Matt Kenseth (#17) won the championship in 2003 with 5022 points, followed by Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; Jeff Gordon; and Kevin Harvick.
Bobby Labonte won the last Winston Cup race of the season on November 16, 2003. It was the Ford 400, held at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
In 2003, Bobby Labonte was the last Winston Cup race winner and Matt Kenseth won the Winston Cup championship.
In 2003, Matt Kenseth won the last Winston Cup Series championship. The following season it was renamed the Nextel Cup Series.
In 2003, Matt Kenseth won the last Winston Cup Series championship. The following season it was renamed the Nextel Cup Series.
The most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup (formerly Nextel Cup and Winston Cup) series champion was Tony Stewart, who tied Carl Edwards in the 2011 Chase For the Sprint Cup, and was awarded the championship based on number of wins compared to Carl Edwards. After the 2003 Winston Cup season the name was changed to Nextel Cup. The winner of the last Championship under the title Winston Cup was Matt Kenseth in the 2003 series.
In 2003, Matt Kenseth won the last Nascar Winston Cup Series championship. The following season the series was known as the Nextel Cup. The name was again changed in 2008 to the Sprint Cup.
2003 was the last year that Winston sponsored NASCAR with Matt Kenseth winning the last Winston Cup.
Matt Kenseth won the 2003 Winston Cup championship, driving the #17 car.
Matt Kenseth won the Nascar Cup Series championship one time. It was in 2003. That was the last season under the Winston Cup name.
No. There are currently no cigarette manufacturers sponsoring Nascar race cars. Following the 2003 season, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company dropped their series sponsorship with Nascar.
1998 and 1999 Busch Series Champion 2000 The Winston XVI Winner 2004 and 2014 Daytona 500 Winner 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 NASCAR Most Popular Driver
2003 Winston Cup Series championTwo-time Daytona 500 winner (2009, 2012)2000 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the YearIROC XXVIII champion
Strictly Stock Series (1949)Grand National Series (1950-1970)Winston Cup Series (1971-2003)Nextel Cup Series (2004-2007)Sprint Cup Series (2008-present)