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2008 Sharpie 500
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Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36
August 23, 2008 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 2:54:36
Average Speed: 91.581 mph
Pole Speed: 121.86 mph Cautions: 8 for 56 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.969 sec
Attendance: 160,000

Glossary 2008 Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	344,625	running	84	190
2	9	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	220,675	running	415	180
3	21	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	202,716	running	0	165
4	6	29	Kevin Harvick	Pennzoil Platinum (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	184,511	running	0	160
5	3	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	167,561	running	1	160
6	11	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	156,950	running	0	150
7	22	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	125,425	running	0	146
8	28	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	152,261	running	0	142
9	25	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	149,591	running	0	138
10	27	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	115,775	running	0	134
11	14	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network Turbo HD (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	110,525	running	0	130
12	41	26	Jamie McMurray	Sharpie Pen (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	114,175	running	0	127
13	23	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	136,733	running	0	124
14	4	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	109,225	running	0	121
15	19	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	99,175	running	0	118
16	16	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Quaker State (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	499	106,550	running	0	115
17	20	70	Tony Raines	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	499	94,200	running	0	112
18	40	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	104,725	running	0	109
19	39	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juicy Fruit Slim Pack (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	498	124,008	running	0	106
20	26	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	498	103,450	running	0	103
21	7	96	Ken Schrader	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	498	105,050	running	0	100
22	15	38	David Gilliland	Ford. Drive One. (Yates Racing)	Ford	498	112,208	running	0	97
23	37	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Box Tops for Education (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	498	130,311	running	0	94
24	32	28	Travis Kvapil	Knight Rider (Yates Racing)	Ford	498	120,864	running	0	91
25	2	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	497	93,075	running	0	88
26	5	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft / Quick Lane (Wood Brothers)	Ford	497	106,395	running	0	85
27	38	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	496	106,688	running	0	82
28	33	00	Mike Skinner	Champion Mortgage (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	496	104,178	running	0	79
29	43	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	494	86,910	running	0	76
30	42	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	492	101,433	running	0	73
31	29	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	491	96,212	running	0	70
32	10	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	490	112,900	running	0	67
33	34	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	482	141,531	running	0	64
34	8	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	400	86,335	running	0	61
35	12	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Red Head (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	396	117,233	running	0	58
36	30	41	Reed Sorenson	Tums Quik Pack (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	383	113,304	running	0	55
37	35	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	297	131,530	crash	0	52
38	36	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	279	85,845	crash	0	49
39	31	7	Robby Gordon	Planet Color / Barrett-Jackson (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	227	93,735	crash	0	46
40	13	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	215	115,616	crash	0	43
41	17	5	Casey Mears	Pop Tarts / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	214	103,475	crash	0	40
42	18	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	195	130,763	crash	0	37
43	24	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Chevrolet	184	85,570	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Jeff Green (#34), Patrick Carpentier (#10), Johnny Sauter (#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  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          15.746   121.860  
   2  David Reutimann          44 Toyota        15.835   121.175  
   3  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     15.842   121.121  
   4  Regan Smith              01 Chevrolet     15.847   121.083  
   5  Bill Elliott             21 Ford          15.892   120.740  *
   6  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     15.904   120.649  
   7  Ken Schrader             96 Toyota        15.906   120.634  *
   8  A.J. Allmendinger        84 Toyota        15.912   120.588  *
   9  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        15.917   120.550  
  10  Elliott Sadler           19 Dodge         15.920   120.528  
  11  Ryan Newman              12 Dodge         15.922   120.512  
  12  Martin Truex, Jr.         1 Chevrolet     15.947   120.324  
  13  Kasey Kahne               9 Dodge         15.948   120.316  
  14  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          15.957   120.248  
  15  David Gilliland          38 Ford          15.963   120.203  
  16  Paul Menard              15 Chevrolet     15.963   120.203  
  17  Casey Mears               5 Chevrolet     15.966   120.180  
  18  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     15.970   120.150  
  19  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         15.974   120.120  
  20  Tony Raines              70 Chevrolet     15.978   120.090  *
  21  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        15.979   120.083  
  22  Clint Bowyer             07 Chevrolet     15.979   120.083  
  23  Aric Almirola             8 Chevrolet     15.979   120.083  
  24  Sterling Marlin          09 Chevrolet     15.985   120.038  *
  25  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          15.990   120.000  
  26  Brian Vickers            83 Toyota        15.994   119.970  
  27  David Ragan               6 Ford          16.019   119.783  
  28  Tony Stewart             20 Toyota        16.021   119.768  
  29  Kyle Petty               45 Dodge         16.041   119.618  *
  30  Reed Sorenson            41 Dodge         16.043   119.604  
  31  Robby Gordon              7 Dodge         16.045   119.589  
  32  Travis Kvapil            28 Ford          16.060   119.477  
  33  Mike Skinner             00 Toyota        16.071   119.395  *
  34  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     16.084   119.299  
  35  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         16.086   119.284  
  36  Dave Blaney              22 Toyota        16.099   119.188  
  37  Joe Nemechek             78 Chevrolet     16.102   119.165  *
  38  Jeff Green               34 Chevrolet     16.121   119.025  *
  39  Bobby Labonte            43 Dodge         16.141   118.877  
  40  Patrick Carpentier       10 Dodge         16.144   118.855  *
  41  Scott Riggs              66 Chevrolet     16.164   118.708  
  42  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Dodge         16.172   118.650  
  43  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     16.216   118.328  OP
  44  Jamie McMurray           26 Ford          16.232   118.211  OP
  45  Michael Waltrip          55 Toyota        16.366   117.243  OP
  46  Johnny Sauter            08 Dodge         16.623   115.430  *
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

To the back: David Ragan (#6) backup car

Cautions: Laps: 98-103 (#1,84 accident turn 4), 197-206 (#09,31,77,78 accident turn 1), 217-222 (#07,5,7,9,41,55,77 accident turn 1), 282-294 (#22 accident turn 3), 344-348 (debris), 365-369 (debris), 453-458 (debris), 462-466 (debris)

Lap leaders: C. Edwards 1-47, J. Gordon 48, C. Edwards 49-54, Ky. Busch 55-469, C. Edwards 470-500

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Kyle Busch 3609 2 Carl Edwards 3397 -212 3 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3193 -416 4 Jimmie Johnson 3191 -418 5 Jeff Burton 3117 -492 6 Tony Stewart 3013 -596 7 Greg Biffle 2984 -625 8 Kevin Harvick 2972 -637 9 Jeff Gordon 2951 -658 10 Matt Kenseth 2921 -688 11 Denny Hamlin 2900 -709 12 Clint Bowyer 2855 -754 13 David Ragan 2843 -766 14 Kasey Kahne 2799 -810 15 Ryan Newman 2674 -935 16 Brian Vickers 2672 -937 17 Martin Truex, Jr. 2592 -1017 18 Jamie McMurray 2492 -1117 19 Kurt Busch 2442 -1167 20 Elliott Sadler 2364 -1245 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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