2003 Banquet 400
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 2003 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods program cover. | |||
| Date | October 5, 2003 | ||
| Official name | 3rd Annual Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods | ||
| Location | Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 121.63 miles per hour (195.74 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 29.938 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | |
| Laps | 115 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2003 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods was the 30th stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 5, 2003, before a crowd of 80,000 in Kansas City, Kansas, at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, a cunning pit strategy for Penske Racing South driver Ryan Newman would propel him to his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his eighth win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Bill Elliott and Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, October 3, at 11:20 AM CST, and would last for 2 hours.[2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.102 and an average speed of 179.390 miles per hour (288.700 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.102 | 179.390 |
| 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 30.171 | 178.980 |
| 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 30.177 | 178.944 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 4, at 9:30 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.821 and an average speed of 175.205 miles per hour (281.965 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.821 | 175.205 |
| 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 30.831 | 175.148 |
| 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 30.842 | 175.086 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Third and final practice
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 4, at 11:10 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Ryan Newman of Penske Racing South would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.814 and an average speed of 175.245 miles per hour (282.029 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 30.814 | 175.245 |
| 2 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 30.920 | 174.644 |
| 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 31.212 | 173.010 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||