The 2003 Sharpie 500 was a Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) event held at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 23, 2003. Kurt Busch won his fourth and final race of the year, leading 121 laps in route to a .82 second victory on Kevin Harvick. Points leader Matt Kenseth was 4th and continued to expand his points lead, now 351 markers ahead of Dale Earnhardt, Jr (9th).