*Driver changed to Jason Keller after Nadeau crashed in second practice, leaving Nadeau critically injured and effectively ending Nadeau's racing career.[2][3][4]
The first practice session was held on Friday, May 2, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.[5]Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.230 and an average speed of 127.178 miles per hour (204.673 km/h).[6]
The second practice session was held on Friday, May 2, at 4:45 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[5]Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.640 and an average speed of 124.769 miles per hour (200.796 km/h).[7]
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, May 2, at 6:10 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[5]Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.640 and an average speed of 124.769 miles per hour (200.796 km/h).[8]
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 2, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[5] Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[9]
Terry Labonte of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 21.342 and an average speed of 126.511 miles per hour (203.600 km/h).[10]
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The 2003 Pontiac Excitement 400 was the 11th stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 49th iteration of the event The race was held on Saturday May 3 2003 before a crowd of 110 000 in Richmond Virginia at Richmond International Raceway a 0 75 miles 1 21 km D shaped oval The race was shortened from its scheduled 400 laps to 393 due to rain cutting the race short At race s end Joe Nemechek driving for Hendrick Motorsports would rally from the mid pack and eventually win his third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season 1 To fill out the podium Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing and Dale Earnhardt Jr of Dale Earnhardt Inc would finish second and third respectively 2003 Pontiac Excitement 400Race detailsRace 11 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 2003 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover DateMay 3 2003Official name49th Annual Pontiac Excitement 400LocationRichmond Virginia Richmond International RacewayCoursePermanent racing facility0 75 mi 1 21 km Distance393 laps 294 75 mi 474 354 km Scheduled Distance400 laps 300 mi 482 803 km Average speed86 783 miles per hour 139 664 km h Attendance110 000Pole positionDriverTerry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsTime21 342Most laps ledDriverJoe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsLaps156WinnerNo 25Joe NemechekHendrick MotorsportsTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFXAnnouncersMike Joy Larry McReynolds Darrell WaltripRadio in the United StatesRadioMotor Racing Network MB2 Motorsports driver Jerry Nadeau would suffer career ending injuries in the second practice session of the race 2 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 First practice 2 2 Second practice 2 3 Third and final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 ReferencesBackground editEntry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Jack Sprague R Haas CNC Racing Pontiac NetZero HiSpeed 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil 01 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac U S Army 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Pontiac Virginia Tech Hokies 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak EasyShare 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ahh The Power of Cheese 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 10 Johnny Benson Jr MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Eagle One Wax As U Dry 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Hooters 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge Alltel 14 Larry Foyt R A J Foyt Enterprises Dodge Harrah s Oh Yeah 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle R Roush Racing Ford Grainger 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge 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 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac Tide Bleach 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet Friendly s 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M amp M s 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 41 Casey Mears R Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 42 Jamie McMurray R Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco Havoline 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia Pacific Brawny 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe s 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge BAM Racing 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford National Guard 66 Hideo Fukuyama R BelCar Motorsports Ford Kikkoman 74 Tony Raines R BACE Motorsports Chevrolet BACE Motorsports 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid Commercial Sharpie 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo Official entry list Driver changed to Jason Keller after Nadeau crashed in second practice leaving Nadeau critically injured and effectively ending Nadeau s racing career 2 3 4 Withdrew after crashing in first practice 5 Practice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Friday May 2 at 11 20 AM EST and would last for two hours 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr of Dale Earnhardt Inc would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 21 230 and an average speed of 127 178 miles per hour 204 673 km h 6 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 21 230 127 178 2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21 249 127 065 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 259 127 005 Full first practice results Second practice edit The second practice session was held on Friday May 2 at 4 45 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes 5 Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 21 640 and an average speed of 124 769 miles per hour 200 796 km h 7 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 21 640 124 769 2 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 701 124 418 3 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 21 737 124 212 Full second practice results Third and final practice edit The third and final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Friday May 2 at 6 10 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes 5 Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 21 640 and an average speed of 124 769 miles per hour 200 796 km h 8 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 21 650 124 711 2 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 21 658 124 665 3 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 21 678 124 550 Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was held on Friday May 2 at 3 00 PM EST Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap 5 Positions 1 36 would be decided on time while positions 37 43 would be based on provisionals Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner s points The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race If no past champ needs the provisional the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional 9 Terry Labonte of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole setting a time of 21 342 and an average speed of 126 511 miles per hour 203 600 km h 10 Two drivers would fail to qualify Derrike Cope and Hermie Sadler Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 342 126 511 2 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 366 126 369 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 21 375 126 316 