| 2008 Amp Energy 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,601,660 | Race Date: | Oct 5, 2008 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .052 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 36Min 10Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 66 | Average Speed: | 140.124 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 41 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Travis Kvapil T. Kvapil | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Toyota | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Yates Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 23 of 190 | Pole Speed: | 187.364 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Amp Energy 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 34 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Subway / The Home Depot | Running |  | 195 | 190 | 24 |
| 2 | 5 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Johns Manville | Running |  | 175 | 190 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Travel | Running |  | 170 | 190 | 11 |
| 4 | 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 165 | 190 | 8 |
| 5 | 35 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 155 | 190 | 0 |
| 6 | 32 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running |  | 150 | 190 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Running | | 151 | 190 | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Mapei / Menards | Running | | 142 | 190 | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Running | | 143 | 190 | 3 |
| 10 | 40 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Monopoly at McDonald's | Running | | 139 | 190 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | Running | | 135 | 190 | 1 |
| 12 | 14 | 00 | Kenny Wallace | Champion Mortgage | Running | | 132 | 190 | 3 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Aric Almirola (R) | U.S. Army | Running | | 129 | 190 | 3 |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | Casey Mears | Pop-Tarts / Carquest | Running | | 126 | 190 | 2 |
| 15 | 37 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Dog Food | Running | | 123 | 190 | 20 |
| 16 | 43 | 96 | Ken Schrader | DLP HDTV | Running | | 115 | 190 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Running | | 112 | 190 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 01 | Regan Smith (R) | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Running | | 109 | 190 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 111 | 187 | 1 |
| 20 | 39 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 108 | 179 | 22 |
| 21 | 33 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 105 | 177 | 2 |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Engine | | 97 | 176 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Memorex | Running | | 99 | 175 | 2 |
| 24 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Accident | | 96 | 174 | 2 |
| 25 | 13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 93 | 173 | 9 |
| 26 | 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Accident | | 90 | 173 | 5 |
| 27 | 1 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Academy Sports & Outdoors | Accident | | 87 | 173 | 10 |
| 28 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy - Ride With Dale Jr. | Accident | | 84 | 173 | 19 |
| 29 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Accident | | 81 | 173 | 2 |
| 30 | 6 | 33 | Mike Wallace | Realtree - Driven to the Outdoors | Running | | 73 | 169 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Red Bull | Running | | 70 | 160 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | BernzOmatic Fat Boy | Running | | 72 | 159 | 3 |
| 33 | 27 | 21 | Jon Wood | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Running | | 64 | 154 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 70 | Tony Raines | iQ Drive | Accident | | 61 | 148 | 0 |
| 35 | 9 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 63 | 134 | 10 |
| 36 | 38 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Accident | | 60 | 112 | 1 |
| 37 | 19 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Engine | | 52 | 110 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 54 | 104 | 3 |
| 39 | 36 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Accident | | 51 | 98 | 9 |
| 40 | 41 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford. Drive One. | Accident | | 43 | 68 | 0 |
| 41 | 10 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Accident | | 45 | 68 | 1 |
| 42 | 18 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | Engine | | 37 | 68 | 0 |
| 43 | 24 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel / Samsung HDTV | Engine | | 34 | 48 | 0 |
