2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500
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The 2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 54th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 31, 2003 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Terry Labonte of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. This would prove to be his 22nd and final Cup series win.
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 25 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
Date | August 31, 2003 (2003-August-31) | ||
Official name | Muffin Muffin Fun Time | ||
Location |
Darlington Raceway Darlington County, South Carolina, U.S. | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km) | ||
Distance | 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures hovering around 93.2 °F (34.0 °C); wind speeds approaching 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[2] | ||
Average speed | 120.733 miles per hour (194.301 km/h)[1] | ||
Attendance | 75,000[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | |
Laps | 120 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
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It is the last Southern 500 held on Labor Day weekend until 2015.