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2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Race | Milwaukee |
| Image | The Milwaukee Mile.svg |
| Caption | Milwaukee Mile Track Layout |
| Date | May 31 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Official name | Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 Presented by Miller Lite and Argent Mortgage |
| Race_No | 6 |
| Season_No | 18 |
| Series | CART |
| Location | Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, United States |
| Course | 1 Mile Oval |
| Course_mi | 1.000 |
| Course_km | 1.609 |
| Distance_laps | 250 |
| Distance_mi | 250 |
| Distance_km | 402.336 |
| Weather | Clear and Cold (Night Race) |
| Pole_Driver | No Pole Awarded (Rain) |
| Fast_Driver | Patrick Carpentier |
| Fast_Team | Team Player's |
| Fast_Time | 21.820 |
| Fast_Lap | 246 |
| Fast_Country | Canada |
| First_Driver | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
| First_Team | Team Rahal |
| First_Country | Mexico |
| Second_Driver | Oriol Servià |
| Second_Team | Patrick Racing |
| Second_Country | Spain |
| Third_Driver | Patrick Carpentier |
| Third_Team | Team Player's |
| Third_Country | Canada |
| Previous | [2002](2002-miller-lite-250) |
| Next | [2004](2004-time-warner-cable-road-runner-250) |
The 2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250 was the sixth round of the 2003 CART World Series season, held on May 31, 2003 at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The race was the first night race in CART history.
Qualifying results
The qualification session was rained out, so the grid was set by times from the first practice session, which was led by Alex Tagliani. The usual point for pole was not awarded.
Race
Box Score
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. | Team Rahal | 250 | 2:16:45.692 | 2 | **21 (1)** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Spain Oriol Servià | Patrick Racing | 250 | +0.5 secs | 7 | **16** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Canada Patrick Carpentier | Team Player's | 250 | +0.7 secs | 4 | **14** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | UK Darren Manning | Walker Racing | 250 | +1.2 secs | 11 | **12** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Canada Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 250 | +2.2 secs | 1 | **10** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Mexico Adrian Fernández | Fernández Racing | 250 | +3.1 secs | 5 | **8** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Brazil Mario Haberfeld | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 250 | +4.2 secs | 10 | **6** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Mexico Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 250 | +5.6 secs | 12 | **5** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | France Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 250 | +5.9 secs | 13 | **4** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Portugal Tiago Monteiro | Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing | 250 | +7.7 secs | 9 | **3** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | USA Jimmy Vasser | American Spirit Team Johansson | 250 | +9.1 secs | 6 | **2** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Canada Paul Tracy | Team Player's | 249 | + 1 Lap | 3 | **1** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brazil Gualter Salles | Dale Coyne Racing | 240 | + 10 Laps | 18 | **0** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mexico Rodolfo Lavín | Walker Racing | 225 | Accident | 14 | **0** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Switzerland Joël Camathias | Dale Coyne Racing | 150 | Accident | 19 | **0** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | USA Ryan Hunter-Reay | American Spirit Team Johansson | 85 | Accident | 17 | **0** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brazil Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 3 | Accident | 8 | **0** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | France Patrick Lemarié | PK Racing | 3 | Accident | 16 | **0** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Brazil Roberto Moreno | Herdez Competition | 3 | Accident | 15 | **0** |
- Average Speed: 113.190 mph
- (1) indicates the point total includes 1 bonus polint for leading the most laps.
Caution flags
| From | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| lap | To | ||
| lap | Total | ||
| laps | Reason | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow start |
| 4 | 18 | 15 | Junqueira (1), Moreno (4) & Lemarié (27) accident |
| 86 | 107 | 22 | Hunter-Reay (31) accident |
| 154 | 168 | 15 | Camathias (19) Accident |
| 214 | 224 | 10 | Tracy (3) loose wheel |
| 226 | 238 | 13 | Lavín (5) contact |
| 239 | 239 | 1 | Yellow restart |
Lap Leaders
| From | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| lap | To | ||
| lap | Total | ||
| laps | Leader | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Alex Tagliani |
| 3 | 59 | 57 | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
| 60 | 72 | 13 | Patrick Carpentier |
| 73 | 73 | 1 | Mario Domínguez |
| 74 | 250 | 177 | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
Total laps led
| Driver | Laps |
|---|---|
| led | |
| Michel Jourdain Jr. | 234 |
| Patrick Carpentier | 13 |
| Alex Tagliani | 2 |
| Mario Domínguez | 1 |
Standings after the race
| Rank | +/– | Driver | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 2 | MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. | 77 | ||||||
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | CAN Paul Tracy | 67 (−10) | ||||||
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 2 | BRA Bruno Junqueira | 66 (−11) | ||||||
| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 10px]] | FRA Sébastien Bourdais | 53 (−24) | ||||||
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 1 | CAN Patrick Carpentier | 48 (−29) |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the drivers' standings.
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