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2008 Auto Club 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 2 of 36
Monday, February 25, 2008 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:46:04 Average speed: 132.704 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 12 for 44 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 70000 Lead changes: 33
Green flag passes: 3,073 (14.9 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	99	Carl Edwards	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	340500	running	64	190
2	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	252136	running	76	180
3	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Cromax Pro (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	214186	running	68	170
4	22	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	154050	running	14	165
5	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Carhartt / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	169841	running	4	160
6	11	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	144308	running	0	150
7	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	158061	running	0	146
8	10	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	148761	running	1	147
9	20	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	250	133616	running	1	143
10	13	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Samsung HDTV (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	143625	running	3	139
11	39	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	98700	running	0	130
12	8	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	142258	running	2	132
13	36	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	92800	running	0	124
14	24	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance Southern California (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	104850	running	0	121
15	14	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	104350	running	9	123
16	16	8	Mark Martin	Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	128208	running	0	115
17	32	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	111508	running	0	112
18	28	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	250	116708	running	1	114
19	3	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	106150	running	0	106
20	21	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	121508	running	0	103
21	31	66	Scott Riggs	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	250	104708	running	0	100
22	18	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	97850	running	2	102
23	40	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	249	101758	running	0	94
24	27	19	Elliott Sadler	U2 3D / Garmin (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	249	114770	running	0	91
25	19	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Hamburger Helper (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	249	125136	running	0	88
26	38	21	Bill Elliott	Little Debbie Nut Bars (Wood Brothers)	Ford	249	105345	running	0	85
27	29	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Quaker State (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	248	94300	running	0	82
28	41	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	248	92247	running	0	79
29	25	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV / Fry's Electronics (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	248	93500	running	0	76
30	34	22	Dave Blaney	CAT Paving Products (Bill Davis)	Toyota	248	85250	running	0	73
31	17	01	Regan Smith	Coors Light (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	248	91575	running	0	70
32	26	40	Dario Franchitti	Target / Polaroid (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	248	89875	running	1	72
33	37	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	247	82600	running	3	69
34	43	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	246	81450	running	0	61
35	42	34	John Andretti	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	245	81225	running	1	63
36	30	28	Travis Kvapil	TeamYatesRacing.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	242	108289	running	0	55
37	23	41	Reed Sorenson	Target / Energizer (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	240	108064	running	0	52
38	35	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	236	80600	running	0	49
39	33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	231	80480	running	0	46
40	15	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	203	88325	running	0	43
41	12	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	193	115191	running	0	40
42	5	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	20	98110	crash	0	37
43	7	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	20	125539	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Michael Waltrip	55	pitting before green flag

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	A.J. Allmendinger	84	Red Bull	Dietrich Mateschitz	Toyota
45	Ken Schrader	49	Qtrax.com	Beth Ann Morgenthau	Dodge
46	Patrick Carpentier	10	Charter Communications	Gillett-Evernham Motorsports	Dodge
47	Mike Skinner	27	Bad Boy Mowers	Bill Davis	Toyota
48	Burney Lamar	08	Rhino's Energy Drink	John Carter	Dodge
WD	Kevin Lepage	37		Bob Jenkins	Dodge
WD	Boris Said	60	No Fear	Mark Simo	Ford
WD	Kenny Wallace	87	Furniture Row / Denver Mattress	Barney Visser	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	15	15
	16	18	3	#11 accident turn 3	#17
	19	21	3
	22	25	4	#5,41,77,88 accident turn 2	none
	26	40	15
	41	47	7	rain	#41
	48	56	9
	57	59	3	debris	none
	60	63	4
	64	65	2	#78 spun turn 3	#70
	66	70	5
	71	73	3	#19 accident turn 2	#78
	74	82	9
	83	90	8	rain	#41
	91	135	45
	136	138	3	#31 accident turn 3	#19
	139	150	12
	151	153	3	#55 accident turn 2	#2
	154	168	15
	169	171	3	debris	#43
	172	220	49
	221	224	4	debris	#66
	225	249	25
	250	250	1	#44 accident turn 4	none
Percent of race run under caution: 17.6% Average green flag run: 17.2 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	16	16
Jimmie Johnson	17	18	2
Jeff Gordon	19	33	15
Jimmie Johnson	34	37	4
Jeff Gordon	38	41	4
John Andretti	42	42	1
Dale Jarrett	43	45	3
Jimmie Johnson	46	47	2
Jeff Gordon	48	57	10
Jeff Burton	58	59	2
Jeff Gordon	60	71	12
Jamie McMurray	72	73	2
Greg Biffle	74	82	9
Jimmie Johnson	83	83	1
Dario Franchitti	84	84	1
Jimmie Johnson	85	121	37
Kasey Kahne	122	122	1
Carl Edwards	123	125	3
Jimmie Johnson	126	136	11
Kyle Busch	137	150	14
Robby Gordon	151	151	1
Ryan Newman	152	154	3
Matt Kenseth	155	158	4
Jimmie Johnson	159	160	2
Carl Edwards	161	168	8
Jimmie Johnson	169	169	1
Jeff Gordon	170	179	10
Carl Edwards	180	209	30
Kevin Harvick	210	210	1
Carl Edwards	211	220	10
Jeff Gordon	221	221	1
Jimmie Johnson	222	237	16
Carl Edwards	238	250	13

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	335
2	Ryan Newman	329	-6
3	Tony Stewart	316	-19
4	Kurt Busch	299	-36
5	Carl Edwards	296	-39
6	Kasey Kahne	294	-41
7	Kevin Harvick	268	-67
8	Jimmie Johnson	267	-68
9	Greg Biffle	262	-73
10	Jeff Burton	261	-74
11	Brian Vickers	257	-78
12	Robby Gordon	256	-79
13	Martin Truex Jr	253	-82
14	Elliott Sadler	241	-94
15	Jeff Gordon	221	-114
16	Matt Kenseth	220	-115
17	Bobby Labonte	218	-117
18	Reed Sorenson	212	-123
19	David Reutimann	203	-132
20	Clint Bowyer	202	-133
21	Scott Riggs	200	-135