2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season was the ninth season of the third highest stock car racing in the United States. The season included twenty-five races, beginning with the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Steve Coulter won the Owners' Championship, while Travis Kvapil won the Drivers' Championship during the final race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Dodge won the Manufacturers' Championship with 179 points.

Travis Kvapil, shown here in 2004, the 2003 Craftsman Truck Series champion.

2003 teams and drivers edit

Full-time teams edit

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver(s)	Crew chief
Chevrolet	Morgan-Dollar Motorsports	46	Dennis Setzer	Danny Gill
	SealMaster Racing	88	Matt Crafton 24	Jerry Cook
	SealMaster Racing	88	Buddy Rice 1	Jerry Cook
	Spears Motorsports	75	David Starr 21	Dave McCarty
	Spears Motorsports	75	Hank Parker Jr. 4	Dave McCarty
	Team Racing	23	Phil Bonifield 14	Tom Mazzuchi
			Dana White 5
			Jamie Aube 5
			Alex Mueller 1
	Troxell-MacDonald Racing	93	Michael Dokken 4	Lonnie Troxell
			Teri MacDonald 1 (R)
			Trevor Boys 1
			Dana White 1
			Roland Isaacs 9 (R)
			Jason White 1
			Jonathon Price 3
			Jon Lemke 1
			Jason York 1
			Aaron Daniel 1
			Jerry Allec Jr. 1
			Derrike Cope 1
	Xpress Motorsports	16	Travis Kvapil	Chris Showalter
	Green Light Racing	08	Bobby Dotter 2	Tommy Morgan
			Jody Lavender (R) 21
			Shane Sieg 2
		07	Rich Bickle 1	Doug Howe
			Bobby Dotter 9
			Stan Boyd 2
			Blake Mallory 1
			Johnny Chapman 6
			Ryan Hanson 1
			Mark McFarland 1
			Shane Sieg 2
			Alex Mueller 1
Dodge			Jeremy Mayfield 1
	Bobby Hamilton Racing	4	Bobby Hamilton	Newt Moore
		8	Bill Lester	Danny Rollins
		18	Chad Chaffin	Randy Seals
	HT Motorsports	59	Robert Pressley	Greg Conner
	Orleans Racing	62	Brendan Gaughan	Shane Wilson
	Ultra Motorsports	1	Ted Musgrave	Gene Nead
		2	Jason Leffler 16	Tim Kohuth
			Jimmy Spencer 3
			Andy Houston 6
Ford	Circle Bar Racing	14	Rick Crawford	Ray Stonkus
	K Automotive Racing	29	Terry Cook	Rick Ren
	Roush Racing	50	Jon Wood	John Monsam
	Roush Racing	99	Carl Edwards (R)	Doug Richert
Ford Dodge	Fasscore Motorsports	15	Andy Houston 4	Gary Showalter
			Rich Bickle 10
			Mike Skinner 4
			Ryan Hemphill 3
			Robby Benton 3
			Patrick Lawler 1
Chevrolet Ford	Team Racing	86	Lance Hooper 1	Ethan Davis
			Phil Bonifield 8
			T. J. Bell (R) 9
			Jamie Aube 5 ^{[N 1]}
			Brad Teague 1
			Shane Wallace 1 ^{[N 1]}
Chevrolet Dodge	Troxell-MacDonald Racing	72	Randy MacDonald	Cliff Button
	Ware Racing Enterprises	5	Jerry Hill 22	Doug Taylor
			Brian Sockwell 1
			Stan Boyd 1
			Carl Long 1

Part-time teams edit

Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the truck is unknown.

