NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE NO. 28

Source: NASCAR Media Relations
Date: 09/22/2008

DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

Dover, Del. – Sept. 21, 2008

1 Mile Oval

400 M – 400 L – Purse: $5,233,851

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 5 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 400 190 * 5 $218,450 Running

2 8 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 400 180 ** 10 208,041 Running

3 22 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 400 170 * 5 175,150 Running

4 2 8 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet 400 160 154,508 Running

5 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 400 160 * 5 162,711 Running

6 24 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 400 155 * 5 139,461 Running

7 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 400 151 * 5 146,011 Running

8 6 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 400 147 * 5 100,625 Running

9 21 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 400 138 125,183 Running

10 40 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 400 139 * 5 118,783 Running

11 33 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 400 130 125,711 Running

12 37 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 400 127 95,433 Running

13 19 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 400 124 116,100 Running

14 42 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Racing/Betty Crocker Dodge 400 121 113,461 Running

15 31 5 Casey Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet 400 118 91,275 Running

16 30 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 400 115 75,025 Running

17 14 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 399 112 74,725 Running

18 23 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 399 109 82,750 Running

19 7 38 David Gilliland Ford Drive One Ford 399 106 88,483 Running

20 16 1 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 399 103 105,308 Running

21 34 15 Paul Menard Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 398 100 81,500 Running

22 41 7 Robby Gordon Menards Dodge 398 97 94,758 Running

23 15 28 Travis Kvapil Hitachi Power Tools Ford 397 94 101,164 Running

24 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 397 91 80,750 Running

25 32 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 397 88 82,522 Running

26 36 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 397 85 102,216 Running

27 12 19 Elliott Sadler McDonald's Dodge 397 82 98,320 Running

28 13 70 Tony Raines Haas Automation Chevrolet 396 79 68,825 Running

29 28 00 # Michael McDowell Champion Mortgage Toyota 395 76 73,175 Running

30 39 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 395 73 98,739 Running

31 18 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 395 70 76,350 Running

32 29 21 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie Ford 395 67 86,495 Running

33 43 96 Ken Schrader DLP HDTV Toyota 394 64 76,950 Running

34 4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 394 61 67,825 Running

35 27 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet 388 58 67,600 Running

36 9 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Ford 369 60 * 5 75,450 Running

37 26 01 # Regan Smith DEI/Principal Financial Group Chevrolet 365 52 75,325 Running

38 3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 362 49 102,266 Running

39 35 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Big Red Slim Pack Dodge 351 46 94,933 Accident

40 38 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 349 43 66,875 Running

41 17 10 # Patrick Carpentier Charter Dodge 348 40 66,680 Running

42 25 77 # Sam Hornish Jr. Mobil 1 Dodge 304 37 112,130 Accident

43 11 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 172 34 84,782 Engine

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

Failed to qualify: (3) 34 Chad Chaffin, 08 Johnny Sauter, 50 Stanton Barrett.

Race Comments: In front of an estimated crowd of 133,000, Biffle won the Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA, his 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup victory.

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 30 minutes, 13 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 114.168 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.934 seconds

COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon (157.061 mph, 22.921 secs.)

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Tony Gibson (crew chief for Mark Martin)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE” AWARD: Greg Biffle

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Greg Biffle

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jeff Gordon (151.413 mph, Lap 7)

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Matt Kenseth

MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE” AWARD: Michael Waltrip

MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Bobby Kennedy (crew chief for Michael Waltrip)

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $70,000 at Kansas++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Michael McDowell

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Greg Biffle

U.S.G. “IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Michael Waltrip (30 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (81 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 10 cautions for 45 laps. 3-5 (Car #2 & 38-Accident, Turn 1); 13-16 (Car #10 & 99-Accident, Turn 2); 65-69 (Car #78-Accident, Turn 3); 144-148 (Car #88-Spin, Frontstretch); 158-160 (Oil on Track); 164-166 (Car #7 & 26-Accident, Turn 4); 172-178 (Debris); 187-190 (Car #77-Spin, Turn 1); 293-298 (Debris); 352-356 (Car #42-Accident, Turn 3).

LAP LEADERS: 15 lead changes among 9 drivers. J. Gordon 1-30, McMurray 31-65, Kenseth 66-187, Johnson 188-239, Edwards 240-266, Biffle 267, Harvick 268, Bowyer 269-270, Johnson 271-292, Edwards 293, Waltrip 294, Johnson 295-301, Biffle 302-320, Edwards 321-377, Kenseth 378-391, Biffle 392-400.

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

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