2003 GFS Marketplace 400
This article is missing information about the race.(May 2018) |
Race details[1][2] | ||||||
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Race 23 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | ||||||
Date | August 17, 2003 | |||||
Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | |||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.2 km) | |||||
Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | |||||
Weather | Temperatures up to 88 °F (31 °C); wind speeds up to 13.81 miles per hour (22.23 km/h)[3] | |||||
Average speed | 127.31 mph (204.89 km/h) | |||||
Attendance | 150,000 | |||||
Pole position | ||||||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||||
Time | 37.847 | |||||
Most laps led | ||||||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
Laps | 50 | |||||
Winner | ||||||
No. 12 | Ryan Newman |
Network |
TNT | |||
Announcers |
Nielsen Ratings |
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The 2003 GFS Marketplace 400 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. It was held on August 17, 2003 at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn, Michigan before a crowd of 150,000. The 200-lap race was won by Ryan Newman of the Penske Racing South team after he started from second position. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing finished second and Joe Gibbs Racing's Tony Stewart came in third.
Report
Background
The 2003 GFS Marketplace 400 was the 23rd of 36 scheduled
Before the race
Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race; one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first practice session lasted 60 minutes, the second and final sessions lasted 45 minutes.[1] Newman was fastest in the first practice session with a time of 38.221 seconds; Elliott Sadler was second and Harvick third. Bobby Labonte was fourth with a lap of 38.438 seconds, and Earnhardt placed fifth. Busch, Dale Jarrett, Johnson, Tony Stewart, Terry Labonte rounded out the session's top-ten drivers.[10]
Although 44 drivers were entered in the qualifier; according to NASCAR's
On Saturday afternoon Johnson was fastest in the second practice session with a lap of 39.166 seconds, ahead of Bobby Labonte and Rusty Wallace. Harvick with a time of 39.224 was fourth-fastest; Sterling Marlin was fifth and Newman sixth. Greg Biffle, Terry Labonte, Johnny Benson Jr. and Stewart followed in the top ten.[13] Later that day, Wallace paced the final practice session with a time of 39.816 seconds; Earnhardt was second and Busch. Jeff Green was fourth-fastest, ahead of Bobby Labonte and Newman. Waltrip was seventh-fastest, Stewart eighth, Jamie McMurray ninth and Biffle tenth.[14] Jeremy Mayfield's tire blew, damaging his rear fender, and switched to a back-up car. Marlin's engine failed during the session, and Marlin changed engines.[1]
Results
POS[15] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
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1 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 155505 | running | 32 | 180 |
2 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 147758 | running | 46 | 175 |
3 | 23 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 200 | 140063 | running | 0 | 165 |
4 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Grainger (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 85670 | running | 19 | 165 |
5 | 18 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 76980 | running | 0 | 155 |
6 | 3 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 89402 | running | 0 | 150 |
7 | 13 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 77915 | running | 0 | 146 |
8 | 30 | 49 | Ken Schrader | SEM Products / Color Horizons (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 200 | 79790 | running | 0 | 142 |
9 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 76540 | running | 0 | 138 |
10 | 35 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Valvoline (James Rocco) | Pontiac | 200 | 94690 | running | 0 | 134 |
11 | 8 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 92422 | running | 0 | 130 |
12 | 17 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 200 | 92515 | running | 0 | 127 |
13 | 5 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / got milk? (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 84421 | running | 0 | 124 |
14 | 22 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 200 | 90521 | running | 0 | 121 |
15 | 32 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 200 | 92598 | running | 0 | 118 |
16 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 200 | 64540 | running | 0 | 115 |
17 | 37 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 89323 | running | 0 | 112 |
18 | 20 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 96690 | running | 43 | 114 |
19 | 38 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 200 | 95390 | running | 0 | 106 |
20 | 25 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 56750 | running | 0 | 103 |
21 | 34 | 1 | Jeff Green | Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 76027 | running | 0 | 100 |
22 | 42 | 01 | Mike Skinner | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Pontiac | 200 | 66940 | running | 0 | 97 |
23 | 29 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 200 | 97093 | running | 5 | 99 |
24 | 24 | 74 | Tony Raines | GFS Marketplace (Bill Baumgardner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 50215 | running | 0 | 91 |
25 | 9 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel) | Ford | 200 | 72065 | running | 0 | 88 |
26 | 10 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith) | Dodge | 200 | 61154 | running | 2 | 90 |
27 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 199 | 73875 | running | 50 | 92 |
28 | 40 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 199 | 60325 | running | 0 | 79 |
29 | 27 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 199 | 60140 | running | 0 | 76 |
30 | 21 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 198 | 96943 | running | 0 | 73 |
31 | 4 | 57 | Kevin Lepage | CLR (Ted Campbell) | Ford | 197 | 49065 | running | 0 | 70 |
32 | 19 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 192 | 89782 | crash | 0 | 67 |
33 | 7 | 43 | Christian Fittipaldi | Cheerios (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 176 | 87068 | engine | 0 | 64 |
34 | 43 | 37 | Derrike Cope | Friendly's Ice Cream (Derrike Cope) | Chevrolet | 173 | 49585 | running | 0 | 61 |
35 | 6 | 0 | Jason Leffler | NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas) | Pontiac | 166 | 48540 | running | 0 | 58 |
36 | 26 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 141 | 48490 | crash | 0 | 55 |
37 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 140 | 99023 | engine | 3 | 57 |
38 | 31 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 105 | 82997 | engine | 0 | 49 |
39 | 14 | 50 | Larry Foyt | Harrah's (A.J. Foyt) | Dodge | 81 | 48295 | transmission | 0 | 46 |
40 | 39 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide (Cal Wells) | Pontiac | 76 | 56235 | crash | 0 | 43 |
41 | 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 76 | 56200 | crash | 0 | 40 |
42 | 28 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 62 | 48160 | crash | 0 | 37 |
43 | 41 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard (Travis Carter) | Ford | 62 | 47484 | crash | 0 | 34 |
Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||||||
POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
44 | Stacy Compton | 4 | Kodak Perfect Touch | Larry McClure | Pontiac | |||||
WD | Brett Bodine | 11 | Brett Bodine Racing | Brett Bodine | Ford | |||||
WD | Carl Long | 66 | Travis Carter Racing | Travis Carter | Ford | |||||
WD | Rich Bickle | 79 | SBC / Molykote | John Conely | Chevrolet | |||||
WD | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Racing For Jesus / Red Line Oil | Morgan Shepherd | Ford |
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