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Sprint Cup race number 1 of 36
February 17, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:16:30
Average Speed: 152.672 mph
Pole Speed: 187.075 mph Cautions: 7 for 23 laps
Margin of Victory: .092 sec
Attendance: 190,000

Glossary 2008 Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	7	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	200	1,506,045	running	8	190
2	43	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	200	1,063,870	running	9	175
3	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	871,049	running	16	170
4	24	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	652,938	running	86	170
5	5	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	200	564,117	running	5	160
6	35	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	200	430,015	running	0	150
7	10	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	200	389,204	running	1	151
8	26	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	200	334,763	running	0	142
9	3	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	352,920	running	12	143
10	18	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	313,763	running	7	139
11	13	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	200	329,756	running	0	130
12	23	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	200	285,245	running	0	127
13	36	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	323,496	running	9	129
14	16	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	322,224	running	0	121
15	19	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	200	319,845	running	0	118
16	20	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	200	277,213	running	0	115
17	4	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	200	341,416	running	32	117
18	42	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	200	290,721	running	0	109
19	11	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	321,520	running	0	106
20	25	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	303,978	running	0	103
21	27	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	200	287,928	running	0	100
22	21	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Peak (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	279,295	running	0	97
23	33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	200	271,220	running	0	94
24	31	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	284,545	running	4	96
25	37	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	200	277,095	running	0	88
26	38	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal Cask No. 16 (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	276,888	running	0	85
27	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	329,606	running	1	87
28	32	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	267,088	running	0	79
29	2	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	200	275,746	running	3	81
30	30	28	Travis Kvapil	K & N Filters (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	291,202	running	0	73
31	12	8	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	301,846	running	0	70
32	15	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	200	290,753	running	0	67
33	40	40	Dario Franchitti	Dodge Journey (Felix Sabates)	Dodge	199	270,613	running	0	64
34	39	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	197	269,867	running	0	61
35	9	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	194	284,820	crash	0	58
36	28	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	194	308,129	running	1	60
37	29	01	Regan Smith	Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	194	267,095	running	0	52
38	34	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	189	259,288	crash	1	54
39	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	186	319,599	suspension	5	51
40	22	34	John Andretti	Makoto (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	184	258,613	running	0	43
41	41	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	171	257,220	running	0	40
42	14	6	David Ragan	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	161	267,763	crash	0	37
43	17	87	Kenny Wallace	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	141	256,735	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: A.J. Allmendinger (#84), Bill Elliott (#21), Ken Schrader (#49), Boris Said (#60), Patrick Carpentier (#10), Eric McClure (#37), Sterling Marlin (#09), Jacques Villeneuve (#27), Stanton Barrett (#50), Carl Long (#08)

Qualifying results for this race:
(OP: qualified via owners points; PC: qualified as past champion; * - had to qualify on time)
NOTE: The Daytona 500 uses a different qualification procedure than all other races.

