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The '''2008 [[Pocono 500]]''' was the fourteenth race of the [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule]] and was run on Sunday, June 8th at [[Pocono Raceway]] in [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania]]. The race was the first NASCAR telecast on [[NASCAR on TNT|TNT]] for the 2008 season starting at 12:30 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|US EDT]] and on radio via [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]] and [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] at 1:15 PM US EDT. |
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| Description = Race 14 of 36 in the [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series]] season |
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| Race Name = Pocono 500 |
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| Details ref = |
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| Fulldate = {{Start date|2008|June|8}} |
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| Year = 2008 |
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| Race_No = 14 |
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| Season_No = 36 |
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| Image = 2008_Pocono_500_program_cover.jpg |
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| Caption = 2008 Pocono 500 program cover |
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| Official name = Pocono 500 |
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| Location = [[Pocono Raceway]], [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania]] |
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| Course_mi = 2.5 |
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| Course_km = 4.023 |
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| Distance_laps = 200 |
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| Distance_mi = 500 |
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| Distance_km = 804.672 |
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| Weather = Temperatures reaching up to {{convert|91.9|F|C}}; average wind speeds of {{convert|20|mph|km/h}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/PA/Long%20Pond/2008-06-08| title = 2008 Pocono 500 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac| access-date = 2013-06-09}}</ref> |
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| Avg = {{convert|125.209|mi/h}} |
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| Pole_Driver = [[Kasey Kahne]] |
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| Pole_Team = [[Gillett Evernham Motorsports]] |
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| Pole_Time = 52.873 |
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| Most_Driver = [[Kasey Kahne]] |
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| Most_Team = [[Gillett Evernham Motorsports]] |
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| Most_laps = 69 |
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| Car = 9 |
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| First_Driver = [[Kasey Kahne]] |
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| First_Team = [[Gillett Evernham Motorsports]] |
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| Network = [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] |
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| Announcers = [[Bill Weber]], [[Kyle Petty]] and<br> [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]] |
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The '''2008 Pocono 500''' was the fourteenth race of the [[2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule]] and was run on Sunday, June 8 at [[Pocono Raceway]] in [[Long Pond, Pennsylvania]]. The race was the first NASCAR telecast on [[NASCAR on TNT|TNT]] for the 2008 season starting at 12:30 PM [[North American Eastern Time Zone|US EDT]] and on radio via [[Motor Racing Network|MRN]] and [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] at 1:15 PM US EDT. |
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==Pre-race news== |
==Pre-race news== |
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*[[Terry Labonte]] |
*[[Terry Labonte]] would fill in for [[Kyle Petty]] in the #45 [[Petty Enterprises]] [[Dodge]] for six races as Petty moves upstairs to the broadcast booth. |
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*[[Dario Franchitti]] returns to the #40 [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] Dodge following his injury several weeks ago. |
*[[Dario Franchitti]] returns to the #40 [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] Dodge following his injury several weeks ago. |
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*[[Jamie McMurray]] discredits rumors about leaving and says that he will return to the #26 [[Roush Fenway Racing]] [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] next year |
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*[[Verizon Wireless]] is planning to buy out [[Alltel]] in a $28 billion ([[United States dollar|US]]) transaction and lose the [[Alltel]] name, putting [[Ryan Newman]] in jeopardy as [[Sprint Nextel]] and NASCAR are trying to phase out all other mobile telecommunications corporations from the sport, much akin to what occurred with [[Richard Childress Racing]] and [[AT&T Mobility|AT&T]] [[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|the previous season]]. |
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==Qualifying== |
==Qualifying== |
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[[Jimmie Johnson]] started out on the pole position, but almost an hour later, [[Kasey Kahne]] bumped him. [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] teammates [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]] and [[Regan Smith]] made up the second row, while [[Joe Nemechek]] and [[Carl Edwards]] made up their third row. |
[[Jimmie Johnson]] started out on the pole position, but almost an hour later, [[Kasey Kahne]] bumped him. [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] teammates [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]] and [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]] made up the second row, while [[Joe Nemechek]] and [[Carl Edwards]] made up their third row. |
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!NBR |
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!CAR |
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!TIME |
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!SPEED |
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|1 |
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| Kasey Kahne |
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|9 |
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|Dodge |
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|52.873 |
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|170.219 |
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|2 |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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|48 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|52.986 |
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|169.856 |
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|3 |
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| Mark Martin |
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|8 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.287 |
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|168.897 |
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|4 |
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| Regan Smith |
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|01 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.335 |
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|168.745 |
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|5 |
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| Joe Nemechek |
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|78 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.342 |
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|168.723 |
