2003 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

The 2003 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the sixth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 2, 2003, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would dominate the late stages of the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would finish second and third, respectively.

2003 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2003 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 program cover.
The 2003 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 program cover.
Date March 2, 2003
Official name 6th Annual UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 132.934 miles per hour (213.937 km/h)
Attendance 140,000
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 31.211
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps 97
Winner
No. 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background
The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Jack Sprague Haas CNC Racing Pontiac NetZero
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
01 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac USG Sheetrock
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02 Brandon Ash[lower-alpha 1] Ash Motorsports Ford
4 Mike Skinner Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Got Milk?, Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio
07 Ted Musgrave[lower-alpha 2] Ultra Motorsports Dodge Kenwood
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Power Days
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel
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 DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Power Days
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft
22 Ward Burton 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
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac Tide
37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet Friendly's
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 John Andretti 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 Dakota Imaging
54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford National Guard
66 Hideo Fukuyama BelCar Racing Ford Kikkoman
74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet BACE Motorsports
77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo
Official entry list

Notes
  1. While Ash had participated in pre-race activities, he withdrew before qualifying.[2]
  2. Withdrew due to the team's trucks and cars being wrecked during the Daytona weekend. In response, the team would skip the Vegas weekend to focus on the #7 and to get the trucks ready for Darlington Raceway.[2]

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 28, at 11:20 AM PST, and would last for 2 hours.[2] Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.267 and an average speed of 172.706 miles per hour (277.943 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 31.267 172.706
2 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 31.297 172.540
3 01 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 31.316 172.436
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 1, at 9:30 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.069 and an average speed of 168.387 miles per hour (270.993 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.069 168.387
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.149 167.968
3 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 32.155 167.937
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, March 1, at 11:10 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.131 and an average speed of 168.062 miles per hour (270.470 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 32.131 168.062
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.267 167.354
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 32.280 167.286
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 28, at 3:05 PST.[2] 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.[6]

Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.211 and an average speed of 173.016 miles per hour (278.442 km/h).[7]

Greg Biffle would be the only driver to fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results
Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31.211 173.016
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.255 172.772
3 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 31.268 172.701
4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.309 172.474
5 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 31.315 172.441
6 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 31.360 172.194
7 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 31.393 172.013
8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 31.394 172.007
9 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.397 171.991
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.399 171.980
11 01 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 31.417 171.882
12 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 31.420 171.865
13 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 31.449 171.707
14 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.578 171.005
15 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 31.578 171.005
16 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 31.605 170.859
17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 31.652 170.605
18 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 31.700 170.347
19 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 31.743 170.116
20 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 31.789 169.870
21 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.810 169.758
22 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.815 169.731
23 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.829 169.657
24 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 31.831 169.646
25 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 31.838 169.609
26 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.839 169.603
27 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.857 169.508
28 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 31.864 169.470
29 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.874 169.417
30 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 31.884 169.364
31 14 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge 31.931 169.115
32 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 31.960 168.961
33 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 31.962 168.951
34 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 31.970 168.908
35 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 31.970 168.908
36 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.988 168.813
Provisionals
37 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 32.050 168.487
38 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.098 168.235
39 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 32.022 168.634
40 4 Mike Skinner Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac 32.037 168.555
41 66 Hideo Fukuyama BelCar Racing Ford 33.516 161.117
42 0 Jack Sprague Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 32.557 165.863
43 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 32.613 165.578
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 32.010 168.697
WD 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Ford — —
WD 07 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge — —
Official qualifying results

Race results
Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 17 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 267 88 running 180 $365,875
2 4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 97 running 180 $267,167
3 9 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 17 running 170 $190,550
4 1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 267 1 running 165 $178,908
5 8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 155 $163,503
6 7 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 150 $127,067
7 3 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 267 3 running 151 $128,025
8 34 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 267 0 running 142 $136,000
9 26 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 138 $87,200
10 39 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 0 running 134 $111,862
11 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2 running 135 $97,675
12 16 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 266 0 running 127 $107,725
13 22 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 0 running 124 $116,553
14 30 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 266 0 running 121 $113,383
15 18 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 266 0 running 118 $105,100
16 36 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 0 running 115 $102,406
17 15 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 266 0 running 112 $90,250
18 6 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 266 3 running 114 $109,928
19 38 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 266 1 running 111 $94,050
20 24 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 266 0 running 103 $84,750
21 13 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 266 0 running 100 $78,850
22 11 01 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 266 0 running 97 $78,139
23 21 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 0 running 94 $94,737
24 32 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0 running 91 $64,550
25 20 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 265 0 running 88 $100,006
26 42 0 Jack Sprague Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 265 0 running 85 $62,550
27 14 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 265 0 running 82 $72,550
28 28 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 263 0 running 79 $60,550
29 43 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 263 0 running 76 $60,350
30 33 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 261 0 running 73 $63,600
31 19 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 261 0 running 70 $70,400
32 12 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 258 0 running 67 $59,700
33 41 66 Hideo Fukuyama BelCar Racing Ford 258 0 running 64 $60,400
34 35 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 231 0 clutch 61 $67,300
35 31 14 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge 216 0 vibration 58 $59,100
36 37 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 211 0 running 55 $66,900
37 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 193 53 crash 57 $106,053
38 5 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 179 2 crash 54 $78,475
39 40 4 Mike Skinner Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac 174 0 crash 46 $58,275
40 25 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge 174 0 crash 43 $92,717
41 27 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 131 0 crash 40 $103,633
42 23 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 125 0 engine 37 $91,915
43 29 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 114 0 engine 34 $91,542
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
WD 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Ford
WD 07 Ted Musgrave Ultra Motorsports Dodge
Official race results

References
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