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2008 AMP Energy 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 30 of 36 Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:36:10 Average speed: 140.281 mph Pole speed: 187.364 mph Cautions: 10 for 41 laps Margin of victory: .052 sec Attendance: 145000 Lead changes: 64 Green flag passes: 12,416 (83.3 per green flag lap) (Source: NASCAR loop data) Glossary    2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results   /   2008 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Travis Kvapil 28 Ford 51.109   187.364   2   Casey Mears 5 Chevrolet 51.128   187.295   3   Aric Almirola 8 Chevrolet 51.136   187.265   4   Regan Smith 01 Chevrolet 51.159   187.181   5   Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 51.170   187.141   6   Mike Wallace 33 Chevrolet 51.213   186.984   * 7   Joe Nemechek 78 Chevrolet 51.217   186.969   * 8   Tony Raines 70 Chevrolet 51.280   186.739   * 9   Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 51.289   186.707   10   Martin Truex Jr 1 Chevrolet 51.298   186.674   11   Scott Riggs 66 Chevrolet 51.306   186.645   12   Carl Edwards 99 Ford 51.344   186.507   13   Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Dodge 51.365   186.430   14   Kenny Wallace 00 Toyota 51.365   186.430   * 15   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 88 Chevrolet 51.367   186.423   16   David Ragan 6 Ford 51.387   186.351   17   Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 51.396   186.318   18   Sterling Marlin 09 Chevrolet 51.410   186.267   * 19   David Reutimann 44 Toyota 51.420   186.231   20   Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 51.422   186.224   21   Mike Skinner 84 Toyota 51.466   186.065   22   Greg Biffle 16 Ford 51.467   186.061   23   Terry Labonte 45 Dodge 51.468   186.057   * 24   Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 51.499   185.945   25   Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 51.538   185.805   26   Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 51.544   185.783   27   Jon Wood 21 Ford 51.544   185.783   * 28   Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 51.547   185.772   29   Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 51.556   185.740   30   Ken Schrader 96 Toyota 51.557   185.736   * 31   Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge 51.561   185.722   32   Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 51.570   185.689   33   Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 51.583   185.643   34   Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 51.613   185.535   35   Tony Stewart 20 Toyota 51.628   185.481   36   Clint Bowyer 07 Chevrolet 51.644   185.423   37   Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 51.658   185.373   38   Sam Hornish, Jr. 77 Dodge 51.690   185.258   * 39   Patrick Carpentier 10 Dodge 51.702   185.215   * 40   Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 51.705   185.205   41   Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 51.758   185.015   42   Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 51.760   185.008   43   Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 51.775   184.954   OP 44   David Gilliland 38 Ford 51.775   184.954   OP 45   Robby Gordon 7 Dodge 51.938   184.374   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:   Sam Hornish, Jr. (#77), Patrick Carpentier (#10)