2003 Winston Cup Series

The 2003 Winston Cup Series was the third year of the simulation. The 55th NASCAR Cup Series season and the 32nd season of the modern era of the sport, it began with the 45th Daytona 500 and finished with the New Hampshire 300. Matt Kenseth, driving the #17 for Roush Racing, was crowned champion. This season was the final year of Winston as the title sponsor of the series and of Unocal 76 as the official fuel, being replaced by communications provider Nextel and Sunoco respectively.

### Schedule

The schedule received no changes, remaining the same as the original 2001 Winston Cup schedule. Link to the full schedule is here > [1]

### Race results

45th Daytona 500

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      40- Sterling Marlin

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      42- Jimmie Johnson

6.      01- Matt Crafton

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

9.      29- Kevin Harvick

10.    33- Joe Nemechek

DuraLube 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      99- Jeff Burton

4.      88- Dale Jarrett

5.      40- Sterling Marlin

6.      15- Ricky Hendrick

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      24- Jeff Gordon

9.      17- Matt Kenseth

10.    42- Jimmie Johnson

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      2- Carl Edwards

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      28- Greg Biffle

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      25- Jerry Nadeau

10.    26- Travis Kvapil

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      31- Marcos Ambrose

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      20- Tony Stewart

7.      32- Ricky Craven

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      01- Matt Crafton

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      26- Travis Kvapil

3.      99- Jeff Burton

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      55- Clint Bowyer

6.      15- Ricky Hendrick

7.      17- Matt Kenseth

8.      32- Ricky Craven

9.      24- Jeff Gordon

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

Food City 500

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      9- Bill Elliott

4.      17- Matt Kenseth

5.      88- Dale Jarrett

6.      66- Denny Hamlin

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      19- Casey Atwood

9.      26- Travis Kvapil

10.    8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Harrah’s 500

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      17- Matt Kenseth

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      43- John Andretti

6.      25- Jerry Nadeau

7.      2- Carl Edwards

8.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

9.      29- Kevin Harvick

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

Virginia 500

1.      42- Jimmie Johnson

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      20- Tony Stewart

5.      99- Jeff Burton

6.      55- Clint Bowyer

7.      2- Carl Edwards

8.      88- Dale Jarrett

9.      17- Matt Kenseth

10.    29- Kevin Harvick

Talladega 500

1.      9- Bill Elliott

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      88- Dale Jarrett

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      28- Greg Biffle

6.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7.      22- Ward Burton

8.      15- Ricky Hendrick

9.      99- Jeff Burton

10.    20- Tony Stewart

NAPA Auto Parts 500

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      17- Matt Kenseth

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      55- Clint Bowyer

6.      29- Kevin Harvick

7.      88- Dale Jarrett

8.      32- Ricky Craven

9.      2- Carl Edwards

10.    10- Johnny Benson Jr.

Pontiac Excitement 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      88- Dale Jarrett

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      25- Jerry Nadeau

5.      99- Jeff Burton

6.      24- Jeff Gordon

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      2- Carl Edwards

10.    19- Casey Atwood

Coca-Cola 600

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      28- Greg Biffle

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      99- Jeff Burton

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      2- Carl Edwards

8.      31- Marcos Ambrose

9.      43- John Andretti

10.    29- Kevin Harvick

MBNA Platinum 400

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      28- Greg Biffle

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      31- Marcos Ambrose

5.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      21- Casey Mears

8.      88- Dale Jarrett

9.      24- Jeff Gordon

10.    20- Tony Stewart

Kmart 400

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      40- Sterling Marlin

4.      20- Tony Stewart

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      6- Johnny Sauter

7.      88- Dale Jarrett

8.      99- Jeff Burton

9.      25- Jerry Nadeau

10.    01- Matt Crafton

Pocono 500

1.      88- Dale Jarrett

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      2- Carl Edwards

5.      19- Casey Atwood

6.      18- Bobby Labonte

7.      01- Matt Crafton

8.      40- Sterling Marlin

9.      26- Travis Kvapil

10.    20- Tony Stewart

Dodge-Save Mart 350

1.      01- Matt Crafton

2.      5- Terry Labonte

3.      40- Sterling Marlin

4.      19- Casey Atwood

5.      17- Matt Kenseth

6.      28- Greg Biffle

7.      20- Tony Stewart

8.      22- Ward Burton

9.      18- Bobby Labonte

10.    2- Carl Edwards

Pepsi 400

1.      17- Matt Kenseth

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      55- Clint Bowyer

4.      19- Casey Atwood

5.      01- Matt Crafton

6.      40- Sterling Marlin

7.      31- Marcos Ambrose

8.      88- Dale Jarrett

9.      25- Jerry Nadeau

10.    20- Tony Stewart

Tropicana 400

1.      15- Ricky Hendrick

2.      9- Bill Elliott

3.      17- Matt Kenseth

4.      22- Ward Burton

5.      25- Jerry Nadeau

6.      31- Marcos Ambrose

7.      97- Rick Mast

8.      36- Jamie McMurray

9.      21- Casey Mears

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

New England 300

1.      25- Jerry Nadeau

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      26- Travis Kvapil

4.      88- Dale Jarrett

5.      66- Denny Hamlin

6.      22- Ward Burton

7.      36- Jamie McMurray

8.      9- Bill Elliott

9.      42- Jimmie Johnson

10.    2- Carl Edwards

Pennsylvania 500

1.      88- Dale Jarrett

2.      2- Carl Edwards

3.      01- Matt Crafton

4.      19- Casey Atwood

5.      15- Ricky Hendrick

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      21- Casey Mears

8.      28- Greg Biffle

9.      29- Kevin Harvick

10.    97- Rick Mast

Brickyard 400

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      26- Travis Kvapil

3.      17- Matt Kenseth

4.      42- Jimmie Johnson

5.      88- Dale Jarrett

6.      2- Carl Edwards

7.      25- Jerry Nadeau

8.      9- Bill Elliott

9.      40- Sterling Marlin

10.    8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Global Crossing @ The Glen

1.      17- Matt Kenseth

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      28- Greg Biffle

4.      22- Ward Burton

5.      9- Bill Elliott

6.      88- Dale Jarrett

7.      2- Carl Edwards

8.      99- Jeff Burton

9.      18- Bobby Labonte

10.    26- Travis Kvapil

Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      15- Ricky Hendrick

3.      88- Dale Jarrett

4.      22- Ward Burton

5.      19- Casey Atwood

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      2- Carl Edwards

8.      28- Greg Biffle

9.      25- Jerry Nadeau

10.    99- Jeff Burton

Sharpie 500

1.      28- Greg Biffle

2.      88- Dale Jarrett

3.      42- Jimmie Johnson

4.      29- Kevin Harvick

5.      22- Ward Burton

6.      55- Clint Bowyer

7.      2- Carl Edwards

8.      25- Jerry Nadeau

9.      15- Ricky Hendrick

10.    26- Travis Kvapil

Mountain Dew Southern 500

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      66- Denny Hamlin

3.      2- Carl Edwards

4.      32- Ricky Craven

5.      17- Matt Kenseth

6.      15- Ricky Hendrick

7.      97- Rick Mast

8.      88- Dale Jarrett

9.      6- Johnny Sauter

10.    40- Sterling Marlin

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400

1.      17- Matt Kenseth

2.      88- Dale Jarrett

3.      36- Jamie McMurray

4.      66- Denny Hamlin

5.      21- Casey Mears

6.      32- Ricky Craven

7.      9- Bill Elliott

8.      43- John Andretti

9.      2- Carl Edwards

10.    29- Kevin Harvick

MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400

1.      88- Dale Jarrett

2.      19- Casey Atwood

3.      15- Ricky Hendrick

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

7.      17- Matt Kenseth

8.      2- Carl Edwards

9.      6- Johnny Sauter

10.    99- Jeff Burton

Protection One 400

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      97- Rick Mast

4.      88- Dale Jarrett

5.      6- Johnny Sauter

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      2- Carl Edwards

8.      42- Jimmie Johnson

9.      15- Ricky Hendrick

10.    21- Casey Mears

UAW-GM Quality 500

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      55- Clint Bowyer

4.      19- Casey Atwood

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      88- Dale Jarrett

7.      43- John Andretti

8.      66- Denny Hamlin

9.      32- Ricky Craven

10.    26- Travis Kvapil

Old Dominion 500

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      25- Jerry Nadeau

3.      55- Clint Bowyer

4.      29- Kevin Harvick

5.      31- Marcos Ambrose

6.      88- Dale Jarrett

7.      9- Bill Elliott

8.      2- Carl Edwards

9.      40- Sterling Marlin

10.    17- Matt Kenseth

EA Sports 500

1.      55- Clint Bowyer

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      31- Marcos Ambrose

4.      88- Dale Jarrett

5.      40- Sterling Marlin

6.      29- Kevin Harvick

7.      17- Matt Kenseth

8.      5- Terry Labonte

9.      26- Travis Kvapil

10.    32- Ricky Craven

Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil

1.      22- Ward Burton

2.      9- Bill Elliott

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      20- Tony Stewart

5.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

6.      25- Jerry Nadeau

7.      97- Rick Mast

8.      01- Matt Crafton

9.      88- Dale Jarrett

10.    55- Clint Bowyer

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      55- Clint Bowyer

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      01- Matt Crafton

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      21- Casey Mears

8.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

9.      42- Jimmie Johnson

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

Pennzoil Freedom 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      22- Ward Burton

4.      17- Matt Kenseth

5.      55- Clint Bowyer

6.      26- Travis Kvapil

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      88- Dale Jarrett

9.      19- Casey Atwood

10.    99- Jeff Burton

NAPA 500

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      55- Clint Bowyer

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      20- Tony Stewart

6.      18- Bobby Labonte

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      21- Casey Mears

9.      29- Kevin Harvick

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

New Hampshire 300

1.      99- Jeff Burton

2.      2- Carl Edwards

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      25- Jerry Nadeau

7.      20- Tony Stewart

8.      36- Jamie McMurray

9.      21- Casey Mears

10.    15- Ricky Hendrick

### Milestones

Most Wins: Kevin Harvick- #29, Richard Childress Racing (7)

Daytona 500 Winner: Jeff Gordon- #24, Hendrick Motorsports

Most Consecutive Wins: Kevin Harvick- #29, Richard Childress Racing (3)

Rookie of the Year: Jimmie Johnson- #42, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

Unexpected Win: Rookie Matt Crafton achieving his first career win at the notoriously challenging Sears Point Raceway.