2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500

Race 4 of 36

Atlanta
325 laps
Time of race: 3:25:37
Average speed of winner: 146.048 mph
Margin of victory: 1.274 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 34 laps
Fastest lap: Bobby Labonte
Lap leaders: Newman 1-20, B. Labonte 21-36, Nemechek 37-55, B. Labonte 56-57, Stewart 58-59, J. Gordon 60-68, B. Labonte 69-118, Stewart 119-120, B. Labonte 121-136, Sadler 137, B. Labonte 138-175, Blaney 176, B. Labonte 177-185, Earnhardt, Jr. 186-208, Newman 209, Stewart 210-222, J. Gordon 223-268, Johnson 269-270, J. Gordon 271-281, B. Labonte 282-303, Spencer 304, B. Labonte 305-312, J. Gordon 313-314, B. Labonte 315-325

Race notes: Matt Kenseth took the points lead from Michael Waltrip.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	McSwain	190.594	325	9	172	running	209233	185
2	30	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	187.964	325	4	68	running	142778	175
3	37	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	183.564	325	1	23	running	113917	170
4	24	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	188.392	325	0	0	running	91850	160
5	8	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	189.746	325	3	17	running	113328	160
6	3	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Raymond Fox	190.883	325	1	1	running	94450	155
7	5	Jimmy Spencer	7	Sirius Satellite Radio	Dodge	Jim Smith	Baldwin	190.339	325	1	1	running	79550	151
8	27	Dave Blaney	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Barker	188.085	325	1	1	running	80125	147
9	13	Joe Nemechek	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	189.286	325	1	19	running	58225	143
10	1	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	191.417	324	2	21	running	94450	139
11	23	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	188.494	324	0	0	running	84400	130
12	22	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Pontiac	PPI	Scott Miller	188.546	324	0	0	running	76375	127
13	20	Greg Biffle	16	Grainger	Ford	Roush	Goss	188.745	324	0	0	running	51775	124
14	34	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	187.595	324	0	0	running	93675	121
15	7	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Wilburn	189.798	324	0	0	running	88392	118
16	15	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Gibson	189.047	324	0	0	running	75512	115
17	18	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	188.867	323	0	0	running	77912	112
18	12	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard	189.461	323	0	0	running	84871	109
19	17	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	188.946	323	0	0	running	87968	106
20	39	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's/got milk?	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	185.766	323	0	0	running	80196	103
21	16	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Brad Parrott	188.996	323	0	0	running	93968	100
22	10	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	189.701	322	0	0	running	59435	97
23	33	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	187.767	322	0	0	running	70535	94
24	36	Tony Raines	74	BACE Motorsports	Chevrolet	BACE	Larry Carter	187.449	322	0	0	running	47635	91
25	28	Jeff Green	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Beam	188.060	322	0	0	running	59035	88
26	40	Kenny Wallace	23	Stacker 2	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	185.965	322	0	0	running	58774	85
27	6	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	190.287	321	0	0	running	68070	82
28	35	Todd Bodine	54	National Guard	Ford	Carter	Derrick Finley	187.500	321	0	0	running	49920	79
29	19	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	188.783	320	0	0	running	84988	76
30	32	Mike Skinner	4	Kodak	Pontiac	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	187.792	318	0	0	running	47085	73
31	14	Jerry Nadeau	01	U.S. Army	Pontiac	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	189.202	316	0	0	accident	46510	70
32	11	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	189.623	308	1	2	engine	65835	72
33	26	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO	Ford	Roush	Andrews	188.124	305	0	0	engine	80687	64
34	38	Kyle Petty	45	Brawny/Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Lane	184.708	296	0	0	running	54325	61
35	21	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	188.700	295	0	0	engine	54290	58
36	31	Jamie McMurray	42	Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	187.849	293	0	0	engine	46255	55
37	43	Jack Sprague	0	NetZero	Pontiac	Haas	Conner	185.897	267	0	0	overheating	46220	52
38	42	Ken Schrader	49	BAM Racing	Dodge	BAM	Eggleston	186.315	182	0	0	engine	46175	49
39	2	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	191.232	164	0	0	engine	85723	46
40	9	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid	Ford	Roush	Fennig	189.707	143	0	0	engine	66090	43
41	25	Brett Bodine	11	Hooters Restaurants	Ford	Brett Bodine	Hillman	188.296	141	0	0	accident	46050	40
42	29	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Leslie	188.034	133	0	0	engine	79843	37
43	41	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Dodge	Foyt	Holm		104	0	0	engine	45069	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Matt Kenseth	618	4	0	1	3	3
2	Tony Stewart	569	4	0	0	2	3
3	Michael Waltrip	543	4	0	1	2	2
4	Jimmie Johnson	519	4	0	0	1	2
5	Bobby Labonte	510	4	1	1	2	2
6	Johnny Benson, Jr.	487	4	0	0	0	0
7	Kevin Harvick	478	4	0	0	1	1
8	Jeff Gordon	477	4	0	0	1	1
9	Jeff Burton	476	4	0	0	0	1
10	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	474	4	0	0	2	2
11	Joe Nemechek	472	4	0	0	0	2
12	Dale Jarrett	454	4	0	1	1	2
13	Ryan Newman	445	4	1	0	0	2
14	Kurt Busch	442	4	0	0	2	2
15	Dave Blaney	438	4	1	0	0	2
16	Ricky Craven	437	4	0	0	1	1
17	Robby Gordon	432	4	0	0	0	1
18	Steve Park	425	4	0	0	0	1
19	Elliott Sadler	424	4	0	0	0	2
20	Sterling Marlin	423	4	0	0	0	1
21	Ricky Rudd	417	4	0	0	0	0
22	Rusty Wallace	409	4	0	0	0	1
23	Jimmy Spencer	385	4	0	0	0	1
24	Jeremy Mayfield	379	4	0	0	0	1
25	Mark Martin	377	4	0	0	1	2