The 2003 Brickyard 400, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 3, 2003, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race.
Kevin Harvick became the first driver to win the race from the pole position.
Background
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.
Race results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 3 42 Jamie McMurray (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 6 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 8 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 9 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 11 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 12 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 13 10 Johnny Benson MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 14 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 15 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 16 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 17 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20 1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 21 16 Greg Biffle (R) Roush Racing Ford 22 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 23 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 24 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 25 74 Tony Raines (R) BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 26 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 27 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 28 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 29 41 Casey Mears (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30 57 Kevin Lepage CLR Racing Ford 31 91 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge 32 14 Larry Foyt (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Dodge 33 0 Jason Leffler Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 34 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 35 01 Mike Skinner MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 36 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 37 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 38 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 40 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 41 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 42 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 43 81 John Andretti Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
Failed to Qualify 11 - Brett Bodine (final NASCAR race for Brett Bodine Racing) 79 - Billy Bigley (R) 49 - Ken Schrader 71 - Jim Sauter 43 - Christian Fittipaldi (R) 04 - David Reutimann 07 - Ted Musgrave 02 - Hermie Sadler 4 - Robert Pressley 89 - Morgan Shepherd (withdrew)
Race statistics Time of race: 2:58:22 Average speed: Pole speed: Cautions: 5 for 25 laps Margin of victory: 2.758 seconds Lead changes: 17 Percent of race run under caution: 15.6% Average green flag run: 22.5 laps
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