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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:03
Average speed: 138.857 mph
Pole speed: 180.397 mph
Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
Margin of victory: 2.076 sec
Attendance: 70000
Lead changes: 20
Green flag passes: 3,094 (14.3 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2008 standings

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet39.912   180.397  
2   A.J. Allmendinger84Toyota40.076   179.659   *
3   Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet40.097   179.565  
4   Kasey Kahne9Dodge40.188   179.158  
5   Patrick Carpentier10Dodge40.255   178.860   *
6   Elliott Sadler19Dodge40.338   178.492  
7   Martin Truex Jr1Chevrolet40.351   178.434  
8   Dave Blaney22Toyota40.363   178.381  
9   Kurt Busch2Dodge40.412   178.165  
10   Aric Almirola8Chevrolet40.419   178.134  
11   Kyle Busch18Toyota40.421   178.125  
12   David Reutimann44Toyota40.446   178.015  
13   Jamie McMurray26Ford40.448   178.006  
14   Tony Stewart20Toyota40.482   177.857  
15   Greg Biffle16Ford40.507   177.747  
16   Casey Mears5Chevrolet40.537   177.616  
17   Ryan Newman12Dodge40.566   177.489  
18   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet40.574   177.454  
19   Brian Vickers83Toyota40.588   177.392  
20   Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet40.635   177.187   *
21   Denny Hamlin11Toyota40.636   177.183  
22   David Ragan6Ford40.648   177.130  
23   Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge40.682   176.982  
24   Bobby Labonte43Dodge40.692   176.939  
25   Regan Smith01Chevrolet40.697   176.917  
26   Carl Edwards99Ford40.726   176.791  
27   Jeff Burton31Chevrolet40.742   176.722  
28   Ken Schrader96Toyota40.817   176.397   *
29   Paul Menard15Chevrolet40.818   176.393  
30   Michael Waltrip55Toyota40.831   176.337  
31   Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet40.839   176.302  
32   Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge40.913   175.983  
33   Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet40.937   175.880  
34   Travis Kvapil28Ford40.964   175.764  
35   Mike Skinner00Toyota41.009   175.571   *
36   Robby Gordon7Dodge41.043   175.426  
37   Matt Kenseth17Ford41.059   175.357  
38   Kyle Petty45Dodge41.059   175.357   *
39   Scott Riggs66Chevrolet41.081   175.264  
40   Marcos Ambrose21Ford41.099   175.187   *
41   Reed Sorenson41Dodge41.136   175.029  
42   Johnny Sauter08Dodge41.233   174.617   *
43   Tony Raines70Chevrolet41.290   174.376   *
44   David Gilliland38Ford41.553   173.273   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:   Tony Raines (#70)