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver(s)	Crew chief	Rounds
Chevrolet	2nd Chance Motorsports	79	Scott Hall	???	1
	Andy Petree Racing	33	Andy Petree	???	4
			Paul Menard		5
			Tony Stewart		1
	Bradberry Motorsports	78	Charlie Bradberry	Ted Kennedy	5
	Bradford Miller	68	Brandon Miller	???	3
	Bryan Reffner	80	Bryan Reffner	Walter Giles	2
	Clean Line Motorsports	38	Brandon Whitt	Jerry Pitts	7
	Conely Racing	7	Jay Sherston	John Conely	2
	Danny McCall	56	Matt McCall	???	1
	Dennis Sockwell	54	Brian Sockwell	Todd Hall	3
	Donald Thompson	92	Jeremy Thompson	???	2
	Hands-On Racing	94	Dennis Hannel	???	2
	Horn Auto Racing	58	Chris Horn	???	8
	Jody McCormick	77	Jody McCormick	Jeremy McCormick	2
	JRS Motorsports	39	Jason Small	???	4
	Keller Motorsports	77	Doug Keller (R)	???	1
		27	Doug Keller (R)	David Bridgeman	8
		27	Blake Mallory	David Bridgeman	1
	Ken Hunt	97	Jason York	???	3
	Ken Schrader Racing	52	Mike Wallace	Donnie Richeson	2
	Ken Schrader Racing	52	Ken Schrader	Donnie Richeson	11
	James Burr	87	Conrad Burr	Dan Glauz	7
	Kevin Harvick, Inc.	6	Ed Berrier	Wally Rogers	1
			Kevin Harvick		6
			Brandon Miller		1
			Randy LaJoie		1
	KW Racing	20	Ken Weaver	Raymond Newman	5
	LeRoy's Boys Racing	17	Darrell Waltrip	Bobby Kennedy Buddy Barnes	3
	Mahlik Motorsports	09	Doug Mahlik	???	2
	McGlynn Racing	00	Ryan McGlynn	Allen Crestinger	5
	Midgley Racing	09	David Gilliland	Dick Midgley	1
	Morgan-Dollar Motorsports	47	Joe Varde	???	1
	MRD Motorsports	68	Jay Godley	???	2
	Ninety-Nine Racing, LLC	82	Gilbert King	Dan Glauz	1
	Ninety-Nine Racing, LLC	82	A. J. Fike	Dan Glauz	1
	Richardson Motorsports	0	Patrick Lawler	Larry Richardson	1
	Richardson Motorsports	0	Loni Richardson	Larry Richardson	5
	Ronald Jones	34	Eric Jones	Eddie Pearson	1
	RT Motorsports	13	Ray Polodna	???	4
	Scott Williams	98	Jarod Robie	???	1
	SealMaster Racing		Cory Kruseman	???	1
	SealMaster Racing		Matt Crafton	???	1
	Stellar Quest Racing	91	J. C. Stout	Steve Mollnow	4
	Sutton Motorsports	02	Kelly Sutton	Richard Broome	5
	Team EJP Racing	03	Eric Jones	Tom Pearl	10
	Team Racing	25	Jamie Aube	William Kehrer	3
			Wayne Edwards		2
			Michael Dokken		1
			Dana White		1
	Team Texas Racing	49	Shawna Robinson	Mike Starr	3
	Troxell-MacDonald Racing	7	Stuart Kirby	???	1
	Xpress Motorsports	11	Jack Sprague	???	2
	Xpress Motorsports	11	Clay Brown	???	1
	Ware Racing Enterprises	51	Chase Montgomery ^{[N 2]}	Ken Glen	1
Dodge			G. J. Mennen Jr.		2
			Rusty Alton		1
			Stan Boyd		5
			Brian Sockwell		1
			Carl Long		1
			Randy Briggs (R)		2
			Blake Mallory		1
			Jerry Hill		1
			Jason Hedlesky		1
			Doug Keller (R)		1
		81	Doug Keller (R)	???	1
	Carl Long Racing	96	Matt Carter	???	1
	Carpenter Group Racing	57	Brian Rose	Patrick Wall	3
	Dean Motorsports	55	Mark McFarland	???	2
	Gerald Miller	32	Jerry Miller	Mike Seibert	1
	MLB Motorsports	36	Michael Dokken	???	1
	Orleans Racing	61	Scott Lynch	???	2
	Rick Bogart	70	Rick Bogart	???	3
	Ron Rhodes Racing	36	Trevor Boys	???	4
			Blake Mallory		1
			Pete Harding		1
	Ultra Motorsports	7	Tyler Walker	Matt Puccia	3
			Stuart Kirby		1
			Tracy Hines		3
		27	Tracy Hines	???	1
		27	P. J. Jones	???	1
Ford	Alvin Thompson	36	Geoff Bodine	Walter Giles	2
	Alvin Thompson	36	James Stephenson	Walter Giles	1
	Borneman Motorsports	81	Johnny Borneman III	Kevin Cram	1
	Capital City Motorsports	83	Willie Green	???	1
	Craig Wood	11 73	Craig Wood	???	4
	Dan Higgs	67	Gary Higgs	???	1
	Fans Motorsports	01	Lance Hooper	Dan Kolanda	16
	Fasscore Motorsports	9	Rich Bickle	???	1
			Andy Houston		1
			Lance Hooper		1
			Kenny Hendrick (R)		13
			Steadman Marlin		1
			Johnny Sauter		3
	Four-Tech Racing	81	Danny Bagwell	???	1
	J&J Motorsports	70	Andy Ponstein	???	2
	Ken Davis	65	Nathan Wulff	???	4
	Long Brothers Racing	84	Nick Woodward	Charlie Long	1
	Long Brothers Racing	84	Elliott Sadler	Charlie Long	1
	MB Motorsports	63	Ronnie Hornaday	Mike Mittler	2
	MB Motorsports	63	David Stover	Mike Mittler	8
	Pro Motion Motorsports	35	Jason White	???	1
			L. W. Miller		1
			Tim Sauter^{[N 3]}		2
			Randy Briggs (R)		1
	Ricky Sanders Racing	19	Ricky Sanders	???	9
	Spraker Racing Enterprises	69	Frank Kimmel	???	1
	Team Chick Motorsports	11	Aaron Daniel	Bud Haefele Steve Chick Jr.	5
	Tim Woods III	54	Tim Woods III	???	4
	Upshaw Racing	19	Wayne Edwards	???	1
		94	Conrad Burr	???	1
		95	Wayne Edwards	Earl Ramey	7
	Victory in Jesus Racing	21	Morgan Shepherd	Carl Saylor	16
	Wallace Motorsports	04	Shane Wallace	Darren Shaw	7
Chevrolet Dodge Ford	Brevak Racing	31	Tina Gordon (R)	Todd Myers Kevin Cram	13
			Tommy Pistone		1
			Dallas Norman^{[N 4]}		1
			Wayne Edwards^{[N 4]}		1
			Mike Wallace		2
	Pro Motion Motorsports	53	Randy Briggs (R)	Calvin Humphries	16
			Tim Sauter^{[N 3]}		1
			T. J. Bell (R)		3
Dodge Ford	Bobby Sands Racing	47	Scotty Sands	???	2
	Fast Track Racing ^{[N 5]}	10	Andy Hillenburg	???	2
	Fast Track Racing ^{[N 5]}	10	Marty Houston	???	1
Chevrolet Ford	FDNY Racing	28	L. W. Miller	Bob Rahilly	5
Chevrolet Ford	FDNY Racing	28	Tommy Pistone	Tom Pistone	1
Dodge Chevrolet	EVI Motorsports	89	Stan Boyd	Ed Huckabee	6
	MLB Motorsports	66	Michael Dokken^{[N 6]}	???	2
			Randy Renfrow		3
			Stephen Rhodes		2
			Donnie Neuenberger		2
			Trevor Boys^{[N 6]}		3
			Blake Mallory		2
			Rick Ware		1
			Casey Kingsland		1

