| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | |||||||||
| April 27, 2003 | Race 10 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.111 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.294 seconds | Time of Race: 03:34:07 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 19 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2-4, 9-11, 41-44, 130-134, 156-159, 210-213, 220-223, 231-237 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 16 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 180/5 | 250 | Running | $213,150 |
| 2 | 19 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 175/5 | 250 | Running | $172,708 |
| 3 | 7 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 170/5 | 250 | Running | $146,917 |
| 4 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 165/5 | 250 | Running | $148,683 |
| 5 | 25 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 160/5 | 250 | Running | $101,575 |
| 6 | 8 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 150/0 | 250 | Running | $120,217 |
| 7 | 27 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 146/0 | 250 | Running | $95,025 |
| 8 | 13 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 142/0 | 250 | Running | $117,003 |
| 9 | 23 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 143/5 | 250 | Running | $95,425 |
| 10 | 30 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 134/0 | 250 | Running | $121,125 |
| 11 | 14 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 130/0 | 250 | Running | $120,628 |
| 12 | 21 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 127/0 | 250 | Running | $102,806 |
| 13 | 18 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 129/5 | 250 | Running | $101,350 |
| 14 | 6 | #01 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 121/0 | 250 | Running | $89,925 |
| 15 | 15 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 123/5 | 250 | Running | $96,575 |
| 16 | 20 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 115/0 | 250 | Running | $89,025 |
| 17 | 22 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 112/0 | 249 | Running | $107,358 |
| 18 | 29 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 109/0 | 249 | Running | $69,225 |
| 19 | 10 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 106/0 | 249 | Running | $102,442 |
| 20 | 28 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak | 103/0 | 249 | Running | $85,625 |
| 21 | 39 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 100/0 | 249 | Running | $104,681 |
| 22 | 31 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 97/0 | 249 | Running | $80,614 |
| 23 | 5 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 94/0 | 249 | Running | $107,075 |
| 24 | 35 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 91/0 | 249 | Running | $79,600 |
| 25 | 34 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Army National Guard | 88/0 | 249 | Running | $71,700 |
| 26 | 40 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 85/0 | 249 | Running | $79,000 |
| 27 | 26 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 82/0 | 249 | Running | $95,837 |
| 28 | 36 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 79/0 | 249 | Running | $78,350 |
| 29 | 37 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 76/0 | 248 | Running | $105,828 |
| 30 | 41 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | 73/0 | 248 | Running | $67,210 |
| 31 | 33 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 70/0 | 248 | Running | $66,525 |
| 32 | 9 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 67/0 | 248 | Running | $69,325 |
| 33 | 24 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 64/0 | 247 | Running | $70,025 |
| 34 | 17 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 61/0 | 247 | Running | $76,425 |
| 35 | 11 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 58/0 | 233 | Accident | $73,750 |
| 36 | 32 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 55/0 | 229 | Accident | $92,425 |
| 37 | 38 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 52/0 | 228 | Accident | $111,253 |
| 38 | 42 | #14 | Larry Foyt * | Dodge | Harrah's | 49/0 | 226 | Accident | $65,300 |
| 39 | 12 | #0 | Jack Sprague * | Pontiac | NetZero | 46/0 | 199 | Accident | $65,255 |
| 40 | 1 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 43/0 | 138 | Accident | $100,367 |
| 41 | 3 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 50/10 | 128 | Engine | $117,708 |
| 42 | 4 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 37/0 | 34 | Accident | $94,960 |
| 43 | 43 | #37 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | TBA | 34/0 | 9 | Engine | $65,281 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||