2003 Pocono 500

The Pocono 500 was the 14th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson won the pole while rookie Casey Mears pulled off an upset victory for Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Johnson's pole time was a 53.775-second lap around the Tricky Triangle.

Mears had qualified his No. 41 Dodge in the fifth position and held his position their during the entire race. During the final pit stop cycle, Mears pit crew was able to provide him a fast enough stop to race point leader Rusty Wallace off pit road. Despite a late race restart and several lapped cars mixing the battle up in the final five laps, Mears held off Wallace for his first career Winston Cup victory.