NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES 2003 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

October race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway switched to prime time.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 19, 2002) - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) officials announced Monday the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule, a lineup of 36 series championship events that will begin Feb. 16 with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

The season - which will end Nov. 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway - has no changes from 2002 in terms of the number of races on the schedule or the sites. But there is one significant alteration: The annual fall event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., has been switched to a Saturday night (Oct. 11).

The NASCAR Winston Cup Series again visits 23 tracks, in a total of 19 states.

2003 NASCAR WINSTON CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Feb. 16-Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 23-North Carolina Speedway
March 2-Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 9-Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 16-Darlington Raceway
March 23-Bristol Motor Speedway
March 30-Texas Motor Speedway
April 6-Talladega Superspeedway
April 13-Martinsville Speedway
April 27-California Speedway
May 3-Richmond International Raceway
May 25-Lowe’s Motor Speedway
June 1-Dover International Speedway
June 8-Pocono Raceway
June 15-Michigan International Speedway
June 22-Infineon Raceway
July 5-Daytona International Speedway
July 13-Chicagoland Speedway
July 20-New Hampshire International Speedway
July 27-Pocono Raceway
Aug. 3-Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug. 10-Watkins Glen International
Aug. 17-Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 23-Bristol Motor Speedway
Aug. 31-Darlington Raceway
Sept. 6-Richmond International Raceway
Sept. 14-New Hampshire International Speedway
Sept. 21-Dover International Speedway
Sept. 28-Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 5-Kansas Speedway
Oct. 11-Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Oct. 19-Martinsville Speedway
Oct. 26-Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nov. 2-Phoenix International Raceway
Nov. 9-North Carolina Speedway
Nov. 16-Homestead-Miami Speedway



(Subject to Change)

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