| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| April 06, 2003 | Race 8 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 144.625 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .125 seconds | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 43 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5-13, 37-40, 64-67, 84-89, 91-94, 133-137 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $204,367 |
| 2 | 2 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $179,233 |
| 3 | 3 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $162,955 |
| 4 | 15 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $139,575 |
| 5 | 28 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $122,221 |
| 6 | 11 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $126,380 |
| 7 | 24 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $114,386 |
| 8 | 4 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $128,458 |
| 9 | 27 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $104,730 |
| 10 | 6 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $105,367 |
| 11 | 21 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $84,375 |
| 12 | 18 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $116,473 |
| 13 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $109,823 |
| 14 | 40 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 126/5 | 188 | Running | $109,388 |
| 15 | 7 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 128/10 | 188 | Running | $89,930 |
| 16 | 43 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $74,640 |
| 17 | 25 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $86,825 |
| 18 | 1 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 114/5 | 187 | Running | $84,285 |
| 19 | 26 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 111/5 | 186 | Running | $87,195 |
| 20 | 12 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 108/5 | 184 | Running | $97,302 |
| 21 | 29 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 100/0 | 182 | Running | $70,695 |
| 22 | 33 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 97/0 | 178 | Running | $66,375 |
| 23 | 39 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 94/0 | 178 | Running | $91,565 |
| 24 | 16 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 96/5 | 177 | Running | $83,935 |
| 25 | 19 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 88/0 | 156 | Running | $118,708 |
| 26 | 9 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 85/0 | 154 | Running | $102,783 |
| 27 | 14 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 82/0 | 154 | Running | $65,395 |
| 28 | 35 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 79/0 | 152 | Running | $79,045 |
| 29 | 30 | #30 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | America Online | 76/0 | 124 | Running | $76,285 |
| 30 | 36 | #09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 73/0 | 120 | Electrical | $65,390 |
| 31 | 42 | #4 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | Kodak | 70/0 | 120 | Running | $76,214 |
| 32 | 22 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 67/0 | 118 | Running | $109,658 |
| 33 | 41 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-CALLATT | 64/0 | 110 | Running | $65,350 |
| 34 | 20 | #0 | Jack Sprague * | Pontiac | NetZero | 61/0 | 109 | Running | $64,310 |
| 35 | 38 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 58/0 | 107 | Running | $97,597 |
| 36 | 23 | #01 | Jerry Nadeau | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 55/0 | 73 | Accident | $67,050 |
| 37 | 31 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 52/0 | 12 | Accident | $101,567 |
| 38 | 34 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 49/0 | 9 | Accident | $66,025 |
| 39 | 8 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 46/0 | 3 | Accident | $93,215 |
| 40 | 10 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 43/0 | 3 | Accident | $71,090 |
| 41 | 17 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 40/0 | 3 | Accident | $89,640 |
| 42 | 37 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 37/0 | 3 | Accident | $70,690 |
| 43 | 32 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling | 34/0 | 3 | Accident | $62,746 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||