Season
Standings After Race #8 at Talladega Superspeedway - Sunday, April 6th, 2003
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 8 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 1233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | Chevrolet | 1104 | -129 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 8 | Kurt Busch | 97 | Ford | 1046 | -187 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | +1 | 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 1013 | -220 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 8 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 1011 | -222 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +3 | 8 | Ricky Craven | 32 | Pontiac | 1000 | -233 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -3 | 8 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | Chevrolet | 994 | -239 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +2 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 977 | -256 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -2 | 8 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 937 | -296 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +10 | 8 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 895 | -338 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -3 | 8 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 894 | -339 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | +3 | 8 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 884 | -349 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | +6 | 8 | Robby Gordon | 31 | Chevrolet | 871 | -362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | -1 | 8 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 858 | -375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | -4 | 8 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Chevrolet | 851 | -382 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +7 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | 850 | -383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 8 | Joe Nemechek | 25 | Chevrolet | 841 | -392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -4 | 8 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Dodge | 823 | -410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | -7 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 21 | Ford | 817 | -416 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +2 | 8 | Dave Blaney | 77 | Ford | 801 | -432 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -3 | 8 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | 798 | -435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -1 | 8 | Jamie McMurray | 42 | Dodge | 790 | -443 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -7 | 8 | Johnny Benson | 10 | Pontiac | 788 | -445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | +7 | 8 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Chevrolet | 785 | -448 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 7 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 779 | -454 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +6 | 8 | Ward Burton | 22 | Dodge | 773 | -460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 8 | Steve Park | 30 | Chevrolet | 760 | -473 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 8 | Kenny Wallace | 23 | Dodge | 756 | -477 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 8 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 748 | -485 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -6 | 8 | Jimmy Spencer | 7 | Dodge | 740 | -493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | -4 | 8 | Jeff Green | 30 | Chevrolet | 722 | -511 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | +1 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dodge | 716 | -517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -3 | 8 | Jerry Nadeau | 01 | Pontiac | 683 | -550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | +2 | 8 | John Andretti | 43 | Dodge | 648 | -585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | -1 | 8 | Casey Mears | 41 | Dodge | 625 | -608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | -1 | 8 | Todd Bodine | 54 | Ford | 619 | -614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | +3 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 594 | -639 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -1 | 8 | Jack Sprague | 0 | Pontiac | 578 | -655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -1 | 8 | Ken Schrader | 49 | Dodge | 575 | -658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 8 | Mike Skinner | 4 | Pontiac | 566 | -667 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 8 | Tony Raines | 74 | Chevrolet | 527 | -706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 5 | Larry Foyt | 14 | Dodge | 287 | -946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | +2 | 2 | Mike Wallace | 4 | Chevrolet | 211 | -1022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -1 | 4 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ford | 201 | -1032 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -1 | 3 | Derrike Cope | 37 | Chevrolet | 144 | -1089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | - | 2 | Christian Fittipaldi | 43 | Dodge | 107 | -1126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 1 | Hideo Fukuyama | 66 | Ford | 64 | -1169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 1 | Hermie Sadler | 54 | Chevrolet | 34 | -1199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |