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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 6 of 36
Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a 0.526 mile paved track (263.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:35:41
Average speed: 73.163 mph
Pole speed: 96.288 mph
Cautions: 18 for 89 laps
Margin of victory: .398 sec
Attendance: 63000
Lead changes: 20
Green flag passes: 1,992 (4.8 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2008 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet19.666   96.288  
2   Denny Hamlin11Toyota19.775   95.757  
3   Aric Almirola8Chevrolet19.780   95.733  
4   David Ragan6Ford19.814   95.569  
5   Jamie McMurray26Ford19.830   95.492   *
6   Kasey Kahne9Dodge19.831   95.487  
7   Ken Schrader49Toyota19.836   95.463   *
8   Kyle Busch18Toyota19.860   95.347  
9   Tony Stewart20Toyota19.876   95.271  
10   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet19.888   95.213  
11   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet19.889   95.208  
12   Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet19.889   95.208  
13   Ryan Newman12Dodge19.916   95.079  
14   Travis Kvapil28Ford19.920   95.060  
15   David Reutimann44Toyota19.925   95.036  
16   Michael Waltrip55Toyota19.926   95.032  
17   Bill Elliott21Ford19.943   94.951   *
18   Dave Blaney22Toyota19.959   94.874   *
19   Greg Biffle16Ford19.960   94.870  
20   Kurt Busch2Dodge19.968   94.832  
21   David Gilliland38Ford19.968   94.832  
22   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet19.981   94.770  
23   J.J. Yeley96Toyota19.993   94.713  
24   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet20.009   94.637  
25   Elliott Sadler19Dodge20.009   94.637  
26   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge20.009   94.637  
27   Carl Edwards99Ford20.017   94.600  
28   Matt Kenseth17Ford20.018   94.595  
29   Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge20.018   94.595  
30   Mike Skinner84Toyota20.025   94.562   *
31   Jeremy Mayfield70Chevrolet20.029   94.543  
32   Bobby Labonte43Dodge20.030   94.538  
33   Regan Smith01Chevrolet20.041   94.486   *
34   Michael McDowell00Toyota20.058   94.406  
35   Paul Menard15Chevrolet20.066   94.369  
36   Scott Riggs66Chevrolet20.078   94.312  
37   Patrick Carpentier10Dodge20.081   94.298   *
38   Reed Sorenson41Dodge20.115   94.139  
39   Dario Franchitti40Dodge20.128   94.078   *
40   Kyle Petty45Dodge20.128   94.078   *
41   Casey Mears5Chevrolet20.152   93.966  
42   Brian Vickers83Toyota20.217   93.664  
43   Robby Gordon7Dodge20.222   93.641   OP
44   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet20.225   93.627   OP
45   John Andretti34Chevrolet20.251   93.506   *
46   Tony Raines08Dodge20.261   93.460   *
47   Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet20.311   93.230   *

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:   Kyle Petty (#45), John Andretti (#34), Tony Raines (#08), Joe Nemechek (#78)