2003 Ford 400

2003 Ford 400
Race details[1]
Race 36 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Map of Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gray dashed lines are other courses. Gray solid line is another pit road option.
Map of Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gray dashed lines are other courses. Gray solid line is another pit road option.
Date November 16, 2003 (2003-November-16)
Location Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); with wind speeds reaching up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Average speed 116.868 miles per hour (188.081 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Chip Ganassi Racing
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports
Laps 189
Winner
No. 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr., and Benny Parsons

The 2003 Ford 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 16, 2003, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, United States. This was the last race ever for NASCAR with title sponsorship from Winston, breaking a partnership beginning in 1972. Starting in 2004, new series sponsor Nextel would take over. The race was also the final Cup Series won by Bobby Labonte.

  1. ^ Weather information for the 2003 Ford 400 at The Old Farmers' Alamanac
  2. ^ 2003 Ford 400 NASCAR.com Official site of NASCAR