Standings After Race #25 at Darlington Raceway - Sunday, August 31st, 2003
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 25 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 3718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 25 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | Chevrolet | 3329 | -389 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 25 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 3303 | -415 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 25 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 3233 | -485 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 25 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 3127 | -591 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 25 | Kurt Busch | 97 | Ford | 3114 | -604 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 25 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 3075 | -643 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 25 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Chevrolet | 3053 | -665 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | 25 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 3012 | -706 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 25 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 2936 | -782 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | +1 | 25 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 2935 | -783 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -2 | 25 | Robby Gordon | 31 | Chevrolet | 2914 | -804 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 25 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 2844 | -874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +3 | 25 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dodge | 2735 | -983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | 25 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 2732 | -986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 25 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | 2666 | -1052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | 25 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Dodge | 2657 | -1061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 24 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 2605 | -1113 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 25 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 2583 | -1135 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 25 | Ricky Craven | 32 | Pontiac | 2580 | -1138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | +1 | 25 | Jamie McMurray | 42 | Dodge | 2579 | -1139 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -4 | 25 | Ward Burton | 22 | Dodge | 2576 | -1142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | 25 | Chevrolet | 2420 | -1298 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 25 | Johnny Benson | 10 | Pontiac | 2416 | -1302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 25 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 2370 | -1348 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 25 | Ricky Rudd | 21 | Ford | 2355 | -1363 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | +1 | 25 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 2351 | -1367 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | -2 | 25 | Dave Blaney | 77 | Ford | 2325 | -1393 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 24 | Jimmy Spencer | 7 | Dodge | 2234 | -1484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | +1 | 25 | Steve Park | 30 | Chevrolet | 2155 | -1563 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -1 | 25 | Kenny Wallace | 23 | Dodge | 2150 | -1568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 25 | Todd Bodine | 54 | Ford | 2141 | -1577 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 23 | Jeff Green | 30 | Chevrolet | 1976 | -1742 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 25 | Casey Mears | 41 | Dodge | 1877 | -1841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +2 | 24 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 1775 | -1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 23 | Ken Schrader | 49 | Dodge | 1749 | -1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -2 | 24 | Tony Raines | 74 | Chevrolet | 1746 | -1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 18 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | 1381 | -2337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +1 | 18 | Mike Skinner | 4 | Pontiac | 1354 | -2364 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 18 | Jack Sprague | 0 | Pontiac | 1284 | -2434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 16 | Larry Foyt | 14 | Dodge | 921 | -2797 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 10 | Jerry Nadeau | 01 | Pontiac | 844 | -2874 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 10 | Mike Wallace | 4 | Chevrolet | 771 | -2947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | 43 | Dodge | 613 | -3105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | - | 12 | Derrike Cope | 37 | Chevrolet | 549 | -3169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 6 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 308 | -3410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | +2 | 4 | Jason Leffler | 00 | Chevrolet | 292 | -3426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | +5 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | 4 | Pontiac | 266 | -3452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -2 | 3 | Johnny Sauter | 21 | Chevrolet | 240 | -3478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -2 | 2 | Scott Pruett | 09 | Dodge | 236 | -3482 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2 | Boris Said | 01 | Pontiac | 201 | -3517 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 2 | Ron Fellows | 1 | Chevrolet | 200 | -3518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -1 | 2 | Johnny Miller | 4 | Pontiac | 146 | -3572 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 4 | Hermie Sadler | 54 | Chevrolet | 128 | -3590 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 2 | Casey Atwood | 14 | Chevrolet | 113 | -3605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 1 | Buckshot Jones | 09 | Dodge | 112 | -3606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 2 | Hideo Fukuyama | 66 | Ford | 98 | -3620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | PJ Jones | 4 | Pontiac | 91 | -3627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Scott Wimmer | 23 | Chevrolet | 91 | -3627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 1 | Mike Bliss | 20 | Chevrolet | 85 | -3633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 1 | Paul Menard | 55 | Chevrolet | 76 | -3642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Ted Musgrave | 7 | Dodge | 70 | -3648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | Chevrolet | 68 | -3650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Jason Keller | 57 | Ford | 67 | -3651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | David Green | 37 | Pontiac | 67 | -3651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Geoff Bodine | 11 | Ford | 46 | -3672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Stacy Compton | 59 | Chevrolet | 39 | -3679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |