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2008 Samsung 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 7 of 36 Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 334 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles) Time of race: 3:30:41 Average speed: 144.814 mph Pole speed: 190.907 mph Cautions: 6 for 27 laps Margin of victory: .399 sec Attendance: 190000 Lead changes: 16 Green flag passes: 2,203 (7.1 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   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 28.286   190.907   2   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 28.498   189.487   3   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 28.561   189.069   4   Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 28.565   189.043   5   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 28.606   188.772   6   David Reutimann 44 Toyota 28.612   188.732   * 7   David Ragan 6 Ford 28.642   188.534   8   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 28.651   188.475   9   Mike Skinner 84 Toyota 28.664   188.390   * 10   Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 28.686   188.245   11   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Dodge 28.699   188.160   12   Martin Truex Jr 1 Chevrolet 28.702   188.140   13   Scott Riggs 66 Chevrolet 28.722   188.009   14   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 28.725   187.990   15   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 28.734   187.931   16   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 28.744   187.865   17   Sam Hornish, Jr. 77 Dodge 28.763   187.741   * 18   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 28.783   187.611   19   Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 28.785   187.598   20   Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 28.786   187.591   21   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 28.801   187.493   22   Casey Mears 5 Chevrolet 28.804   187.474   23   Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 28.829   187.311   24   Tony Stewart 20 Toyota 28.847   187.195   25   Clint Bowyer 07 Chevrolet 28.853   187.156   26   Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 28.876   187.007   27   Patrick Carpentier 10 Dodge 28.880   186.981   * 28   Bill Elliott 21 Ford 28.881   186.974   * 29   Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 28.885   186.948   * 30   Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 28.887   186.935   31   Mark Martin 8 Chevrolet 28.909   186.793   32   Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 28.932   186.645   33   J.J. Yeley 96 Toyota 28.998   186.220   34   Regan Smith 01 Chevrolet 29.025   186.047   35   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 29.033   185.995   36   Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 29.071   185.752   37   John Andretti 34 Chevrolet 29.084   185.669   * 38   Travis Kvapil 28 Ford 29.090   185.631   39   Jeremy Mayfield 70 Chevrolet 29.134   185.350   40   Joe Nemechek 78 Chevrolet 29.159   185.192   * 41   Dario Franchitti 40 Dodge 29.170   185.122   * 42   Chad McCumbee 45 Dodge 29.390   183.736   * 43   Michael McDowell 00 Toyota 29.519   182.933   OP 44   Burney Lamar 08 Dodge 29.671   181.996   * 45   David Gilliland 38 Ford     OP 46   Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge     OP 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:   Dario Franchitti (#40), Chad McCumbee (#45), Burney Lamar (#08), Ken Schrader (#49-WD)