2003 Auto Club 500
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The 2003 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 27, 2003, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Steve Park of DEI won the pole. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing won the race. This was also the last race for Jerry Nadeau. His career ended with an injury during practice at Richmond
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Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | April 27, 2003 (2003-April-27) | ||
Official name | Auto Club 500 | ||
Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Average speed | 140.111 miles per hour (225.487 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 120,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 100 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
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