2003 Daytona 500

The 2003 Daytona 500 was the season opening race in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet started on the pole with a lap of 46.714-seconds. Joe Gibbs Racing's Tony Stewart won the race after leading six of the 60 laps. Mark Martin led just eight laps, but paced the field for the most time out of anybody in the 42-car field.