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b Jamie Aube made the field in the No. 86 Ford for Team Racing at Texas II (Race 22) but he was replaced in the race by Shane Wallace, who failed to qualify his No. 04 Ford for Wallace Motorsports.
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Ray Montgomery Racing.
^ ^a ^b All of Tim Sauter's races with the team were fielded in a collaboration with Gary Keller Racing.
^ ^a ^b Dallas Norman made the field in the No. 31 Ford for Brevak Racing at Martinsville II (Race 23) but he was replaced in the race by Wayne Edwards, who failed to qualify his No. 95 Ford for Upshaw Racing.
^ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Gary Keller Racing at Kentucky (Race 11) and with Ultra Motorsports at Homestead (Race 25).
^ ^a ^b Michael Dokken made the field in the No. 66 Dodge for MLB Motorsports at Milwaukee (Race 9) but he was replaced in the race by Trevor Boys, who failed to qualify his No. 36 Dodge for Ron Rhodes Racing.

Schedule edit

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	Florida Dodge Dealers 250	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 14
2	Craftsman 200	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	March 14
3	Lucas Oil 250 presented by Glidden	Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield	March 23
4	Advance Auto Parts 250	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 12
5	Hardee's 200	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord	May 16
6	MBNA Armed Forces Family 200	Dover International Speedway, Dover	May 30
7	O'Reilly 400K	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	June 6
8	O'Reilly 200	Memphis International Raceway, Millington	June 21
9	GNC 200	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis	June 28
10	O'Reilly Auto Parts 250	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	July 5
11	Built Ford Tough 225	Kentucky Speedway, Sparta	July 12
12	Missouri-Illinois Dealers Ram Tough 200	Gateway International Raceway, Madison	July 19
13	Sears 200	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	July 26
14	Power Stroke Diesel 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg	August 1
15	Federated Auto Parts 200	Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon	August 8
16	O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	August 20
17	Virginia Is For Lovers 200	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 4
18	New Hampshire 200	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon	September 13
19	American Racing Wheels 200	California Speedway, Fontana	September 20
20	Las Vegas 350	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	September 27
21	John Boy & Billy 250	South Boston Speedway, South Boston	October 4
22	Silverado 350	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	October 11
23	Advance Auto Parts 200	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	October 18
24	Chevy Silverado 150	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix	October 31
25	Ford 200	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	November 14

