| 2008 Kobalt Tools 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,254,305 | Race Date: | Mar 9, 2008 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.066 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 33Min 1Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 140.975 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 35 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Addington | Crew Chief: | Steve Letarte | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 173 of 325 | Pole Speed: | 185.251 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Kobalt Tools 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers | Running |  | 195 | 325 | 173 |
| 2 | 32 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 170 | 325 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Running |  | 170 | 325 | 62 |
| 4 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt | Running |  | 165 | 325 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 160 | 325 | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV | Running | | 155 | 325 | 52 |
| 7 | 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 146 | 325 | 0 |
| 8 | 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 142 | 325 | 0 |
| 9 | 35 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 143 | 325 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 134 | 325 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 130 | 325 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 127 | 325 | 1 |
| 13 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 124 | 325 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 121 | 324 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 118 | 324 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Big Red | Running | | 115 | 324 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest | Running | | 112 | 324 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 109 | 324 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Energizer | Running | | 106 | 324 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 103 | 323 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 100 | 323 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Running | | 97 | 323 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA | Running | | 94 | 323 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Valvoline / Jim Beam | Running | | 91 | 323 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Penske Truck Rental | Running | | 88 | 323 | 0 |
| 26 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 85 | 322 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Red Bull | Running | | 82 | 322 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 84 | 322 | 1 |
| 29 | 42 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Zaxby's | Running | | 76 | 322 | 0 |
| 30 | 27 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 73 | 321 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target / Polaroid | Running | | 70 | 321 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Running | | 67 | 321 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 40 | Dario Franchitti (R) | Fastenal | Running | | 64 | 321 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 61 | 321 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | Cintas | Running | | 58 | 320 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 55 | 320 | 0 |
| 37 | 37 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV | Running | | 52 | 320 | 0 |
| 38 | 41 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Running | | 49 | 320 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Haas Automation | Running | | 46 | 318 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Running | | 43 | 317 | 0 |
| 41 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Running | | 40 | 313 | 0 |
| 42 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Engine | | 42 | 274 | 33 |
| 43 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy | Accident | | 34 | 257 | 0 |
