2003 Food City 500 Results
Kurt Busch won the 2003 Food City 500 at Bristol on March 23, 2003, leading 116 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 43 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | 9 | 500 | 116 | Running |
| 2 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 37 | 500 | 25 | Running |
| 3 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 12 | 500 | 26 | Running |
| 4 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | 34 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 15 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | 16 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 27 | 499 | 15 | Running |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 23 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 499 | 174 | Running |
| 10 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | 40 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | 7 | 498 | 139 | Running |
| 13 | 99 | Jeff Burton | 29 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | 498 | 5 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | Ricky Craven | 14 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 8 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 31 | Robby Gordon | 36 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 5 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 20 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 30 | Jeff Green | 21 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | 30 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 12 | Ryan Newman | 1 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | 18 | 494 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 11 | Brett Bodine | 33 | 494 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | 28 | 488 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 20 | Tony Stewart | 10 | 487 | 0 | Crash |
| 27 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | 25 | 469 | 0 | Crash |
| 28 | 01 | Jerry Nadeau | 13 | 456 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 6 | Mark Martin | 19 | 451 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 1 | Steve Park | 35 | 446 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 43 | John Andretti | 43 | 440 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 41 | Casey Mears | 39 | 423 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 22 | Ward Burton | 11 | 422 | 0 | Crash |
| 34 | 45 | Kyle Petty | 32 | 422 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 0 | Jack Sprague | 42 | 409 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 38 | 397 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 49 | Ken Schrader | 3 | 385 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 77 | Dave Blaney | 31 | 371 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 17 | 349 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 54 | Todd Bodine | 41 | 342 | 0 | Crash |
| 41 | 4 | Mike Skinner | 6 | 310 | 0 | Running |
| 42 | 74 | Tony Raines | 22 | 52 | 0 | Engine |
| 43 | 37 | Derrike Cope | 24 | 31 | 0 | Engine |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | March 23, 2003 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 500 |