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|* |
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|6 |
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| Carl Edwards |
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|99 |
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|Ford |
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|53.407 |
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|168.517 |
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|7 |
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
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|88 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.411 |
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|168.505 |
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|8 |
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| A.J. Allmendinger |
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|84 |
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|Toyota |
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|53.419 |
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|168.479 |
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|* |
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|9 |
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| Scott Riggs |
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|66 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.447 |
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|168.391 |
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|* |
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|10 |
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| Kyle Busch |
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|18 |
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|Toyota |
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|53.527 |
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|168.139 |
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|11 |
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| Kurt Busch |
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|2 |
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|Dodge |
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|53.532 |
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|168.124 |
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|- |
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|12 |
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| Tony Stewart |
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|20 |
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|Toyota |
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|53.554 |
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|168.055 |
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|13 |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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|17 |
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|Ford |
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|53.581 |
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|167.970 |
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|14 |
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| Dario Franchitti |
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|40 |
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|Dodge |
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|53.591 |
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|167.939 |
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|* |
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|15 |
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| Brian Vickers |
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|83 |
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|Toyota |
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|53.602 |
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|167.904 |
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|16 |
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| Denny Hamlin |
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|11 |
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|Toyota |
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|53.605 |
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|167.895 |
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|- |
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|17 |
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| Paul Menard |
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|15 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.623 |
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|167.838 |
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|- |
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|18 |
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| Elliott Sadler |
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|19 |
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|Dodge |
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|53.640 |
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|167.785 |
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|- |
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|19 |
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| Michael Waltrip |
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|55 |
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|Toyota |
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|53.655 |
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|167.738 |
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|20 |
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| Jeff Burton |
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|31 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.656 |
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|167.735 |
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|21 |
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| Juan Pablo Montoya |
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|42 |
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|Dodge |
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|53.742 |
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|167.467 |
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|22 |
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| Jamie McMurray |
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|26 |
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|Ford |
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|53.752 |
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|167.436 |
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|23 |
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| Travis Kvapil |
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|28 |
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|Ford |
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|53.774 |
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|167.367 |
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|- |
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|24 |
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| Patrick Carpentier |
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|10 |
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|Dodge |
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|53.781 |
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|167.345 |
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|* |
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|- |
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|25 |
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| Martin Truex Jr. |
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|1 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.787 |
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|167.327 |
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|26 |
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| Jason Leffler |
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|70 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.809 |
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|167.258 |
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|* |
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|27 |
