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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 35 of 36
Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ
312 laps* on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:12:01 Average speed: 97.804 mph Pole speed: 134.725 mph	Cautions: 10 for 55 laps Margin of victory: .295 sec Attendance: 100000 Lead changes: 9
Green flag passes: 2,228 (8.6 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	313	261711	running	217	195
2	3	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	313	156525	running	60	175
3	2	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	313	158075	running	28	170
4	15	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	313	165000	running	0	160
5	8	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	313	140991	running	0	155
6	5	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	313	100975	running	0	150
7	19	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	313	131211	running	0	146
8	14	18	Kyle Busch	Pedigree (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	313	96300	running	0	142
9	24	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	313	123808	running	0	138
10	30	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	313	91450	running	0	134
11	31	16	Greg Biffle	3M / American Red Cross (Jack Roush)	Ford	313	86350	running	7	135
12	28	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	313	91300	running	0	127
13	11	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	313	105816	running	0	124
14	10	8	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	313	107733	running	0	121
15	34	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	313	117291	running	0	118
16	13	10	A.J. Allmendinger	McDonald's (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	313	71525	running	0	115
17	26	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	313	99133	running	0	112
18	18	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie Snacks (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	313	89058	running	0	109
19	41	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	312	112536	running	0	106
20	23	22	Dave Blaney	Bad Boy Mowers (Bill Davis)	Toyota	312	88883	running	0	103
21	40	28	Travis Kvapil	All Sport (Yates Racing)	Ford	312	97339	running	0	100
22	29	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	312	115436	running	0	97
23	21	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	312	80225	running	0	94
24	25	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	311	83683	running	0	91
25	4	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	311	70000	running	0	88
26	9	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Peak (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	311	77175	running	0	85
27	32	96	Ken Schrader	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	311	76550	running	0	82
28	27	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam / Operation Homefront (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	311	85558	running	0	79
29	39	21	Bill Elliott	Little Debbie Snacks (Wood Brothers)	Ford	311	84120	running	0	76
30	22	19	Elliott Sadler	Siemens (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	310	92495	running	0	73
31	12	41	Reed Sorenson	Target / AMP Energy Drink (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	309	92739	running	0	70
32	37	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Chevrolet	309	65350	running	0	67
33	33	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	308	110800	running	0	64
34	6	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	302	107175	running	0	61
35	42	38	David Gilliland	Digital TV Transition (Yates Racing)	Ford	298	75472	running	0	58
36	16	5	Casey Mears	Cheez-It / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	278	82825	crash	0	55
37	43	70	Johnny Sauter	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	274	64700	crash	0	52
38	17	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	271	64575	crash	0	49
39	35	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	270	64450	crash	0	46
40	38	84	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	269	64300	crash	1	48
41	7	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	113091	engine	0	40
42	36	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	29	72030	crash	0	37
43	20	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	27	95327	overheating	0	34

* Race extended to 313 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Greg Biffle	16	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Joe Nemechek	78	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	20	20
	21	24	4	#19,77 accident turn 3	none
	25	31	7
	32	36	5	#83 accident turn 3	#19
	37	37	1
	38	47	10	rain	none
	48	141	94
	142	148	7	debris	#42
	149	210	62
	211	218	8	debris	#9
	219	262	44
	263	266	4	debris	#70
	267	274	8
	275	278	4	#5,19,38,43,45,66,70,77,84 accident turn 3	#07
	279	284	6
	285	288	4	#41 accident turn 3	#17
	289	292	4
	293	296	4	debris	#8
	297	306	10
	307	311	5	#7,17,20 accident turn 2	none
	312	313	2
Percent of race run under caution: 17.6% Average green flag run: 23.5 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jamie McMurray	1	21	21
Scott Speed	22	22	1
Kurt Busch	23	80	58
Jimmie Johnson	81	100	20
Kurt Busch	101	102	2
Greg Biffle	103	109	7
Jimmie Johnson	110	211	102
Jamie McMurray	212	218	7
Jimmie Johnson	219	313	95

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	6561
2	Carl Edwards	6420	-141
3	Greg Biffle	6358	-203
4	Jeff Burton	6292	-269
5	Kevin Harvick	6233	-328
6	Clint Bowyer	6226	-335
7	Jeff Gordon	6151	-410
8	Matt Kenseth	6091	-470
9	Denny Hamlin	6090	-471
10	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	6087	-474
11	Kyle Busch	6080	-481
12	Tony Stewart	6059	-502
13	David Ragan	4208	-2353
14	Kasey Kahne	3935	-2626
15	Martin Truex Jr	3705	-2856
16	Jamie McMurray	3644	-2917
17	Ryan Newman	3635	-2926
18	Kurt Busch	3601	-2960
19	Brian Vickers	3513	-3048
20	Casey Mears	3385	-3176
21	Bobby Labonte	3384	-3177

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	5097
2	Carl Edwards	5041	-56
3	Kyle Busch	4878	-219
4	Jeff Burton	4666	-431
5	Greg Biffle	4638	-459
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4565	-532
7	Kevin Harvick	4516	-581
8	Jeff Gordon	4372	-725
9	Tony Stewart	4344	-753
10	Clint Bowyer	4332	-765
11	Denny Hamlin	4315	-782
12	Matt Kenseth	4223	-874
13	David Ragan	4208	-889
14	Kasey Kahne	3935	-1162
15	Martin Truex Jr	3705	-1392
16	Jamie McMurray	3644	-1453
17	Ryan Newman	3635	-1462
18	Kurt Busch	3601	-1496
19	Brian Vickers	3513	-1584
20	Casey Mears	3385	-1712