Race 21 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
2003 Brickyard 400 program cover
Date
August 3, 2003 (2003-August-03)
Official name
Brickyard 400
Location
Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance
160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather
Warm with temperatures approaching 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds up to 13.8 miles per hour (22.2 km/h)
Average speed
134.548 miles per hour (216.534 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Kevin Harvick
Richard Childress Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps
60
Winner
No. 29
Kevin Harvick
Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons
Nielsen Ratings
6.1/15 (9.3 million)
Motor car race
The 2003 Brickyard 400, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 3, 2003 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race.
Kevin Harvick became the first driver to win the race from the pole position.
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