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| Ryan Newman |
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|12 |
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|Dodge |
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|53.810 |
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|167.255 |
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|28 |
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| Kevin Harvick |
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|29 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|53.883 |
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|167.029 |
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|29 |
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| Bill Elliott |
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|21 |
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|Ford |
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|53.970 |
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|166.759 |
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|* |
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|30 |
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| David Ragan |
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|6 |
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|Ford |
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|53.986 |
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|166.710 |
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|31 |
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| Reed Sorenson |
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|41 |
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|Dodge |
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|53.993 |
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|166.688 |
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|- |
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|32 |
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| Dave Blaney |
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|22 |
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|Toyota |
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|54.006 |
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|166.648 |
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|- |
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|33 |
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| Greg Biffle |
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|16 |
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|Ford |
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|54.007 |
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|166.645 |
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|- |
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|34 |
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| Casey Mears |
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|5 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|54.020 |
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|166.605 |
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|- |
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|35 |
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| Clint Bowyer |
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|07 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|54.024 |
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|166.593 |
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|36 |
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| David Reutimann |
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|44 |
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|Toyota |
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|54.025 |
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|166.590 |
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|37 |
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| Bobby Labonte |
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|43 |
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|Dodge |
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|54.032 |
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|166.568 |
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|38 |
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| Jeff Gordon |
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|24 |
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|Chevrolet |
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|54.069 |
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|166.454 |
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|39 |
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| J.J. Yeley |
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|96 |
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|Toyota |
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|54.103 |
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|166.349 |
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|* |
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|40 |
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| Michael McDowell |
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|00 |
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|Toyota |
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|54.127 |
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|166.276 |
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|41 |
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| Terry Labonte |
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|45 |
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|Dodge |
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|54.127 |
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|166.276 |
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|PC |
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|- |
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|42 |
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| Robby Gordon |
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|7 |
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|Dodge |
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|54.259 |
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|165.871 |
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|43 |
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| Sam Hornish Jr. |
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|77 |
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|Dodge |
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|54.522 |
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|165.071 |
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|OP |
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|44 |
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| David Gilliland |
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|38 |
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|Ford |
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|54.555 |
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|164.971 |
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|OP |
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'''OP:''' qualified via owners points |
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'''PC:''' qualified as past champion |
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'''Failed to Qualify:''' [[J.J. Yeley]] (#96). '''''NOTE:''' [[Tony Raines]] (#34) withdrew before qualifying.'' |
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'''PR:''' provisional |
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'''QR:''' via qualifying race |
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'''*''' - had to qualify on time |
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'''Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:''' J.J. Yeley (#96), Kenny Wallace (#87-WD) |
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==Happy Hour== |
==Happy Hour== |
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It was anything but happy for points leader [[Kyle Busch]], attempting to race all three series in three days in three sites. His primary car crashed and will be forced to a back-up car and start from the rear as a result. Also going to the back of the field was [[Sam Hornish Jr.]] for the same reason. [[Carl Edwards]] ran the |
