2003 New England 300

2003 New England 300
Race details
Race 19 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Date July 20, 2003 (2003-07-20)
Location New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.058 miles (1.702 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 96.924 miles per hour (155.984 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Roush Racing
Time no time trials
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 133
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, & Wally Dallenbach Jr.

The 2003 New England 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on July 20, 2003, at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.

Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.[1]

Background

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Laps Laps led Status
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 300 58 Running
2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 300 53 Running
3 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools 300 1 Running
4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 300 29 Running
5 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 300 0 Running
6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 300 2 Running
7 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 300 0 Running
8 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online 300 0 Running
9 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo / Bassmaster Classic 300 10 Running
10 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Grainger 300 0 Running
11 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid 300 0 Running
12 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft 300 0 Running
13 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions 300 0 Running
14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 300 0 Running
15 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio 300 1 Running
16 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 300 0 Running
17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 300 0 Running
18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra 300 0 Running
19 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford National Guard 300 0 Running
20 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's / Got Milk? 300 0 Running
21 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac Tide 300 0 Running
22 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Home Depot 300 0 Running
23 4 Johnny Sauter Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak Easy Share 300 0 Running
24 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 300 133 Running
25 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar 299 0 Running
26 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline 299 0 Running
27 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 299 0 Running
28 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 299 0 Running
29 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW–Delphi 299 0 Running
30 1 Jeff Green Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil 299 0 Running
31 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 299 0 Running
32 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific / Brawny 299 0 Running
33 74 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet BACE Motorsports 297 0 Running
34 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 296 0 Running
35 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet Friendly's 295 0 Running
36 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge AT&T 292 0 Running
37 43 Christian Fittipaldi Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios 268 0 Running
38 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge Stacker 2 / YJ Stinger 260 0 Running
39 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 196 0 Crash
40 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Havoline 195 13 Crash
41 0 John Andretti Haas CNC Racing Pontiac NetZero Hi Speed 179 0 Running
42 01 Mike Wallace MB2 Motorsports Pontiac U.S. Army 118 0 Crash
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Ford Racing for Jesus / Red Line Oil 43 0 Brakes
Source:[2]

Failed to qualify

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 3:16:29
  • Average Speed: 96.924 miles per hour (155.984 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: no time trials
  • Cautions: 12 for 63 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 1.582 sec
  • Lead changes: 14
  • Percent of race run under caution: 21%
  • Average green flag run: 18.2 laps

References

  1. ^ "Johnson Wins at New Hampshire!". Hendrick Motorsports. July 20, 2003. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "2003 New England 300". racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
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