2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (October)
Race details | |||||
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Race 33 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | October 26–27 2003 | ||||
Official name | 44th Annual Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | ||||
Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||||
Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||||
Average speed | 127.769 miles per hour (205.624 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Penske Racing South | ||||
Time | 28.534 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||
Laps | 109 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 24 | Jeff Gordon |
Network | NBC (Sunday) TNT (Monday) | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the 33rd
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in
Entry list
*Withdrew.[3]
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, October 24, at 3:20 PM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 28.688 | 193.251 |
2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.836 | 192.260 |
3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 28.950 | 191.503 |
Full first practice results |
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 25, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[3] Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.218 and an average speed of 189.746 miles per hour (305.367 km/h).[5]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.218 | 189.746 |
2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 29.256 | 189.500 |
3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 29.475 | 188.092 |
Full second practice results |
Third and final practice
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 25, at 11:10 AM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
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Ford | 29.600 | 187.297 |
2 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 29.642 | 187.032 |
3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 29.720 | 186.541 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, October 24, at 7:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[7]
Six drivers would fail to qualify: Jeff Green, Buckshot Jones, Larry Foyt, Mike Wallace, Billy Bigley, and Shelby Howard.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin[9] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 55 | running | 180 | $249,978 |
2 | 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 109 | running | 180 | $207,678 |
3 | 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 325 | 1 | running | 170 | $122,800 |
4 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 160 | $133,833 |
5 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 325 | 66 | running | 160 | $133,383 |
6 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 325 | 32 | running | 155 | $121,692 |
7 | 15 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | $89,200 |
8 | 17 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing
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Ford | 325 | 3 | running | 147 | $110,475 |
9 | 22 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer
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Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 325 | 2 | running | 143 | $92,450 |
10 | 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 134 | $92,225 |
11 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing
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Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 130 | $95,825 |
12 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 127 | $115,403 |
13 | 29 | 0 | Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing
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Pontiac | 325 | 0 | running | 99 | $74,125 |
14 | 12 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Pontiac | 325 | 1 | running | 126 | $78,550 |
15 | 18 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 118 | $74,400 |
16 | 40 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 115 | $111,150 |
17 | 6 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 324 | 1 | running | 117 | $105,300 |
18 | 33 | 74 | Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 324 | 1 | running | 114 | $70,550 |
19 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 106 | $104,692 |
20 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 41 | running | 108 | $110,753 |
21 | 16 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 100 | $94,712 |
22 | 11 | 1 | John Andretti | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 97 | $94,062 |
23 | 38 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing
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Ford | 324 | 0 | running | 94 | $102,442 |
24 | 30 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 323 | 0 | running | 91 | $94,475 |
25 | 25 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 88 | $75,725 |
26 | 43 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 85 | $67,025 |
27 | 36 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 82 | $63,575 |
28 | 14 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 79 | $82,864 |
29 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South
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Dodge | 320 | 13 | crash | 81 | $107,900 |
30 | 28 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 320 | 0 | running | 73 | $66,585 |
31 | 42 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 319 | 0 | running | 70 | $73,425 |
32 | 41 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | 67 | $98,801 |
33 | 32 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 316 | 0 | running | 64 | $89,531 |
34 | 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing
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Ford | 314 | 0 | transmission | 61 | $62,425 |
35 | 26 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Pontiac | 222 | 0 | crash | 58 | $70,300 |
36 | 20 | 30 | Steve Park | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | crash | 55 | $70,225 |
37 | 35 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 201 | 0 | crash | 52 | $70,100 |
38 | 13 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | engine | 49 | $80,050 |
39 | 39 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 159 | 0 | engine | 46 | $95,833 |
40 | 23 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Quest Motor Racing
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Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | engine | 43 | $61,950 |
41 | 34 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | crash | 40 | $61,900 |
42 | 7 | 54 | Todd Bodine | BelCar Motorsports
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Ford | 44 | 0 | crash | 37 | $61,850 |
43 | 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | overheating | 34 | $62,059 |
Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||||||
44 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | ||||||
45 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
46 | 14 | Larry Foyt | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Dodge | ||||||
47 | 09 | Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | ||||||
48 | 79 | Billy Bigley | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | ||||||
49 | 27 | Shelby Howard | Bill Davis Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
WD | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Ford | ||||||
Official race results |
References
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