It was anything but happy for points leader [[Kyle Busch]], attempting to race all three series in three days in three sites. His primary car crashed and will be forced to a back-up car and start from the rear as a result. Also going to the back of the field was [[Sam Hornish Jr.]] for the same reason. [[Carl Edwards]] ran the fastest lap of the session at 164.769 mph. Eventual race winner [[Kasey Kahne]] ran the second lap of the session, which was 0.6 seconds slower than Edwards lap. |
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==Race== |
==Race== |
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[[File:Air Force at Pocono 500 080608-F-0000E-003.jpg|thumb|Car #21 pitting during the race]] |
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The woes of the #18 team continued into the race, when Kyle Busch crashed into the wall early into the race, and had to replace the nose, finishing dead last in the 43-car field, changing a 142 point lead to a 21 point lead to [[Jeff Burton]]. [[Greg Biffle]] suffered a pit road speeding penalty late in the race under green, causing him to lose the race. [[Carl Edwards]] looked to be a favorite to win the race in the closing laps, but a flat tire under a caution with about 20 laps to go destroyed his chances, as there were 33 cars on the lead lap. As the green flag came out, polesitter Kasey Kahne took the lead with 15 laps remaining from [[Brian Vickers]] in the [[Team Red Bull]] #83 [[Toyota]] and won his second points race of the season within the last three weeks. |
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=== Information === |
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* '''Elapsed Time:''' 3:59:36 |
* '''Elapsed Time:''' 3:59:36 |
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* '''Average Speed:''' 125. |
* '''Average Speed:''' 125.209 mph |
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* '''Margin of Victory:''' 3.702 [[second (time)|sec]] |
* '''Margin of Victory:''' 3.702 [[second (time)|sec]] |
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* '''Cautions:''' 10 for 38 |
* '''Cautions:''' 10 for 38 laps |
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* '''Lead Changes:''' 23 |
* '''Lead Changes:''' 23 |
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* '''Leaders:''' 12 |
* '''Leaders:''' 12 |
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The woes of the #18 team continued into the race, when Kyle Busch crashed into the wall early into the race, and had to replace the nose, finishing dead last in the 43-car field, changing a 142-point lead to a 21-point lead to [[Jeff Burton]]. [[Greg Biffle]] suffered a pit road speeding penalty late in the race under green, causing him to lose the race. [[Carl Edwards]] looked to be a favorite to win the race in the closing laps, but a flat tire under a caution with about 20 laps to go destroyed his chances, as there were 33 cars on the lead lap. As the green flag came out, polesitter Kasey Kahne took the lead with 15 laps remaining from [[Brian Vickers]] in the [[Team Red Bull]] #83 [[Toyota]] and won his second points race of the season within the last three weeks. |
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== Results == |
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| 1 |
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| 1 |
| 1 |
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| 9 |
| 9 |
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| Kasey Kahne |
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| '''Budweiser''' (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) |
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| [[Dodge]] |
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|Dodge |
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| [[Gillett Evernham Motorsports]] |
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|200 |
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|260866 |
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|running |
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|69 |
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|195 |
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| 2 |
| 2 |
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| 15 |
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| 83 |
| 83 |
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| Brian Vickers |
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| '''Red Bull''' (Dietrich Mateschitz) |
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| [[Toyota]] |
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|Toyota |
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| [[Red Bull Racing]] |
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|200 |
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|144425 |
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|running |
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|18 |
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|175 |
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| 3 |
| 3 |
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| 16 |
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| 11 |
| 11 |
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| Denny Hamlin |
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| '''FedEx Ground''' (Joe Gibbs) |
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| Toyota |
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|Toyota |
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| [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] |
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|200 |
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|162866 |
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|running |
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|17 |
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|170 |
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| 4 |
| 4 |
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| 7 |
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| 88 |
| 88 |
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| Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
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| '''National Guard / AMP Energy''' (Rick Hendrick) |
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| [[Chevrolet]] |
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|Chevrolet |
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| [[Hendrick Motorsports]] |
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|200 |
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|121200 |
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|running |
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|0 |
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|160 |
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| 5 |
| 5 |
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| 20 |
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| 31 |
| 31 |
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| Jeff Burton |
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| '''AT&T Mobility''' (Richard Childress) |
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| Chevrolet |
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|Chevrolet |
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| [[Richard Childress Racing]] |
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|200 |
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|143258 |
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|running |
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|0 |
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|155 |
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| 6 |
| 6 |
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| 2 |
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| 48 |
| 48 |
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| Jimmie Johnson |
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| '''Lowe's''' (Rick Hendrick) |
