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The Coca-Cola 600
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Sunday, May 25, 2003 on FoX at 2pm PT / 5pm ET


Lowe's Motor Speedway is a beehive of racing activities during the whole year. With the longest Winston Cup race on the NASCAR circuit -- the Coca-Cola 600, the only All-Star event in racing -- The Winston, the fall Homecoming classic -- The UAW-GM 500, and many other racing events, Lowe's Motor Speedway is the premier facility in racing, the Mecca of Motor Sports.




Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 24 degrees
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Quad-oval




Starting Grid
Order Driver (No.) Car Qualifying Speed
1 Ryan Newman (12) Dodge 185.312 mph
2 Elliott Sadler (38) Ford 184.300 mph
3 Mike Skinner (4) Pontiac 183.999 mph
4 Jeff Gordon (24) Chevrolet 183.986 mph
5 Jack Sprague (0) Pontiac 183.530 mph
6 Tony Stewart (20) Chevrolet 183.467 mph
7 Joe Nemechek (25) Chevrolet 183.231 mph
8 Dave Blaney (77) Ford 183.231 mph
9 Michael Waltrip (15) Chevrolet 183.156 mph
10 Johnny Benson (10) Pontiac 183.125 mph
11 Bobby Labonte (18) Chevrolet 183.119 mph
12 Kurt Busch (97) Ford 182.952 mph
13 Steve Park (30) Chevrolet 182.753 mph
14 Jimmy Spencer (7) Dodge 182.593 mph
15 Jeff Green (1) Chevrolet 182.581 mph
16 Todd Bodine (154) Ford 182.482 mph
17 Jamie McMurray (42) Dodge 182.242 mph
18 Matt Kenseth (17) Ford 182.235 mph
19 Casey Mears (41) Dodge 181.996 mph
20 Kevin Harvick (29) Chevrolet 181.953 mph
21 Mark Martin (6) Ford 181.910 mph
22 Jeremy Mayfield (19) Dodge 181.671 mph
23 Dale Jarrett (88) Ford 181.586 mph
24 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (8) Chevrolet 181.561 mph
25 Tony Raines (74) Chevrolet 181.476 mph
26 Kevin Lepage (171) Ford 181.421 mph
27 Greg Biffle (16) Ford 181.421 mph
28 Kenny Wallace (23) Dodge 181.360 mph
29 Larry Foyt (14) Dodge 181.275 mph
30 Ken Schrader (49) Dodge 181.117 mph
31 Kyle Petty (45) Dodge 181.044 mph
32 Bill Elliott (9) Dodge 180.953 mph
33 Ricky Craven (32) Pontiac 180.892 mph
34 Rusty Wallace (2) Dodge 180.838 mph
35 Jeff Burton (99) Ford 180.542 mph
36 Sterling Marlin (40) Dodge 180.499 mph
37* Jimmie Johnson (48) Chevrolet --
38* Robby Gordon (31) Chevrolet 179.736 mph
39* Terry Labonte (5) Chevrolet 179.922 mph
40* Ricky Rudd (21) Ford 179.456 mph
41* Ward Burton (22) Dodge 180.048 mph
42* John Andretti (43) Dodge 179.420 mph
43* Mike Wallace (01) Pontiac 179.390 mph
* Denotes Provisional entry


1 posted on 05/24/2003 8:10:51 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge; tubebender; arly; Flurry; Ga Rob; Uncle George; winodog; SShultz460; BushCountry; ...
Saturday Pre-Race Ping and Reminder.

Anyone up for 1,100 miles of left turns at high speed. 8-?

2 posted on 05/24/2003 8:12:36 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi .. Support FRee Republic)
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To: NormsRevenge
Tomorrow is quite a racing day! My head will be swimming. Good news is we just got a big screen TV so I am looking forward to the Indy almost life size! :-)
5 posted on 05/24/2003 8:18:08 PM PDT by ladyinred (Freedom isn't free, remember our fallen heroes)
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To: NormsRevenge
An 1,100 mile A.M. ping
31 posted on 05/25/2003 6:56:31 AM PDT by ChefKeith (NASCAR...everything else is just a game!)
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To: NormsRevenge; B4Ranch; #3Fan; glock rocks; tubebender
Morning boys & openwheel fans, hope your weekend is pleasant and that you've remembered to honor the men and women that made this party weekend possible.

Here's the radar pic., and as always it self updates;


32 posted on 05/25/2003 7:47:42 AM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt (I wouldn't have spent that year in college, if it weren't for my horse...)
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To: NormsRevenge
Good Mornin' Racefans! Leeezzz get it on!

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36 posted on 05/25/2003 8:23:05 AM PDT by budman_2001
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To: NormsRevenge; All
Good morning. That weather map Pete posted is not the thing I want to see but as the Resident Weather Lady said it's a long time till the Real Races start.

See you later...

37 posted on 05/25/2003 8:25:58 AM PDT by tubebender ((?))
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To: NormsRevenge
To my chagrin, I know next to nothing about NASCAR. Who is the favorite?
61 posted on 05/25/2003 9:28:57 AM PDT by annyokie (provacative yet educational reading alert)
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To: NormsRevenge
Indy 500 update... no threepeat for Helio, he takes second to Gil deFerran
83 posted on 05/25/2003 12:15:23 PM PDT by Teacher317
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To: NormsRevenge
now that INDY is over...... go Jeff Gordon!
85 posted on 05/25/2003 12:16:29 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
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152 posted on 05/25/2003 2:24:56 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: NormsRevenge
Easley just could'nt make it - HA!
155 posted on 05/25/2003 2:26:01 PM PDT by warmath
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