NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE NO. 9 - TALLEDEGA RESULTS - KYLE BUSCH WINS

TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY

Talladega, Ala. – April 27, 2008

2.66-Mile Oval

500 M – 188 L – Purse: $6,101,309

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins)

1 –Jeff Burton 1,347 (1)

2 –Kyle Busch 1,325 (2)

3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,268 (0)

4 –Denny Hamlin 1,248 (1)

5 –Jimmie Johnson 1,245 (1)

6 –Kevin Harvick 1,208 (0)

7 –Clint Bowyer 1,182 (0)

8 –Greg Biffle 1,148 (0)

9 –Tony Stewart 1,137 (0)

10–Carl Edwards 1,084 (3)

11–Ryan Newman 1,062 (1)

12–Juan Pablo Montoya 1,029 (0)

DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF

THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts.

Carl Edwards (#99) 3

Kyle Busch (#18) 2

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Ryan Newman (#12) 6

Kurt Busch (# 2) 2

David Reutimann (#44) 1

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jeff Burton (#31) 2

Tony Stewart (#20) 1

Clint Bowyer (#07) 1

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 55 2

Toyota 54 3

Ford 52 3

Dodge 37 1

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Steve Addington (#18) 4

Greg Zipadelli (#20) 2

Tony Gibson (# 8) 1

MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 3

Tony Gibson (# 8) 2

Pat Tryson (# 2) 1

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Carl Edwards (#99) 3

Kyle Busch (#18) 2

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3

Kyle Busch (#18) 3

Tony Stewart (#20) 2

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Sam Hornish Jr. 86

Regan Smith 86

Dario Franchitti 71

Patrick Carpentier 57

Michael McDowell 36

Jacques Villeneuve 1

GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD

Car # Pts.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4

Tony Stewart (#20) 1

Jeff Gordon (#24) 1

MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

JGR (#18) 94

Hendrick (#88) 88

Roush Yates (#99) 81

COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD

Jeff Gordon 2

Jimmie Johnson 1

Kyle Busch 1

Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1

Joe Nemechek 1

Ryan Newman 1

NEXT EVENT: May 3 – Crown Royal Presents The Dan Lowry 400, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va. (400 L) (300 M)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (4/28/08)

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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 4/27/08