Races edit

Florida Dodge Dealers 250 edit

The Florida Dodge Dealers 250 was held February 14 at Daytona International Speedway. Jason Leffler won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Eric Jones (#34), Geoff Bodine (#36), Brian Rose (#57), Ricky Sanders (#19)

Craftsman 200 edit

The Craftsman 200 was held March 14 at Darlington Raceway. Travis Kvapil won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Lucas Oil 250 presented by Glidden edit

The Lucas Oil 250 presented by Glidden was held March 23 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Advance Auto Parts 250 edit

The Advance Auto Parts 250 was held April 12 at Martinsville Speedway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Conrad Burr (#87), Tina Gordon (#31), Dana White (#23), James Stephenson (#36), Randy Briggs (#53), Doug Keller (#27), Craig Wood (#11), Jody McCormick (#77), Ron Polodna (#13)

Hardee's 200 edit

The Hardee's 200 was held May 16 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Bill Lester won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Michael Dokken (#93), Phil Bonifield (#23)

MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 edit

The MBNA Armed Forces Family 200 was held May 30 at Dover International Speedway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

This was Jason Leffler's only Truck series victory.

O'Reilly 400K edit

The O'Reilly 400K was held June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

O'Reilly 200 edit

The O'Reilly 200, the 200th race run in the truck series was held June 21 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Jon Wood won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Stan Boyd (#51), Dennis Hannel (#94)

GNC 200 edit

The GNC 200 was held June 28 at The Milwaukee Mile. Terry Cook won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Trevor Boys (#36), Nathal Wulff (#65), Conrad Burr (#87). Note: Trevor Boys replaced Michael Dokken in the #66 in the race.

O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 edit

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 was held July 5 at Kansas Speedway. Chad Chaffin won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Doug Keller (#27), Aaron Daniel (#11), Wayne Edwards (#25), Bobby Dotter (#07)

Built Ford Tough 225 edit

The Built Ford Tough 225 was held July 12 at Kentucky Speedway. Jon Wood won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Andy Hillenburg (#10), Blake Mallory (#36)

This was Carl Edwards' first Truck Series victory,^[1] but he suffered a 100-point penalty after the race due to cylinder head infractions.^[2]

Missouri-Illinois Dealers Ram Tough 200 edit

The Missouri-Illinois Dealers Ram Tough 200 was held July 19 at Gateway International Raceway. Travis Kvapil won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Sears 200 edit

The Sears 200 was held July 26 at Michigan International Speedway. Jason Leffler won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Power Stroke Diesel 200 edit

The Power Stroke Diesel 200 was held August 1 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Terry Cook won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Jason York (#93), Conrad Burr (#87), Casey Kingsland (#66), Jody McCormick (#77), Eric Jones (#03), Jay Sherston (#7), Scott Hall (#79), Doug Mahlik (#09), Ron Polodna (#13), Craig Wood (#11)

Federated Auto Parts 200 edit

The Federated Auto Parts 200 was held August 8 at Nashville Superspeedway. Chad Chaffin won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife edit

The O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife was held August 20 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Virginia Is For Lovers 200 edit

The Virginia Is For Lovers 200 was held September 4 at Richmond International Raceway. Travis Kvapil won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Brian Sockwell (#51)

New Hampshire 200 edit

The New Hampshire 200 was held September 13 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jimmy Spencer won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

This was Jimmy Spencer's only Truck Series victory.

American Racing Wheels 200 edit

The American Racing Wheels 200 was held September 20 at California Speedway. Brendan Gaughan won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Doug Keller (#77), Blake Mallory (#27), Ricky Sanders (#19), Aaron Daniel (#93)

Las Vegas 350 edit

The Las Vegas 350 was held September 27 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Brendan Gaughan won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: J. C. Stout (#91), Jason Small (#39), Trevor Boys (#36), Chris Horn (#58), Kelly Sutton (#02), Conrad Burr (#94), David Gilliland (#09), Rick Bogart (#70), Loni Richardson (#0), Tina Gordon (#31), Jason York (#97), David Stover (#63), Ricky Sanders (#19), Kenny Hendrick (#9), Tim Woods (#54)

John Boy & Billy 250 edit

The John Boy & Billy 250 was held October 4 at South Boston Speedway. Brendan Gaughan won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Randy Briggs (#51)

Silverado 350 edit

The Silverado 350 was held October 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Andy Houston won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Shane Wallace (#04), Loni Richardson (#0). Note: Shane Wallace replaced Jamie Aube in the #86 in the race.