 Rank         Driver          Nbr     Car      Time     Speed
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+
   1  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     48.109   187.075  
   2  Michael Waltrip          55 Toyota        48.197   186.734  *
   3  Joe Nemechek             78 Chevrolet     48.258   186.498  *
   4  David Reutimann          00 Toyota        48.267   186.463  *
   5  Dave Blaney              22 Toyota        48.356   186.120  
   6  Casey Mears               5 Chevrolet     48.373   186.054  
   7  Travis Kvapil            28 Ford          48.398   185.958  
   8  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        48.401   185.947  
   9  Boris Said               60 Ford          48.415   185.893  *
  10  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     48.424   185.858  
  11  Patrick Carpentier       10 Dodge         48.448   185.766  *
  12  Tony Stewart             20 Toyota        48.478   185.651  
  13  David Ragan               6 Ford          48.493   185.594  
  14  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          48.513   185.517  
  15  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     48.523   185.479  
  16  Brian Vickers            83 Toyota        48.524   185.475  *
  17  Jacques Villeneuve       27 Toyota        48.530   185.452  *
  18  Mark Martin               8 Chevrolet     48.536   185.429  
  19  A.J. Allmendinger        84 Toyota        48.538   185.422  *
  20  David Gilliland          38 Ford          48.541   185.410  
  21  Dale Jarrett             44 Toyota        48.558   185.345  *
  22  Scott Riggs              66 Chevrolet     48.598   185.193  
  23  Ryan Newman              12 Dodge         48.611   185.143  
  24  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          48.630   185.071  
  25  Jamie McMurray           26 Ford          48.646   185.010  
  26  Regan Smith              01 Chevrolet     48.658   184.964  
  27  Kenny Wallace            87 Chevrolet     48.661   184.953  *
  28  Robby Gordon              7 Dodge         48.688   184.850  
  29  Kasey Kahne               9 Dodge         48.694   184.828  
  30  Eric McClure             37 Chevrolet     48.694   184.828  *
  31  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        48.699   184.809  
  32  Jeremy Mayfield          70 Chevrolet     48.751   184.612  
  33  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     48.757   184.589  
  34  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         48.770   184.540  *
  35  Elliott Sadler           19 Dodge         48.775   184.521  
  36  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          48.784   184.487  
  37  Ken Schrader             49 Dodge         48.785   184.483  *
  38  Paul Menard              15 Chevrolet     48.803   184.415  
  39  Dario Franchitti         40 Dodge         48.820   184.351  
  40  Martin Truex, Jr.         1 Chevrolet     48.836   184.290  
  41  Reed Sorenson            41 Dodge         48.843   184.264  
  42  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Dodge         48.849   184.241  
  43  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         48.853   184.226  
  44  Clint Bowyer             07 Chevrolet     48.885   184.106  
  45  Bill Elliott             21 Ford          48.889   184.090  *
  46  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     48.944   183.884  
  47  Bobby Labonte            43 Dodge         48.951   183.857  
  48  John Andretti            34 Chevrolet     49.000   183.673  *
  49  Kyle Petty               45 Dodge         49.080   183.374  
  50  Sterling Marlin          09 Chevrolet     49.093   183.326  *
  51  J.J. Yeley               96 Toyota        49.182   182.994  
  52  Stanton Barrett          50 Chevrolet     49.228   182.823  *
  53  Carl Long                08 Dodge         49.780   180.796  *
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

To the back: Jamie McMurray (#26) backup car, Dario Franchitti (#40) backup car, Joe Nemechek (#78) missed drivers introduction

Cautions: Laps: 81-84 (debris), 152-155 (debris), 162-165 (#6,17 accident turn 4), 178-180 (#1,11,48 accident backstretch), 185-187 (#07 spun frontstretch), 190-192 (#8,22 accident turn 4), 196-197 (#5 accident turn 1)

Lap leaders: M. Waltrip 1-2, J. Johnson 3, D. Hamlin 4-5, T. Stewart 6-13, D. Hamlin 14-16, J. Gordon 17-19, D. Hamlin 20-37, D. Blaney 38, J. Gordon 39, Ky. Busch 40-48, D. Hamlin 49-54, Ky. Busch 55-64, D. Hamlin 65-67, Ky. Busch 68-74, R. Sorenson 75-76, Ky. Busch 77-80, J. Gordon 81, R. Sorenson 82-84, Ku. Busch 85-93, Ky. Busch 94-107, M. Kenseth 108, G. Biffle 109, Ky. Busch 110-119, R. Newman 120, G. Biffle 121, M. Waltrip 122, R. Newman 123, Ky. Busch 124-151, C. Bowyer 152, G. Biffle 153-157, Ky. Busch 158-161, D. Earnhardt Jr. 162-168, K. Kahne 169, T. Stewart 170, D. Earnhardt Jr. 171-172, T. Stewart 173-177, D. Earnhardt Jr. 178-180, C. Bowyer 181-183, R. Newman 184-188, J. Burton 189-197, T. Stewart 198-199, R. Newman 200

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Ryan Newman 190 2 Kurt Busch 175 -15 3 Tony Stewart 170 -20 4 Kyle Busch 170 -20 5 Reed Sorenson 160 -30 6 Kasey Kahne 151 -39 7 Elliott Sadler 150 -40 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 143 -47 9 Robby Gordon 142 -48 10 Greg Biffle 139 -51 11 Bobby Labonte 130 -60 12 Jeff Burton 129 -61 13 Brian Vickers 127 -63 14 Kevin Harvick 121 -69 15 Sam Hornish, Jr. 118 -72 16 Denny Hamlin 117 -73 17 Dale Jarrett 115 -75 18 David Reutimann 109 -81 19 Carl Edwards 106 -84 20 Martin Truex, Jr. 103 -87 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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