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Sprint Cup race number 36 of 36
November 16, 2008 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:05:36
Average Speed: 129.472 mph
Pole Speed: 171.636 mph Cautions: 7 for 31 laps
Margin of Victory: 7.548 sec
Attendance: 80,000

Glossary 2008 Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	371,025	running	157	195
2	5	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	273,661	running	1	175
3	7	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	192,375	running	0	165
4	37	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	191,861	running	16	165
5	27	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	138,350	running	0	155
6	18	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	267	132,516	running	0	150
7	19	28	Travis Kvapil	All Sport (Yates Racing)	Ford	267	120,414	running	0	146
8	12	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	98,925	running	0	142
9	13	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	122,636	running	11	143
10	10	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	267	107,158	running	0	134
11	43	10	A.J. Allmendinger	Valvoline (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	267	75,750	running	0	130
12	15	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	87,245	running	0	127
13	25	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	267	108,341	running	0	124
14	39	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	267	95,258	running	0	121
15	30	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	123,111	running	6	123
16	2	83	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	267	79,575	running	0	115
17	11	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juicy Fruit Slim Pack (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	267	99,083	running	2	117
18	23	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	79,225	running	0	109
19	8	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	266	84,975	running	0	106
20	1	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	266	77,650	running	1	108
21	29	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	266	108,900	running	0	100
22	33	22	Dave Blaney	Bad Boy Mowers (Bill Davis)	Toyota	266	86,533	running	0	97
23	31	25	Brad Keselowski	GoDaddy.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	67,075	running	0	94
24	6	6	David Ragan	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	266	77,325	running	0	91
25	3	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	266	119,341	running	73	93
26	14	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	266	90,933	running	0	85
27	34	38	David Gilliland	Digital TV Transition (Yates Racing)	Ford	266	80,133	running	0	82
28	24	19	Elliott Sadler	Hellmann's (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	266	94,520	running	0	79
29	21	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Chevrolet	266	64,875	running	0	76
30	36	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Johns Manville (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	266	76,150	running	0	73
31	9	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	266	94,664	running	0	70
32	20	84	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	265	66,725	running	0	67
33	35	43	Bobby Labonte	Liberty Medical (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	265	100,961	running	0	64
34	26	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	265	74,275	running	0	61
35	40	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	265	97,783	running	0	58
36	16	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	264	63,400	running	0	55
37	32	70	Tony Raines	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	264	63,200	running	0	52
38	42	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	264	72,547	running	0	49
39	28	45	Chad McCumbee	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	263	62,800	running	0	46
40	17	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	259	107,983	running	0	43
41	22	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	246	70,370	wheel bearing	0	40
42	41	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	222	62,070	running	0	37
43	38	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	207	61,876	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Ken Schrader (#96), Max Papis (#13), Sam Hornish, Jr. (#77)

