NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE NO. 11

Source: NASCAR
Date: 05/13/2008

DARLINGTON RACEWAY

Darlington, S.C. – May 10, 2008

1.366-Mile Oval

501 M – 367 L – Purse: $5,618,601

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 6 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Indiana Jones Toyota 367 195 ** 10 $313,700 Running

2 36 99 Carl Edwards Claritin Ford 367 170 241,850 Running

3 8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 367 170 * 5 194,236 Running

4 2 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mountain Dew/AMP/National Guard Chev 367 165 * 5 138,100 Running

5 15 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 367 160 * 5 123,375 Running

6 34 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT NANO Ford 367 155 * 5 146,016 Running

7 21 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 367 151 * 5 131,941 Running

8 24 28 Travis Kvapil Lafayette Ford Ford 367 147 * 5 121,789 Running

9 13 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 367 138 111,283 Running

10 12 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 367 134 134,858 Running

11 25 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 367 135 * 5 95,925 Running

12 5 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 367 132 * 5 87,650 Running

13 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 367 124 137,061 Running

14 22 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 367 126 * 5 116,383 Running

15 38 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 367 118 99,750 Running

16 27 8 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet 367 115 117,908 Running

17 9 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 367 112 99,008 Running

18 10 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 367 109 119,011 Running

19 30 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 367 106 81,300 Running

20 33 38 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 367 108 * 5 97,333 Running

21 4 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 366 100 125,061 Running

22 42 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 366 102 * 5 109,091 Running

23 19 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Wrigley's Big Red Dodge 366 94 107,183 Running

24 37 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 365 91 86,008 Running

25 28 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 365 88 76,950 Running

26 31 96 J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota 365 90 * 5 84,675 Running

27 26 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 364 82 72,475 Running

28 18 00 # Michael McDowell Brain Cancer Action Week Toyota 364 79 85,872 Running

29 16 01 # Regan Smith Principal Financial Group/DEI Chevrolet 363 76 82,625 Running

30 20 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 363 73 92,795 Running

31 17 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 363 70 71,200 Running

32 39 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 362 67 98,239 Running

33 40 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 361 64 79,800 Running

34 14 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Challenger Dodge 350 61 78,725 Running

35 29 5 Casey Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet 341 58 88,475 Running

36 41 15 Paul Menard Menards/Nibco Chevrolet 340 55 78,325 Running

37 32 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 295 52 112,200 Running

38 23 77 # Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 270 49 115,475 Running

39 11 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 265 46 116,711 Running

40 43 10 # Patrick Carpentier LifeLock Dodge 261 48 * 5 69,625 Engine

41 35 45 Kyle Petty Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 250 40 69,500 Running

42 7 19 Elliott Sadler McDonald's Dodge 247 37 95,750 Running

43 1 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 234 39 * 5 83,164 Engine

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.

Failed to qualify: (2) #70 Johnny Sauter, #34 Jeff Green.

Race Comments: Before an announced sellout crowd of 75,000, Busch won the Dodge Challenger 500, his ninth NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #7 R. Gordon and #9 Kahne (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 34 minute, 19 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 140.350 mph RACE RECORD MARGIN OF VICTORY: 3.115 seconds

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Greg Biffle (179.442 mph, 27.405 secs.) TRACK RECORD

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Steve Addington (crew chief for Kyle Busch)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kyle Busch

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kyle Busch

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kyle Busch (175.328 mph, Lap 19)

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kyle Busch

MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch

MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Carl Edwards (crew chief for Bob Osborne)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: Kyle Busch ($70,000)++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Michael McDowell

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kyle Busch

U.S.G. “IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Carl Edwards (34 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kyle Busch (169 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 31 laps. 3-5 (Car #19 & 20-Accident, Turn 1); 13-15 (Car #77-Accident, Turn 3); 141-144 (Debris); 149-151 (Debris); 236-240 (Debris); 249-252 (Car #83-Spin, Frontstretch); 281-284 (Debris); 303-307 (Car #1 & 11-Accident, Turn 4).

LAP LEADERS: 35 lead changes among 15 drivers. Biffle 1, Earnhardt 2-16, Ky. Busch 17-39, Biffle 40-59, Ku. Busch 60, Kvapil 61-62, Kenseth 63-64, Kahne 65, Yeley 66, Carpentier 67-69, Gilliland 70, Ky. Busch 71-109, Biffle 110-121, J. Gordon 122, Hamlin 123, Carpentier 124, Ky. Busch 125, Biffle 126-127, Ky. Busch 128-140, Biffle 141, Earnhardt 142-159, Biffle 160-193, Truex 194-201, Earnhardt 202, Kenseth 203, Ragan 204-205, McMurray 206-208, Biffle 209-233, Truex 234-236, Hamlin 237-250, J. Gordon 251-269, Ky. Busch 270-280, J. Gordon 281-284, Ky. Busch 285-302, Earnhardt 303, Ky. Busch 304-367.

