2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500 starting lineup

1. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 29.090 169.048 

2. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.122 0.032 0.032 168.862 0.186 0.186 

3. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.178 0.056 0.088 168.538 0.324 0.510 

4. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 29.193 0.015 0.103 168.451 0.087 0.597 

5. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.232 0.039 0.142 168.227 0.224 0.821 

6. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.244 0.012 0.154 168.158 0.069 0.890 

7. 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.267 0.023 0.177 168.025 0.133 1.023 

8. 32 Ricky Craven Pontiac 29.297 0.030 0.207 167.853 0.172 1.195 

9. 16 Greg Biffle* Ford 29.304 0.007 0.214 167.813 0.040 1.235 

10. 77 Dave Blaney Ford 29.309 0.005 0.219 167.785 0.028 1.263 

11. 10 Johnny Benson Pontiac 29.333 0.024 0.243 167.647 0.138 1.401 

12. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.338 0.005 0.248 167.619 0.028 1.429 

13. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.358 0.020 0.268 167.505 0.114 1.543 

14. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.360 0.002 0.270 167.493 0.012 1.555 

15. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.377 0.017 0.287 167.396 0.097 1.652 

16. 01 Mike Skinner Pontiac 29.389 0.012 0.299 167.328 0.068 1.720 

17. 42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge 29.396 0.007 0.306 167.288 0.040 1.760 

18. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.405 0.009 0.315 167.237 0.051 1.811 

19. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 29.419 0.014 0.329 167.157 0.080 1.891 

20. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.432 0.013 0.342 167.083 0.074 1.965 

21. 41 Casey Mears* Dodge 29.433 0.001 0.343 167.078 0.005 1.970 

22. 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 29.436 0.003 0.346 167.061 0.017 1.987 

23. 43 Christian Fittipaldi Dodge 29.440 0.004 0.350 167.038 0.023 2.010 

24. 23 Kenny Wallace Dodge 29.454 0.014 0.364 166.959 0.079 2.089 

25. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.458 0.004 0.368 166.936 0.023 2.112 

26. 154 Todd Bodine Ford 29.471 0.013 0.381 166.862 0.074 2.186 

27. 25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.471 0.000 0.381 166.862 0.000 2.186 

28. 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.488 0.017 0.398 166.766 0.096 2.282 

29. 22 Ward Burton Dodge 29.493 0.005 0.403 166.738 0.028 2.310 

30. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.515 0.022 0.425 166.614 0.124 2.434 

31. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.524 0.009 0.434 166.563 0.051 2.485 

32. 30 Steve Park Chevrolet 29.578 0.054 0.488 166.259 0.304 2.789 

33. 74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet 29.626 0.048 0.536 165.989 0.270 3.059 

34. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.641 0.015 0.551 165.905 0.084 3.143 

35. 1 Jeff Green Chevrolet 29.644 0.003 0.554 165.889 0.016 3.159 

36. 0 Jason Leffler Pontiac 29.667 0.023 0.577 165.760 0.129 3.288 PRV 

37. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.834 164.832 

38. 7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge No Time 

39. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.703 165.559 

40. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.829 164.860 

41. 4 Kevin Lepage Pontiac 29.869 164.639 

42. 37 Derrike Cope Chevrolet 30.224 162.705 

43. 02 Hermie Sadler Pontiac 30.820 159.559 

DNQ 150 Larry Foyt* Dodge 29.691 165.626