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2008 Aaron's 499

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 9 of 36
Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 3:10:37 Average speed: 157.409 mph Pole speed: 187.386 mph	Cautions: 8 for 23 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 156000 Lead changes: 52
Green flag passes: 9,146 (55.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	321400	running	12	190
2	26	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	235233	running	1	175
3	7	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	203491	running	37	170
4	6	6	David Ragan	AAA Travel (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	152775	running	0	160
5	8	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	188	122375	running	4	160
6	14	28	Travis Kvapil	Northern Tool + Equipment (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	143914	running	0	150
7	36	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	123225	running	0	146
8	21	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	149500	running	5	147
9	41	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	123275	running	0	138
10	9	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	117350	running	46	139
11	35	7	Robby Gordon	RVs.com (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	188	123758	running	0	130
12	38	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	137908	running	1	132
13	10	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	146461	running	1	129
14	22	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Turtle Wax (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	102450	running	3	126
15	40	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	111183	running	2	123
16	19	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	188	106533	running	0	115
17	32	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	99425	running	0	112
18	31	16	Greg Biffle	3M / American Red Cross (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	98525	running	0	109
19	20	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	134961	running	1	111
20	30	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	188	90525	running	0	103
21	29	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	98000	running	1	105
22	16	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Chevrolet	188	84025	running	0	97
23	42	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	188	117566	running	1	99
24	39	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	129736	running	1	96
25	1	78	Joe Nemechek	National Day of Prayer (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	188	88200	running	0	88
26	24	00	Michael McDowell	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	188	96383	running	0	85
27	27	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	188	90622	running	4	87
28	43	40	David Stremme	Tums Quik Pack (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	187	91525	crash	2	84
29	18	19	Elliott Sadler	Garmin / Best Buy (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	187	109670	crash	3	81
30	4	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	187	80225	crash	1	78
31	17	10	Patrick Carpentier	LifeLock (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	186	82975	running	0	70
32	15	45	Kyle Petty	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	186	79825	running	0	67
33	28	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	186	114808	running	0	64
34	34	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	183	116511	running	0	61
35	37	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	180	125000	running	0	58
36	12	21	Jon Wood	Little Debbie Snack Cakes (Wood Brothers)	Ford	179	97620	running	0	55
37	33	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	174	110133	crash	0	52
38	2	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	173	138886	crash	61	59
39	23	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	173	78550	crash	0	46
40	11	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	153	125725	running	0	43
41	13	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	150	125741	running	0	40
42	3	70	Ken Schrader	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	141	78130	engine	1	42
43	25	41	Reed Sorenson	Polaroid (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	4	105352	engine	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Robby Gordon	7	driver change
Jeff Burton	31	unapproved impound adjustment
David Gilliland	38	unapproved impound adjustment
David Stremme	40	driver change
Scott Riggs	66	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Bill Davis	Toyota
45	J.J. Yeley	96	DLP HDTV	Jeff Moorad	Toyota
46	John Andretti	34	Taco Bell / doorstopnation.com	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet
DC	P.J. Jones	7	RVs.com	Robby Gordon	Dodge
DC	Dario Franchitti	40	Tums Quik Pack	Chip Ganassi	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	20	20
	21	23	3	#17 accident turn 2	#21
	24	117	94
	118	121	4	debris	#18
	122	144	23
	145	148	4	#20 accident turn 1	#2
	149	160	12
	161	163	3	#15 spun tri-oval	#7
	164	165	2
	166	168	3	debris	#66
	169	174	6
	175	177	3	#1,2,20,26,43,88 accident turn 2	#09
	178	181	4
	182	183	2	#43 spun turn 4	none
	184	187	4
	188	188	1	#01,9,19,29,31,40,44,48,55,78,84 accident turn 2	none
Percent of race run under caution: 12.2% Average green flag run: 20.6 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tony Stewart	1	20	20
Ken Schrader	21	21	1
Tony Stewart	22	33	12
Denny Hamlin	34	38	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	39	45	7
Jeff Burton	46	46	1
Brian Vickers	47	50	4
Paul Menard	51	52	2
Juan Pablo Montoya	53	53	1
Denny Hamlin	54	55	2
Ryan Newman	56	56	1
Kevin Harvick	57	57	1
Denny Hamlin	58	60	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	61	64	4
Tony Stewart	65	81	17
Jimmie Johnson	82	82	1
Tony Stewart	83	87	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	88	1
Tony Stewart	89	89	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	90	105	16
Tony Stewart	106	109	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	110	111	2
Denny Hamlin	112	117	6
Regan Smith	118	118	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	119	124	6
Denny Hamlin	125	125	1
Jeff Gordon	126	126	1
Denny Hamlin	127	127	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	128	132	5
Elliott Sadler	133	133	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	134	134	1
Elliott Sadler	135	135	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	136	136	1
David Gilliland	137	137	1
David Stremme	138	138	1
Elliott Sadler	139	139	1
Kasey Kahne	140	140	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	141	141	1
Tony Stewart	142	143	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	144	144	1
A.J. Allmendinger	145	145	1
Denny Hamlin	146	148	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	149	149	1
Denny Hamlin	150	151	2
Paul Menard	152	152	1
David Gilliland	153	153	1
David Stremme	154	154	1
Denny Hamlin	155	168	14
Ryan Newman	169	172	4
Kyle Busch	173	179	7
Michael Waltrip	180	183	4
Kyle Busch	184	188	5

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Burton	1347
2	Kyle Busch	1325	-22
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1268	-79
4	Denny Hamlin	1248	-99
5	Jimmie Johnson	1245	-102
6	Kevin Harvick	1208	-139
7	Clint Bowyer	1182	-165
8	Greg Biffle	1148	-199
9	Tony Stewart	1137	-210
10	Carl Edwards	1084	-263
11	Ryan Newman	1062	-285
12	Juan Pablo Montoya	1029	-318
13	Kasey Kahne	1028	-319
14	Jeff Gordon	1018	-329
15	David Ragan	994	-353
15	Brian Vickers	994	-353
17	Martin Truex Jr	949	-398
18	David Gilliland	940	-407
19	Matt Kenseth	909	-438
20	Kurt Busch	903	-444
21	Paul Menard	902	-445