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Sprint Cup race number 2 of 36
February 25, 2008 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:46:04
Average Speed: 132.704 mph
Pole Speed: no time trials Cautions: 12 for 44 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 70,000

Glossary 2008 Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	9	99	Carl Edwards	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	340,500	running	64	190
2	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	252,136	running	76	180
3	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Cromax Pro (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	214,186	running	68	170
4	22	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	154,050	running	14	165
5	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Carhartt / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	169,841	running	4	160
6	11	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	144,308	running	0	150
7	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	158,061	running	0	146
8	10	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	148,761	running	1	147
9	20	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	250	133,616	running	1	143
10	13	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Samsung HDTV (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	143,625	running	3	139
11	39	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	98,700	running	0	130
12	8	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	142,258	running	2	132
13	36	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	92,800	running	0	124
14	24	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance Southern California (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	104,850	running	0	121
15	14	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	104,350	running	9	123
16	16	8	Mark Martin	Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	128,208	running	0	115
17	32	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	111,508	running	0	112
18	28	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	250	116,708	running	1	114
19	3	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	106,150	running	0	106
20	21	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	121,508	running	0	103
21	31	66	Scott Riggs	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	250	104,708	running	0	100
22	18	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	97,850	running	2	102
23	40	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	249	101,758	running	0	94
24	27	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	249	114,770	running	0	91
25	19	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	249	125,136	running	0	88
26	38	21	Bill Elliott	Little Debbie Snack Cakes (Wood Brothers)	Ford	249	105,345	running	0	85
27	29	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Quaker State (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	248	94,300	running	0	82
28	41	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	248	92,247	running	0	79
29	25	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	248	93,500	running	0	76
30	34	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	248	85,250	running	0	73
31	17	01	Regan Smith	Coors Light (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	248	91,575	running	0	70
32	26	40	Dario Franchitti	Target (Felix Sabates)	Dodge	248	89,875	running	1	72
33	37	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	247	82,600	running	3	69
34	43	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	246	81,450	running	0	61
35	42	34	John Andretti	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	245	81,225	running	1	63
36	30	28	Travis Kvapil	TeamYatesRacing.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	242	108,289	running	0	55
37	23	41	Reed Sorenson	Target / Energizer (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	240	108,064	running	0	52
38	35	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	236	80,600	running	0	49
39	33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	231	80,480	running	0	46
40	15	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	88,325	running	0	43
41	12	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	193	115,191	running	0	40
42	5	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	20	98,110	crash	0	37
43	7	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	20	125,539	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: A.J. Allmendinger (#84), Ken Schrader (#49), Patrick Carpentier (#10), Mike Skinner (#27), Burney Lamar (#08)

Qualifying results for this race:
(OP: qualified via owners points; PC: qualified as past champion; * - had to qualify on time)

 Rank         Driver          Nbr     Car      Time     Speed
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+
                        No time trials
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

Cautions: Laps: 16-18 (#11 accident turn 3), 22-25 (#5,41,77,88 accident turn 2), 41-47 (rain), 57-59 (debris), 64-65 (#78 spun turn 3), 71-73 (#19 accident turn 2), 83-90 (rain), 136-138 (#31 accident turn 3), 151-153 (#55 accident turn 2), 169-171 (debris), 221-224 (debris), 250-250 (#44 accident turn 4)

Lap leaders: J. Gordon 1-16, J. Johnson 17-18, J. Gordon 19-33, J. Johnson 34-37, J. Gordon 38-41, J. Andretti 42, D. Jarrett 43-45, J. Johnson 46-47, J. Gordon 48-57, J. Burton 58-59, J. Gordon 60-71, J. McMurray 72-73, G. Biffle 74-82, J. Johnson 83, D. Franchitti 84, J. Johnson 85-121, K. Kahne 122, C. Edwards 123-125, J. Johnson 126-136, Ky. Busch 137-150, R. Gordon 151, R. Newman 152-154, M. Kenseth 155-158, J. Johnson 159-160, C. Edwards 161-168, J. Johnson 169, J. Gordon 170-179, C. Edwards 180-209, K. Harvick 210, C. Edwards 211-220, J. Gordon 221, J. Johnson 222-237, C. Edwards 238-250

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Kyle Busch 335 2 Ryan Newman 329 -6 3 Tony Stewart 316 -19 4 Kurt Busch 299 -36 5 Carl Edwards 296 -39 6 Kasey Kahne 294 -41 7 Kevin Harvick 268 -67 8 Jimmie Johnson 267 -68 9 Greg Biffle 262 -73 10 Jeff Burton 261 -74 11 Brian Vickers 257 -78 12 Robby Gordon 256 -79 13 Martin Truex, Jr. 253 -82 14 Elliott Sadler 241 -94 15 Jeff Gordon 221 -114 16 Matt Kenseth 220 -115 17 Bobby Labonte 218 -117 18 Reed Sorenson 212 -123 19 David Reutimann 203 -132 20 Clint Bowyer 202 -133 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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