++Rollover money awarded at year’s end, amount not included in race winnings.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins)

1 –Kyle Busch 1,690 (3)

2 –Jeff Burton 1,611 (1)

3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,556 (0)

4 –Denny Hamlin 1,500 (1)

5 –Clint Bowyer 1,490 (1)

6 –Jimmie Johnson 1,442 (1)

7 –Carl Edwards 1,400 (3)

8 –Tony Stewart 1,397 (0)

9 –Kevin Harvick 1,396 (0)

10–Jeff Gordon 1,326 (0)

11–Greg Biffle 1,308 (0)

12–David Ragan 1,266 (0)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF

THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts.

Kyle Busch (#18) 3

Carl Edwards (#99) 3

Clint Bowyer (#07) 1

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Ryan Newman (#12) 7

Kurt Busch (# 2) 3

David Reutimann (#44) 1

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jeff Burton (#31) 2

Clint Bowyer (#07) 2

Carl Edwards (#99) 1

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Toyota 69 4

Chevrolet 68 3

Ford 61 3

Dodge 44 1

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Steve Addington (#18) 5

Greg Zipadelli (#20) 2

Tony Gibson (# 8) 2

MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 3

Tony Gibson (# 8) 2

Bob Osborne (#99) 1

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kyle Busch (#18) 3

Carl Edwards (#99) 3

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kyle Busch (#18) 4

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Regan Smith 107

Sam Hornish Jr. 105

Dario Franchitti 72

Patrick Carpentier 73

Michael McDowell 56

Jacques Villeneuve 1

GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD

Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4

Kyle Busch (#18) 2

Denny Hamlin (#11) 1

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Mark Cronquist (#18) 128

Roush Yates (#99) 104

Hendrick (#88) 104

COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD

Jeff Gordon 2

Greg Biffle 1

Kyle Busch 1

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1

Denny Hamlin 1

Jimmie Johnson 1

Joe Nemechek 1

Ryan Newman 1

NEXT EVENT: May 17 – NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. (150 M) (100 L)

May 25 – Coca-Cola 600, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. (600 M) (400 L)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (5/12/08)

©2008 NASCAR

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 5/10/08

RACE #11: DODGE CHALLENGER 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 5/12/08

