| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| August 31, 2003 | Race 25 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 120.744 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.651 seconds | Time of Race: 04:09:07 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7-13, 73-76, 100-103, 148-153, 167-175, 229-232, 240-247, 275-278, 311-315, 334-337 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/got milk? | 180/5 | 367 | Running | $204,736 |
| 2 | 18 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $149,063 |
| 3 | 2 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/5 | 367 | Running | $112,575 |
| 4 | 17 | #42 | Jamie McMurray * | Dodge | Havoline | 165/5 | 367 | Running | $90,765 |
| 5 | 22 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 155/0 | 367 | Running | $113,028 |
| 6 | 15 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 150/0 | 367 | Running | $78,355 |
| 7 | 5 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 146/0 | 367 | Running | $112,568 |
| 8 | 8 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Pontiac | Give Kids The World/Tide | 142/0 | 367 | Running | $90,125 |
| 9 | 4 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 138/0 | 367 | Running | $98,335 |
| 10 | 9 | #16 | Greg Biffle * | Ford | Grainger | 139/5 | 367 | Running | $65,980 |
| 11 | 28 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 135/5 | 367 | Running | $95,037 |
| 12 | 20 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 127/0 | 367 | Running | $109,503 |
| 13 | 31 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Rubbermaid | 124/0 | 367 | Running | $92,135 |
| 14 | 6 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Smirnoff Ice/DeWalt | 126/5 | 367 | Running | $75,720 |
| 15 | 41 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Pontiac | Kodak | 123/5 | 367 | Running | $74,780 |
| 16 | 30 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 120/5 | 367 | Running | $77,235 |
| 17 | 27 | #154 | Todd Bodine | Ford | National Guard | 112/0 | 366 | Running | $66,754 |
| 18 | 35 | #1 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 109/0 | 365 | Running | $79,577 |
| 19 | 29 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 106/0 | 364 | Running | $90,166 |
| 20 | 32 | #30 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | America Online | 103/0 | 364 | Running | $67,390 |
| 21 | 26 | #25 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 100/0 | 363 | Running | $57,415 |
| 22 | 38 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Sirius Satellite Radio | 102/5 | 361 | Running | $56,745 |
| 23 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 104/10 | 359 | Running | $101,775 |
| 24 | 24 | #23 | Kenny Wallace | Dodge | Stacker 2 | 91/0 | 358 | Running | $56,925 |
| 25 | 12 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 88/0 | 358 | Running | $93,932 |
| 26 | 36 | #0 | Jason Leffler | Pontiac | NetZero HiSpeed | 85/0 | 356 | Running | $55,455 |
| 27 | 40 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 87/5 | 345 | Engine | $63,095 |
| 28 | 25 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 79/0 | 336 | Accident | $80,072 |
| 29 | 16 | #01 | Mike Skinner | Pontiac | U.S. Army | 76/0 | 318 | Running | $54,165 |
| 30 | 10 | #77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 73/0 | 316 | Running | $60,000 |
| 31 | 13 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 70/0 | 315 | Running | $95,255 |
| 32 | 14 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 67/0 | 309 | Accident | $98,443 |
| 33 | 7 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 64/0 | 307 | Running | $85,638 |
| 34 | 19 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 61/0 | 302 | Running | $96,543 |
| 35 | 21 | #41 | Casey Mears * | Dodge | Target | 58/0 | 266 | Running | $58,580 |
| 36 | 34 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 55/0 | 258 | Running | $85,172 |
| 37 | 37 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 52/0 | 251 | Running | $68,325 |
| 38 | 39 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 1-800-CALLATT | 49/0 | 184 | Accident | $50,160 |
| 39 | 42 | #37 | Derrike Cope | Chevrolet | Friendly's/SP Films | 46/0 | 168 | Accident | $50,125 |
| 40 | 11 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 43/0 | 165 | Accident | $76,800 |
| 41 | 43 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Pontiac | goteamva.com | PE | 61 | Electrical | $50,000 |
| 42 | 33 | #74 | Tony Raines * | Chevrolet | BACE Motorsports | 37/0 | 9 | Accident | $49,950 |
| 43 | 23 | #43 | Christian Fittipaldi | Dodge | Cheerios Heart Health | 34/0 | 9 | Accident | $85,927 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||