Food City 500 from Bristol,TN

[Sequatchie]

FOOD CITY 500

 

WHEN: Sunday, March 23rd, 2003

 

WHERE: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

 

Track Specs:

0.533-mile concrete oval

Degree of banking in corners: 36 degrees

Degree of banking in straights: 16 degrees

Straightaways are 650 feet long.

Concrete racing surface is 40 feet wide.

Seating capacity: ~147,000

Bristol has two pits roads: 21 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the back stretch(1 must be shared)

Pit Stall Size: 25.5 feet long, 15.5 feet wide

 

 

STARTING LINEUP

 

 

1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 128.709 mph.

2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 127.343.

 

3. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 127.123.

4. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 127.022.

 

5. (9) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 127.006.

6. (4) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 126.779.

 

7. (7) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 126.587.

8. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 126.570.

 

9. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 126.562.

10. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 126.445.

 

11. (22) Ward Burton, Dodge, 126.395.

12. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 126.337.

 

13. (01) Jerry Nadeau, Pontiac, 126.237.

14. (32) Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 126.021.

 

15. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 126.005.

16. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 125.955.

 

17. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 125.930.

18. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 125.906.

 

19. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 125.815.

20. (10) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 125.790.

 

21. (30) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 125.790.

22. (74) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 125.740.

 

23. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 125.724.

24. (37) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 125.699.

 

25. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 125.658.

26. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 125.551.

 

27. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 125.502.

28. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 125.436.

 

29. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 125.387.

30. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 125.379.

 

31. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 125.297.

32. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 125.273.

 

33. (11) Brett Bodine, Ford, 125.270.

34. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 125.077.

 

35. (1) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 125.020.

36. (31) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 124.971.

 

37. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, provisional.

38. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, provisional.

 

39. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, provisional.

40. (23) Kenny Wallace, Dodge, provisional.

 

41. (54) Todd Bodine, Ford, provisional.

42. (0) Jack Sprague, Pontiac, provisional.

 

43. (43) John Andretti, Dodge, provisional.

 

[Edited by Sequatchie on 3-24-03 12:53P]

 

[Sequatchie]

FOOD CITY 500 RESULTS

 

 

1. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 180 -

2. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 175 -

3. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 170 -

4. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 160

5. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 155

6. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 150

7. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 151

8. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 142

9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 148

10. (23) Kenny Wallace, Dodge, 134

11. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 130

12. (7) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 132

13. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 129

14. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 121

15. (32) Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 118

16. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 115

17. (31) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 112

18. (9) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 109

19. (10) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 106

20. (30) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 103

21. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 100

22. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 97

23. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 94

24. (11) Brett Bodine, Ford, 91

25. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 88

26. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 85

27. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 82

28. (01) Jerry Nadeau, Pontiac, 79

29. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 76

30. (1) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 73

31. (43) John Andretti, Dodge, 70

32. (22) Ward Burton, Dodge, 67

33. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 64

34. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, 61

35. (0) Jack Sprague, Pontiac, 58

36. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 55

37. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 52

38. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 49

39. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 46

40. (54) Todd Bodine, Ford, 43

41. (4) Mike Skinner, Pontiac, 40

42. (74) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 37

43. (37) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 34

 

 

Time of race: 3:29:53 seconds.

 

Margin of victory: 0.390 seconds.

 

Winner's average speed: 76.185 mph.

 

Caution flags: 17 for 120 laps.

 

Lead changes: 11 among 7 drivers.

[WesVLT]

I LOVE Bristol! Such a unique short track...although caution flags numbering in the high teens can get REALLY old...