2003 The Winston
19th iteration of the NASCAR All-Star Race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2003 edition of The Winston was the second exhibition stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 17, 2003, in Concord, North Carolina at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. Within the final segment of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson would manage to make a charge to the front within the last 20 laps of the segment to earn a US$1,017,604 (adjusted for inflation, US$1,685,453) payout and his first career The Winston victory.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing driver Kurt Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |
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Date | May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17) |
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Distance | Open: 30 laps, 45 mi (72 km) Segment 1: 20 laps Segment 2: 10 laps The Winston: 90 Laps, 135 mi (217 km) Segment 1: 40 laps Segment 2: 30 laps Segment 3: 20 laps |
Avg Speed | Open: N/A The Winston: 91.889 mph (147.881 km/h) |
Winston Open | |
Pole | Steve Park (Richard Childress Racing) |
Time | 29.309 |
Winner | Jeff Burton (Roush Racing) |
The Winston | |
Pole | Bill Elliott (Evernham Motorsports) |
Pole | 2:03:192 |
Most laps led | Tony Stewart (Joe Gibbs Racing) |
Laps led | 39 |
Winner | Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) |
Television | |
Network | FX |
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip |
Network | Motor Racing Network |