Advance Auto Parts 200 edit

The Advance Auto Parts 200 was held October 18 at Martinsville Speedway. Carl Edwards won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Jerry Hill (#51), Ron Polodna (#13), Wayne Edwards (#95), Jeremy Thompson (#92), Craig Wood (#73), Scotty Sands (#47). Note: Wayne Edwards replaced Dallas Norman in the #31 in the race.

Chevy Silverado 150 edit

The Chevy Silverado 150 was held October 31 at Phoenix International Raceway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Nathan Wulff (#65), Tim Woods (#54), Pete Harding (#36), Tommy Pistone (#28), Stan Boyd (#5), Cory Kruseman (#98)

Ford 200 edit

The Ford 200 was held November 14 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole.

This race saw the possibility of any one of the series' four top drivers in the points standings coming away with the championship. Going into the race Brendan Gaughan, driving the #62 Orleans Casino Dodge Ram for Orleans Racing, was leading the standings. Ted Musgrave, driving the #1 Mopar Dodge Ram for Ultra Motorsports, was sitting second. Third place was Dennis Setzer, in the #46 Acxiom Chevrolet Silverado for Morgan-Dollar Motorsports, and fourth was held by Travis Kvapil, driving the #16 IWX Motor Freight Chevrolet Silverado that Mike Bliss had won the series championship driving one year earlier for Xpress Motorsports.

Controversy was caused, however, by potential roadblocks caused by drivers' teammates. Setzer's team did not enter a second truck in the race. Kvapil's team was fielding the #11 IWX Silverado for Jack Sprague, who had joined the team after being fired by Haas CNC Racing in the Winston Cup Series. Gaughan's team was fielding the #61 Orleans Casino Ram driven by Scott Lynch, the team's developmental driver.

Ultra Motorsports, meanwhile, fielded a total of five trucks, two of which were cobbled together specifically for the event. In addition to Musgrave’s #1 Mopar Ram, Ultra fielded its other full time truck, the #2 Team ASE Ram driven by Andy Houston, and its usual part time #7 Dodge Motorsports Ram that was its driver development truck and was driven in this race by Tyler Walker. These trucks were joined by the #10 Team ASE Ram, which Smith tabbed Houston’s brother Marty to drive, and the #27 Ultra Wheels Ram that would be driven by former IndyCar driver P.J. Jones.

Among the critics of the move was the points leader, who felt that by fielding five trucks that Smith was trying to give Musgrave an unfair advantage; Marty Houston, who had been working on his brother’s pit crew at the time, had not raced in over two years and Jones, who ran primarily as a road course ringer in NASCAR, had not raced in the Truck Series since its inaugural season in 1995. Gaughan's complaints proved to be valid, as with thirty-four laps to go in the race, his day came to an end. The #62 made contact with the #10, who was running a lap down, and in the process Bryan Reffner in the #80 Emerson Electronics Ford F-150 was collected in the wreck. None of the three trucks were able to continue and the accident cost Gaughan his chance at the championship. An angry Gaughan blasted Houston for causing the accident and Smith for his tactics in an interview following the accident.

The next contender to run into trouble was Musgrave. With two laps to go in the race, the race restarted and Musgrave attempted to make a pass on Kvapil's inside before the cars reached the start/finish line. Musgrave completed the pass and then passed Setzer, but NASCAR threw the black flag as Musgrave was judged to have been in violation of race rules. Musgrave never answered the black flag, and when the checkered flag fell on the next lap he crossed it in sixth place behind Sprague and in front of Kvapil, who passed Setzer for seventh. With the penalty, however, Musgrave was listed as the last car on the lead lap in thirteenth place.

For several minutes, NASCAR held off on making the results official as they reviewed Musgrave's penalty. After a 23-minute delay, the black flag was upheld, and Kvapil was declared the series champion. The final margin was nine points, while Musgrave finished eighteen points behind and Gaughan forty (without the black flag, Musgrave would have been the champion over Kvapil by 12 points, with Setzer 21 behind, and Gaughan 52 back).

