarar | 34 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 546 | |||
22 | Ricky Bryant | 23 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 533 | ||||
23 | Scott Krehling | 4 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 32 | 498 | |||
24 | Cam Strader | 10 | 1 | 1 | 494 | |||||
25 | Scott Haller | 38 | 15 | DNQ | 13 | 23 | 31 | 476 | ||
26 | Reece Milton | 30 | DNQ | 12 | 8 | 30 | 446 | |||
27 | Robert Bruce | 24 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 418 | ||||
28 | Michael Guerity | 22 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 413 | |||
29 | Brian Loftin | 22 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 409 | ||||
30 | David Heitzhaus | 18 | 3 | 12 | 401 | |||||
31 | Danny Snell | DNQ | 17 | 18 | 11 | 351 | ||||
32 | Wally Leatherwood | 33 | 37 | 15 | 16 | 349 | ||||
33 | Wade Day | 22 | DSQ | 24 | 20 | 291 | ||||
34 | Richard Callihan | 25 | 15 | 29 | 282 | |||||
35 | Mike McConnell | 11 | 23 | 40 | 267 | |||||
36 | Roger Moser | 36 | 14 | 28 | 255 | |||||
37 | Greg Miller | 21 | 13 | 224 | ||||||
38 | Ricky Gonzalez | 31 | DNQ | 12 | 216 | |||||
39 | Angie Wilson | 19 | 21 | 206 | ||||||
40 | Nick Pistone | 29 | 11 | 206 | ||||||
41 | Ray Paprota | 21 | 19 | 206 | ||||||
42 | Mike Gaines | 27 | 17 | 194 | ||||||
43 | Jason York | DNQ | 23 | 24 | 185 | |||||
44 | Tim Hayes | 30 | 17 | 185 | ||||||
45 | John Whaley | 31 | 17 | 183 | ||||||
46 | Dusty Williams | 2 | 170 | |||||||
47 | Arlene Pittman | 39 | 16 | 160 | ||||||
48 | Keith Roggen | 5 | 155 | |||||||
49 | Jeff Tillman | 33 | 32 | 131 | ||||||
50 | Curtis Francois | 38 | 28 | 128 | ||||||
51 | Michael Adams | 14 | 121 | |||||||
52 | Matt Boarman | 14 | 121 | |||||||
53 | Kevin Williams | 15 | 118 | |||||||
54 | Jamie McKinney | 17 | 112 | |||||||
55 | Doc Brewer | 35 | 41 | 98 | ||||||
56 | Chris Russel | 24 | 91 | |||||||
57 | Alan Powell | 27 | 82 | |||||||
58 | Junior Miller | 28 | 79 | |||||||
59 | Matt Johnson | 28 | 79 | |||||||
60 | Maxie Bush | 29 | 76 | |||||||
61 | Bill Hennecy | 32 | 67 | |||||||
62 | Phil Pittman | 41 | 38 | |||||||
63 | Caleb Holman | DNQ | 34 | |||||||
64 | Chris Bristol | DNQ | 28 | |||||||
65 | Steve Barnes | DNQ | 25 | |||||||
Sean Murphy | 42 | 0 | ||||||||
Pos | Driver | DAY | OGL | CLT | SBO | GRE | KEN | BRI | ATL | Points |
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