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2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
Race details
Race 33 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover.
The 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover.
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 Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
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 stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the forty-fourth iteration of the event. The race was held over two days from Sunday, October 26, 2003, to Monday, October 27 due to rain on lap 39 on Sunday, forcing the delay of the event.[1] The race was held in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. At race's end, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would win under caution when with three laps to go, Dale Earnhardt Jr. bumped Ryan Newman into the wall.[2] The win was Gordon's 64th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third of the season. To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Jason Leffler Haas CNC Racing Pontiac NetZero HiSpeed
00 Buckshot Jones Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet Aaron's
1 John Andretti Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Pontiac U.S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge Miller Lite
02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Zapf Creation
4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak Perfect Touch
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, Got Milk?
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge, UAW, Winston Cup Victory Lap
09 Mike Wallace Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge Mobil 1, Speedpass
14 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge Harrah's "Oh Yeah!"
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Grainger
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Smirnoff Ice Triple Black
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge, UAW
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford U.S. Air Force
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge Stacker 2
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW, Delphi
27 Shelby Howard Bill Davis Racing Chevrolet Mack Trucks
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online, GM Card
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac Tide
35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford U.S. Marines, Wawa
37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet Paramount Hospitality Management
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 1-800-CALL-ATT
54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford National Guard
74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet BACE Motorsports
77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
79 Billy Bigley Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Development Companies
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford The UPS Store
89 Morgan Shepherd* Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford Racing with Jesus
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie, Brute
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo
Official entry list

*Withdrew.[3]

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 24, at 3:20 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours.[3] Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.688 and an average speed of 193.251 miles per hour (311.007 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 28.688 193.251
2 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.836 192.260
3 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 28.950 191.503
Full first practice results

Second practice

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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
1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.218 189.746
2 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 29.256 189.500
3 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.475 188.092
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

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The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 25, at 11:10 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[3] Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.600 and an average speed of 187.297 miles per hour (301.425 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing 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 Dodge 29.720 186.541
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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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]

Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would win the pole, setting a time of 29.938 and an average speed of 180.373 miles per hour (290.282 km/h).[8]

Six drivers would fail to qualify: Jeff Green, Buckshot Jones, Larry Foyt, Mike Wallace, Billy Bigley, and Shelby Howard.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 28.534 194.294
2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28.575 194.016
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 28.678 193.319
4 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.685 193.272
5 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 28.730 192.969
6 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 28.854 192.140
7 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 28.903 191.814
8 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 28.904 191.807
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.914 191.741
10 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.918 191.714
11 1 John Andretti Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 28.944 191.542
12 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac 28.977 191.324
13 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 29.005 191.139
14 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.023 191.021
15 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.031 190.968
16 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.039 190.916
17 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 29.044 190.883
18 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.057 190.797
19 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.109 190.457
20 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.130 190.319
21 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge 29.186 189.954
22 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 29.200 189.863
23 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 29.201 189.857
24 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.225 189.701
25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.249 189.545
26 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 29.261 189.467
27 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 29.272 189.396
28 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 29.276 189.370
29 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 29.286 189.305
30 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 29.293 189.260
31 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.303 189.196
32 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.309 189.157
33 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 29.331 189.015
34 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 29.392 188.623
35 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 29.409 188.514
36 35 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Team Rensi Motorsports Ford 29.412 188.495
Provisionals
37 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 29.731 186.472
38 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 29.573 187.468
39 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.460 188.187
40 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.542 187.665
41 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 29.454 188.226
42 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.589 187.367
43 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 29.481 188.053
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.445 188.283
45 00 Buckshot Jones Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 29.557 187.570
46 14 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge 29.605 187.266
47 09 Mike Wallace Phoenix Racing Dodge 29.922 185.282
48 79 Billy Bigley Arnold Motorsports Dodge 30.046 184.517
49 27 Shelby Howard Bill Davis Racing Chevrolet 30.518 181.663
WD 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
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 Ford 325 3 running 147 $110,475
9 22 7 Jimmy Spencer 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 Ford 325 0 running 130 $95,825
12 31 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 325 0 running 127 $115,403
13 29 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing 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 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 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 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 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 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 Ford 159 0 engine 46 $95,833
40 23 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 132 0 engine 43 $61,950
41 34 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 77 0 crash 40 $61,900
42 7 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports 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 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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  1. ^ "Rain delays Atlanta NASCAR race". Wilmington Star-News. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. ^ "Jeff Gordon wins rain-delayed Cup race at Atlanta". Autoweek. 2003-10-26. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Atlanta 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  4. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Atlanta 2 Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  5. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2003 Atlanta 2 Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2005-02-06. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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  7. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2003 Provisional Land Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  8. ^ "Ryan Newman grabs the Atlanta pole". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  9. ^ "2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (October) - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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