In a post-race interview, an obviously angry Musgrave, while acknowledging his infraction, blamed it on Kvapil putting the brakes on him and responded with, "That figures. Screw them. All I can say is that next year, you're going to see a whole new Ted Musgrave. He's going to be the dirtiest son of a gun going out there on the racetrack and you might as well throw that rulebook away. I ain't going by it no more."

Xpress Motorsports won its second consecutive Truck Series Championship as a team, as Mike Bliss had won the 2002 series championship driving the same truck Kvapil took to the championship.

Polesitter Bobby Hamilton won the race. Of the additional drivers that the Xpress, Ultra, and Orleans teams entered, Jack Sprague and P. J. Jones finished in the top ten, with Sprague fifth and Jones ninth. Scott Lynch finished twelfth, Tyler Walker twenty-third, and Marty Houston thirtieth. Gaughan finished the race in twenty-ninth.

IndyCar Series driver and future Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Rice made his NASCAR debut in this race driving SealMaster Racing's #88 Chevrolet Silverado normally driven by Matt Crafton. Crafton drove the team's #98 entry for this race. Rice would finish 20th.

Top ten results (on the track)

Top ten results (official result)

Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (#93), Jason Hedlesky (#51), Wayne Edwards (#95), Lance Hooper (#01), Dana White (#25), Jamie Aube (#23), Carl Long (#5), Danny Bagwell (#81)