RACE #9: AARON’S 499 PRINTOUT DATE: 4/28/08

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

1 JEFF BURTON 1347 9 1 3 6 $1602410

2 KYLE BUSCH 1325 9 2 5 6 1990063

3 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 1268 9 0 3 7 1611620

4 DENNY HAMLIN 1248 9 1 4 6 1664669

5 JIMMIE JOHNSON 1245 9 1 4 4 1966119

6 KEVIN HARVICK 1208 9 0 2 4 1496162

7 CLINT BOWYER 1182 9 0 2 6 1303270

8 GREG BIFFLE 1148 9 0 3 5 1251488

9 TONY STEWART 1137 9 0 3 5 2147715

10 CARL EDWARDS 1084 9 3 4 5 2328450

11 RYAN NEWMAN 1062 9 1 2 4 2685813

12 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 1029 9 0 1 1 1338017

13 KASEY KAHNE 1028 9 0 0 4 1403232

14 JEFF GORDON 1018 9 0 3 3 1543978

15 DAVID RAGAN 994 9 0 1 2 1125663

16 BRIAN VICKERS 994 9 0 1 2 1016595

17 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 949 9 0 0 2 1285185

18 DAVID GILLILAND 940 9 0 0 1 1164399

19 MATT KENSETH 909 9 0 1 4 1410657

20 KURT BUSCH 903 9 0 1 1 1759395

21 PAUL MENARD 902 9 0 0 0 1035220

22 BOBBY LABONTE 895 9 0 0 0 1311469

23 TRAVIS KVAPIL 893 9 0 0 2 1239089

24 CASEY MEARS 887 9 0 0 2 1174620

25 JAMIE MCMURRAY 839 9 0 0 1 1067791

26 ELLIOTT SADLER 832 9 0 0 1 1315478

27 ROBBY GORDON 797 9 0 0 1 1171135

28 SCOTT RIGGS 788 9 0 0 0 1040976

29 DAVID REUTIMANN 764 9 0 0 0 989305

30 MARK MARTIN 723 6 0 1 3 1051211

31 MICHAEL WALTRIP 708 9 0 0 0 1038391

32 REED SORENSON 678 9 0 1 1 1466539

33 SAM HORNISH, JR 663 9 0 0 0 1306484

34 REGAN SMITH 659 9 0 0 0 972180

35 J J YELEY 551 8 0 0 0 915330

36 DAVE BLANEY 546 8 0 0 0 916347

37 JEREMY MAYFIELD 490 7 0 0 0 757475

38 DARIO FRANCHITTI 483 7 0 0 0 780238

39 MIKE SKINNER 423 6 0 0 0 461900

40 JOE NEMECHEK 397 7 0 0 0 726375

41 PATRICK CARPENTIER 390 6 0 0 0 491378

42 DALE JARRETT 367 5 0 0 0 637038

43 KYLE PETTY 363 6 0 0 0 667482

44 MICHAEL MCDOWELL 295 4 0 0 0 341266

45 BILL ELLIOTT 277 4 0 0 0 438653

46 ARIC ALMIROLA 243 3 0 0 1 344264

47 KEN SCHRADER 234 4 0 0 0 409584

48 JOHN ANDRETTI 149 3 0 0 0 422213

49 STERLING MARLIN 97 1 0 0 0 106120

50 DAVID STREMME 84 1 0 0 0 91525

51 A J ALLMENDINGER 78 1 0 0 0 102570

52 JON WOOD 55 1 0 0 0 97620

53 JOHNNY SAUTER 52 1 0 0 0 63975

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 BURNEY LAMAR 0 0 0 0 0 0

58 JOHNNY BENSON 0 0 0 0 0 0

59 TONY RAINES 0 0 0 0 0 0

60 BORIS SAID 0 0 0 0 0 22170

61 ERIC MCCLURE 0 0 0 0 0 22988

62 JACQUES VILLENEUVE 0 0 0 0 0 22863

63 STANTON BARRETT 0 0 0 0 0 22813

64 CARL LONG 0 0 0 0 0 21920

NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 4/27/08

RACE #9: AARON’S 499 PRINTOUT DATE: 4/28/08

QUALIFYING

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

1 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 1347 9 1 3 6 9

2 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1325 9 2 5 6 9

3 88 RICK HENDRICK 88 1268 9 0 3 7 9

4 11 J D GIBBS 11 1248 9 1 4 6 9

5 48 JEFF GORDON 48 1245 9 1 4 4 9

6 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 1208 9 0 2 4 9

7 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 1182 9 0 2 6 9

8 16 JACK ROUSH 16 1148 9 0 3 5 9

9 20 JOE GIBBS 20 1137 9 0 3 5 9

10 99 JACK ROUSH 99 1084 9 3 4 5 9

11 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1062 9 1 2 4 9

12 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 1029 9 0 1 1 9

13 9 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 9 1028 9 0 0 4 9

14 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 1018 9 0 3 3 9

15 6 MIKE DEE 6 994 9 0 1 2 9

16 83 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 83 994 9 0 1 2 9

17 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 966 9 0 1 4 9

18 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 949 9 0 0 2 9

19 38 MAX JONES 38 940 9 0 0 1 9

20 17 JOHN HENRY 17 909 9 0 1 4 9

21 2 WALTER CZARNECKI 2 903 9 0 1 1 9

22 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 902 9 0 0 0 9

23 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 895 9 0 0 0 9

24 28 DOUG YATES 28 893 9 0 0 2 9

25 5 MARY HENDRICK 5 887 9 0 0 2 9

26 26 GEOFF SMITH 26 839 9 0 0 1 9

27 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 832 9 0 0 1 9

28 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 797 9 0 0 1 9

29 66 JOE CUSTER 66 788 9 0 0 0 9

30 00 ROB KAUFFMAN 00 756 9 0 0 0 9

31 55 MICHAEL WALTRIP 55 708 9 0 0 0 9

32 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 678 9 0 1 1 9

33 44 MICHAEL WALTRIP 44 670 9 0 0 0 9

34 77 ROGER PENSKE 77 663 9 0 0 0 9

35 01 TERESA EARNHARDT 01 659 9 0 0 0 9

36 40 FELIX SABATES 40 598 8 0 0 0 9

37 70 MARGARET HAAS 70 584 9 0 0 0 9

38 96 JEFFREY MOORAD 96 579 8 0 0 0 9

39 22 BILL DAVIS 22 577 8 0 0 0 9

40 84 DIETRICH MATESCHITZ 84 521 6 0 0 0 9

41 10 GEORGE GILLETT, JR 10 459 6 0 0 0 9

42 45 KYLE PETTY 45 453 6 0 0 0 9

43 78 BARNEY VISSER 78 447 7 0 0 0 9

44 21 GLEN WOOD 21 441 5 0 0 0 9

45 34 BOB JENKINS 34 302 3 0 0 0 9

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 1 0 0 0 2

49 08 JOHN CARTER 08 95 0 0 0 0 5

50 187 BARNEY VISSER 187 34 1 0 0 0 1

51 160 MARK SIMO 160 22 0 0 0 0 1

52 137 BRAD JENKINS 137 16 0 0 0 0 1

53 150 CHRIS LENCHESKI 150 7 0 0 0 0 1

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