2003 Pepsi 400

2003 Pepsi 400
Race details
Race 17 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Daytona International Speedway
Date July 5, 2003 (2003-07-05)
Location Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.5 miles (4.023 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 166.109 mph (267.327 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Richard Childress Racing
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Laps 54
Winner
No. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Nielsen ratings 6.0/13

The 2003 Pepsi 400, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on July 5, 2003, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway, it was the seventeenth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Greg Biffle of Roush Racing won the race, earning his first career Winston Cup Series win.

Background

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida that is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the others being Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.[1] The standard track at Daytona is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track also features two other layouts that utilize portions of the primary high speed tri-oval, such as a 3.56-mile (5.73 km) sports car course and a 2.95-mile (4.75 km) motorcycle course.[2] The track's 180-acre (73 ha) infield includes the 29-acre (12 ha) Lake Lloyd, which has hosted powerboat racing. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

No. Driver Team Manufacturer
0 Jack Sprague Haas CNC Racing Pontiac
01 Mike Wallace MB2 Motorsports Pontiac
1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge
4 Stacy Compton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
09 Buckshot Jones Phoenix Racing Dodge
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge
14 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge
23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
43 Shane Hmiel Petty Enterprises Dodge
44 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge
54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford
60 David Green Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
80 Mike Bliss Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
83 Kerry Earnhardt FitzBradshaw Racing Chevrolet
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford

Results

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps Led
1 30 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 160 21
2 36 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 160 0
3 27 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 160 0
4 25 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 0
5 15 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 160 11
6 37 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 160 10
7 5 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 160 43
8 10 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 160 0
9 2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 160 54
10 16 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 160 0
11 6 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 160 9
12 40 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 160 0
13 41 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 160 0
14 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 1
15 29 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 160 0
16 14 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 160 0
17 19 09 Buckshot Jones Phoenix Racing Dodge 160 0
18 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 3
19 4 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 160 0
20 33 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 160 0
21 13 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 160 0
22 24 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 160 0
23 42 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 160 1
24 9 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 159 4
25 12 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 159 0
26 32 80 Mike Bliss Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 159 0
27 22 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 159 0
28 38 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 159 0
29 34 1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 159 0
30 28 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 159 3
31 35 0 Jack Sprague Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 159 0
32 21 60 David Green Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 157 0
33 43 4 Stacy Compton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac 157 0
34 26 14 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge 155 0
35 39 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 154 0
36 31 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 151 0
37 8 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 143 0
38 20 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 113 0
39 1 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 112 0
40 18 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 86 0
41 7 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 85 0
42 23 01 Mike Wallace MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 84 0
43 17 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 79 0
Source:[3]

Failed to qualify

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 2:24:29[3]
  • Average speed: 166.109 mph (267.327 km/h)[3]
  • Pole speed: 184.752 mph (297.330 km/h)[3]
  • Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
  • Margin of victory: 4.102 seconds[3]
  • Lead changes: 16[3]
  • Percent of race run under caution: 6.3%[3]
  • Average green flag run: 50 laps[3]

References

  1. ^ "Race Tracks". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Track facts". DaytonaInternationalSpeedway.com. Daytona International Speedway. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "2003 Pepsi 400". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
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