| 2008 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $16,047,052 | Race Date: | Feb 17, 2008 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .092 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 16Min 60Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 42 | Average Speed: | 152.672 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 23 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ryan Newman R. Newman | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Dodge | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Roy McCauley | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 8 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 187.075 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 190 | 200 | 8 |
| 2 | 43 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 175 | 200 | 9 |
| 3 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 16 |
| 4 | 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 170 | 200 | 86 |
| 5 | 5 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Running | | 160 | 200 | 5 |
| 6 | 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 151 | 200 | 1 |
| 8 | 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Running |  | 143 | 200 | 12 |
| 10 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running |  | 139 | 200 | 7 |
| 11 | 13 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 129 | 200 | 9 |
| 14 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 117 | 200 | 32 |
| 18 | 42 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 109 | 200 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 106 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 103 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Peak | Running | | 97 | 200 | 0 |
| 23 | 33 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon | Running | | 94 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | 31 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 96 | 200 | 4 |
| 25 | 37 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV | Running | | 88 | 200 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 | Running | | 85 | 200 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 87 | 200 | 1 |
| 28 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Running | | 79 | 200 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 81 | 200 | 3 |
| 30 | 30 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | K & N Filters | Running | | 73 | 200 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Running | | 70 | 200 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 67 | 200 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 40 | Dario Franchitti (R) | Dodge Journey | Running | | 64 | 199 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo | Running | | 61 | 197 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest | Accident | | 58 | 194 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 60 | 194 | 1 |
| 37 | 29 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | Principal Financial Group | Running | | 52 | 194 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Accident | | 54 | 189 | 1 |
| 39 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Suspension | | 51 | 186 | 5 |
| 40 | 22 | 34 | John Andretti | Makoto Ginger Dressing | Running | | 43 | 184 | 0 |
| 41 | 41 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 40 | 171 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA | Accident | | 37 | 161 | 0 |
| 43 | 17 | 87 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Engine | | 34 | 141 | 0 |
