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Race 36 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
![]() Map of Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gray dashed lines are other courses. Gray solid line is another pit road option. | |||
Date | November 16, 2003 | ||
Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, United States | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 80.6 °F (27.0 °C); with wind speeds reaching up to 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
Average speed | 116.868 miles per hour (188.081 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | |
Laps | 189 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr., and Benny Parsons |
The 2003 Ford 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on November 16, 2003, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, United States. This was the last race ever for NASCAR with title sponsorship from Winston, breaking a partnership beginning in 1972. Starting in 2004, new series sponsor Nextel would take over. The race was also the final Cup Series won by Bobby Labonte.