2003 UAW GM Quality 500

Not sure why they didn't do at least a Victory Lane interview but yeah..
October 11th, 2003
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Credit to NBC.

[@tfajsh]

My wife and I sat at the track all day that day. If I remember correctly the Busch series race was rained out the night before so that ran it that morning. 20 years ago and seems like yesterday. I remember when the public address announcer gave the countdown for live TV broadcast to kick over. Seeing Richard drive thar #3 car was just amazing. There is something really special about being at Charlotte for the fall race. It was cool that night, it had been wet. But when those engines start up it’s race time!!!!

[@samhouston9162]

Didn't know they did a thing for Dale before the race. That's nice.

[@budamania1989]

Man seeing that black #3 brings back some good times

[@ilikepie2448255]

Everybody looks so young. I know it's been 13 years but still.

[@FloridaFan88]

That backstretch camera was so cool.

[@luisayalajr8139]

EA sports should off had added those Winston cup past champions pant schemes on nascar thunder 2004. All of them paint schemes where sooooo sick

[@brianglennon1546]

I loved it when Childress did the burnout in the 3.

[@viktoraensland]

To answer your question about why they didn't do the victory lane interview that night. They had run very late on the east coast due to some delay and by the time this race ended, they were way past the allotted time frame. They cut the interviews as a result and got a bunch of flack about it the following week. At least if my old memory serves correctly.

[@jaydenh922]

2003 UAW-GM Quality 500 Location: Concord, North Carolina Track: Lowe’s Motor Speedway Type of race track: Speedway Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 39 Laps: 334 Cautions: 5 Pole Winner: Ryan Newman (12) Most laps led: Tony Stewart (20) (149 laps led) Race Winner: Tony Stewart (20)

[@austinmorris274]

This was my first NASCAR cup race. I was six years old when I attended this race. I miss the way the cars used to look.

[@josephchappell8788]

Great race remember watching this live the first year of the race being aired on a Saturday night until 2018 when they started the Roval.

[@asmaness]

They moved back to Sundays in 2015, not 2018.

[@ryeinc]

Oops. Looks like Richard started the 3 car before the command!

[@GorillazRock4ever]

Thanks for uploading! :D

[@vidEvWill]

About time the fastest car wins the race, great battle between Stewart and Newman at the end. Stewart had a decent 2003, and it took him 14 races to pick up a win in his first season as defending champ. 2003 still was one of Stewart's worst along with his 2006 and 2008(for obvious reasons).

[@mets2128]

I was at this race. In a business suite

[@ElFuego35]

The reason they didn't do an interview was because they had a new episode of Saturday Night Live scheduled that night, and the Executive Producer of Saturday Night Live apparently gets very upset when sports programming bleeds into the timeslot. After getting blowback, in the remaining years of their first contract, NBC scheduled a repeat episode of Saturday Night Live the night of the race, and that is likely why NASCAR was fast on postponing last years (2015) race. That said, they could have done like they did in 2006, and had an in depth post race program on either TNT or CNBC

[@mesousagaby740]

Also, you can blame the XFL originally for that.

[@DerrickRG]

Fuck SNL.

[@user-ui5cr2yh6q]

Tony Stewart engine sound burnout 2:56:14 !!!!

[@thelegendchrisb]

Brian Vickers' cup series debut

[@anthonydeloreto3881]

They should have realize with 3 to go that was Brian Vickers not Joe

[@truenorthcanadian5628]

2:05:05 Tony's crew that year

[@KingCuervo88]

i have that but not sure if gadgefan48 is uploading it or not.... and the Banquet 400 is not up..which I have..

[@Pifmeister]

1:16:10 its time BP. Cue The Duck!!

[@chrisuncleahmad]

The only Charlotte race from 2003-2005 not won by Jimmie Johnson.

[@rebelracing88]

Yep. I do find it funny though that it's so rarely mentioned that during that timespan the 48 car was the only car invited to the Goodyear tire tests at Charlotte.

[@Be.authentic_]

1:58:15 Baby Chase 😅

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Why wasn't Brandy with Monica singing the Anthem?

[@Brendon_John_Harrison]

NASCAR Thunder 2003

[@heybob680]

Hiw much toilet paper you need for 160,000 people,Alot ,they don't say,can't be wiped with that

[@DCTib]

No stages and no deliberate green/white/checker finish...and yet the finish to this race was 100x more dramatic than anything nowadays...go back to 2003 rules

[@anthonydeloreto3881]

2013 became D worst year of all for Tony Stewart.

[@DillonMurway]

2015 was worse

[@sabbathbassdude8491]

Dillon Murway 2014 as well

[@christoblack2024]

2:08:47 Jeff N Jimmy .that was Lit