4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21 393 126 210 5 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 21 417 126 068 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 418 126 062 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 21 423 126 033 8 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 21 423 126 033 9 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21 424 126 027 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21 434 125 968 11 41 Casey Mears R Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 21 439 125 939 12 01 Jerry Nadeau MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 21 446 125 898 13 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 21 467 125 774 14 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 21 473 125 739 15 16 Greg Biffle R Roush Racing Ford 21 479 125 704 16 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 21 499 125 587 17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge 21 504 125 558 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 21 510 125 523 19 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 21 515 125 494 20 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 21 516 125 488 21 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 21 520 125 465 22 42 Jamie McMurray R Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 21 522 125 453 23 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 21 546 125 313 24 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 21 555 125 261 25 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 21 563 125 215 26 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Pontiac 21 563 125 215 27 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 21 570 125 174 28 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 21 571 125 168 29 0 Jack Sprague R Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 21 574 125 151 30 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 21 581 125 110 31 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 21 584 125 093 32 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 590 125 058 33 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 21 591 125 052 34 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 21 639 124 775 35 74 Tony Raines R BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 21 655 124 683 36 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 670 124 596 Provisionals 37 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 21 679 124 545 38 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 21 677 124 556 39 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 21 876 123 423 40 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 21 852 123 559 41 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21 679 124 545 42 14 Larry Foyt R A J Foyt Enterprises Dodge 21 743 124 178 43 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 21 962 122 940 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 21 946 123 029 45 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Pontiac 21 836 123 649 WD 66 Hideo Fukuyama R BelCar Motorsports Ford Official qualifying resultsRace results editFin 11 St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 2 25 Joe Nemechek Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 156 running 185 159 375 2 4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 393 62 running 175 157 758 3 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 393 5 running 170 121 867 4 32 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 393 29 running 165 101 212 5 30 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 393 10 running 160 102 533 6 36 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 393 12 running 155 100 928 7 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 393 0 running 146 73 675 8 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 393 17 running 147 89 925 9 16 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 393 0 running 138 90 342 10 17 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Dodge 393 0 running 134 91 942 11 20 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 393 0 running 130 90 781 12 37 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 393 0 running 127 69 910 13 21 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 393 0 running 124 95 425 14 35 74 Tony Raines R BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 121 51 325 15 13 10 Johnny Benson Jr MBV Motorsports Pontiac 393 0 running 118 82 435 16 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 42 running 120 97 228 17 15 16 Greg Biffle R Roush Racing Ford 393 0 running 112 49 150 18 31 77 Dave Blaney Jasper Motorsports Ford 393 0 running 109 76 000 19 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 106 68 275 20 28 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 393 6 running 108 89 058 21 1 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 393 30 running 105 83 456 22 22 42 Jamie McMurray R Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 393 0 running 97 47 975 23 34 54 Todd Bodine BelCar Motorsports Ford 393 0 running 94 65 375 24 33 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 392 0 running 91 58 100 25 19 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 392 0 running 88 59 050 26 29 0 Jack Sprague R Haas CNC Racing Pontiac 392 0 running 85 47 725 27 8 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 391 0 running 82 58 700 28 11 41 Casey Mears R Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 391 0 running 79 66 864 29 14 23 Kenny Wallace Bill Davis Racing Dodge 390 0 crash 76 50 250 30 24 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 390 0 running 73 86 253 31 43 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 389 0 running 70 49 825 32 12 01 Jason Keller MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 388 0 running 67 49 675 33 42 14 Larry Foyt R A J Foyt Enterprises Dodge 387 0 running 64 49 625 34 27 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 378 0 crash 61 57 075 35 26 4 Mike Skinner Morgan McClure Motorsports Pontiac 378 0 crash 58 47 425 36 40 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 363 0 crash 55 92 253 37 39 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 338 0 running 52 80 675 38 38 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Pontiac 287 0 crash 49 54 375 39 5 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 277 24 running 51 76 185 40 41 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 0 crash 43 54 230 41 9 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 223 0 crash 40 98 748 42 25 7 Jimmy Spencer Ultra Motorsports Dodge 139 0 crash 37 46 110 43 23 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 42 0 crash 34 71 502 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Chevrolet 45 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Pontiac WD 66 Hideo Fukuyama R BelCar Motorsports Ford Official race resultsReferences edit Minter Rick 2003 05 04 A slick win for Nemechek The Atlanta Constitution pp D16 via Newspapers com nbsp a b Smith Marty October 25 2012 Nadeau It s almost like I lost my life ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures Archived from the original on October 27 2012 Retrieved January 28 2015 Lew Freedman 2013 Encyclopedia of Stock Car Racing ABC CLIO p 529 ISBN 978 0 313 38710 4 Nadeau s condition improves Autosport Haymarket Publications May 6 2003 Archived from the original on March 3 2016 Retrieved January 30 2015 a b c d e Jayski s Silly Season Site 2003 Richmond 1 Race Info Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on 2005 02 04 Retrieved 2022 02 27 NASCAR com Races 2003 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