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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 27 of 36
Sunday, September 14, 2008 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH
300 laps on a 1.058 mile paved track (317.400 miles)

Time of race: 3:00:34 Average speed: 105.468 mph Pole speed: no time trials	Cautions: 8 for 37 laps Margin of victory: .505 sec Attendance: 101000 Lead changes: 14
Green flag passes: 1,706 (6.5 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	9	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network Turbo HD (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	238675	running	58	190
2	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	221911	running	96	180
3	2	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	300	179150	running	61	170
4	7	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	159708	running	0	160
5	4	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	113125	running	79	160
6	20	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	300	101125	running	0	150
7	18	1	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	123008	running	0	146
8	8	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	300	131561	running	1	147
9	6	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	300	121016	running	0	138
10	11	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	132111	running	0	134
11	13	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	300	113716	running	0	130
12	5	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	300	96225	running	0	127
13	21	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	300	118161	running	0	124
14	10	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	300	125911	running	0	121
15	27	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	300	80225	running	0	118
16	24	28	Travis Kvapil	Valvoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	300	106239	running	0	115
17	22	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juicy Fruit Slim Pack (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	300	106058	running	0	112
18	15	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	112008	running	0	109
19	33	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	300	95708	running	0	106
20	43	70	Johnny Sauter	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	300	81200	running	0	103
21	28	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Sylvania (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	300	85000	running	0	100
22	30	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	299	103914	running	0	97
23	29	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	299	86850	running	0	94
24	23	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	299	102445	running	0	91
25	32	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	299	92458	running	0	88
26	38	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam / Operation Homefront (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	299	97758	running	0	85
27	35	00	Michael McDowell	Champion Mortgage (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	299	86533	running	1	87
28	14	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	298	80525	running	0	79
29	37	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	298	90545	running	0	76
30	36	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	298	117225	running	0	73
31	39	10	Patrick Carpentier	Berlin City Auto Group (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	298	71950	running	0	70
32	40	96	Joey Logano	Home Depot / DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	297	79200	running	0	67
33	31	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	297	81497	running	0	64
34	1	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	288	88800	running	3	66
35	16	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	287	78600	running	1	63
36	17	12	Ryan Newman	Kodak (Roger Penske)	Dodge	285	112450	engine	0	55
37	25	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	269	88175	running	0	52
38	34	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	264	69975	crash	0	49
39	19	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	230	77850	running	0	46
40	12	17	Matt Kenseth	Carhartt / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	228	117341	crash	0	43
41	26	38	David Gilliland	Ford. Drive One. (Yates Racing)	Ford	228	69530	crash	0	40
42	41	45	Chad McCumbee	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	228	69405	crash	0	37
43	42	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	218	69665	crash	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Tony Raines	34	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet
45	Carl Long	46	Romeo Guest Construction	Carl Long	Dodge
WD	Joey Logano	02	Home Depot	Joe Gibbs	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	36	36
	37	40	4	competition	#21
	41	83	43
	84	88	5	#6,18,26 accident backstretch	#45
	89	214	126
	215	220	6	debris	#83
	221	222	2
	223	228	6	#78 accident frontstretch	#20
	229	229	1
	230	234	5	#5,17,38,45,83 accident turn 4	#8
	235	266	32
	267	271	5	#84 accident frontstretch	#66
	272	280	9
	281	283	3	#6 spun backstretch	#15
	284	284	1
	285	287	3	#10 accident turn 2	#70
	288	300	13
Percent of race run under caution: 12.3% Average green flag run: 29.2 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kyle Busch	1	3	3
Carl Edwards	4	37	34
Michael McDowell	38	38	1
Carl Edwards	39	65	27
Jimmie Johnson	66	84	19
Tony Stewart	85	85	1
Jimmie Johnson	86	88	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	89	157	69
Jimmie Johnson	158	158	1
Brian Vickers	159	159	1
Greg Biffle	160	164	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	165	174	10
Greg Biffle	175	215	41
Jimmie Johnson	216	288	73
Greg Biffle	289	300	12

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Carl Edwards	5220
1	Jimmie Johnson	5220	0
3	Greg Biffle	5190	-30
4	Jeff Burton	5170	-50
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5170	-50
6	Denny Hamlin	5148	-72
7	Tony Stewart	5147	-73
8	Kyle Busch	5146	-74
9	Clint Bowyer	5137	-83
10	Kevin Harvick	5134	-86
11	Jeff Gordon	5121	-99
12	Matt Kenseth	5043	-177
13	Kasey Kahne	3177	-2043
14	David Ragan	3118	-2102
15	Martin Truex Jr	2964	-2256
16	Brian Vickers	2917	-2303
17	Ryan Newman	2908	-2312
18	Kurt Busch	2772	-2448
19	Jamie McMurray	2705	-2515
20	Bobby Labonte	2621	-2599
21	Juan Pablo Montoya	2599	-2621

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	3944
2	Carl Edwards	3841	-103
3	Jimmie Johnson	3756	-188
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3648	-296
5	Jeff Burton	3544	-400
6	Greg Biffle	3470	-474
7	Tony Stewart	3432	-512
8	Kevin Harvick	3417	-527
9	Denny Hamlin	3373	-571
10	Jeff Gordon	3342	-602
11	Clint Bowyer	3243	-701
12	Kasey Kahne	3177	-767
13	Matt Kenseth	3175	-769
14	David Ragan	3118	-826
15	Martin Truex Jr	2964	-980
16	Brian Vickers	2917	-1027
17	Ryan Newman	2908	-1036
18	Kurt Busch	2772	-1172
19	Jamie McMurray	2705	-1239
20	Bobby Labonte	2621	-1323