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2008 Kobalt Tools 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 4 of 36
Sunday, March 9, 2008 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
325 laps on a 1.540 mile paved track (500.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:33:01 Average speed: 140.975 mph Pole speed: 185.251 mph	Cautions: 8 for 35 laps Margin of victory: 2.066 sec Attendance: 100000 Lead changes: 26
Green flag passes: 1,580 (5.4 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	6	18	Kyle Busch	Snickers (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	325	175575	running	173	195
2	32	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot 10 Years Service Award (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	325	162886	running	0	170
3	2	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	125050	running	62	170
4	13	16	Greg Biffle	Jackson Hewitt (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	106875	running	1	165
5	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	136686	running	1	160
6	7	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	94850	running	52	155
7	8	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	124086	running	0	146
8	38	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	325	124341	running	0	142
9	35	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	325	79200	running	1	143
10	15	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	325	123958	running	0	134
11	29	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	325	79325	running	0	130
12	5	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	325	114436	running	1	132
13	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Kobalt Tools (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	325	127786	running	0	124
14	12	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	324	115075	running	0	121
15	22	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	324	112691	running	0	118
16	19	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Big Red (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	324	104058	running	0	115
17	39	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	324	89850	running	0	112
18	28	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	324	93808	running	0	109
19	20	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Energizer (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	324	83225	running	0	106
20	30	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	323	92808	running	0	103
21	3	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	323	105633	running	0	100
22	10	8	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	323	108458	running	0	97
23	14	6	David Ragan	AAA (Jack Roush)	Ford	323	83850	running	0	94
24	26	7	Robby Gordon	Valvoline / Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	323	95858	running	0	91
25	33	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Penske Truck Rental (Roger Penske)	Dodge	323	117550	running	0	88
26	43	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	322	73725	running	0	85
27	34	84	Mike Skinner	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	322	69800	running	0	82
28	9	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	322	107041	running	1	84
29	42	28	Travis Kvapil	Zaxby's (Yates Racing)	Ford	322	99689	running	0	76
30	27	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	321	81508	running	0	73
31	25	41	Reed Sorenson	Target / Polaroid (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	321	99489	running	0	70
32	31	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	321	81222	running	0	67
33	23	40	Dario Franchitti	Fastenal (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	321	78050	running	0	64
34	16	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	321	69025	running	0	61
35	21	10	Patrick Carpentier	Cintas (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	320	68990	running	0	58
36	17	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	320	68955	running	0	55
37	37	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV / H.H. Gregg (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	320	76920	running	0	52
38	41	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	320	76885	running	0	49
39	36	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	318	68850	running	0	46
40	24	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	317	76810	running	0	43
41	40	45	Kyle Petty	Paralyzed Veterans of America (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	313	68765	running	0	40
42	4	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	274	116145	engine	33	42
43	18	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy / Garmin (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	257	94518	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Matt Kenseth	17	transmission change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Ken Schrader	49	Qtrax.com	Beth Ann Morgenthau	Dodge
45	Bill Elliott	21	Little Debbie Nutty Bars	Wood Brothers	Ford
46	Johnny Benson, Jr.	27	Toyota Certified Used Vehicles	Bill Davis	Toyota
47	Burney Lamar	08	Rhino's Energy Drink	John Carter	Dodge
48	John Andretti	34	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	38	38
	39	42	4	debris	#83
	43	85	43
	86	89	4	debris	#15
	90	114	25
	115	118	4	#9 spun frontstretch	#17
	119	199	81
	200	204	5	debris	#83
	205	221	17
	222	225	4	#19 spun turn 4	#16
	226	232	7
	233	235	3	#19 accident turn 2	#48
	236	262	27
	263	267	5	#19 accident backstretch	#48
	268	282	15
	283	288	6	oil turn 4	#2
	289	325	37
Percent of race run under caution: 10.8% Average green flag run: 32.2 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1	39	39
Kasey Kahne	40	40	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	41	59	19
Kyle Busch	60	85	26
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	86	86	1
Kyle Busch	87	114	28
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	115	115	1
Greg Biffle	116	116	1
Kyle Busch	117	151	35
Clint Bowyer	152	167	16
Carl Edwards	168	168	1
Jeff Gordon	169	169	1
Clint Bowyer	170	204	35
Kyle Busch	205	221	17
Clint Bowyer	222	222	1
Brian Vickers	223	223	1
Kyle Busch	224	239	16
Carl Edwards	240	262	23
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	263	263	1
Bobby Labonte	264	264	1
Carl Edwards	265	267	3
Kyle Busch	268	268	1
Carl Edwards	269	274	6
Kyle Busch	275	284	10
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	285	285	1
Kyle Busch	286	325	40

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	665
2	Greg Biffle	592	-73
3	Kevin Harvick	574	-91
4	Ryan Newman	571	-94
5	Jeff Burton	555	-110
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	531	-134
7	Kasey Kahne	528	-137
8	Tony Stewart	525	-140
9	Brian Vickers	491	-174
10	Kurt Busch	478	-187
11	Martin Truex Jr	471	-194
12	Matt Kenseth	470	-195
13	Jimmie Johnson	467	-198
14	Bobby Labonte	462	-203
15	Jeff Gordon	444	-221
16	Clint Bowyer	436	-229
17	Carl Edwards	433	-232
18	Mark Martin	421	-244
19	Denny Hamlin	413	-252
20	Elliott Sadler	402	-263
21	David Ragan	398	-267