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2003 Sharpie 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 23, 2003 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:26:32
Average Speed: 77.421 mph
Pole Speed: 127.597 mph

Cautions: 20 for 119 laps
Margin of Victory: .818 sec
Attendance: 160,000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2003 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	5	97	Kurt Busch	Metallic Silver Sharpie / Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	237,565	running	121	180
2	23	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	174,223	running	39	175
3	31	42	Jamie McMurray	Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	127,390	running	0	165
4	10	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	122,905	running	0	160
5	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	100,775	running	0	155
6	6	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	111,940	running	30	155
7	27	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	122,418	running	0	146
8	14	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Pontiac	500	102,740	running	0	142
9	9	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	116,107	running	0	138
10	29	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	500	88,740	running	0	134
11	13	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's / got milk? (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	102,346	running	0	130
12	26	49	Ken Schrader	SEM Products (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	500	74,090	running	0	127
13	24	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	500	105,996	running	0	124
14	32	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Pontiac	500	98,415	running	0	121
15	11	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Dodge	500	85,735	running	0	118
16	25	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	500	106,018	running	0	115
17	36	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	121,035	running	61	117
18	4	01	Mike Skinner	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	500	81,175	running	5	114
19	38	25	Joe Nemechek	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	70,325	running	0	106
20	12	74	Tony Raines	BACE Motorsports (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	500	68,885	running	0	103
21	41	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	86,249	running	0	100
22	34	16	Greg Biffle	Grainger (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	59,510	running	0	97
23	18	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	494	119,138	running	0	94
24	28	27	Scott Wimmer	YJ Stinger (Bill Davis)	Chevrolet	494	65,085	running	0	91
25	21	4	Johnny Sauter	Kodak Easy Share (Larry McClure)	Pontiac	459	67,990	running	0	88
26	30	0	Jason Leffler	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Pontiac	458	66,815	running	0	85
27	19	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	448	107,688	running	0	82
28	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	444	118,973	crash	179	89
29	35	30	Steve Park	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	440	72,185	running	0	76
30	15	77	Dave Blaney	First Tennessee Bank / Jasper (Doug Bawel)	Ford	436	72,335	running	0	73
31	7	7	Ted Musgrave	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	430	63,715	running	0	70
32	37	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo (Jack Roush)	Ford	419	96,547	running	0	67
33	8	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	415	68,595	running	0	64
34	42	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	400	68,560	running	0	61
35	22	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	392	86,602	running	0	58
36	2	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	346	94,813	crash	49	60
37	40	54	Todd Bodine	National Guard (Travis Carter)	Ford	315	60,420	running	0	52
38	17	38	Elliott Sadler	Combos (Yates Racing)	Ford	305	94,600	crash	0	49
39	33	50	Larry Foyt	Harrah's (A.J. Foyt)	Dodge	273	60,300	crash	0	46
40	39	1	Jeff Green	Pennzoil Synthetic (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	193	85,412	engine	16	48
41	43	43	Christian Fittipaldi	Cheerios Heart Health (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	175	95,953	crash	0	40
42	3	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	87	78,430	crash	0	37
43	20	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite / Winston Cup Victory Lap (Roger Penske)	Dodge	87	94,737	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Hermie Sadler (#02), Billy Bigley (#79), Derrike Cope (#37), Morgan Shepherd (#89)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	6	6
	7	12	6	#1,30,45,54,41,43 accident turn 4
	13	64	52
	65	70	6	#16,0,27 accident backstretch
	71	76	6
	77	80	4	#12 spun frontstretch
	81	89	9
	90	100	11	#2,15 accident turn 4
	101	103	3
	104	107	4	#1,50,25,9,42,10 accident turn 3
	108	160	53
	161	166	6	#41,25,20,18,97 accident turn 3
	167	175	9
	176	186	11	#99,7,12,77 accident frontstretch
	187	193	7
	194	197	4	#1 accident turn 3
	198	222	25
	223	228	6	#7,32 accident turn 3
	229	255	27
	256	261	6	#31 spun frontstretch
	262	275	14
	276	282	7	#43 accident frontstretch
	283	286	4
	287	292	6	#50 accident backstretch
	293	299	7
	300	304	5	debris
	305	306	2
	307	313	7	#38 accident backstretch
	314	338	25
	339	344	6	#18 accident turn 4
	345	347	3
	348	353	6	#6,4 accident frontstretch
	354	372	19
	373	378	6	#40,21 accident turn 2
	379	422	44
	423	427	5	debris
	428	444	17
	445	449	5	#24,49 accident frontstretch
	450	460	11
	461	464	4	#74 accident turn 2
	465	500	36
Percent of race run under caution: 24.2% Average green flag run: 18.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	66	66
Jeff Green	67	82	16
Jeff Gordon	83	162	80
Kevin Harvick	163	187	25
Mike Skinner	188	192	5
Jeff Gordon	193	225	33
Sterling Marlin	226	261	36
Mark Martin	262	310	49
Ryan Newman	311	340	30
Sterling Marlin	341	365	25
Kevin Harvick	366	379	14
Kurt Busch	380	500	121

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	3592
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3241	-351
3	Kevin Harvick	3128	-464
4	Jimmie Johnson	3063	-529
5	Jeff Gordon	3060	-532
6	Kurt Busch	2990	-602
7	Ryan Newman	2971	-621
8	Michael Waltrip	2960	-632
9	Bobby Labonte	2907	-685
10	Robby Gordon	2835	-757
11	Tony Stewart	2809	-783
12	Terry Labonte	2755	-837
13	Jeff Burton	2709	-883
14	Mark Martin	2668	-924
15	Rusty Wallace	2602	-990
16	Sterling Marlin	2596	-996
17	Bill Elliott	2580	-1012
18	Ward Burton	2470	-1122
19	Greg Biffle	2466	-1126
20	Elliott Sadler	2445	-1147

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