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| Chevrolet |
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|Chevrolet |
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| Hendrick Motorsports |
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|200 |
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|147586 |
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|running |
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|59 |
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|155 |
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| 7 |
| 7 |
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| 13 |
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| 17 |
| 17 |
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| Matt Kenseth |
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| '''DeWalt''' (Jack Roush) |
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| [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |
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|Ford |
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| [[Roush Fenway Racing]] |
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|200 |
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|130866 |
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|running |
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|2 |
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|151 |
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| 8 |
| 8 |
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| 11 |
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| 2 |
| 2 |
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| Kurt Busch |
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| '''Miller Lite''' (Roger Penske) |
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| Dodge |
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|Dodge |
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| [[Penske Racing]] |
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|200 |
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|87175 |
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|running |
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|0 |
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|142 |
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| 9 |
| 9 |
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| 6 |
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| 99 |
| 99 |
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| Carl Edwards |
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| '''Aflac''' (Jack Roush) |
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| Ford |
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|Ford |
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| Roush Fenway Racing |
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|200 |
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|123700 |
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|running |
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|2 |
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|143 |
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| 10 |
| 10 |
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| 3 |
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| 8 |
| 8 |
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| Mark Martin |
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| '''Steak-umm Burgers''' (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) |
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| Chevrolet |
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|Chevrolet |
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| [[Dale Earnhardt Inc.]] |
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|200 |
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|114083 |
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|running |
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|0 |
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|134 |
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|- |
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| 11 |
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| 37 |
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| 43 |
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| Bobby Labonte |
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| '''Cheerios / Betty Crocker''' (Petty Enterprises) |
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|Dodge |
|||
|200 |
|||
|121536 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|130 |
|||
|- |
|||
|12 |
|||
|8 |
|||
|84 |
|||
| A.J. Allmendinger |
|||
|'''Red Bull''' (Dietrich Mateschitz) |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|200 |
|||
|75200 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|127 |
|||
|- |
|||
|13 |
|||
|28 |
|||
|29 |
|||
| Kevin Harvick |
|||
|'''Shell / Pennzoil''' (Richard Childress) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|118061 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|124 |
|||
|- |
|||
|14 |
|||
|38 |
|||
|24 |
|||
| Jeff Gordon |
|||
|'''DuPont''' (Rick Hendrick) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|117711 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|121 |
|||
|- |
|||
|15 |
|||
|33 |
|||
|16 |
|||
| Greg Biffle |
|||
|'''3M''' (Jack Roush) |
|||
|Ford |
|||
|200 |
|||
|81175 |
|||
|running |
|||
|4 |
|||
|123 |
|||
|- |
|||
|16 |
|||
|42 |
|||
|38 |
|||
| David Gilliland |
|||
|'''FreeCreditReport.com''' (Yates Racing) |
|||
|Ford |
|||
|200 |
|||
|89583 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|115 |
|||
|- |
|||
|17 |
|||
|25 |
|||
|1 |
|||
| Martin Truex Jr. |
|||
|'''Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats''' (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|101808 |
|||
|running |
|||
|2 |
|||
|117 |
|||
|- |
|||
|18 |
|||
|27 |
|||
|12 |
|||
| Ryan Newman |
|||
|'''Kodak''' (Roger Penske) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|200 |
|||
|109350 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|109 |
|||
|- |
|||
|19 |
|||
|36 |
|||
|44 |
|||
| David Reutimann |
|||
|'''UPS''' (Michael Waltrip) |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|200 |
|||
|70225 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|106 |
|||
|- |
|||
|20 |
|||
|22 |
|||
|26 |
|||
| Jamie McMurray |
|||
|'''Irwin Industrial Tools''' (Jack Roush) |
|||
|Ford |
|||
|200 |
|||
|80250 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|103 |
|||
|- |
|||
|21 |
|||
|9 |
|||
|66 |
|||
| Scott Riggs |
|||
|'''State Water Heaters''' (Gene Haas) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|85708 |
|||
|running |
|||
|6 |
|||
|105 |
|||
|- |
|||
|22 |
|||
|32 |
|||
|22 |
|||
| Dave Blaney |
|||
|'''Caterpillar''' (Bill Davis) |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|200 |
|||
|83408 |
|||
|running |
|||
|1 |
|||
|102 |
|||
|- |
|||
|23 |
|||
|23 |
|||
|28 |
|||
| Travis Kvapil |
|||
|'''Dish Network / Dish DVRs''' (Yates Racing) |
|||
|Ford |
|||
|200 |
|||
|97064 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|94 |
|||
|- |
|||
|24 |
|||
|30 |
|||
|6 |
|||
| David Ragan |
|||
|'''AAA Insurance''' (Jack Roush) |
|||
|Ford |
|||
|200 |
|||
|76675 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|91 |
|||
|- |
|||
|25 |
|||
|17 |
|||
|15 |
|||
| Paul Menard |
|||
|'''Menards / Pittsburgh Paints''' (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|76450 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|88 |
|||
|- |
|||
|26 |
|||
|34 |
|||
|5 |
|||
| Casey Mears |
|||
|'''Kellogg's / Carquest''' (Rick Hendrick) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|83800 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|85 |
|||
|- |
|||
|27 |
|||
|39 |
|||
|00 |
|||
| Michael McDowell |
|||
|'''Champion Mortgage''' (Michael Waltrip) |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|200 |
|||
|80808 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|82 |
|||
|- |
|||
|28 |
|||
|4 |
|||
|01 |
|||
| Regan Smith |
|||
|'''Principal Financial Group''' (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|73000 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|79 |
|||
|- |
|||
|29 |
|||
|5 |
|||
|78 |
|||
