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The 2003 New England 300 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on July 20, 2003, at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 36 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
| Date | July 20, 2003 | ||
| Location | New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.702 km) | ||
| Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
| Average speed | 96.924 miles per hour (155.984 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | no time trials | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 133 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, & Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
- Time of race: 3:16:29
- Average Speed: 96.924 miles per hour (155.984 km/h)
- Pole Speed: no time trials
- Cautions: 12 for 63 laps
- Margin of Victory: 1.582 sec
- Lead changes: 14
- Percent of race run under caution: 21%
- Average green flag run: 18.2 laps
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