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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 33 of 36
Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:43:39 Average speed: 134.272 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 10 for 43 laps Margin of victory: 2.684 sec Attendance: 80000 Lead changes: 18
Green flag passes: 2,413 (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	4	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	357800	running	98	190
2	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	256836	running	28	175
3	11	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	325	215691	running	56	170
4	10	17	Matt Kenseth	USG (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	198316	running	128	170
5	12	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Halloween (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	325	134525	running	0	155
6	19	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	325	120575	running	12	155
7	20	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	117475	running	0	146
8	13	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	119625	running	0	142
9	7	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Nicorette White Ice Mint (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	148636	running	0	138
10	2	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network Turbo HD (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	113425	running	1	139
11	9	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	108300	running	1	135
12	22	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	112975	running	0	127
13	6	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	144461	running	0	124
14	39	10	A.J. Allmendinger	Valvoline / Sears Auto Center (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	325	103975	running	0	121
15	16	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	325	129208	running	0	118
16	17	12	Ryan Newman	Kodak (Roger Penske)	Dodge	325	133950	running	0	115
17	8	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	325	140211	running	0	112
18	3	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	135383	running	0	109
19	35	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	324	119208	running	0	106
20	5	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	324	108800	running	0	103
21	18	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	324	99450	running	0	100
22	14	8	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	323	124683	running	0	97
23	25	28	Travis Kvapil	Hitachi Power Tools (Yates Racing)	Ford	323	117914	running	0	94
24	36	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	323	132625	running	0	91
25	23	19	Elliott Sadler	Ronald McDonald House Charities (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	323	115095	running	0	88
26	21	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	323	124486	running	0	85
27	28	38	David Gilliland	Aflac Cancer Center (Yates Racing)	Ford	323	103008	running	0	82
28	26	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	323	86150	running	0	79
29	38	47	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie Snack Cakes (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	323	100033	running	0	76
30	32	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	322	94225	running	0	73
31	27	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Johns Manville (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	322	93075	running	0	70
32	43	70	Tony Raines	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	322	82400	running	0	67
33	15	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	320	113166	running	0	64
34	34	84	Scott Speed	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	320	82175	running	1	66
35	40	96	Ken Schrader	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	320	89900	running	0	58
36	41	45	Chad McCumbee	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	319	93408	running	0	55
37	29	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	317	91147	running	0	52
38	37	21	Bill Elliott	U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	316	99820	running	0	49
39	30	41	Reed Sorenson	Lysol / Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	316	108564	running	0	46
40	24	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	302	109133	crash	0	43
41	33	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	301	81100	crash	0	40
42	42	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	296	81010	crash	0	37
43	31	66	Scott Riggs	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	197	81262	running	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Bryan Clauson	40	Guitar Hero World Tour / Target	Felix Sabates	Dodge
45	Joey Logano	02	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs	Toyota
WD	Boris Said	08	FUBAR	John Carter	Dodge
WD	Johnny Sauter	08	FUBAR	John Carter	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	3	3
	4	6	3	#21,77 accident backstretch	none
	7	35	29
	36	39	4	#66 accident turn 3	#78
	40	110	71
	111	114	4	debris	#38
	115	131	17
	132	135	4	#9 spun turn 4	#48
	136	209	74
	210	215	6	#55 accident turn 2	#16
	216	253	38
	254	257	4	debris	#6
	258	289	32
	290	293	4	#55 accident backstretch	#31
	294	298	5
	299	302	4	debris	#12
	303	303	1
	304	309	6	#22,31,41,42,78 accident turn 3	#10
	310	313	4
	314	317	4	debris	#20
	318	325	8
Percent of race run under caution: 13.2% Average green flag run: 25.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmie Johnson	1	20	20
Carl Edwards	21	36	16
Scott Speed	37	37	1
Jimmie Johnson	38	45	8
Carl Edwards	46	88	43
Matt Kenseth	89	89	1
Dale Earnhardt,, Jr.	90	90	1
Carl Edwards	91	111	21
Greg Biffle	112	112	1
Matt Kenseth	113	131	19
Carl Edwards	132	132	1
Matt Kenseth	133	209	77
Carl Edwards	210	210	1
Kurt Busch	211	221	11
Matt Kenseth	222	222	1
Kurt Busch	223	223	1
Matt Kenseth	224	253	30
Denny Hamlin	254	309	56
Carl Edwards	310	325	16

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	6248
2	Carl Edwards	6065	-183
3	Greg Biffle	6063	-185
4	Jeff Burton	6030	-218
5	Kevin Harvick	5941	-307
6	Jeff Gordon	5936	-312
7	Clint Bowyer	5934	-314
8	Tony Stewart	5847	-401
9	Matt Kenseth	5835	-413
10	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5829	-419
11	Denny Hamlin	5823	-425
12	Kyle Busch	5783	-465
13	David Ragan	3944	-2304
14	Kasey Kahne	3720	-2528
15	Martin Truex Jr	3529	-2719
16	Ryan Newman	3495	-2753
17	Kurt Busch	3386	-2862
18	Brian Vickers	3362	-2886
19	Jamie McMurray	3304	-2944
20	Bobby Labonte	3232	-3016
21	Casey Mears	3209	-3039

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	4784
2	Carl Edwards	4686	-98
3	Kyle Busch	4581	-203
4	Jeff Burton	4404	-380
5	Greg Biffle	4343	-441
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4307	-477
7	Kevin Harvick	4224	-560
8	Jeff Gordon	4157	-627
9	Tony Stewart	4132	-652
10	Denny Hamlin	4048	-736
11	Clint Bowyer	4040	-744
12	Matt Kenseth	3967	-817
13	David Ragan	3944	-840
14	Kasey Kahne	3720	-1064
15	Martin Truex Jr	3529	-1255
16	Ryan Newman	3495	-1289
17	Kurt Busch	3386	-1398
18	Brian Vickers	3362	-1422
19	Jamie McMurray	3304	-1480
20	Bobby Labonte	3232	-1552