Full Drivers' Championship edit

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos	Driver	DAY	DAR	MMR	MAR	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MIL	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	CAL	LVS	SBO	TEX	MAR	PHO	HOM	Points
1	Travis Kvapil	2	4	16	18	4	5	4	2	6	4	6	3	7	2	9	1	9	7	8	4	2	2	16	9	6	3837
2	Dennis Setzer	7	28	1*	1	23	9	5	3	5	3	3	8	8	8	8	5	5	4	3	3	1*	8	3*	3	7	3828
3	Ted Musgrave	29	2*	5	2	1	21	13	1*	4	15	2	7	2	6	2	15	3*	12*	1	8	3	3	10	2	13	3819
4	Brendan Gaughan	10	3	3	16	2	18	1	8	1*	9	22*	1*	1*	4	5	4	7	5	2*	1*	15	1*	11	12	29	3797
5	Jon Wood	8	19	2	22	22	4	3	4	10	1*	4	11	6	5	7	8	4	9	9	19	4	6	1*	7	8	3659
6	Bobby Hamilton	4	1	4	5*	7	2	7*	7	29	16	18	14	10	3	11	12	8	3	16	10	8	10	5	5	1*	3627
7	Rick Crawford	1*	7	6	6	3	8*	14	11	3	23	11	5	12	14	3	3	6	18	4	36	5	9	4	11	2	3578
8	Carl Edwards (R)	24	23	15	4	12	33	2	5	15	2	1	4	5	1*	1*	11	25	2	7	29	7	4	2	4	27	3416
9	Terry Cook	9	8	10	9	14	20	9	9	7	12	9	9	9	9	14	27	16	15	12	7	18	7	19	16	11	3212
10	Chad Chaffin	17	5	20	26*	8	7	8	28	13	14	26	13	3	12	6	7	11	6	17	18	13	15	14	18	10	3143
11	Matt Crafton	12	11	29	13	9	22	10	10	9	19	7	10	25	10	10	6	14	10	14	9	16	12	28	14	15	3074
12	Robert Pressley	3	10	11	17	31	10	26			5	8		14	18	15	2	2	14	11	11	10	13	27	8	26	2773
13	David Starr	36	9	9	12	17	3	6					6	13	11	4	18	32	8	5	2	9	31	9	6	3	2768
14	Bill Lester	18	12	13	19	15	11	12	26	12	10	12	22	11	28	16	19	30	13	28	20	23	28	22	20	18	2712
15	Randy MacDonald	32	22	23	20	19	14	16	36	14	17	16	17	28	13	21	20	18	28	21	24	25	23	23	25	24	2458
16	Jason Leffler	30	6	7	11	21	1	27	6	2	7	5	2	4	15	24	9										2209
17	Jody Lavender (R)		25	27	23	18	13	15	13	24	20	24	16	23	21	18	22	19				19	16	23	22	16	2168
18	Jerry Hill	35	20	24	32	28	31	21	20	23	18	33	29	20	27	29	34	23	21	27	25	28	20	DNQ			1882
19	Randy Briggs (R)	14	13	34	DNQ	34	16	20	17	20	21	17	25	16	17	19	24			23		DNQ	17				1618
20	Phil Bonifield	34	29			DNQ	29	28	23	32	28	25	30	32		28	35	35	32	31	31	30	32	35	29	25	1524
21	Andy Houston	5	21	12	15	30														6	6	6	5		10	4	1487
22	Rich Bickle	19			8	10	32	24	12	27	13											12		12	33	22	1288
23	Ken Schrader				14	11	6			21					7		13	33	11					8	17	32	1286
24	Lance Hooper	20				27		35	32		32	31	33	27			26	31	30	32	33	31	33	32	24	DNQ	1191
25	Tina Gordon (R)	22	18	17	DNQ	13	19	22		25	31	21				13		26			DNQ						1112
26	T. J. Bell (R)			18	28		12			28	25	29	28		25	26				30	23		27				1059
27	Eric Jones	DNQ				16		11		17	6			18	DNQ				26		16		14			14	1058
28	Morgan Shepherd	26	24		35	29	26		33	33	34	28			34	25	29		33					29	36	36	991
29	Bobby Dotter	11	32	25	34					30	DNQ								29	22	17	11			21		939
30	Kevin Harvick		26		3	5*				35							10*								1*		807
31	Jamie Aube					36		33	34					24			32	36	17		35	34	QL	24	26	DNQ	800
32	Stan Boyd	16	15				28	29	DNQ	36	33	34	36	29	30					20			21		DNQ		799
33	Shane Wallace								29	16			15		16					18			26		32		685
34	Doug Keller (R)	25	17	28	DNQ						DNQ		27	19		31	33			DNQ	30						674
35	Kenny Hendrick								35		36	36	35	34	31	32			33	35	DNQ		35	36	34		656
36	Chris Horn					33		30			22	14	31	17							DNQ		25				625
37	David Stover								25	18	27		26		35		17				DNQ		30				607
38	Roland Isaacs								30	31						30	31	34	34			35		34	30		600
39	Wayne Edwards							36			DNQ						23	24		24	28		22	33	28	DNQ	595
40	Brandon Whitt			19							26	30								13	26		34			35	592
41	Ricky Sanders	DNQ						17			30	19	20	22		27				DNQ	DNQ						573
42	Paul Menard									11	8		21				21					21					572
43	L. W. Miller	21	16		27	20	24	32																			558
44	Hank Parker Jr.								15	8	11	10															524
45	Johnny Chapman											27		26	36	17	30			19							513
46	Mike Wallace	6														12									15	21	500
47	Ken Weaver			26			17			34			19							15							482
48	Mike Skinner											13	12	15	22												471
49	Trevor Boys			36					22	26	24	32								29	DNQ						471
50	Andy Petree			14	10										20									18			467
51	Brandon Miller			8																		26	14		19		454
52	Shane Sieg																		16		15		19			17	451
53	Charlie Bradberry				30				16						33			20				24					446
54	Tracy Hines														32								11	13	13		445
55	Jimmy Spencer																	29	1*					6			416
56	Michael Dokken	31				DNQ	27	34	14	QL	29		34														410
57	Aaron Daniel							19			DNQ	15	18	35						DNQ							391
58	Conrad Burr				DNQ	26	15		18	DNQ					DNQ			28			DNQ						391
59	Darrell Waltrip				7										29									7			368
60	Ryan McGlynn				29							35		31					22			33					365
61	Brian Sockwell	28				24									19			DNQ						31			346
62	Blake Mallory								31			DNQ	24			23				DNQ			24				346
63	Kelly Sutton								27										23		DNQ				35	19	340
64	Jason Small			21																10	DNQ				23		328
65	Dana White		34	33	36	35														33	32					DNQ	314
66	Jack Sprague																				5					5	310
67	Mark McFarland																	12						15		34	306
68	Ryan Hemphill															20	28	15									300
69	Johnny Sauter																25	10								33	286
70	Johnathon Price											23		30									36				280
71	Tyler Walker																	27			21					23	276
72	Shawna Robinson							18													29		29				261
73	Loni Richardson											20		21						36	DNQ		DNQ				258
74	Scott Lynch																				12					12	254
75	J. C. Stout				31					19									31		DNQ						246
76	Randy Renfrow	33	31				25																				222
77	Tim Sauter														23		14	21									221
78	Brian Rose	DNQ	14		24																						212
79	Nathan Wulff			22					19	DNQ															DNQ		203
80	Jay Godley																					22		20			200
81	Bryan Reffner																	13								31	194
82	Stuart Kirby																		24			20					194
83	Andy Ponstein														24			22									188
84	Robby Benton																		25	25	22						185
85	Tony Stewart																	1									180
86	Donnie Neuenberger					25		25																			176
87	Stephen Rhodes			30	21																						173
88	Alex Müller														26									25			173
89	G. J. Mennen Jr.	23												33													158
90	Jeremy Mayfield					6																					155
91	Ronnie Hornaday	27				32																					149
92	P. J. Jones																									9	138
93	Rick Bogart																			34	DNQ				31		131
94	Ed Berrier	13																									124
95	Randy LaJoie																				13						124
96	Nick Woodward																					14					121
97	Andy Hillenburg	15										DNQ															118
98	Brad Teague																16										115
99	Clay Brown																					17					112
100	Matt Carter																							17			112
101	Patrick Lawler							31															18				109
102	Doug Mahlik														DNQ				18								103
103	Buddy Rice																									20	103
104	Jeremy Thompson								21															DNQ			100
105	Matt McCall																							21			100
106	Chase Montgomery															22											97
107	Jerry Miller						23																				94
108	Johnny Borneman III							23																			94
109	Ryan Hanson												23														94
110	Jay Sherston								24						DNQ												91
111	Tim Woods			31	25																DNQ				DNQ		88
112	Tommy Pistone																					26			DNQ		85
113	Geoff Bodine	DNQ	27																								82
114	Jarod Robie																		27								82
115	Ron Polodna				DNQ										DNQ							27		DNQ			82
116	A. J. Fike																								27		82
117	Frank Kimmel																									28	79
118	Gilbert King																					29					76
119	Teri MacDonald (R)		30																								73
120	Elliott Sadler																							30			73
121	Marty Houston																									30	73
122	Gary Higgs			32																							67
123	Jon Lemke												32														67
124	Craig Wood				DNQ										DNQ							32	DNQ				67
125	Rusty Alton				33																						64
126	Willie Green															33											64
127	Jerry Allec Jr.																				34						61
128	Dennis Hannel			35					DNQ																		58
129	Rick Ware													36													55
130	Carl Long																		36							DNQ	55
131	Scotty Sands																					36		DNQ			55
132	Jason York														DNQ			17	19		DNQ
133	Steadman Marlin									22
134	Jason White						30				35
135	Joe Varde		33
136	James Stephenson				DNQ
137	Jody McCormick				DNQ										DNQ
138	Casey Kingsland														DNQ
139	David Gilliland																				DNQ
140	Pete Harding																							DNQ
141	Cory Kruseman																							DNQ
142	Derrike Cope																									DNQ
143	Jason Hedlesky																									DNQ
144	Danny Bagwell																									DNQ
145	Dallas Norman																							QL
Pos	Driver	DAY	DAR	MMR	MAR	CLT	DOV	TEX	MEM	MIL	KAN	KEN	GTW	MCH	IRP	NSH	BRI	RCH	NHA	CAL	LVS	SBO	TEX	MAR	PHO	HOM	Points

