| 2008 Sharpie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,404,017 | Race Date: | Aug 23, 2008 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.969 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 54Min 36Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 4 | Average Speed: | 91.581 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 56 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Carl Edwards C. Edwards | Driver: | Carl Edwards C. Edwards | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #99 Ford | Car No.: | #99 Ford | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bob Osborne | Crew Chief: | Bob Osborne | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 84 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 121.860 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Sharpie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running |  | 190 | 500 | 84 |
| 2 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 415 |
| 3 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Pennzoil Platinum | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 160 | 500 | 1 |
| 6 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 143 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Dish Network Turbo HD | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 41 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Sharpie Pen | Running | | 127 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 8 | Aric Almirola (R) | U.S. Army | Running | | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Running | | 121 | 500 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Quaker State | Running | | 115 | 499 | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | 70 | Tony Raines | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Running | | 112 | 499 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy | Running | | 109 | 498 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Juicy Fruit Slim Pack | Running | | 106 | 498 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 103 | 498 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 96 | Ken Schrader | DLP HDTV | Running | | 100 | 498 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford. Drive One. | Running | | 97 | 498 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Box Tops for Education | Running | | 94 | 498 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Knight Rider | Running | | 91 | 498 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Running | | 88 | 497 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running | | 85 | 497 | 0 |
| 27 | 38 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 82 | 496 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 00 | Mike Skinner | Champion Mortgage | Running | | 79 | 496 | 0 |
| 29 | 43 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | Running | | 76 | 494 | 0 |
| 30 | 42 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 73 | 492 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo | Running | | 70 | 491 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley | Running | | 67 | 490 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 64 | 482 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull | Running | | 61 | 400 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Red Head | Running | | 58 | 396 | 0 |
| 36 | 30 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Tums Quik Pack | Running | | 55 | 383 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Accident | | 52 | 297 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Accident | | 49 | 279 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Planet Color / Barrett-Jackson | Accident | | 46 | 227 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Accident | | 43 | 215 | 0 |
| 41 | 17 | 5 | Casey Mears | Pop Tarts / Carquest | Accident | | 40 | 214 | 0 |
| 42 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Accident | | 37 | 195 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | Accident | | 34 | 184 | 0 |
