The 2003 Brickyard 400, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 3, 2003, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0-kilometre) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race.

Kevin Harvick became the first driver to win the race from the pole position.

Background

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.0 kilometres) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.

Race results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturer
129Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
217Matt KensethRoush RacingFord
342Jamie McMurray (R)Chip Ganassi RacingDodge
424Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
59Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge
631Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord
87Jimmy SpencerUltra MotorsportsDodge
96Mark MartinRoush RacingFord
102Rusty WallacePenske RacingDodge
1112Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge
1220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
1310Johnny BensonMB2 MotorsportsPontiac
148Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
1530Steve ParkRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
1615Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
1732Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsPontiac
1848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
195Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
201Jeff GreenDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet
2116Greg Biffle (R)Roush RacingFord
2218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
2354Todd BodineBelCar MotorsportsFord
2423Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingDodge
2574Tony Raines (R)BACE MotorsportsChevrolet
2622Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge
2799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord
2877Dave BlaneyJasper MotorsportsFord
2941Casey Mears (R)Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
3057Kevin LepageCLR RacingFord
3191Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsDodge
3214Larry Foyt (R)A. J. Foyt RacingDodge
330Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingPontiac
3440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge
3501Mike SkinnerMB2 MotorsportsPontiac
3637Derrike CopeQuest Motor RacingChevrolet
3725Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
3821Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord
3988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord
4045Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge
4119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge
4238Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord
4381John AndrettiDale Earnhardt Inc.Chevrolet

Failed to Qualify

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 2:58:22
  • Average speed: 134.554 miles per hour (216.544km/h)
  • Pole speed: 184.343 miles per hour (296.671km/h)
  • Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
  • Margin of victory: 2.758 seconds
  • Lead changes: 17
  • Percent of race run under caution: 15.6%
  • Average green flag run: 22.5 laps