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2008 Kobalt Tools 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post         Lap-by-Lap Driver Chart NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 4 of 36 Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA 325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 3:33:01 Average speed: 140.975 mph Pole speed: 185.251 mph Cautions: 8 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 2.066 sec Attendance: 100000 Lead changes: 26 Green flag passes: 1,580 (5.4 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2008 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 29.927   185.251   2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 29.990   184.862   3   Martin Truex Jr 1 Chevrolet 30.162   183.807   4   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 30.246   183.297   5   Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 30.254   183.248   6   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 30.310   182.910   7   Clint Bowyer 07 Chevrolet 30.336   182.753   8   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 30.357   182.627   9   Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 30.404   182.344   10   Mark Martin 8 Chevrolet 30.406   182.332   11   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 30.427   182.207   12   Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 30.439   182.135   13   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 30.475   181.920   14   David Ragan 6 Ford 30.484   181.866   15   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 30.491   181.824   16   Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 30.499   181.776   17   Joe Nemechek 78 Chevrolet 30.504   181.747   * 18   Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 30.506   181.735   19   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Dodge 30.543   181.515   20   Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 30.553   181.455   21   Patrick Carpentier 10 Dodge 30.574   181.331   * 22   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 30.578   181.307   23   Dario Franchitti 40 Dodge 30.582   181.283   24   Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 30.628   181.011   25   Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge 30.636   180.964   26   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 30.651   180.875   27   Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 30.699   180.592   * 28   Scott Riggs 66 Chevrolet 30.710   180.528   29   Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 30.712   180.516   * 30   David Reutimann 00 Toyota 30.732   180.398   * 31   David Gilliland 38 Ford 30.738   180.363   32   Tony Stewart 20 Toyota 30.761   180.228   33   Sam Hornish, Jr. 77 Dodge 30.792   180.047   34   Mike Skinner 84 Toyota 30.792   180.047   * 35   Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 30.804   179.977   * 36   Ken Schrader 49 Dodge 30.838   179.778   * 37   Bill Elliott 21 Ford 30.845   179.737   * 38   Jeremy Mayfield 70 Chevrolet 30.848   179.720   39   J.J. Yeley 96 Toyota 30.883   179.516   40   Johnny Benson, Jr. 27 Toyota 30.901   179.412   * 41   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 30.910   179.359   42   Casey Mears 5 Chevrolet 31.028   178.677   43   Kyle Petty 45 Dodge 31.034   178.643   44   Regan Smith 01 Chevrolet 31.304   177.102   OP 45   Travis Kvapil 28 Ford 31.339   176.904   OP 46   Burney Lamar 08 Dodge 31.425   176.420   * 47   Dale Jarrett 44 Toyota 31.459   176.229   PC 48   John Andretti 34 Chevrolet 31.469   176.173   * OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Ken Schrader (#49), Bill Elliott (#21), Johnny Benson, Jr. (#27), Burney Lamar (#08), John Andretti (#34)