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-July-20)
Location New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (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 an 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 (1.702 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

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.

Top 10 results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford
4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge
5 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
7 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
8 30 Steve Park Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford
10 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford

Race Statistics

References

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