2003 Pepsi 300

Race 8 of 34

Nashville (IRL)
225 laps
Time of race: 2:26:38
Average speed of winner: 122.724 mph
Margin of victory: 0.282 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: LaJoie 1-24, Hall 25-27, Riggs 28-33, LaJoie 34-57, Green 58, LaJoie 59, Green 60-65, Hamilton, Jr. 66-100, Kahne 101-104, Blount 105-132, Hamilton, Jr. 133-165, Vickers 166-195, Bliss 196-201, Green 202, Jo. Sauter 203-224, Green 225

Video links: Wimmer/Ashburn crash, LaJoie crash, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	David Green	37	Timber Wolf	Pontiac			162.737	225	4	9	running	58395	180
2	11	Johnny Sauter	21	PayDay	Chevrolet			162.138	225	1	22	running	43275	175
3	17	Ashton Lewis	46	Civil Air Patrol	Chevrolet			161.320	225	0	0	running	29935	165
4	37	Mike Bliss	20	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			provisional	225	1	6	running	24630	165
5	16	David Reutimann	87	Cellular One	Chevrolet			161.532	225	0	0	running	16375	155
6	5	Stanton Barrett	60	OdoBan Grease Control	Ford			162.776	225	0	0	running	25555	150
7	15	David Stremme	1	Yellow	Dodge			161.657	225	0	0	running	16555	146
8	12	Chad Blount	19	APP Prepaid Gas Cards	Dodge			162.045	225	1	28	running	18055	147
9	19	Brian Vickers	5	GMAC Financial Services	Chevrolet			160.952	225	1	30	running	23280	143
10	8	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			162.660	225	2	68	running	18755	144
11	3	Scott Riggs	10	Nestle Nesquik	Ford			162.859	225	1	6	running	22930	135
12	4	Kevin Grubb	43	Jo Dee Messina	Dodge			162.798	225	0	0	running	15355	127
13	22	Todd Bodine	92	Herzog-Jackson Motorsports	Chevrolet			160.463	224	0	0	running	16430	124
14	10	Shane Hmiel	48	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			162.335	224	0	0	running	16025	121
15	18	Martin Truex, Jr.	58	Sea Watch International	Chevrolet			161.158	224	0	0	running	12430	118
16	14	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			161.685	224	0	0	running	15875	115
17	20	Lance Norick	26	Dr Pepper	Dodge			160.608	224	0	0	running	13780	112
18	23	Jeff Fuller	91	CarSponsor.com	Pontiac			160.286	223	0	0	running	11705	109
19	30	Hermie Sadler	54	Toys "R" Us	Chevrolet			158.382	223	0	0	running	15650	106
20	42	Ron Young	71	RBI Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	221	0	0	running	14400	103
21	41	Jason White	0	Eagle Jet International	Chevrolet			provisional	220	0	0	running	11530	100
22	40	Mike Harmon	44	Tennessee Department of Transportation	Chevrolet			provisional	219	0	0	running	13510	97
23	31	Brad Teague	77	Moy Racing	Ford			158.225	218	0	0	running	13785	94
24	27	Jay Sauter	75	Food Country USA	Chevrolet			158.964	217	0	0	engine	11420	91
25	26	Steadman Marlin	30	Keystone Light	Dodge			160.008	212	0	0	running	11475	88
26	9	Kerry Earnhardt	12	Jani-King	Chevrolet			162.561	200	0	0	running	15360	85
27	2	Jason Keller	57	Albertsons	Ford			162.898	199	0	0	accident	20825	82
28	29	Mike Wallace	4	GEICO	Chevrolet			158.811	187	0	0	engine	15295	79
29	6	Kasey Kahne	38	Great Clips	Ford			162.748	155	1	4	running	15255	81
30	25	Coy Gibbs	18	MBNA	Chevrolet			160.019	147	0	0	engine	13270	73
31	13	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Johnsonville	Chevrolet			161.848	146	0	0	engine	13130	70
32	1	Randy LaJoie	7	Kleenex/Kroger	Chevrolet			163.324	146	3	49	running	13110	72
33	28	Regan Smith	22	Danny Bost Motorsports	Chevrolet			158.916	121	0	0	engine	13420	64
34	33	Larry Gunselman	16	Waterloo Tool Storage	Chevrolet			157.549	74	0	0	accident	11065	61
35	39	Jason Schuler	73	Havill-Spoerl Ford	Ford			provisional	65	0	0	electrical	11045	58
36	24	Scott Wimmer	23	Stacker 2/Stamina-Rx	Chevrolet			160.029	64	0	0	accident	18525	55
37	35	Justin Ashburn	61	31-W Insulation	Chevrolet			156.660	63	0	0	accident	11005	52
38	32	Shane Hall	39	Jay Robinson Racing	Ford			157.560	41	1	3	ignition	10985	54
39	21	Chase Montgomery	27	U.S. Air Force	Pontiac			160.522	21	0	0	accident	12965	46
40	34	Steve Grissom	07	Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism/Navy	Chevrolet			156.957	21	0	0	accident	10945	43
41	36	Brad Baker	28	Lipscomb University	Chevrolet			156.196	21	0	0	accident	10925	40
42	38	Chris Bingham	49	bgnracing.com	Ford			provisional	21	0	0	accident	10905	37
43	43	Mike Potter	52	Means Racing	Ford			provisional	11	0	0	overheating	11580	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Todd Bodine	1120	8	0	1	3	5
2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1042	8	0	0	1	3
3	David Green	1035	8	2	1	3	4
4	Shane Hmiel	1018	8	0	0	2	3
5	Mike Bliss	1018	8	0	0	4	5
6	Jason Keller	971	8	1	0	3	4
7	Jamie McMurray	957	7	0	1	3	4
8	Johnny Sauter	952	8	0	0	2	5
9	Scott Riggs	950	8	0	0	2	2
10	Brian Vickers	910	8	0	0	0	3
11	Kasey Kahne	894	8	0	0	0	3
12	Kevin Grubb	885	8	0	0	0	1
13	Mike Wallace	863	8	0	0	1	2
14	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	858	8	0	0	0	3
15	Ashton Lewis	832	8	0	0	1	1
16	Coy Gibbs	830	8	0	0	0	2
17	Stanton Barrett	825	8	0	0	0	2
18	Scott Wimmer	819	8	0	0	0	2
19	Randy LaJoie	808	8	1	0	1	2
20	Stacy Compton	804	8	0	0	1	1
21	Chad Blount	769	8	0	0	1	2
22	Kerry Earnhardt	762	8	0	0	0	0
23	Hermie Sadler	725	8	0	0	0	0
24	Michael Waltrip	721	7	0	0	0	2
25	Kevin Harvick	669	4	0	1	3	4