| Joe Nemechek |
|||
|'''Furniture Row / Denver Mattress''' (Barney Visser) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|200 |
|||
|64850 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|76 |
|||
|- |
|||
|30 |
|||
|43 |
|||
|45 |
|||
| Terry Labonte |
|||
|'''Paralyzed Veterans of America''' (Petty Enterprises) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|200 |
|||
|74747 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|73 |
|||
|- |
|||
|31 |
|||
|29 |
|||
|21 |
|||
| Bill Elliott |
|||
|'''U.S. Air Force''' (Wood Brothers) |
|||
|Ford |
|||
|200 |
|||
|82895 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|70 |
|||
|- |
|||
|32 |
|||
|24 |
|||
|10 |
|||
| Patrick Carpentier |
|||
|'''Charter Communications''' (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|200 |
|||
|64375 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|67 |
|||
|- |
|||
|33 |
|||
|31 |
|||
|41 |
|||
| Reed Sorenson |
|||
|'''Target''' (Chip Ganassi) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|200 |
|||
|92339 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|64 |
|||
|- |
|||
|34 |
|||
|18 |
|||
|19 |
|||
| Elliott Sadler |
|||
|'''Stanley''' (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|200 |
|||
|90320 |
|||
|running |
|||
|6 |
|||
|66 |
|||
|- |
|||
|35 |
|||
|12 |
|||
|20 |
|||
| Tony Stewart |
|||
|'''Home Depot''' (Joe Gibbs) |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|199 |
|||
|112561 |
|||
|running |
|||
|14 |
|||
|63 |
|||
|- |
|||
|36 |
|||
|40 |
|||
|7 |
|||
| Robby Gordon |
|||
|'''Robby Gordon Motorsports''' (Robby Gordon) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|199 |
|||
|71600 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|55 |
|||
|- |
|||
|37 |
|||
|19 |
|||
|55 |
|||
| Michael Waltrip |
|||
|'''NAPA Auto Parts''' (Michael Waltrip) |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|199 |
|||
|63425 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|52 |
|||
|- |
|||
|38 |
|||
|21 |
|||
|42 |
|||
| Juan Pablo Montoya |
|||
|'''Texaco / Havoline''' (Chip Ganassi) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|157 |
|||
|91208 |
|||
|'''crash''' |
|||
|0 |
|||
|49 |
|||
|- |
|||
|39 |
|||
|35 |
|||
|07 |
|||
| Clint Bowyer |
|||
|'''Jack Daniel's''' (Richard Childress) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|155 |
|||
|81175 |
|||
|running |
|||
|0 |
|||
|46 |
|||
|- |
|||
|40 |
|||
|26 |
|||
|70 |
|||
| Jason Leffler |
|||
|'''Haas Automation''' (Gene Haas) |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|140 |
|||
|63025 |
|||
|'''crash''' |
|||
|0 |
|||
|43 |
|||
|- |
|||
|41 |
|||
|14 |
|||
|40 |
|||
| Dario Franchitti |
|||
|'''Target''' (Chip Ganassi) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|137 |
|||
|70880 |
|||
|'''crash''' |
|||
|0 |
|||
|40 |
|||
|- |
|||
|42 |
|||
|41 |
|||
|77 |
|||
| Sam Hornish Jr. |
|||
|'''Mobil 1''' (Roger Penske) |
|||
|Dodge |
|||
|130 |
|||
|108305 |
|||
|'''crash''' |
|||
|0 |
|||
|37 |
|||
|- |
|||
|43 |
|||
|10 |
|||
|18 |
|||
| Kyle Busch |
|||
|'''M&M's''' (Joe Gibbs) |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|95 |
|||
|80999 |
|||
|'''crash''' |
|||
|0 |
|||
|34 |
|||
|- |
|||
! colspan="11" |Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: |
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!OWNER |
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!CAR |
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! colspan="5" rowspan="3" | |
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|- |
|||
|44 |
|||
|J.J. Yeley |
|||
|96 |
|||
|DLP HDTV |
|||
|Jeff Moorad |
|||
|Toyota |
|||
|- |
|||
|WD |
|||
|Kenny Wallace |
|||
|87 |
|||
|Furniture Row |
|||
|Barney Visser |
|||
|Chevrolet |
|||
|} |
|} |
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=== Incidents === |
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* On lap 41, [[Kurt Busch]] |
* On lap 41, [[Kurt Busch]] would lose control of his car exiting turn 1, he slides into the grass and briefly becomes airborne due to the bumpiness of the infield. He would later recover with no significant damage and rally to an 8th-place finish. |
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* Points leader [[Kyle Busch]] |
* Points leader [[Kyle Busch]] would hit the frontstretch wall after unsuccessfully trying to change lanes on lap 48, causing [[Jamie McMurray]] to make contact with the left rear corner of his car. The incident causes significant body damage on the entire right side of his car. |
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* [[Patrick Carpentier]] and [[Sam Hornish Jr.]] make contact in turn 1 on lap 58, also collecting [[David Gilliland]] |
* [[Patrick Carpentier]] and [[Sam Hornish Jr.]] make contact in turn 1 on lap 58, also collecting [[David Gilliland]]. |
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* On lap 82, [[Clint Bowyer]] loses control of his car exiting turn 3. [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] has nowhere to go, and ends up hitting Bowyer behind the driver's door on the left side of the car. Bowyer spins and eventually finds the pit road wall where his car comes to a stop. Montoya's car is on fire and he limps to the end of pit road where he exits the car. Bowyer later returns to finish the race 45 laps down, and Montoya parks his car after 157 laps. |
* On lap 82, [[Clint Bowyer]] loses control of his car exiting turn 3. [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] has nowhere to go, and ends up hitting Bowyer behind the driver's door on the left side of the car. Bowyer spins and eventually finds the pit road wall where his car comes to a stop. Montoya's car is on fire and he limps to the end of pit road where he exits the car. Bowyer later returns to finish the race 45 laps down, and Montoya parks his car after 157 laps. |
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* [[Michael Waltrip]] |
* [[Michael Waltrip]] would hit the turn 1 outside retaining wall on lap 106. |
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* [[Dario Franchitti]] |
* [[Dario Franchitti]] would spin in turn 3 on lap 123. |
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* Already nursing a damaged race car, [[Kyle Busch]] hits the curb in the famed tunnel turn causing him to spin during the cycle of the last green flag pit stops on lap 178. This spin |
* Already nursing a damaged race car, [[Kyle Busch]] hits the curb in the famed tunnel turn causing him to spin during the cycle of the last green flag pit stops on lap 178. This spin would seal his 43rd-place finish in the event. |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 05:07, 24 August 2022
Race details | |||
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Race 14 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
![]() 2008 Pocono 500 program cover | |||
Date | June 8, 2008 | ||
Official name | Pocono 500 | ||
Location | Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 91.9 °F (33.3 °C); average wind speeds of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h)[1] | ||
Average speed | 125.209 miles per hour (201.504 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | ||
Time | 52.873 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kasey Kahne | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | |
Laps | 69 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 9 | Kasey Kahne | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNT | ||
Announcers |
Bill Weber, Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
The 2008 Pocono 500 was the fourteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and was run on Sunday, June 8 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race was the first NASCAR telecast on TNT for the 2008 season starting at 12:30 PM US EDT and on radio via MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio at 1:15 PM US EDT.
Pre-race news
[edit]- Terry Labonte would fill in for Kyle Petty in the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge for six races as Petty moves upstairs to the broadcast booth.
- Dario Franchitti returns to the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge following his injury several weeks ago.
