Daytona 500 Results
February 16th, 2003
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NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES RACE NO. 1 DAYTONA 500
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL 2.5-Mile
High-Banked Paved Tri-Oval 500 M
– 200 L Purse: $14,030,129 1 4 15 Michael Waltrip 2 36 97 Kurt Busch Rubbermaid Ford 109 170 1,027,101 Running 3 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 109 170 * 5 717,526 Running 4 31 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 109 160 569,630 Running 5 26 6 Mark Martin Pfizer/Viagra Ford 109 155 444,609 Running 6 3 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 109 150 363,676 Running 7 8 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 109 151 * 5 315,454 Running 8 20 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers Dodge 109 142 245,026 Running 9 18 09 Mike Wallace Miccosukee Resort Dodge 109 138 220,051 Running 10 11 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 109 134 245,320 Running 11 9 99 Jeff Burton CITGO Ford 109 130 235,187 Running 12 13 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 109 127 238,648 Running 13 30 45 Kyle Petty Georgia Pacific Dodge 109 124 198,176 Running 14 24 0 # Jack Sprague NetZero 15 5 21 Ricky Rudd Motorcraft Ford 109 118 220,595 Running 16 21 23 Kenny Wallace Stacker2 Dodge 109 115 184,420 Running 17 7 40 18 6 54 Todd Bodine National Guard Ford 109 114 * 5 195,051 Running 19 40 10 Johnny Benson Valvoline 20 35 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT
Power Tools Ford 109 108 * 5 200,345 Running 21 27 16 # Greg Biffle Grainger Ford 109 100 177,495 Running 22 15 25 Joe Nemechek UAW-Delphi
Chevrolet 109 97 180,595 Running 23 16 38 Elliott Sadler M&M's Ford 109 94 189,651 Running 24 39 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Engines &
Transmissions Ford 109 91 200,676 Running 25 38 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 109 88 190,275 Running 26 25 32 Ricky Craven Tide 27 29 41 # Casey Mears Target Dodge 109 87 * 5 194,920 Running 28 42 01 Jerry Nadeau 29 32 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet 109 76 196,645 Running 30 41 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's/got
milk? Chevrolet 109 73 203,353 Running 31 19 42 # Jamie McMurray Havoline Dodge 109 70 171,195 Running 32 14 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers Dodge 109 67 208,707 Running 33 33 74 # Tony Raines Staff 34 12 43 John Andretti Cheerios Dodge 108 61 207,814 Running 35 34 33 Christian Fittipaldi 36 2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser
Chevrolet 108 60 * 5 220,626 Running 37 43 4 Mike Skinner Kodak 38 17 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Dodge 105 49 210,695 Accident 39 1 30 Jeff Green 40 23 7 Jimmy Spencer Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge 94 43 166,620 Accident 41 22 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate
Batteries Chevrolet 81 40 202,829 Running 42 28 49 Ken Schrader 1-800-CallATT Dodge 57 37 166,476 Accident 43 37 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 56 34 173,788 Accident # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.
* Includes race leader/most laps bonus. Failed to qualify: (7) – David Green (#60), Hermie Sadler (#02), Brett Bodine
(#11), Larry Foyt (#14), Derrike Cope (#37), Kirk Shelmerdine (#90), Mike Harmon (#78). In front of a crowd estimated at 200,000, Michael Waltrip won his second Daytona 500, in a race halted by
rain after 109 laps of the scheduled 200.
The race was red-flagged twice for rain. The first red-flag period, on
Lap 63, lasted 1 hour, 8 minutes. The second was called on Lap 109, and the
race was not resumed after approximately 65 minutes. Prior to green flag, four
drivers forfeited their original starting spots earned in qualifying and
dropped to the rear of the field, in order: Mark Martin (back-up car), Casey
Mears (back-up car), Johnny Benson (back-up car), Kevin Harvick
(engine change). TIME
OF RACE: 2 hours, 2 minutes, 8 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 133.870
mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: Under caution BUD
POLE AWARD: Jeff Green, EA
SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Michael Waltrip, GOODYEAR
GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Michael Waltrip, INFOGRAMES
PIT STRATEGY AWARD: Jimmy Fennig,
Rubbermaid Ford MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Jimmie
Johnson, Lowe’s Chevrolet MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kurt Busch, Rubbermaid Ford NASCAR
WINSTON CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $20,000 at
Rockingham NASCAR
ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Jack Sprague, NetZero
Pontiac OUTBACK
STEAKHOUSE BLOOMIN’ FAVORITE AWARD:
Kurt Busch, Rubbermaid Ford U.S.G.
DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kurt Busch,
Rubbermaid Ford WASTE
MANAGEMENT PICKING UP PLACES AWARD: Kurt Busch,
Rubbermaid Ford CAUTION
FLAGS: 5 for 23 laps. 43-45
(Car #18-Spin, Backstretch); 58-67 (Car #12, 18, 22 & 49-Accident,
Tri-Oval), 96-99 (Car #7
& 30-Accident, Turn 4), 103-105 (Debris on Track), 107-109 (Car
#22-Accident Turn 4). LAP LEADERS: 11 lead changes
among 8 drivers. Jeff Green-pole, Michael Waltrip 1-34, Matt Kenseth 35-36,
Tony Stewart 37-42, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 43-64, Casey
Mears 65, Waltrip 66-95, Jimmie Johnson 96, Todd Bodine 97, Ricky Craven 98, Johnson 99-105, Waltrip 106-109. TOP
10 NASCAR WINSTON CUP POINTS (Wins) 1 –Michael Waltrip 185 (1) 2 –Kurt Busch 170 (0) 3 –Jimmie Johnson 170 (0) 4 –Kevin Harvick 160 (0) 5 –Mark Martin 155 (0) 6 –Tony Stewart 151 (0) 7 –Robby Gordon 150 (0) 8 –Jeremy Mayfield 142 (0) 9 –Mike Wallace 138 (0) 10–Dale Jarrett 134 (0) RAYBESTOS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Jack Sprague 11 Greg Biffle 10 Casey Mears 9 Jamie McMurray 8 Tony Raines 7 BUD
POLE AWARD STANDINGS Jeff Green 1 MANUFACTURERS'
CHAMPIONSHIP Points Wins Chevrolet 9 1 Ford 6 0 Dodge 4 0 WASTE MANAGEMENT PICKIN’ UP PLACES AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (#97) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (#97) 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Michael Waltrip (#15) 1 MBNA
MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (#97) 1 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Richy Gilmore (#15) 20 Tom Gent (#97) 14 Hendrick Engines (#48) 13 MECHANIX WEAR PIT CREW AWARD Car # Pts. Michael Waltrip (#15) 15 Kurt Busch (#97) 14 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 13 NASCAR PR used with permission |