| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| March 16, 2003 | Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 126.214 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .002 second | Time of Race: 03:10:16 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7-9, 14-16, 24-28, 34-39, 69-74, 191-196, 238-241 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 31 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 180/5 | 293 | Running | $172,150 |
| 2 | 6 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 175/5 | 293 | Running | $103,725 |
| 3 | 18 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 165/0 | 293 | Running | $91,945 |
| 4 | 27 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 165/5 | 293 | Running | $114,813 |
| 5 | 9 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 155/0 | 293 | Running | $74,450 |
| 6 | 16 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160/10 | 293 | Running | $98,392 |
| 7 | 1 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 151/5 | 293 | Running | $94,470 |
| 8 | 12 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 142/0 | 293 | Running | $69,440 |
| 9 | 25 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 138/0 | 293 | Running | $86,743 |
| 10 | 28 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 134/0 | 293 | Running | $103,158 |
| 11 | 23 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak | 130/0 | 292 | Running | $64,250 |
| 12 | 17 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 127/0 | 292 | Running | $48,120 |
| 13 | 38 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 129/5 | 292 | Running | $51,465 |
| 14 | 2 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 126/5 | 292 | Running | $80,060 |
| 15 | 39 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 118/0 | 292 | Running | $69,055 |
| 16 | 13 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 115/0 | 291 | Running | $83,827 |
| 17 | 15 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-CALLATT | 112/0 | 291 | Running | $45,715 |
| 18 | 36 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 114/5 | 291 | Running | $90,673 |
| 19 | 32 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 106/0 | 291 | Running | $56,365 |
| 20 | 35 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 103/0 | 291 | Running | $74,982 |
| 21 | 4 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 105/5 | 291 | Running | $56,569 |
| 22 | 19 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 97/0 | 291 | Accident | $43,965 |
| 23 | 21 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 94/0 | 291 | Accident | $48,050 |
| 24 | 29 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 91/0 | 291 | Accident | $72,891 |
| 25 | 22 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 88/0 | 291 | Accident | $73,670 |
| 26 | 40 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 85/0 | 291 | Accident | $54,210 |
| 27 | 14 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 82/0 | 291 | Running | $62,310 |
| 28 | 30 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 84/5 | 291 | Running | $70,942 |
| 29 | 7 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 76/0 | 290 | Running | $78,611 |
| 30 | 11 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 73/0 | 289 | Running | $53,985 |
| 31 | 43 | #57 | Brett Bodine | Ford | CLR | PE | 288 | Running | $42,380 |
| 32 | 42 | #14 | Larry Foyt * | Dodge | Harrah's | 67/0 | 288 | Running | $44,825 |
| 33 | 5 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 69/5 | 286 | Running | $90,503 |
| 34 | 24 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 61/0 | 286 | Running | $50,165 |
| 35 | 3 | #01 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 58/0 | 286 | Running | $42,210 |
| 36 | 33 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 55/0 | 283 | Running | $77,843 |
| 37 | 20 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 52/0 | 240 | Running | $87,108 |
| 38 | 26 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 49/0 | 187 | Accident | $77,743 |
| 39 | 8 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 46/0 | 145 | Accident | $85,915 |
| 40 | 34 | #0 | Jack Sprague * | Pontiac | NetZero | 43/0 | 144 | Running | $41,815 |
| 41 | 41 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 40/0 | 60 | Accident | $41,750 |
| 42 | 37 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 37/0 | 32 | Engine | $75,107 |
| 43 | 10 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 34/0 | 22 | Accident | $41,009 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||