2003 International Race Of Champions



Daytona: 14th February, Round 1

Starting Line-up Pos Color Driver Residence Representing 1 Black Steve Kinser Bloomington, IN O'Reilly World of Outlaws 2 Silver Danny Lasoski Dove, MO O'Reilly World of Outlaws 3 Purple Sam Hornish, Jr. Defiance, OH IRL IndyCar Series 4 Rose Jimmie Johnson Mooresville, NC NASCAR Winston Cup 5 Aqua Felipe Giaffone Orlando, FL IRL IndyCar Series 6 Red Mike Bliss Milwaukee NASCAR Craftsman Truck 7 Cream Ryan Newman Mooresville, NC NASCAR Winston Cup 8 Green Mark Martin Daytona Beach, FL NASCAR Winston Cup 9 Orange Kurt Busch Charlotte, NC NASCAR Winston Cup 10 Medium Blue Helio Castroneves Miami IRL IndyCar Series 11 Gold Kevin Harvick Winston-Salem, NC NASCAR Winston Cup 12 Light Blue Greg Biffle Mooresville, NC NASCAR Busch Race Result 1 Mark Martin 33m51.000, 177.253mph, 40 laps 2 Kurt Busch 33m51.123 3 Danny Lasoski 40 laps 4 Jimmie Johnson 5 Greg Biffle 6 Steve Kinser 7 Kevin Harvick 8 Sam Hornish Jr 9 Mike Bloss 10 Felipe Giaffone

Talladega: 5th April, Round 2

Ps # St 1. 2 11 Light Blue Kurt Busch NASCAR Winston Cup 38 laps 139.367mph 26 points 2. 9 4 Evans Orange Mike Bliss NASCAR Truck Series 38 17 3. 5 8 Lime Greg Biffle NASCAR Busch Series 38 14 4. 8 5 Green Sam Hornish IRL IndyCar Series 38 12 5. 1 12 Silver Mark Martin NASCAR Winston Cup 38 12 6. 6 6 Dark Blue Kevin Harvick NASCAR Winston Cup 38 9 7. 12 1 Gold Ryan Newman NASCAR Winston Cup 38 11 8. 3 9 Red Jimmie Johnson NASCAR Winston Cup 38 7 9. 7 7 White Steve Kinser World of Outlaws 38 6 10. 4 10 Dark Orange Danny Lasoski World of Outlaws 38 5 11. 10 3 Rose Felipe Giaffone IRL IndyCar Series 38 4 12. 11 2 Med. Blue Helio Castroneves IRL IndyCar Series 37 3 Time of race: 43 minutes, 31 seconds. Margin of Victory: .098 seconds. Lead changes: 5 among 4 drivers. Lap Leaders: Newman 1-3; Bliss 4; Busch 5-6; Martin 7-8; Busch 9-38. Bonus points for lap leaders: Busch 5; Newman 3; Martin 2.

Chicagoland: 12th July, Round 3

Ps St. Driver Car Color Number Laps Times Led Total Laps Led Bonus Points Status 1 9 Mike Bliss Violet 4 67 1 49 5 21 Running 2 3 Ryan Newman White 10 67 1 13 3 17 Running 3 12 Kurt Busch Lime 1 67 0 0 0 14 Running 4 6 Kevin Harvick Gold 7 67 0 0 0 12 Running 5 11 Mark Martin Rose 2 67 0 0 0 10 Running 6 10 Greg Biffle Dark Blue 3 67 0 0 0 9 Running 7 8 Jimmie Johnson Lt.Blue 5 67 0 0 0 8 Running 8 7 Sam Hornish Jr. Med. Blue 6 67 0 0 0 7 Running 9 2 Scott Sharp* Red 11 67 0 0 0 6 Running 10 5 Danny Lasoski Dk Orange 8 67 0 0 0 5 Running 11 1 Helio Castroneves Green 12 39 1 5 2 4 Mechanical 12 4 Steve Kinser Cream 9 38 0 0 0 3 Mechanical Average Speed: 137.384 mph Time of Race: 43:54 Margin of Victory: 3.252 *substitute for Felipe Giaffone Lead Changes: 3 among 3 Caution Periods: 1 Lap Leaders: 1-5 Castroneves, 6-18 Newman, 19-67 Bliss

Indianapolis: 2nd August, Round 4

Ps St. Driver Car Color Number Laps Times Led Total Laps Led Bonus Points Status 1 6 Jimmie Johnson Rose 7 40 1 20 5 21 Running 2 7 Kevin Harvick Gold 6 40 0 0 0 17 Running 3 9 Ryan Newman Red 4 40 0 0 0 14 Running 4 12 Kurt Busch Violet 1 40 0 0 0 12 Running 5 10 Mark Martin White 3 40 0 0 0 10 Running 6 2 Scott Sharp* Cream 11 40 0 0 0 9 Running 7 8 Greg Biffle Black 5 40 0 0 0 8 Running 8 1 Helio Castroneves Lime 12 40 1 20 3 7 Running 9 3 Steve Kinser Lt. Blue 10 40 0 0 0 6 Running 10 11 Mike Bliss Orange 2 40 0 0 0 5 Running 11 5 Sam Hornish Jr. Med. Blue 8 40 0 0 0 4 Running 12 4 Danny Lasoski Green 9 40 0 0 0 3 Running Average Speed 135.287 Time of Race 44:21 Margin of Victory .697 *substitute for Felipe Giaffone Lead Changes 1 among 2 drivers Caution Periods 1 Lap Leaders: 1-20 Castroneves, 21-40 Johnson

Championship Standings

Ps Driver Daytona Talladega Chicagoland Indianapolis Total 1. Kurt Busch 17 26 14 12 69 2. Mark Martin 26 12 10 10 58 3. Jimmie Johnson 15 7 8 26 56 4. Mike Bliss 6 17 26 5 54 5. Kevin Harvick 10 9 12 17 48 6. Ryan Newman 3 11 20 14 48 7. Greg Biffle 10 14 9 8 41 8. Sam Hornish Jr. 7 12 7 4 30 9. Danny Lasoski 14 5 5 3 27 10. Felipe Giaffone/Scott Sharp 5 4 6 9 24 11. Steve Kinser 9 6 3 6 24 12. Helio Castroneves 4 3 6 10 23