Rookie of the Year edit

Gong Show winner Carl Edwards was named Rookie of the Year, winning three races and finishing eighth in points for Roush Racing. The first runner-up was Jody Lavender, who competed in 21 of 25 races for Green Light Racing. Tina Gordon, T. J. Bell and Doug Keller made limited attempts at the award, while Teri MacDonald drove part-time for her brother Randy MacDonald in the Truck Series.

References edit

^ Lance, Dave (July 13, 2003). . Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on August 19, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ . Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on December 15, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

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Truck Series Standings and Statistics for 2003

[AubeWallace86-1] Jamie Aube made the field in the No. 86 Ford for Team Racing at Texas II (Race 22) but he was replaced in the race by Shane Wallace, who failed to qualify his No. 04 Ford for Wallace Motorsports.

[2] Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Ray Montgomery Racing.

[TimSauter-3] All of Tim Sauter's races with the team were fielded in a collaboration with Gary Keller Racing.

[NormanEdwards31-4] Dallas Norman made the field in the No. 31 Ford for Brevak Racing at Martinsville II (Race 23) but he was replaced in the race by Wayne Edwards, who failed to qualify his No. 95 Ford for Upshaw Racing.

[5] Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Gary Keller Racing at Kentucky (Race 11) and with Ultra Motorsports at Homestead (Race 25).

[DokkenBoys66-6] Michael Dokken made the field in the No. 66 Dodge for MLB Motorsports at Milwaukee (Race 9) but he was replaced in the race by Trevor Boys, who failed to qualify his No. 36 Dodge for Ron Rhodes Racing.

[7] Lance, Dave (July 13, 2003). . Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on August 19, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[8] . Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on December 15, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

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