| 2008 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,372,729 | Race Date: | Jul 5, 2008 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 2Hr 55Min 23Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 138.554 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 33 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Paul Menard P. Menard | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Car No.: | #15 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Addington | Crew Chief: | Doug Randolph | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 31 of 162 | Pole Speed: | 185.916 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 190 | 162 | 31 |
| 2 | 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running |  | 175 | 162 | 1 |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers | Running | | 165 | 162 | 0 |
| 4 | 36 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 160 | 162 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Running | | 155 | 162 | 0 |
| 6 | 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards | Running | | 155 | 162 | 1 |
| 7 | 41 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 146 | 162 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy | Running |  | 152 | 162 | 51 |
| 9 | 25 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 138 | 162 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Running | | 134 | 162 | 0 |
| 11 | 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 130 | 162 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's | Running | | 127 | 162 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Pillsbury Cinnabon | Running | | 124 | 162 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper | Running | | 121 | 162 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Vertis | Running | | 123 | 162 | 19 |
| 16 | 43 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Richard Petty Driving Experience | Running | | 115 | 162 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Swing Vote | Running | | -38 | 162 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 109 | 162 | 0 |
| 19 | 12 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 106 | 162 | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 103 | 162 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Running | | 100 | 162 | 0 |
| 22 | 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Polaroid / Tums | Running | | 97 | 162 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 99 | 162 | 4 |
| 24 | 8 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | Principal Financial Group | Running | | 91 | 162 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 00 | Michael McDowell (R) | Champion Mortgage | Running | | 88 | 162 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Running | | 90 | 162 | 6 |
| 27 | 29 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 87 | 162 | 1 |
| 28 | 5 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Running | | 79 | 162 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Penske Truck Rental | Running | | 76 | 162 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 78 | 162 | 46 |
| 31 | 11 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford. Drive One. | Running | | 70 | 161 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Marathon with WeldTec | Running | | 67 | 157 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 21 | Jon Wood | U.S. Air Force | Running | | 64 | 155 | 0 |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest | Running | | 61 | 152 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 60 | Boris Said | No Fear / Advance Auto Parts | Accident | | 63 | 149 | 2 |
| 36 | 32 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel / Samsung HDTV | Running | | 55 | 149 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Accident | | 52 | 140 | 0 |
| 38 | 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Slim Pack | Accident | | 49 | 132 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy / Garmin | Running | | 46 | 129 | 0 |
| 40 | 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Accident | | 43 | 124 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | Handling | | 40 | 103 | 0 |
| 42 | 13 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull | Running | | 37 | 100 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Accident | | 34 | 69 | 0 |
