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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 34 of 36
Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:28:26
Average speed: 144.219 mph
Pole speed: 188.469 mph
Cautions: 5 for 26 laps
Margin of victory: 8.310 sec
Attendance: 165000
Lead changes: 16
Green flag passes: 2,840 (9.2 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.

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
11699   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush)Ford334496300running212195
2 124   Jeff Gordon DuPont / Nicorette   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet334389961running15175
3 426   Jamie McMurray Crown Royal   (Jack Roush)Ford334228025running56170
4 307   Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet334219300running36165
51916   Greg Biffle 3M   (Jack Roush)Ford334177775running2160
62918   Kyle Busch M&M's   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota334166675running2155
72329   Kevin Harvick Shell / Pennzoil   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet334191311running0146
8 21   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet334165358running0142
9 617   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush)Ford334170016running0138
101244   David Reutimann UPS   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota334128400running5139
11186   David Ragan AAA   (Jack Roush)Ford334124875running0130
12208   Mark Martin U.S. Army   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet334147033running0127
133831   Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet333156783running0124
14145   Casey Mears Carquest / Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet333120700running0121
15 748   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's / Kobalt Tools   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet333156861running0118
16 820   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota333149811running0115
171711   Denny Hamlin FedEx Office   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota333139566running0112
181383   Brian Vickers Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota332112125running5114
193725   Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet33299775running0106
20 588   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AMP Energy / National Guard   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet332113675running1108
212447   Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota332121158running0100
221115   Paul Menard Menards / Johns Manville   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet332110675running097
232177   Sam Hornish, Jr. Penske Truck Rental   (Roger Penske)Dodge332146250running094
24289   Kasey Kahne Budweiser   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge331133116running091
251066   Scott Riggs State Water Heaters   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet331118508running088
263610   A.J. Allmendinger Country Crock Spread   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge331101550running085
271555   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota331115408running082
283112   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge331139925running079
294122   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis)Toyota331112408running076
303296   Ken Schrader DLP HDTV   (Jeff Moorad)Toyota331108950running073
313921   Bill Elliott Little Debbie   (Wood Brothers)Ford330115595running070
324228   Travis Kvapil Academy Sports & Outdoors   (Yates Racing)Ford330127264running067
333384   Scott Speed Red Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota33099350running064
342501   Regan Smith DEI / Principal Financial Group   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet329105600running061
353019   Elliott Sadler Stanley Tools   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge329122795running058
36227   Robby Gordon Mapei / Menards   (Robby Gordon)Dodge329113772running055
37 941   Reed Sorenson Target   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge328123239running052
382778   Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing   (Barney Visser)Chevrolet32895825running049
393543   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge328132561running046
404302   Joey Logano Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota32795425running00
41402   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge26795205engine040
423438   David Gilliland CitiFinancial   (Yates Racing)Ford26695005parked037
432642   Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge262123098crash034

To the back:
NameNbrReason
Robby Gordon7backup car
Tony Stewart20backup car
Brian Vickers83engine change

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
44Tony Raines70iQ DriveGene HaasChevrolet
45Bryan Clauson40Guitar Hero World Tour / TargetFelix SabatesDodge
46Chad McCumbee45Richard Petty Driving ExperiencePetty EnterprisesDodge
47Max Papis13GEICOGermain RacingToyota
48Johnny Sauter08FUBAR All Natural DrinkJohn CarterDodge

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
15757  
58647   oil on track#25
6514480  
1451484   debris#20
14924092  
2412455   debris#31
2462472  
2482514   #28,47 accident frontstretch#8
25226312  
2642696   #38,42 accident backstretch#24
27033465  
  Percent of race run under caution: 7.8%             Average green flag run: 51.3 laps

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

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Jeff Gordon11515
  Clint Bowyer164833
  David Reutimann49524
  Dale Earnhardt,, Jr.53531
  Clint Bowyer54563
  Carl Edwards5711155
  David Reutimann1121121
  Brian Vickers1131175
  Carl Edwards11814427
  Greg Biffle1451451
  Carl Edwards14624095
  Kyle Busch2412411
  Carl Edwards24226322
  Kyle Busch2642641
  Jamie McMurray26532056
  Greg Biffle3213211
  Carl Edwards32233413

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Jimmie Johnson 6366    
2   Carl Edwards 6260   -106  
3   Greg Biffle 6223   -143  
4   Jeff Burton 6154   -212  
5   Jeff Gordon 6111   -255  
6   Clint Bowyer 6099   -267  
7   Kevin Harvick 6087   -279  
8   Matt Kenseth 5973   -393  
9   Tony Stewart 5962   -404  
10   Kyle Busch 5938   -428  
11   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5937   -429  
12   Denny Hamlin 5935   -431  
13   David Ragan 4074   -2292  
14   Kasey Kahne 3811   -2555  
15   Martin Truex Jr 3671   -2695  
16   Ryan Newman 3574   -2792  
17   Brian Vickers 3476   -2890  
18   Jamie McMurray 3474   -2892  
19   Kurt Busch 3426   -2940  
20   Casey Mears 3330   -3036  
21   Bobby Labonte 3278   -3088  
Non-playoff standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Jimmie Johnson 4902    
2   Carl Edwards 4881   -21  
3   Kyle Busch 4736   -166  
4   Jeff Burton 4528   -374  
5   Greg Biffle 4503   -399  
6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4415   -487  
7   Kevin Harvick 4370   -532  
8   Jeff Gordon 4332   -570  
9   Tony Stewart 4247   -655  
10   Clint Bowyer 4205   -697  
11   Denny Hamlin 4160   -742  
12   Matt Kenseth 4105   -797  
13   David Ragan 4074   -828  
14   Kasey Kahne 3811   -1091  
15   Martin Truex Jr 3671   -1231  
16   Ryan Newman 3574   -1328  
17   Brian Vickers 3476   -1426  
18   Jamie McMurray 3474   -1428  
19   Kurt Busch 3426   -1476  
20   Casey Mears 3330   -1572