| 2008 Samsung 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,307,748 | Race Date: | Apr 6, 2008 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .399 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 30Min 41Sec. | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 144.814 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 27 Laps | texasmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Carl Edwards C. Edwards | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #99 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Reiser | Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Jr. | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 123 of 339 | Pole Speed: | 190.907 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Samsung 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running |  | 195 | 339 | 123 |
| 2 | 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 175 | 339 | 65 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 170 | 339 | 50 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel / Samsung | Running |  | 135 | 339 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 155 | 339 | 0 |
| 6 | 35 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Prilosec OTC | Running | | 150 | 339 | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 146 | 339 | 0 |
| 8 | 31 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Running | | 142 | 339 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 143 | 339 | 68 |
| 10 | 25 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 134 | 339 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 338 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy | Running | | 132 | 338 | 31 |
| 13 | 7 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Running | | 124 | 338 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 | Running | | 121 | 338 | 0 |
| 15 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Yates Racing | Running | | 118 | 338 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 115 | 338 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Quaker State | Running | | 112 | 338 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Yates Racing | Running | | 109 | 338 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 106 | 337 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Sam's Club | Running | | 103 | 337 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 100 | 337 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 5 | Casey Mears | Cheez-It / Carquest | Running | | 97 | 337 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 94 | 337 | 0 |
| 24 | 42 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Running | | 91 | 337 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 88 | 336 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy | Running | | 85 | 336 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 82 | 336 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | Valvoline | Running | | 79 | 335 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Red Bull | Running | | 76 | 334 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Running | | 73 | 334 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 70 | 333 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Running | | 67 | 333 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 00 | Michael McDowell (R) | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 64 | 332 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running | | 61 | 332 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | Dale Earnhardt Incorporated | Running | | 58 | 331 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Engine | | 60 | 330 | 2 |
| 37 | 43 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 52 | 330 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Haas Automation | Running | | 49 | 329 | 0 |
| 39 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Dish Network | Running | | 46 | 312 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 34 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Suspension | | 43 | 263 | 0 |
| 41 | 6 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Engine | | 40 | 253 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV | Accident | | 37 | 173 | 0 |
| 43 | 18 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 34 | 124 | 0 |
