Official name Auto Club 500 | ||
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Date April 27, 2003 (2003-April-27) Location California Speedway, Fontana, California Course Permanent racing facility
2.0 mi (3.23 km) Distance 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) Average speed 140.111 miles per hour (225.487 km/h) | ||
The 2003 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 27, 2003 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Steve Park of DEI won the pole. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing won the race.
Background
The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.
References
2003 Auto Club 500 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA