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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 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 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: 160000
Lead changes: 4
Green flag passes: 1,141 (2.6 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2008 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Carl Edwards99Ford15.746   121.860  
2   David Reutimann44Toyota15.835   121.175  
3   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet15.842   121.121  
4   Regan Smith01Chevrolet15.847   121.083  
5   Bill Elliott21Ford15.892   120.740   *
6   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet15.904   120.649  
7   Ken Schrader96Toyota15.906   120.634   *
8   A.J. Allmendinger84Toyota15.912   120.588   *
9   Kyle Busch18Toyota15.917   120.550  
10   Elliott Sadler19Dodge15.920   120.528  
11   Ryan Newman12Dodge15.922   120.512  
12   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet15.947   120.324  
13   Kasey Kahne9Dodge15.948   120.316  
14   Greg Biffle16Ford15.957   120.248  
15   David Gilliland38Ford15.963   120.203  
16   Paul Menard15Chevrolet15.963   120.203  
17   Casey Mears5Chevrolet15.966   120.180  
18   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet15.970   120.150  
19   Kurt Busch2Dodge15.974   120.120  
20   Tony Raines70Chevrolet15.978   120.090   *
21   Denny Hamlin11Toyota15.979   120.083  
22   Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet15.979   120.083  
23   Aric Almirola8Chevrolet15.979   120.083  
24   Sterling Marlin09Chevrolet15.985   120.038   *
25   Matt Kenseth17Ford15.990   120.000  
26   Brian Vickers83Toyota15.994   119.970  
27   David Ragan6Ford16.019   119.783  
28   Tony Stewart20Toyota16.021   119.768  
29   Kyle Petty45Dodge16.041   119.618   *
30   Reed Sorenson41Dodge16.043   119.604  
31   Robby Gordon7Dodge16.045   119.589  
32   Travis Kvapil28Ford16.060   119.477  
33   Mike Skinner00Toyota16.071   119.395   *
34   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet16.084   119.299  
35   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge16.086   119.284  
36   Dave Blaney22Toyota16.099   119.188  
37   Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet16.102   119.165   *
38   Jeff Green34Chevrolet16.121   119.025   *
39   Bobby Labonte43Dodge16.141   118.877  
40   Patrick Carpentier10Dodge16.144   118.855   *
41   Scott Riggs66Chevrolet16.164   118.708  
42   Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge16.172   118.650  
43   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet16.216   118.328   OP
44   Jamie McMurray26Ford16.232   118.211   OP
45   Michael Waltrip55Toyota16.366   117.243   OP
46   Johnny Sauter08Dodge16.623   115.430   *

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