| Race name | Brickyard 400 |
|---|---|
| Details ref | [1] |
| Fulldate | August 3, 2003 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Race no | 21 |
| Season no | 36 |
| Official name | Brickyard 400 |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana |
| Course | 2.5 mi |
| Course | 4.023 km |
| Distance laps | 160 |
| Distance | 400 mi |
| Distance | 643.738 km |
| Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds up to 13.8 miles per hour (22.2 km/h) |
| Avg | 134.554 miles per hour (216.544 km/h) |
| Pole driver | Kevin Harvick |
| Pole team | Richard Childress Racing |
| Pole time | 48.822 |
| Most driver | Tony Stewart |
| Most team | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Most laps | 60 |
| Car | 29 |
| First driver | Kevin Harvick |
| First team | Richard Childress Racing |
| Network | NBC |
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons |
| Ratings | 6.1/15 (9.3 million) |
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
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
Failed to Qualify
- 11 - Brett Bodine (final NASCAR race for Brett Bodine Racing)
- 79 - Billy Bigley (R)
- 49 - Ken Schrader
- 71 - Jim Sauter
- 43 - Christian Fittipaldi (R)
- 04 - David Reutimann
- 07 - Ted Musgrave
- 02 - Hermie Sadler
- 4 - Robert Pressley
- 89 - Morgan Shepherd (withdrew)
Race statistics
- Time of race: 2:58:22
- Average speed: 134.554 miles per hour (216.544 km/h)
- Pole speed: 184.343 miles per hour (296.671 km/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
References
- ^ "2003 Brickyard 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 28, 2015.