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.
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.
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:FinSt#DriverSponsorMakeLapsLedStatusPts11815Michael WaltripNAPA Auto PartsChevy18816running1802388Dale Earnhardt Jr.BudweiserChevy1883running17531120Tony StewartHome DepotChevy1880running16541212Ryan NewmanAlltelDodge1880running1605524Jeff GordonDuPontChevy18847running16563997Kurt BuschLennox/Irwin Industrial ToolsFord18811running15573029Kevin HarvickGM GoodwrenchChevy1884running15181732Ricky CravenTidePontiac1880running1429332Rusty WallaceMiller LiteDodge18811running143102309Mike WallaceMiccosukee Gaming & ResortsDodge1880running134111018Bobby LabonteInterstate BatteriesChevy1882running135123431Robby GordonCingular WirelessChevy1884running1321399Bill ElliottDodge Dealers, UAWDodge1882running129142022Ward BurtonCaterpillarDodge1888running126152490John AndrettiAOL 9.0Chevy1880running11816242Jamie McMurrayHavolineDodge18820running120174277Dave BlaneyJasper Engines & TransmissionsDodge1880running112181343Jeff GreenCheerios, Yu-Gi-Oh!Dodge1880running10919688Dale JarrettUPSFord1880running106201923Kenny WallaceStacker 2Dodge1880running10321749Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge1880running10022145Terry LabonteKellogg's/got milk?, Winston Cup Victory LapChevy1881running10223156Mark MartinViagraFord1880running94243616Greg BiffleGraingerFord1870running91252725Joe NemechekUAW-DelphiChevy1870running8826431Jason KellerPennzoilChevy1870running85272801Mike SkinnerUSG SheetrockPontiac1860running82282644Christian FittipaldiBuglesDodge1860running79292598Jason JarrettC.H.I. Overhead DoorsFord1840running7630138Elliott SadlerM&M'sFord18123crash78312974Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevy1790crash70324099Jeff BurtonCitgoFord1681engine72333717Matt KensethSmirnoff Ice Triple BlackFord1581engine6934348Jimmie JohnsonLowe'sChevy15715engine66352160David GreenNetZero/Haas AutomationChevy1500crash58363221Ricky RuddMotorcraftFord1380engine5537841Casey MearsTargetDodge1130overheating52382219Jeremy MayfieldDodge Dealers, UAWDodge1040running4939440Sterling MarlinCoors LightDodge1030overheating46401600Buckshot JonesCrown FiberChevy8819crash48414110Johnny Benson Jr.ValvolinePontiac290crash4042317Jimmy SpencerSirius Satellite RadioDodge110crash37433514Larry FoytHarrah'sDodge90crash34Failed to qualify or withdrewPOSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR44Kyle Petty45Georgia-PacificPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kevin Lepage4KodakLarry McClurePontiac46Jason Leffler0NetZero Hi SpeedGene HaasPontiac47Mike Bliss80AdvairJoe GibbsChevrolet48Steve Park30America OnlineRichard ChildressChevrolet49Todd Bodine54National GuardTravis CarterFordWDMorgan Shepherd89Racing With Jesus / Red Line OilMorgan ShepherdFord
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