Qualifying
[edit]Jimmie Johnson started out on the pole position, but almost an hour later, Kasey Kahne bumped him. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. teammates Mark Martin and Regan Smith made up the second row, while Joe Nemechek and Carl Edwards made up their third row.
RANK[2] | DRIVER | NBR | CAR | TIME | SPEED | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 52.873 | 170.219 | |
2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 52.986 | 169.856 | |
3 | Mark Martin | 8 | Chevrolet | 53.287 | 168.897 | |
4 | Regan Smith | 01 | Chevrolet | 53.335 | 168.745 | |
5 | Joe Nemechek | 78 | Chevrolet | 53.342 | 168.723 | * |
6 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 53.407 | 168.517 | |
7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 53.411 | 168.505 | |
8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84 | Toyota | 53.419 | 168.479 | * |
9 | Scott Riggs | 66 | Chevrolet | 53.447 | 168.391 | * |
10 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 53.527 | 168.139 | |
11 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 53.532 | 168.124 | |
12 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Toyota | 53.554 | 168.055 | |
13 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 53.581 | 167.970 | |
14 | Dario Franchitti | 40 | Dodge | 53.591 | 167.939 | * |
15 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 53.602 | 167.904 | |
16 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 53.605 | 167.895 | |
17 | Paul Menard | 15 | Chevrolet | 53.623 | 167.838 | |
18 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge | 53.640 | 167.785 | |
19 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 53.655 | 167.738 | |
20 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 53.656 | 167.735 | |
21 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Dodge | 53.742 | 167.467 | |
22 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 53.752 | 167.436 | |
23 | Travis Kvapil | 28 | Ford | 53.774 | 167.367 | |
24 | Patrick Carpentier | 10 | Dodge | 53.781 | 167.345 | * |
25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | Chevrolet | 53.787 | 167.327 | |
26 | Jason Leffler | 70 | Chevrolet | 53.809 | 167.258 | * |
27 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 53.810 | 167.255 | |
28 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 53.883 | 167.029 | |
29 | Bill Elliott | 21 | Ford | 53.970 | 166.759 | * |
30 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 53.986 | 166.710 | |
31 | Reed Sorenson | 41 | Dodge | 53.993 | 166.688 | |
32 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Toyota | 54.006 | 166.648 | |
33 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 54.007 | 166.645 | |
34 | Casey Mears | 5 | Chevrolet | 54.020 | 166.605 | |
35 | Clint Bowyer | 07 | Chevrolet | 54.024 | 166.593 | |
36 | David Reutimann | 44 | Toyota | 54.025 | 166.590 | |
37 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 54.032 | 166.568 | |
38 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 54.069 | 166.454 | |
39 | J.J. Yeley | 96 | Toyota | 54.103 | 166.349 | * |
40 | Michael McDowell | 00 | Toyota | 54.127 | 166.276 | |
41 | Terry Labonte | 45 | Dodge | 54.127 | 166.276 | PC |
42 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Dodge | 54.259 | 165.871 | |
43 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 77 | Dodge | 54.522 | 165.071 | OP |
44 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 54.555 | 164.971 | OP |
OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: J.J. Yeley (#96), Kenny Wallace (#87-WD)
Happy Hour
[edit]It was anything but happy for points leader Kyle Busch, attempting to race all three series in three days in three sites. His primary car crashed and will be forced to a back-up car and start from the rear as a result. Also going to the back of the field was Sam Hornish Jr. for the same reason. Carl Edwards ran the fastest lap of the session at 164.769 mph. Eventual race winner Kasey Kahne ran the second lap of the session, which was 0.6 seconds slower than Edwards lap.
Race
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Air_Force_at_Pocono_500_080608-F-0000E-003.jpg/220px-Air_Force_at_Pocono_500_080608-F-0000E-003.jpg)
Information
[edit]- Elapsed Time: 3:59:36
- Average Speed: 125.209 mph
- Margin of Victory: 3.702 sec
- Cautions: 10 for 38 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Leaders: 12
The woes of the #18 team continued into the race, when Kyle Busch crashed into the wall early into the race, and had to replace the nose, finishing dead last in the 43-car field, changing a 142-point lead to a 21-point lead to Jeff Burton. Greg Biffle suffered a pit road speeding penalty late in the race under green, causing him to lose the race. Carl Edwards looked to be a favorite to win the race in the closing laps, but a flat tire under a caution with about 20 laps to go destroyed his chances, as there were 33 cars on the lead lap. As the green flag came out, polesitter Kasey Kahne took the lead with 15 laps remaining from Brian Vickers in the Team Red Bull #83 Toyota and won his second points race of the season within the last three weeks.
