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Sprint Cup race number 7 of 36
April 6, 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:30:41
Average Speed: 144.814 mph
Pole Speed: 190.907 mph Cautions: 6 for 27 laps
Margin of Victory: .399 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	2	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	339	541,150	running	123	195
2	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	339	364,286	running	65	175
3	3	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	339	250,750	running	50	170
4	4	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Samsung (Roger Penske)	Dodge	339	236,725	running	0	135
5	14	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	339	206,841	running	0	155
6	35	31	Jeff Burton	Prilosec OTC (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	339	197,033	running	0	150
7	24	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	339	184,236	running	0	146
8	31	8	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	339	174,358	running	0	142
9	8	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	339	173,891	running	68	143
10	25	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	339	145,025	running	0	134
11	21	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	338	167,411	running	0	130
12	1	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	338	151,275	running	31	132
13	7	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	338	131,125	running	0	124
14	32	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal Cask No. 16 (Jack Roush)	Ford	338	128,375	running	0	121
15	41	38	David Gilliland	Yates Racing (Yates Racing)	Ford	338	138,083	running	0	118
16	36	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	338	116,725	running	0	115
17	19	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Quaker State (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	338	123,125	running	0	112
18	38	28	Travis Kvapil	Yates Racing (Yates Racing)	Ford	338	140,639	running	0	109
19	11	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	337	139,733	running	0	106
20	30	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Sam's Club (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	337	149,511	running	0	103
21	29	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	337	124,783	running	0	100
22	22	5	Casey Mears	Cheez-It / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	337	121,625	running	0	97
23	23	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	337	102,125	running	0	94
24	42	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	337	132,189	running	0	91
25	10	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	336	132,916	running	0	88
26	26	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	336	127,170	running	0	85
27	13	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	336	113,383	running	0	82
28	27	10	Patrick Carpentier	Valvoline (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	335	99,125	running	0	79
29	9	84	Mike Skinner	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	334	93,525	running	0	76
30	15	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	334	115,533	running	0	73
31	20	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	333	99,997	running	0	70
32	17	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	333	134,925	running	0	67
33	40	00	Michael McDowell	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	332	91,700	running	0	64
34	28	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	332	105,495	running	0	61
35	34	01	Regan Smith	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	331	94,025	running	0	58
36	12	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	330	115,908	engine	2	60
37	43	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	330	83,775	running	0	52
38	39	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	329	82,625	running	0	49
39	16	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	90,500	running	0	46
40	37	34	John Andretti	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	263	82,375	suspension	0	43
41	6	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	253	82,260	engine	0	40
42	33	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	173	90,165	crash	0	37
43	18	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	124	131,327	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 339 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Dario Franchitti (#40), Chad McCumbee (#45), 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
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+
   1  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     28.286   190.907  
   2  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          28.498   189.487  
   3  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        28.561   189.069  
   4  Ryan Newman              12 Dodge         28.565   189.043  
   5  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     28.606   188.772  
   6  David Reutimann          44 Toyota        28.612   188.732  *
   7  David Ragan               6 Ford          28.642   188.534  
   8  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          28.651   188.475  
   9  Mike Skinner             84 Toyota        28.664   188.390  *
  10  Kasey Kahne               9 Dodge         28.686   188.245  
  11  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Dodge         28.699   188.160  
  12  Martin Truex, Jr.         1 Chevrolet     28.702   188.140  
  13  Scott Riggs              66 Chevrolet     28.722   188.009  
  14  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        28.725   187.990  
  15  Robby Gordon              7 Dodge         28.734   187.931  
  16  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          28.744   187.865  
  17  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         28.763   187.741  *
  18  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     28.783   187.611  
  19  Paul Menard              15 Chevrolet     28.785   187.598  
  20  Michael Waltrip          55 Toyota        28.786   187.591  
  21  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     28.801   187.493  
  22  Casey Mears               5 Chevrolet     28.804   187.474  
  23  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         28.829   187.311  
  24  Tony Stewart             20 Toyota        28.847   187.195  
  25  Clint Bowyer             07 Chevrolet     28.853   187.156  
  26  Elliott Sadler           19 Dodge         28.876   187.007  
  27  Patrick Carpentier       10 Dodge         28.880   186.981  *
  28  Bill Elliott             21 Ford          28.881   186.974  *
  29  Dave Blaney              22 Toyota        28.885   186.948  *
  30  Bobby Labonte            43 Dodge         28.887   186.935  
  31  Mark Martin               8 Chevrolet     28.909   186.793  
  32  Jamie McMurray           26 Ford          28.932   186.645  
  33  J.J. Yeley               96 Toyota        28.998   186.220  
  34  Regan Smith              01 Chevrolet     29.025   186.047  
  35  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     29.033   185.995  
  36  Brian Vickers            83 Toyota        29.071   185.752  
  37  John Andretti            34 Chevrolet     29.084   185.669  *
  38  Travis Kvapil            28 Ford          29.090   185.631  
  39  Jeremy Mayfield          70 Chevrolet     29.134   185.350  
  40  Joe Nemechek             78 Chevrolet     29.159   185.192  *
  41  Dario Franchitti         40 Dodge         29.170   185.122  *
  42  Chad McCumbee            45 Dodge         29.390   183.736  *
  43  Michael McDowell         00 Toyota        29.519   182.933  OP
  44  Burney Lamar             08 Dodge         29.671   181.996  *
  45  David Gilliland          38 Ford            .000      .000  OP
  46  Reed Sorenson            41 Dodge           .000      .000  OP
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

To the back: David Reutimann (#44) engine change, Mike Skinner (#84) engine change, Michael McDowell (#00) backup car

Cautions: Laps: 30-33 (#55 spun turn 4), 110-113 (#24 accident turn 4), 133-136 (debris), 177-180 (#96 accident backstretch), 296-299 (debris backstretch), 331-337 (oil on track)

Lap leaders: D. Earnhardt Jr. 1-13, Ky. Busch 14-29, C. Edwards 30, D. Earnhardt Jr. 31-47, J. Johnson 48-83, D. Earnhardt Jr. 84, M. Truex Jr. 85-86, J. Johnson 87-110, M. Kenseth 111-132, J. Johnson 133, M. Kenseth 134-176, J. Johnson 177, M. Kenseth 178-180, Ky. Busch 181-214, C. Edwards 215-229, J. Johnson 230-232, C. Edwards 233-239

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jeff Burton 1065 2 Kevin Harvick 1006 -59 3 Kyle Busch 1001 -64 4 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 978 -87 5 Tony Stewart 957 -108 6 Jimmie Johnson 921 -144 7 Denny Hamlin 913 -152 8 Greg Biffle 901 -164 9 Carl Edwards 881 -184 10 Ryan Newman 876 -189 11 Clint Bowyer 874 -191 12 Kasey Kahne 874 -191 13 Matt Kenseth 820 -245 14 Jeff Gordon 783 -282 15 Kurt Busch 763 -302 16 Martin Truex, Jr. 755 -310 17 David Ragan 752 -313 18 Brian Vickers 746 -319 19 Juan Pablo Montoya 739 -326 20 Elliott Sadler 711 -354 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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