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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 23, 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | 500 | 190 | 344,625 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 500 | 180 | 220,675 | Running | |
| 3 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 500 | 165 | 197,616 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet | 500 | 160 | 184,511 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 500 | 160 | 167,561 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel Dodge | 500 | 150 | 156,950 | Running | |
| 7 | 22 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 500 | 146 | 130,525 | Running | |
| 8 | 28 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot Toyota | 500 | 142 | 152,261 | Running | |
| 9 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 500 | 138 | 149,591 | Running | |
| 10 | 27 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Ford | 500 | 134 | 115,775 | Running | |
| 11 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | CitiFinancial Ford | 500 | 130 | 110,525 | Running | |
| 12 | 41 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 500 | 127 | 114,175 | Running | |
| 13 | 23 | 8 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Army Chevrolet | 500 | 124 | 136,733 | Running | |
| 14 | 4 | 01 | Regan Smith | The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet | 500 | 121 | 109,225 | Running | |
| 15 | 19 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 500 | 118 | 99,175 | Running | |
| 16 | 16 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards Chevrolet | 499 | 115 | 106,550 | Running | |
| 17 | 20 | 70 | Tony Raines | Haas Automation Chevrolet | 499 | 112 | 94,200 | Running | |
| 18 | 40 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | National Guard/Amp Energy Chevrolet | 498 | 109 | 104,725 | Running | |
| 19 | 39 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | 498 | 106 | 124,008 | Running | |
| 20 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 498 | 103 | 103,450 | Running | |
| 21 | 7 | 96 | Ken Schrader | DLP HDTV Toyota | 498 | 100 | 105,050 | Running | |
| 22 | 15 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com Ford | 498 | 97 | 112,208 | Running | |
| 23 | 37 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker Dodge | 498 | 94 | 130,311 | Running | |
| 24 | 32 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Yates Racing Ford | 498 | 91 | 120,864 | Running | |
| 25 | 2 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS Toyota | 497 | 88 | 93,075 | Running | |
| 26 | 5 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Little Debbie Ford | 497 | 85 | 106,395 | Running | |
| 27 | 38 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters Chevrolet | 496 | 82 | 106,688 | Running | |
| 28 | 33 | 00 | Mike Skinner | Champion Mortgage Toyota | 496 | 79 | 104,178 | Running | |
| 29 | 43 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 494 | 76 | 86,910 | Running | |
| 30 | 42 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 492 | 73 | 101,433 | Running | |
| 31 | 29 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo Dodge | 491 | 70 | 96,212 | Running | |
| 32 | 10 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Dodge | 490 | 67 | 112,900 | Running | |
| 33 | 34 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 482 | 64 | 141,531 | Running | |
| 34 | 8 | 84 | A J Allmendinger | Red Bull Toyota | 400 | 61 | 86,335 | Running | |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Chevrolet | 396 | 58 | 117,233 | Running | |
| 36 | 30 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Polaroid Dodge | 383 | 55 | 113,304 | Running | |
| 37 | 35 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Mobil 1 Dodge | 297 | 52 | 131,530 | Accident | |
| 38 | 36 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Toyota | 279 | 49 | 85,845 | Accident | |
| 39 | 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam Dodge | 227 | 46 | 93,735 | Accident | |
| 40 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 215 | 43 | 115,616 | Accident | |
| 41 | 17 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 214 | 40 | 103,475 | Accident | |
| 42 | 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility Chevrolet | 195 | 37 | 130,763 | Accident | |
| 43 | 24 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resort Chevrolet | 184 | 34 | 85,570 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 54 Minutes 36 Seconds
Average Speed .:91.581
Margin of Victory .: 1.969 Seconds