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2008 Sharpie 500


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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, 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
Lead changes: 4

Glossary    2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2008 standings

Fin St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Points
373577   Sam Hornish, Jr. Mobil 1   (Roger Penske)Dodge297131,530crash052
383622   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis)Toyota27985,845crash049
39317   Robby Gordon Planet Color / Barrett-Jackson   (Robby Gordon)Dodge22793,735crash046
40139   Kasey Kahne Budweiser   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge215115,616crash043
41175   Casey Mears Pop Tarts / Carquest   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet214103,475crash040
421831   Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet195130,763crash037
432409   Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming   (James Finch)Chevrolet18485,570crash034
1 199   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush)Ford500344,625running84190
2 918   Kyle Busch M&M's   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500220,675running415180
32111   Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500202,716running0165
4 629   Kevin Harvick Pennzoil Platinum   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500184,511running0160
5 324   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500167,561running1160
61112   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge500156,950running0150
72207   Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500125,425running0146
82820   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500152,261running0142
92517   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush)Ford500149,591running0138
10276   David Ragan AAA Insurance   (Jack Roush)Ford500115,775running0134
111416   Greg Biffle Dish Network Turbo HD   (Jack Roush)Ford500110,525running0130
124126   Jamie McMurray Sharpie Pen   (Jack Roush)Ford500114,175running0127
13238   Aric Almirola U.S. Army   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet500136,733running0124
14 401   Regan Smith DEI / Principal Financial Group   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet500109,225running0121
15192   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge50099,175running0118
161615   Paul Menard Menards / Quaker State   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet499106,550running0115
172070   Tony Raines Hunt Brothers Pizza   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet49994,200running0112
184088   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard / AMP Energy   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet498104,725running0109
193942   Juan Pablo Montoya Juicy Fruit Slim Pack   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge498124,008running0106
202683   Brian Vickers Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota498103,450running0103
21 796   Ken Schrader DLP HDTV   (Jeff Moorad)Toyota498105,050running0100
221538   David Gilliland Ford. Drive One.   (Yates Racing)Ford498112,208running097
233743   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Box Tops for Education   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge498130,311running094
243228   Travis Kvapil Knight Rider   (Yates Racing)Ford498120,864running091
25 244   David Reutimann UPS   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota49793,075running088
26 521   Bill Elliott Motorcraft / Quick Lane   (Wood Brothers)Ford497106,395running085
273866   Scott Riggs State Water Heaters   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet496106,688running082
283300   Mike Skinner Champion Mortgage   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota496104,178running079
294378   Joe Nemechek Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com   (Barney Visser)Chevrolet49486,910running076
304255   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota492101,433running073
312945   Kyle Petty Wells Fargo   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge49196,212running070
321019   Elliott Sadler Stanley   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge490112,900running067
333448   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet482141,531running064
34 884   A.J. Allmendinger Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota40086,335running061
35121   Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops / Red Head   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet396117,233running058
363041   Reed Sorenson Tums Quik Pack   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge383113,304running055

Failed to qualify:   Jeff Green (#34), Patrick Carpentier (#10), Johnny Sauter (#08)

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

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps		Reason'Lucky
Dog'
19797  
981036   #1,84 accident turn 4#28
10419693  
19720610   #09,31,77,78 accident turn 1#2
20721610  
2172226   #07,5,7,9,41,55,77 accident turn 1#17
22328159  
28229413   #22 accident turn 3#15
29534349  
3443485   debris#01
34936416  
3653695   debris#15
37045283  
4534586   debris#01
4594613  
4624665   debris#?
46750034  
  Percent of race run under caution: 11.2%             Average green flag run: 49.3 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap		To
Lap		# Of
Laps
  Carl Edwards14747
  Jeff Gordon48481
  Carl Edwards49546
  Kyle Busch55469415
  Carl Edwards47050031

Points standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
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