| 2008 Pocono 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,270,541 | Race Date: | Jun 8, 2008 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.702 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 59Min 36Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 125.209 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 38 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kasey Kahne K. Kahne | Driver: | Kasey Kahne K. Kahne | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Dodge | Car No.: | #9 Dodge | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Gillette Evernham Motorsports | Team: | Gillette Evernham Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kenny Francis | Crew Chief: | Kenny Francis | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 69 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 170.219 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Pocono 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running |  | 195 | 200 | 69 |
| 2 | 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 170 | 200 | 17 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 155 | 200 | 59 |
| 7 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running |  | 151 | 200 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 143 | 200 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | Mark Martin | Steak-umm Burgers | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 38 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running | | 123 | 200 | 4 |
| 16 | 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 117 | 200 | 2 |
| 18 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Kodak | Running | | 109 | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Running | | 106 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Running | | 103 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 105 | 200 | 6 |
| 22 | 32 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 102 | 200 | 1 |
| 23 | 23 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Dish Network / Dish DVRs | Running | | 94 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Running | | 91 | 200 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | Running | | 88 | 200 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest | Running | | 85 | 200 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 00 | Michael McDowell (R) | Champion Mortgage | Running | | 82 | 200 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | Principal Financial Group | Running | | 79 | 200 | 0 |
| 29 | 5 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 76 | 200 | 0 |
| 30 | 43 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Running | | 73 | 200 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 21 | Bill Elliott | U.S. Air Force | Running | | 70 | 200 | 0 |
| 32 | 24 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | Charter Communications | Running | | 67 | 200 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Running | | 64 | 200 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley | Running | | 66 | 200 | 6 |
| 35 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 63 | 199 | 14 |
| 36 | 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Running | | 55 | 199 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 52 | 199 | 0 |
| 38 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 49 | 157 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 46 | 155 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 70 | Jason Leffler | Haas Automation | Accident | | 43 | 140 | 0 |
| 41 | 14 | 40 | Dario Franchitti (R) | Target | Accident | | 40 | 137 | 0 |
| 42 | 41 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Accident | | 37 | 130 | 0 |
| 43 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Accident | | 34 | 95 | 0 |
