NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 27
SYLVANIA 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Loudon, N.H. – Sept. 14, 2008
1.058 Mile Oval
317.4 M – 300 L – Purse: $5,383,710
Bonus Money
Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status
1 9 16 Greg Biffle Dish Network Turbo HD Ford 300 190 * 5 $233,575 Running
2 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 300 180 ** 10 221,911 Running
3 2 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 300 170 * 5 179,150 Running
4 7 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 300 160 159,708 Running
5 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 300 160 * 5 113,125 Running
6 20 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 300 150 101,125 Running
7 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 300 146 128,108 Running
8 8 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 300 147 * 5 131,561 Running
9 6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 300 138 121,016 Running
10 11 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 300 134 132,111 Running
11 13 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 300 130 113,716 Running
12 5 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 300 127 96,225 Running
13 21 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Racing/Betty Crocker Dodge 300 124 118,161 Running
14 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 300 121 125,911 Running
15 27 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 300 118 80,225 Running
16 24 28 Travis Kvapil Valvoline Ford 300 115 106,239 Running
17 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Juicy Fruit Slim Pack Dodge 300 112 106,058 Running
18 15 8 Aric Almirola U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 300 109 112,008 Running
19 33 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 300 106 95,708 Running
20 43 70 Johnny Sauter Haas Automation Chevrolet 300 103 81,200 Running
21 28 15 Paul Menard Menards/Sylvania Chevrolet 300 100 85,000 Running
22 30 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 299 97 103,914 Running
23 29 01 # Regan Smith DEI/Principal Financial Group Chevrolet 299 94 86,850 Running
24 23 19 Elliott Sadler Stanley Dodge 299 91 102,445 Running
25 32 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 299 88 92,458 Running
26 38 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam/Operation Homefront Dodge 299 85 97,758 Running
27 35 00 # Michael McDowell Champion Mortgage Toyota 299 87 * 5 86,533 Running
28 14 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 298 79 80,525 Running
29 37 21 Bill Elliott Motorcraft Ford 298 76 90,545 Running
30 36 77 # Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 298 73 117,225 Running
31 39 10 # Patrick Carpentier Berlin City Auto Group Dodge 298 70 71,950 Running
32 40 96 Joey Logano Home Depot/DLP HDTV Toyota 297 67 79,200 Running
33 31 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 297 64 81,497 Running
34 1 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 288 66 * 5 88,800 Running
35 16 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 287 63 * 5 78,600 Running
36 17 12 Ryan Newman Kodak Dodge 285 55 112,450 Engine
37 25 5 Casey Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet 269 52 88,175 Running
38 34 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 264 49 69,975 Accident
39 19 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 230 46 77,850 Running
40 12 17 Matt Kenseth Carhartt/DEWALT Ford 228 43 117,341 Accident
41 26 38 David Gilliland Ford Drive One Ford 228 40 69,530 Accident
42 41 45 Chad McCumbee Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 228 37 69,405 Accident
43 42 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 218 34 69,665 Accident
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.
Failed to qualify: (2) Tony Raines #34; Carl Long #46.
Race Comments: In front of an announced sellout crowd of 101,000, Biffle won the Sylvania 300, his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory.
TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 00 minutes, 34 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 105.468 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.505 seconds
COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None due to inclement weather
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Scott Miller (crew chief for Jeff Burton)
DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Greg Biffle
EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Greg Biffle
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Carl Edwards (126.140 mph, Lap 96)
MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch
MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kevin Manion (crew chief for Martin Truex Jr.)
NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $60,000 at Dover++
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Regan Smith
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Greg Biffle
U.S.G. “IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Johnny Sauter (23 places)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (96 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 37 laps. 37-40 (Competition); 84-88 (Car #6, 18 & 26-Accident, Backstretch); 215-220 (Debris); 223-228 (Car #78-Accident, Frontstretch); 230-234 (Car #5, 17, 38, 45 & 83-Accident, Turn 4 [RedFlag-10:38-Lap 232]); 267-271 (Car #84-Accident, Frontstretch); 281-283 (Car #6-Spin, Backstretch); 285-287 (Car #10-Accident, Turn 2).
LAP LEADERS: 14 lead changes among 8 drivers. Ky. Busch 1-3, Edwards 4-37, McDowell 38, Edwards 39-65, Johnson 66-84, Stewart 85, Johnson 86-88, Earnhardt 89-157, Johnson 158, Vickers 159, Biffle 160-164, Earnhardt 165-174, Biffle 175-215, Johnson 216-288, Biffle 289-300.
