2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
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The 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the fifth stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. It was held on March 16, 2003, before a crowd of 55,000, in Darlington, South Carolina, at Darlington Raceway. The 293-lap race, the 100th NASCAR Cup Series event at Darlington Raceway, was won by PPI Motorsports driver Ricky Craven starting from the 31st position. Kurt Busch of the Roush Racing squad finished in second place and Dave Blaney third for the Jasper Motorsports team.
Darlington Raceway (pictured in 2008), where the race was held.
Elliott Sadler (pictured in 2007) took the first pole position of his career
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pictured in 2002) led a total of 91 laps, more than any other driver
Ricky Craven (pictured in 1997) won the race by two-thousands of a second, the joint-closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history
PPI Motorsports
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PPI Motorsports was a race team which competed in CART, NASCAR and various off-road racing circuits. The team had one of the few remaining single car operations in NASCAR.
The car from PPI's winning CART effort
The No. 32 Tide-sponsored car in 2005