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  David Reutimann          44 Toyota        31.462   171.636  
   2  Scott Speed              83 Toyota        31.494   171.461  
   3  Matt Kenseth             17 Ford          31.500   171.429  
   4  Carl Edwards             99 Ford          31.502   171.418  
   5  Kevin Harvick            29 Chevrolet     31.571   171.043  
   6  David Ragan               6 Ford          31.594   170.919  
   7  Jamie McMurray           26 Ford          31.606   170.854  
   8  Kyle Busch               18 Toyota        31.629   170.729  
   9  Reed Sorenson            41 Dodge         31.648   170.627  
  10  Martin Truex, Jr.         1 Chevrolet     31.664   170.541  
  11  Juan Pablo Montoya       42 Dodge         31.681   170.449  
  12  Casey Mears               5 Chevrolet     31.688   170.412  
  13  Tony Stewart             20 Toyota        31.697   170.363  
  14  Robby Gordon              7 Dodge         31.725   170.213  
  15  Bill Elliott             21 Ford          31.731   170.181  *
  16  Joe Nemechek             78 Chevrolet     31.731   170.181  *
  17  Jeff Burton              31 Chevrolet     31.743   170.116  
  18  Kasey Kahne               9 Dodge         31.743   170.116  
  19  Travis Kvapil            28 Ford          31.755   170.052  
  20  Brian Vickers            84 Toyota        31.778   169.929  *
  21  Sterling Marlin          09 Chevrolet     31.784   169.897  *
  22  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.      88 Chevrolet     31.815   169.731  
  23  Greg Biffle              16 Ford          31.852   169.534  
  24  Elliott Sadler           19 Dodge         31.866   169.460  
  25  Denny Hamlin             11 Toyota        31.867   169.454  
  26  Regan Smith              01 Chevrolet     31.881   169.380  
  27  Clint Bowyer             07 Chevrolet     31.892   169.321  
  28  Chad McCumbee            45 Dodge         31.895   169.306  *
  29  Ryan Newman              12 Dodge         31.900   169.279  
  30  Jimmie Johnson           48 Chevrolet     31.905   169.252  
  31  Brad Keselowski          25 Chevrolet     31.916   169.194  *
  32  Tony Raines              70 Chevrolet     31.935   169.093  *
  33  Dave Blaney              22 Toyota        31.943   169.051  
  34  David Gilliland          38 Ford          31.948   169.025  
  35  A.J. Allmendinger        10 Dodge         31.948   169.025  *
  36  Bobby Labonte            43 Dodge         31.958   168.972  
  37  Paul Menard              15 Chevrolet     31.968   168.919  
  38  Ken Schrader             96 Toyota        31.990   168.803  *
  39  Max Papis                13 Toyota        32.043   168.524  *
  40  Sam Hornish, Jr.         77 Dodge         32.072   168.371  *
  41  Jeff Gordon              24 Chevrolet     32.079   168.334  
  42  Kurt Busch                2 Dodge         32.084   168.308  
  43  Scott Riggs              66 Chevrolet     32.095   168.251  OP
  44  Aric Almirola             8 Chevrolet     32.139   168.020  OP
  45  Marcos Ambrose           47 Toyota        32.232   167.535  OP
  46  Michael Waltrip          55 Toyota        37.049   145.753  OP
+----+-----------------------+---+----------+---------+---------+

Cautions: Laps: 71-74 (#8 spun frontstretch), 141-146 (debris), 153-156 (#2 accident turn 2), 169-173 (#47 accident turn 1), 179-182 (#31 accident backstretch), 200-203 (debris), 208-211 (debris)

Lap leaders: D. Reutimann 1, M. Kenseth 2-12, C. Edwards 13-15, M. Kenseth 16-17, C. Edwards 18-50, K. Harvick 51, J. Montoya 52-53, C. Edwards 54-169, J. Gordon 170-185, M. Kenseth 186-199, C. Edwards 200, J. Johnson 201-206, M. Kenseth 207-244, T. Stewart 245-255, M. Kenseth 256-263, C. Edwards 264-267

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jimmie Johnson 6684 2 Carl Edwards 6615 -69 3 Greg Biffle 6467 -217 4 Kevin Harvick 6408 -276 5 Clint Bowyer 6381 -303 6 Jeff Burton 6335 -349 7 Jeff Gordon 6316 -368 8 Denny Hamlin 6214 -470 9 Tony Stewart 6202 -482 10 Kyle Busch 6186 -498 11 Matt Kenseth 6184 -500 12 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 6127 -557 13 David Ragan 4299 -2385 14 Kasey Kahne 4085 -2599 15 Martin Truex, Jr. 3839 -2845 16 Jamie McMurray 3809 -2875 17 Ryan Newman 3735 -2949 18 Kurt Busch 3635 -3049 19 Brian Vickers 3580 -3104 20 Casey Mears 3527 -3157 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

Traditional points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Carl Edwards 5236 2 Jimmie Johnson 5220 -16 3 Kyle Busch 4984 -252 4 Greg Biffle 4747 -489 5 Jeff Burton 4709 -527 6 Kevin Harvick 4691 -545 7 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4605 -631 8 Jeff Gordon 4537 -699 9 Tony Stewart 4487 -749 10 Clint Bowyer 4487 -749 11 Denny Hamlin 4439 -797 12 Matt Kenseth 4316 -920 13 David Ragan 4299 -937 14 Kasey Kahne 4085 -1151 15 Martin Truex, Jr. 3839 -1397 16 Jamie McMurray 3809 -1427 17 Ryan Newman 3735 -1501 18 Kurt Busch 3635 -1601 19 Brian Vickers 3580 -1656 20 Casey Mears 3527 -1709 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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