16th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Motor car race
The2003 Dodge/Save Mart 350 was the 16thstock car race of the2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 15th iteration of theevent . The race was held on Sunday, June 22, 2003, inSonoma, California , at the club layout inInfineon Raceway , a 1.99 miles (3.20 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 110 laps to complete. At race's end,Robby Gordon ofRichard Childress Racing would win under caution, but not before making a controversial pass racing back to the line against eventual third-place finisher, teammateKevin Harvick on lap 71 that sealed Gordon's victory.[ 1] [ 2] NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium,Jeff Gordon ofHendrick Motorsports would finish second.
That was first race whenNEXTEL became the new title sponsor starting in next season.
The layout ofInfineon Raceway used byNASCAR at the time. Infineon Raceway is one of two road courses to holdNASCAR races, the other beingWatkins Glen International . The standard road course at Infineon Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long;[ 3] the Chute , which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.[ 4] degree turn , 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).[ 5]
# Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Jack Sprague Haas CNC Racing Pontiac NetZero HiSpeed 00 Jim Inglebright Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet Big O Tires ,Jelly Belly 1 Ron Fellows Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil 01 Boris Said MB2 Motorsports Pontiac U.S. Army 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Ford Ash Motorsports 4 Johnny Miller Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's ,Got Milk? 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal 09 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 14 P. J. Jones A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge Harrah's "Oh Yeah!"15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Grainger Lighting Solutions! 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge Stacker 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW ,Delphi 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless ,Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac Tide 33 Paul Menard Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Menards ,Turtle Wax 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco ,Havoline 43 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Brawny ,Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge BAM Racing 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Racing Ford National Guard 66 Hideo Fukuyama BelCar Racing Ford Kikkoman 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet BACE Motorsports 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid ,Sharpie 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo Official entry list
The first practice would occur on Friday, June 20, at 11:20 AMPST , and would last for two hours.[ 6] Boris Said ofMB2 Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:17.264 and an average speed of 92.721 miles per hour (149.220 km/h).[ 7]
The second practice would occur on Saturday, June 21, at 9:30 AMPST and would last for 45 minutes.[ 6] Kurt Busch ofRoush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:17.622 and an average speed of 92.293 miles per hour (148.531 km/h).[ 8]
Third and final practice [ edit ] The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, June 21, at 11:10 AMPST and would last for 45 minutes.[ 6] Boris Said ofMB2 Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:17.265 and an average speed of 92.720 miles per hour (149.218 km/h).[ 9]
Qualifying was held on Friday, June 20, at 3:05 PMPST . Drivers would each have one lap to set a lap time.[ 6] [ 10]
Boris Said ofMB2 Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 1:16.522 and an average speed of 93.620 miles per hour (150.667 km/h).[ 11]
Two incidents would occur during the session. First,Jimmie Johnson would spin in Turn 10, forcing him to use a provisional. Then,Ricky Craven would blow an engine, also forcing him to use a provisional.[ 12]
Four drivers would fail to qualify:P. J. Jones ,Paul Menard ,Jim Inglebright , andBrandon Ash .[ 12]
Full qualifying results [ edit ] Fin[ 13] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 2 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 81 running 185 $204,512 2 8 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 170 $143,203 3 6 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 165 $119,128 4 12 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 110 0 running 160 $119,748 5 13 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 110 0 running 155 $101,140 6 1 01 Boris Said MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 110 1 running 155 $90,990 7 3 1 Ron Fellows Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 110 21 running 151 $92,927 8 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge 110 0 running 142 $99,482 9 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 138 $105,223 10 31 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 110 0 running 134 $80,335 11 11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 110 0 running 130 $100,292 12 10 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 110 0 running 127 $110,988 13 20 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 110 0 running 124 $75,950 14 4 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 110 0 running 121 $78,975 15 9 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 110 0 running 118 $84,825 16 19 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 110 0 running 115 $93,406 17 37 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 112 $75,630 18 27 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 110 0 running 109 $99,775 19 17 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 110 0 running 106 $93,208 20 26 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 110 0 running 103 $62,525 21 38 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 110 0 running 100 $80,050 22 24 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 110 0 running 97 $93,125 23 22 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 110 0 running 94 $70,125 24 36 4 Johnny Miller Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac 110 0 running 91 $66,939 25 23 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 110 0 running 88 $84,886 26 33 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 110 0 running 85 $66,300 27 35 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 110 0 running 82 $66,160 28 5 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 110 0 running 79 $75,255 29 30 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 110 0 running 76 $58,035 30 25 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 109 7 running 78 $84,745 31 34 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 109 0 running 70 $54,925 32 15 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 109 0 running 67 $62,865 33 42 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 109 0 running 64 $55,745 34 18 09 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 109 0 running 61 $54,825 35 21 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 0 running 58 $54,805 36 39 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 109 0 running 55 $54,785 37 32 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 106 0 out of gas 52 $54,765 38 16 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 102 0 running 49 $88,162 39 28 0 Jack Sprague Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 95 0 running 46 $54,720 40 41 43 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge 86 0 transmission 43 $90,463 41 40 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 85 0 crash 40 $62,650 42 29 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 83 0 transmission 37 $100,403 43 43 66 Hideo Fukuyama BelCar Racing Ford 68 0 rear end 34 $54,829 Failed to qualify 44 14 P. J. Jones A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dodge 45 33 Paul Menard Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 46 00 Jim Inglebright Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 47 02 Brandon Ash Ash Motorsports Ford Official race results
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