| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| MBNA America 400 | Dover International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 21, 2003 | Race 28 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 108.802 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.152 seconds | Time of Race: 03:40:35 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4-7, 81-105, 165-170, 236-241, 288-296, 326-330, 365-372 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 5 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $160,460 |
| 2 | 25 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 170/0 | 400 | Running | $140,635 |
| 3 | 11 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $153,408 |
| 4 | 3 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 170/10 | 400 | Running | $119,533 |
| 5 | 6 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $123,923 |
| 6 | 18 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 150/0 | 400 | Running | $71,890 |
| 7 | 19 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 146/0 | 400 | Running | $66,440 |
| 8 | 4 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $79,940 |
| 9 | 1 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 143/5 | 400 | Running | $79,840 |
| 10 | 14 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 134/0 | 400 | Running | $98,707 |
| 11 | 23 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 130/0 | 400 | Running | $87,155 |
| 12 | 13 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 127/0 | 400 | Running | $96,007 |
| 13 | 17 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 129/5 | 400 | Running | $102,540 |
| 14 | 15 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 121/0 | 400 | Running | $94,673 |
| 15 | 29 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 118/0 | 400 | Running | $75,890 |
| 16 | 41 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios | 115/0 | 400 | Running | $99,818 |
| 17 | 33 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 112/0 | 400 | Running | $71,740 |
| 18 | 27 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 109/0 | 400 | Running | $100,703 |
| 19 | 20 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 106/0 | 400 | Running | $92,490 |
| 20 | 9 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 103/0 | 399 | Running | $86,346 |
| 21 | 26 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 100/0 | 399 | Running | $84,490 |
| 22 | 16 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 97/0 | 398 | Running | $91,323 |
| 23 | 12 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 94/0 | 398 | Running | $83,327 |
| 24 | 28 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 91/0 | 398 | Running | $75,490 |
| 25 | 37 | #0 | Jason Leffler | Pontiac | NetZero HiSpeed | 88/0 | 398 | Running | $57,215 |
| 26 | 32 | #30 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | America Online | 85/0 | 397 | Running | $64,165 |
| 27 | 40 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Pontiac | Kodak | 82/0 | 397 | Running | $61,904 |
| 28 | 31 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 79/0 | 397 | Running | $53,340 |
| 29 | 21 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 76/0 | 397 | Running | $89,246 |
| 30 | 39 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 73/0 | 395 | Running | $53,540 |
| 31 | 8 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 70/0 | 395 | Running | $97,948 |
| 32 | 36 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 67/0 | 394 | Running | $60,705 |
| 33 | 38 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | 64/0 | 393 | Running | $53,455 |
| 34 | 30 | #1 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 61/0 | 393 | Running | $77,532 |
| 35 | 42 | #37 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Friendly's/GBR Online | 58/0 | 393 | Running | $52,130 |
| 36 | 35 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 55/0 | 392 | Running | $60,000 |
| 37 | 2 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 57/5 | 362 | Accident | $97,792 |
| 38 | 7 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 49/0 | 347 | Engine | $71,750 |
| 39 | 43 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Pontiac | TBA | 46/0 | 257 | Engine | $51,635 |
| 40 | 22 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 43/0 | 249 | Engine | $59,465 |
| 41 | 34 | #01 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 40/0 | 195 | Engine | $51,325 |
| 42 | 10 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 37/0 | 171 | Engine | $69,200 |
| 43 | 24 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 34/0 | 78 | Accident | $51,330 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||