2003 Auto Club 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
| Date | April 27, 2003 | ||
| Official name | Auto Club 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 140.111 miles per hour (225.487 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 120,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 100 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
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The 2003 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 27, 2003 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Steve Park of DEI won the pole. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing won the race. This was also the last race for Jerry Nadeau. His career ended with an injury during practice at Richmond
Background
The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[1] The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Dodge |
| 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge |
| 5 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Dodge |
| 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 10 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
References
- ↑ "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Retrieved March 22, 2013.