| 2008 Auto Club 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,232,311 | Race Date: | Feb 25, 2008 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 46Min 4Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 33 | Average Speed: | 132.704 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 44 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Carl Edwards C. Edwards | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #99 Ford | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bob Osborne | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 64 of 250 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 2008 Auto Club 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Dish Network | Running |  | 190 | 250 | 64 |
| 2 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 180 | 250 | 76 |
| 3 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / Cromax Pro | Running | | 170 | 250 | 68 |
| 4 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 165 | 250 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Carhartt / DeWalt | Running | | 160 | 250 | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 147 | 250 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running |  | 143 | 250 | 1 |
| 10 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel / Samsung HDTV | Running | | 139 | 250 | 3 |
| 11 | 39 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 132 | 250 | 2 |
| 13 | 36 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance Southern California | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running | | 123 | 250 | 9 |
| 16 | 16 | 8 | Mark Martin | Principal Financial Group | Running | | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Running | | 112 | 250 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Running | | 114 | 250 | 1 |
| 19 | 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV | Running | | 106 | 250 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Juicy Fruit | Running | | 103 | 250 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Haas Automation | Running | | 100 | 250 | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | | 102 | 250 | 2 |
| 23 | 40 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 94 | 249 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy | Running | | 91 | 249 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | Running | | 88 | 249 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Little Debbie Snack Cakes | Running | | 85 | 249 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Quaker State | Running | | 82 | 248 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 79 | 248 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV | Running | | 76 | 248 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 73 | 248 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | Coors Light | Running | | 70 | 248 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 40 | Dario Franchitti (R) | Target | Running | | 72 | 248 | 1 |
| 33 | 37 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 69 | 247 | 3 |
| 34 | 43 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 61 | 246 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 34 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Running | | 63 | 245 | 1 |
| 36 | 30 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | TeamYatesRacing.com | Running | | 55 | 242 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target / Energizer | Running | | 52 | 240 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo | Running | | 49 | 236 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Haas Automation | Running | | 46 | 231 | 0 |
| 40 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Running | | 43 | 203 | 0 |
| 41 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | | 40 | 193 | 0 |
| 42 | 5 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest | Accident | | 37 | 20 | 0 |
| 43 | 7 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Accident | | 34 | 20 | 0 |