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON

1 KYLE BUSCH 1690 11 3 7 8 $2474863

2 JEFF BURTON 1611 11 1 3 7 1856926

3 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 1556 11 0 4 8 1832720

4 DENNY HAMLIN 1500 11 1 4 7 1919776

5 CLINT BOWYER 1490 11 1 3 7 1629570

6 JIMMIE JOHNSON 1442 11 1 4 4 2224591

7 CARL EDWARDS 1400 11 3 5 7 2701675

8 TONY STEWART 1397 11 0 4 6 2430687

9 KEVIN HARVICK 1396 11 0 2 5 1738284

10 JEFF GORDON 1326 11 0 4 5 1864400

11 GREG BIFFLE 1308 11 0 3 5 1419227

12 DAVID RAGAN 1266 11 0 2 3 1329888

13 RYAN NEWMAN 1264 11 1 2 5 2935988

14 KASEY KAHNE 1264 11 0 0 5 1626064

15 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 1230 11 0 1 3 1535276

16 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 1190 11 0 1 1 1539608

17 BRIAN VICKERS 1161 11 0 1 2 1163620

18 TRAVIS KVAPIL 1155 11 0 0 3 1461967

19 BOBBY LABONTE 1128 11 0 0 0 1543491

20 MATT KENSETH 1113 11 0 1 5 1670039

21 DAVID GILLILAND 1088 11 0 0 1 1327062

22 KURT BUSCH 1072 11 0 1 1 1912250

23 JAMIE MCMURRAY 1032 11 0 0 1 1237841

24 PAUL MENARD 1027 11 0 0 0 1190695

25 SCOTT RIGGS 1006 11 0 0 0 1228142

26 MARK MARTIN 1003 8 0 2 4 1343227

27 CASEY MEARS 1000 11 0 0 2 1347070

28 ELLIOTT SADLER 972 11 0 0 1 1511698

29 DAVID REUTIMANN 967 11 0 0 0 1141880

30 ROBBY GORDON 946 11 0 0 1 1343543

31 REED SORENSON 872 11 0 1 1 1669242

32 MICHAEL WALTRIP 851 11 0 0 0 1199796

33 REGAN SMITH 835 11 0 0 0 1135805

34 SAM HORNISH, JR 806 11 0 0 0 1535609

35 DAVE BLANEY 793 10 0 0 1 1118013

36 J J YELEY 702 10 0 0 0 1074255

37 JOE NEMECHEK 543 9 0 0 0 864525

38 JEREMY MAYFIELD 490 7 0 0 0 757475

39 KYLE PETTY 485 8 0 0 0 818840

40 DARIO FRANCHITTI 483 7 0 0 0 780238

41 PATRICK CARPENTIER 472 8 0 0 0 626474

42 MIKE SKINNER 423 6 0 0 0 461900

43 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 417 6 0 0 0 492613

44 DALE JARRETT 367 5 0 0 0 637038

45 BILL ELLIOTT 350 5 0 0 0 531448

46 ARIC ALMIROLA 243 3 0 0 1 344264

47 KEN SCHRADER 234 4 0 0 0 409584

48 A J ALLMENDINGER 211 3 0 0 0 240645

49 STERLING MARLIN 158 3 0 0 0 252820

50 JOHN ANDRETTI 149 3 0 0 0 422213

51 JOHNNY SAUTER 116 2 0 0 0 131300

52 DAVID STREMME 84 1 0 0 0 91525

53 JON WOOD 55 1 0 0 0 97620

54 KENNY WALLACE 34 1 0 0 0 256735

55 JEFF GREEN 0 0 0 0 0 0

56 CHAD MCCUMBEE 0 0 0 0 0 0

57 SCOTT WIMMER 0 0 0 0 0 0

58 BURNEY LAMAR 0 0 0 0 0 0

59 JOHNNY BENSON 0 0 0 0 0 0

60 TONY RAINES 0 0 0 0 0 0

61 BORIS SAID 0 0 0 0 0 22170

62 ERIC MCCLURE 0 0 0 0 0 22988

63 JACQUES VILLENEUVE 0 0 0 0 0 22863

64 STANTON BARRETT 0 0 0 0 0 22813

65 CARL LONG 0 0 0 0 0 21920

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 5/10/08

RACE #11: DODGE CHALLENGER 500 PRINTOUT DATE: 5/12/08

QUALIFYING

POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS

1 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1690 11 3 7 8 11

2 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 1611 11 1 3 7 11

3 88 RICK HENDRICK 88 1556 11 0 4 8 11

4 11 J D GIBBS 11 1500 11 1 4 7 11

5 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 1490 11 1 3 7 11

6 48 JEFF GORDON 48 1442 11 1 4 4 11

7 99 JACK ROUSH 99 1400 11 3 5 7 11

8 20 JOE GIBBS 20 1397 11 0 4 6 11

9 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 1396 11 0 2 5 11

10 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 1326 11 0 4 5 11

11 16 JACK ROUSH 16 1308 11 0 3 5 11

12 6 MIKE DEE 6 1266 11 0 2 3 11

13 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1264 11 1 2 5 11

14 9 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 9 1264 11 0 0 5 11

15 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 1246 11 0 2 5 11

16 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 1230 11 0 1 3 11

17 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 1190 11 0 1 1 11

18 83 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 83 1161 11 0 1 2 11

19 28 DOUG YATES 28 1155 11 0 0 3 11

20 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 1128 11 0 0 0 11

21 17 JOHN HENRY 17 1113 11 0 1 5 11

22 38 MAX JONES 38 1088 11 0 0 1 11

23 2 WALTER CZARNECKI 2 1072 11 0 1 1 11

24 26 GEOFF SMITH 26 1032 11 0 0 1 11

25 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 1027 11 0 0 0 11

26 66 JOE CUSTER 66 1006 11 0 0 0 11

27 5 MARY HENDRICK 5 1000 11 0 0 2 11

28 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 972 11 0 0 1 11

29 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 946 11 0 0 1 11

30 00 ROB KAUFFMAN 00 878 11 0 0 0 11

31 44 MICHAEL WALTRIP 44 873 11 0 0 0 11

32 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 872 11 0 1 1 11

33 55 MICHAEL WALTRIP 55 851 11 0 0 0 11

34 01 TERESA EARNHARDT 01 835 11 0 0 0 11

35 22 BILL DAVIS 22 824 10 0 0 1 11

36 77 ROGER PENSKE 77 806 11 0 0 0 11

37 96 JEFFREY MOORAD 96 730 10 0 0 0 11

38 40 FELIX SABATES 40 690 9 0 0 0 11

39 70 MARGARET HAAS 70 679 10 0 0 0 11

40 84 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 84 654 8 0 0 0 11

41 78 BARNEY VISSER 78 593 9 0 0 0 11

42 45 KYLE PETTY 45 575 8 0 0 0 11

43 10 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 10 541 8 0 0 0 11

44 21 GLEN WOOD 21 536 6 0 0 0 11

45 34 BOB JENKINS 34 355 3 0 0 0 11

46 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 276 3 0 0 0 6

47 27 GAIL DAVIS 27 130 1 0 0 0 4

48 109 JAMES FINCH 109 110 2 0 0 0 3

49 08 JOHN CARTER 08 95 0 0 0 0 5

50 187 BARNEY VISSER 187 34 1 0 0 0 1

51 33 RICHARD CHILDRESS 33 28 0 0 0 0 1

52 160 MARK SIMO 160 22 0 0 0 0 1

53 137 BRAD JENKINS 137 16 0 0 0 0 1

54 150 CHRIS LENCHESKI 150 7 0 0 0 0 1

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