| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| EA SPORTS 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| September 28, 2003 | Race 29 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.045 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .095 second | Time of Race: 03:12:17 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 41 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 11-17, 91-94, 144-148, 170-174, 183-184 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 18 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $157,090 |
| 2 | 38 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $146,772 |
| 3 | 11 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 165/0 | 188 | Running | $163,333 |
| 4 | 12 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $113,165 |
| 5 | 5 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 165/10 | 188 | Running | $138,193 |
| 6 | 39 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | IRWIN/Lenox | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $106,750 |
| 7 | 30 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $101,953 |
| 8 | 17 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Tide | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $87,200 |
| 9 | 33 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 143/5 | 188 | Running | $97,742 |
| 10 | 23 | #09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $61,600 |
| 11 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $102,998 |
| 12 | 34 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $87,002 |
| 13 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $98,138 |
| 14 | 20 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 126/5 | 188 | Running | $92,801 |
| 15 | 24 | #190 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | AOL 9.0 | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $57,485 |
| 16 | 2 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 120/5 | 188 | Running | $67,425 |
| 17 | 42 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $81,035 |
| 18 | 13 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Yu-Gi-Oh! | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $95,498 |
| 19 | 6 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 106/0 | 188 | Running | $101,228 |
| 20 | 19 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 103/0 | 188 | Running | $71,405 |
| 21 | 7 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | 100/0 | 188 | Running | $58,060 |
| 22 | 14 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 102/5 | 188 | Running | $83,796 |
| 23 | 15 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 94/0 | 188 | Running | $92,103 |
| 24 | 36 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 91/0 | 187 | Running | $56,975 |
| 25 | 27 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 88/0 | 187 | Running | $57,005 |
| 26 | 43 | #1 | Jason Keller | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 85/0 | 187 | Running | $78,332 |
| 27 | 28 | #01 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | USG Sheetrock | 82/0 | 186 | Running | $64,549 |
| 28 | 26 | #44 | Christian Fittipaldi | Dodge | Bugles | 79/0 | 186 | Running | $52,800 |
| 29 | 25 | #198 | Jason Jarrett | Ford | C.H.I. Overhead Doors | 76/0 | 184 | Running | $52,640 |
| 30 | 1 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 78/5 | 181 | Accident | $96,330 |
| 31 | 29 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | Staff America | 70/0 | 179 | Accident | $55,395 |
| 32 | 40 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 72/5 | 168 | Engine | $88,727 |
| 33 | 37 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Smirnoff Ice/DeWalt | 69/5 | 158 | Engine | $61,125 |
| 34 | 3 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 66/5 | 157 | Engine | $71,930 |
| 35 | 21 | #60 | David Green | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 58/0 | 150 | Accident | $52,025 |
| 36 | 32 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 55/0 | 138 | Engine | $62,475 |
| 37 | 8 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 52/0 | 113 | Overheating | $59,925 |
| 38 | 22 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 49/0 | 104 | Running | $59,875 |
| 39 | 4 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 46/0 | 103 | Overheating | $95,810 |
| 40 | 16 | #100 | Buckshot Jones | Chevrolet | Crown Fiber Communications | 48/5 | 88 | Accident | $51,730 |
| 41 | 41 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 40/0 | 29 | Accident | $78,430 |
| 42 | 31 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 37/0 | 11 | Accident | $51,630 |
| 43 | 35 | #14 | Larry Foyt * | Dodge | Harrah's | 34/0 | 9 | Accident | $51,832 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||