2003 International Race Of Champions
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
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.
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
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