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2003 Pop-Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 35 of 36
Sunday, November 9, 2003 at North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC
393 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (399.7 miles)

Time of race: 3:34:44
Average Speed: 111.677 mph
Pole Speed: 155.577 mph

Cautions: 10 for 65 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.230 sec
Attendance: 60,000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2003 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	5	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	393	207,648	running	140	185
2	18	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	393	105,590	running	78	175
9	29	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	393	100,403	running	0	138
10	31	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	393	99,425	running	0	134
5	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Penske Racing 50th Win (Roger Penske)	Dodge	393	98,785	running	49	160
8	14	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries/Winston Cup Victory Lap (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	393	98,208	running	0	142
22	16	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	390	96,203	running	0	97
4	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	393	92,650	running	0	160
13	26	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	391	92,042	running	0	124
38	32	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	339	91,923	engine	0	49
7	9	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo (Jack Roush)	Ford	393	91,442	running	0	146
15	34	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	391	91,403	running	0	118
19	41	43	Jeff Green	Pop Secret (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	390	88,703	running	0	106
3	3	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	393	88,700	running	96	170
21	15	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	390	86,325	running	0	100
23	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite / Penske Racing 50th Win (Roger Penske)	Dodge	390	86,242	running	0	94
26	37	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	389	83,731	running	0	85
17	19	97	Kurt Busch	Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	391	82,925	running	0	112
12	20	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's / got milk? (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	392	81,681	running	0	127
41	12	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	239	79,773	engine	0	40
20	17	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	390	79,612	running	0	103
29	25	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Pontiac	388	76,825	running	0	76
30	36	1	John Andretti	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	388	75,142	running	0	73
14	8	7	Jimmy Spencer	Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith)	Dodge	391	72,825	running	0	121
16	27	54	Todd Bodine	National Guard (Travis Carter)	Ford	391	69,475	running	0	115
27	22	77	Dave Blaney	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Ford	389	66,849	running	0	82
37	11	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	343	64,200	engine	0	52
25	6	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	390	61,875	running	0	88
6	4	74	Tony Raines	BACE Motorsports (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	393	61,775	running	0	150
11	10	16	Greg Biffle	Grainger (Jack Roush)	Ford	392	56,675	running	0	130
33	39	41	Casey Mears	Target House (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	386	55,450	running	0	64
32	33	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	387	54,675	running	0	67
34	38	30	Steve Park	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	386	54,425	running	0	61
39	30	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Pontiac	325	54,090	crash	0	46
40	24	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	325	54,015	crash	0	43
18	13	0	Ward Burton	NetZero (Gene Haas)	Pontiac	390	53,325	running	30	114
24	2	25	Brian Vickers	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	390	52,175	running	0	91
28	42	14	Larry Foyt	Harrah's (A.J. Foyt)	Dodge	389	47,260	running	0	79
31	35	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Dodge	387	46,800	running	0	70
35	21	42	Jamie McMurray	Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	375	46,300	running	0	58
36	28	49	Ken Schrader	BAM Racing (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	374	46,255	crash	0	55
42	40	4	Kevin Lepage	Kodak Easy Share (Larry McClure)	Pontiac	130	45,860	engine	0	37
43	43	37	Derrike Cope	Friendly's (Derrike Cope)	Chevrolet	127	45,170	axle	0	34

Failed to qualify: Hermie Sadler (#02), Tim Sauter (#71), Rich Bickle (#79)

To the back: Bill Elliott (#9) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	76	76
	77	81	5	#37 accident backstretch	#23
	82	84	3
	85	89	5	#12 accident turn 2	#16
	90	93	4
	94	98	5	debris frontstretch	#25
	99	100	2
	101	105	5	#99 spun frontstretch	#10
	106	107	2
	108	117	10	#16,42 accident backstretch	#29
	118	155	38
	156	160	5	#45 accident turn 4	#38
	161	242	82
	243	253	11	oil on track	#74
	254	329	76
	330	336	7	#21,32 accident turn 1	#18
	337	368	32
	369	373	5	#20 spun turn 2	#99
	374	375	2
	376	382	7	#49 accident turn 1	#20
	383	393	11
Percent of race run under caution: 16.5% Average green flag run: 29.8 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Newman	1	47	47
Ward Burton	48	77	30
Jeremy Mayfield	78	169	92
Jimmie Johnson	170	170	1
Jeremy Mayfield	171	173	3
Jimmie Johnson	174	185	12
Bill Elliott	186	243	58
Jeremy Mayfield	244	244	1
Bill Elliott	245	254	10
Jimmie Johnson	255	319	65
Bill Elliott	320	329	10
Ryan Newman	330	330	1
Bill Elliott	331	368	38
Ryan Newman	369	369	1
Bill Elliott	370	393	24

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	4988
2	Jimmie Johnson	4762	-226
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4724	-264
4	Ryan Newman	4659	-329
5	Jeff Gordon	4625	-363
6	Kevin Harvick	4595	-393
7	Tony Stewart	4398	-590
8	Bobby Labonte	4197	-791
9	Bill Elliott	4151	-837
10	Kurt Busch	4095	-893
11	Terry Labonte	4039	-949
12	Jeff Burton	3988	-1000
13	Michael Waltrip	3894	-1094
14	Rusty Wallace	3851	-1137
15	Jamie McMurray	3827	-1161
16	Robby Gordon	3783	-1205
17	Mark Martin	3705	-1283
18	Greg Biffle	3638	-1350
19	Sterling Marlin	3611	-1377
20	Jeremy Mayfield	3581	-1407

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