Results
[edit]POS[3] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 200 | 260866 | running | 69 | 195 |
2 | 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 200 | 144425 | running | 18 | 175 |
3 | 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 200 | 162866 | running | 17 | 170 |
4 | 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 121200 | running | 0 | 160 |
5 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 143258 | running | 0 | 155 |
6 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 147586 | running | 59 | 155 |
7 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 130866 | running | 2 | 151 |
8 | 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 87175 | running | 0 | 142 |
9 | 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 123700 | running | 2 | 143 |
10 | 3 | 8 | Mark Martin | Steak-umm Burgers (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 114083 | running | 0 | 134 |
11 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 200 | 121536 | running | 0 | 130 |
12 | 8 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 200 | 75200 | running | 0 | 127 |
13 | 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 118061 | running | 0 | 124 |
14 | 38 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 117711 | running | 0 | 121 |
15 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 81175 | running | 4 | 123 |
16 | 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing) | Ford | 200 | 89583 | running | 0 | 115 |
17 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 101808 | running | 2 | 117 |
18 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Kodak (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 109350 | running | 0 | 109 |
19 | 36 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 200 | 70225 | running | 0 | 106 |
20 | 22 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 80250 | running | 0 | 103 |
21 | 9 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 200 | 85708 | running | 6 | 105 |
22 | 32 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Toyota | 200 | 83408 | running | 1 | 102 |
23 | 23 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Dish Network / Dish DVRs (Yates Racing) | Ford | 200 | 97064 | running | 0 | 94 |
24 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 76675 | running | 0 | 91 |
25 | 17 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 76450 | running | 0 | 88 |
26 | 34 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 83800 | running | 0 | 85 |
27 | 39 | 00 | Michael McDowell | Champion Mortgage (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 200 | 80808 | running | 0 | 82 |
28 | 4 | 01 | Regan Smith | Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 73000 | running | 0 | 79 |
29 | 5 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 200 | 64850 | running | 0 | 76 |
30 | 43 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Paralyzed Veterans of America (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 200 | 74747 | running | 0 | 73 |
31 | 29 | 21 | Bill Elliott | U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 200 | 82895 | running | 0 | 70 |
32 | 24 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Charter Communications (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 200 | 64375 | running | 0 | 67 |
33 | 31 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 200 | 92339 | running | 0 | 64 |
34 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 200 | 90320 | running | 6 | 66 |
35 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 199 | 112561 | running | 14 | 63 |
36 | 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports (Robby Gordon) | Dodge | 199 | 71600 | running | 0 | 55 |
37 | 19 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 199 | 63425 | running | 0 | 52 |
38 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 157 | 91208 | crash | 0 | 49 |
39 | 35 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 155 | 81175 | running | 0 | 46 |
40 | 26 | 70 | Jason Leffler | Haas Automation (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 140 | 63025 | crash | 0 | 43 |
41 | 14 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 137 | 70880 | crash | 0 | 40 |
42 | 41 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 130 | 108305 | crash | 0 | 37 |
43 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 95 | 80999 | crash | 0 | 34 |
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: | ||||||||||
POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
44 | J.J. Yeley | 96 | DLP HDTV | Jeff Moorad | Toyota | |||||
WD | Kenny Wallace | 87 | Furniture Row | Barney Visser | Chevrolet |
Incidents
[edit]- On lap 41, Kurt Busch would lose control of his car exiting turn 1, he slides into the grass and briefly becomes airborne due to the bumpiness of the infield. He would later recover with no significant damage and rally to an 8th-place finish.
- Points leader Kyle Busch would hit the frontstretch wall after unsuccessfully trying to change lanes on lap 48, causing Jamie McMurray to make contact with the left rear corner of his car. The incident causes significant body damage on the entire right side of his car.
- Patrick Carpentier and Sam Hornish Jr. make contact in turn 1 on lap 58, also collecting David Gilliland.
- On lap 82, Clint Bowyer loses control of his car exiting turn 3. Juan Pablo Montoya has nowhere to go, and ends up hitting Bowyer behind the driver's door on the left side of the car. Bowyer spins and eventually finds the pit road wall where his car comes to a stop. Montoya's car is on fire and he limps to the end of pit road where he exits the car. Bowyer later returns to finish the race 45 laps down, and Montoya parks his car after 157 laps.
- Michael Waltrip would hit the turn 1 outside retaining wall on lap 106.
- Dario Franchitti would spin in turn 3 on lap 123.
- Already nursing a damaged race car, Kyle Busch hits the curb in the famed tunnel turn causing him to spin during the cycle of the last green flag pit stops on lap 178. This spin would seal his 43rd-place finish in the event.
References
[edit]- ^ "2008 Pocono 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-01.