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{{NASCAR race season infobox
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 21 of 36 in the [[2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] season
| Race Name = Brickyard 400
| Details ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=2003 Brickyard 400 weather information|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/2003-08-03|publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac|access-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2003|August|3}}
| Year = 2003
| Race_No = 21
| Season_No = 36
| Image = 2003_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png
| Caption = 2003 Brickyard 400 program cover
| Official name = Brickyard 400
| Location = [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in [[Speedway, Indiana]]
| Course_mi = 2.5
| Course_km = 4.023
| Distance_laps = 160
| Distance_mi = 400
| Distance_km = 643.737
| Weather = Warm with temperatures approaching {{convert|80.1|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|13.8|mph|km/h}}
| Avg = {{convert|134.548|mi/h}}
| Pole_Driver = [[Kevin Harvick]]
| Pole_Team = [[Richard Childress Racing]]
| Pole_Time =
| Most_Driver = [[Tony Stewart]]
| Most_Team = [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]
| Most_laps = 60
| Car = 29
| First_Driver = [[Kevin Harvick]]
| First_Team = [[Richard Childress Racing]]
| Network = [[NBC]]
| Announcers = [[Allen Bestwick]], [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]] and [[Benny Parsons]]
| Ratings = 6.1/15 (9.3 million)
}}

The '''2003 Brickyard 400''', the 10th running of the [[Brickyard 400|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.

==Background==
[[File:Ims aerial.jpg|thumb|left|[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], the track where the race was held.]]
The '''Indianapolis Motor Speedway''', located in [[Speedway, Indiana]], (an [[enclave]] suburb of [[Indianapolis]]) in the United States, is the home of the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[Brickyard 400]]. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately {{convert|6|mi|km|0|spell=in}} west of [[Downtown Indianapolis]]. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is {{convert|2.5|mi|3}} long. The track's turns are [[Banked turn|banked]] at 9 [[Degree (angle)|degrees]], while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.

==Race results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
|-
! 1
| 29 || [[Kevin Harvick]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 2
| 17 || [[Matt Kenseth]] || [[Roush Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
! 3
| 42 || [[Jamie McMurray]] '''(R)''' || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || [[Dodge]]
|-
! 4
| 24 || [[Jeff Gordon]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 5
| 9 || [[Bill Elliott]] || [[Evernham Motorsports]] || Dodge
|-
! 6
| 31 || [[Robby Gordon]] || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet
|-
! 7
| 97 || [[Kurt Busch]] || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 8
| 7 || [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]] || [[Ultra Motorsports]] || Dodge
|-
! 9
| 6 || [[Mark Martin]] || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 10
| 2 || [[Rusty Wallace]] || [[Penske Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 11
| 12 || [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] || Penske Racing || Dodge
|-
! 12
| 20 || [[Tony Stewart]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 13
| 10 || [[Johnny Benson]] || [[MB2 Motorsports]] || [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
|-
! 14
| 8 || [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] || [[Dale Earnhardt Inc.]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 15
| 30 || [[Steve Park]] || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet
|-
! 16
| 15 || [[Michael Waltrip]] || Dale Earnhardt Inc. || Chevrolet
|-
! 17
| 32 || [[Ricky Craven]] || [[PPI Motorsports]] || Pontiac
|-
! 18
| 48 || [[Jimmie Johnson]] || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
! 19
| 5 || [[Terry Labonte]] || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
! 20
| 1 || [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] || Dale Earnhardt Inc. || Chevrolet
|-
! 21
| 16 || [[Greg Biffle]] '''(R)''' || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 22
| 18 || [[Bobby Labonte]] || Joe Gibbs Racing || Chevrolet
|-
! 23
| 54 || [[Todd Bodine]] || [[BelCar Motorsports]] || Ford
|-
! 24
| 23 || [[Kenny Wallace]] || [[Bill Davis Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 25
| 74 || [[Tony Raines]] '''(R)''' || [[BACE Motorsports]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 26
| 22 || [[Ward Burton]] || Bill Davis Racing || Dodge
|-
! 27
| 99 || [[Jeff Burton]] || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 28
| 77 || [[Dave Blaney]] || [[Jasper Motorsports]] || Ford
|-
! 29
| 41 || [[Casey Mears]] '''(R)''' || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet
|-
! 30
| 57 || [[Kevin Lepage]] || [[CLR Racing]] || Ford
|-
! 31
| 91 || [[Casey Atwood]] || Evernham Motorsports || Dodge
|-
! 32
| 14 || [[Larry Foyt]] '''(R)''' || [[A. J. Foyt Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 33
| 0 || [[Jason Leffler]] || [[Haas CNC Racing]] || Pontiac
|-
! 34
| 40 || [[Sterling Marlin]] || Chip Ganassi Racing || Dodge
|-
! 35
| 01 || [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] || MB2 Motorsports || Pontiac
|-
! 36
| 37 || [[Derrike Cope]] || [[Quest Motor Racing]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 37
| 25 || [[Joe Nemechek]] || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
! 38
| 21 || [[Ricky Rudd]] || [[Wood Brothers Racing]] || Ford
|-
! 39
| 88 || [[Dale Jarrett]] || [[Robert Yates Racing]] || Ford
|-
! 40
| 45 || [[Kyle Petty]] || [[Petty Enterprises]] || Dodge
|-
! 41
| 19 || [[Jeremy Mayfield]] || Evernham Motorsports || Dodge
|-
! 42
| 38 || [[Elliott Sadler]] || Robert Yates Racing || Ford
|-
! 43
| 81 || [[John Andretti]] || Dale Earnhardt Inc. || Chevrolet
|-
|}

===Failed to Quaify===
*11 - [[Brett Bodine]]**
*79 - [[Billy Bigley]] '''(R)'''
*49 - [[Ken Schrader]]
*71 - [[Jim Sauter]]
*43 - [[Christian Fittipaldi]] '''(R)'''
*04 - [[David Reutimann]]
*07 - [[Ted Musgrave]]
*02 - [[Hermie Sadler]]
*4 - [[Robert Pressley]]
*89 - [[Morgan Shepherd]] (withdrew)
**Final Attempt for Brett Bodine Racing's Number 11
==Race statistics==
* Time of race: 2:58:22
* Average Speed: {{convert|134.554|mph}}
* Pole Speed: 184.343
* Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
* Margin of Victory: 2.758 sec
* Lead changes: 17
* Percent of race run under caution: 15.6%
* Average green flag run: 22.5 laps

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Brickyard 400}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2003 Brickyard 400}}
[[Category:2003 in sports in Indiana|Brickyard 400]]
[[Category:2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|Brickyard 400]]
[[Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
[[Category:August 2003 sports events in the United States]]

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