2008 Bank of America 500

2008 Bank of America 500

Race details
Race 31 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
2008 Bank of America 500 program cover, featuring all 12 Chase drivers. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "The Chase Is On!"
Date	October 11, 2008 (2008-10-11)
Official name	Bank of America 500
Location	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.414 km (1.5 miles)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed	133.699 miles per hour (215.168 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Time	2008 Owner's points
Most laps led
Driver	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	67
Winner
No. 31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ABC
Announcers	Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree

The 2008 Bank of America 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 11, 2008 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The race was the thirty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and fifth of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, serving as the only Saturday night race in the Chase as of 2008. The 334-lap, 501 miles (806 km) race was televised on ABC. The race's television broadcast began at 7 pm ET, and the Performance Racing Network along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage starting at the same time.

Jeff Burton earned his 21st and final Cup Series victory with this race.

Pre-race news

• Patrick Carpentier was released from driving the No. 10 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge after an argument with his team manager about his performance during time trials the week before at Talladega. Carpentier missed the race, despite being quicker than his teammates during practice. Mike Wallace was Carpentier's replacement for the race.

Entry list

Car #	Driver	Hometown	Make	Sponsor	Team	Owner	Crew Chief
00	AJ Allmendinger	Los Gatos, CA	Toyota	Champion Mortgage	Michael Waltrip Racing	Rob Kauffman
01	Regan Smith	Cato, NY	Chevrolet	DEI / Principal Financial Group	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Teresa Earnhardt
1	Martin Truex Jr.	Mayetta, NJ	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Teresa Earnhardt
2	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske Racing South	Walter Czarnecki
5	Casey Mears	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST	Hendrick Motorsports	Mary Hendrick
6	David Ragan	Unadilla, GA	Ford	AAA Insurance	Roush Fenway Racing	Mike Dee
07	Clint Bowyer	Emporia, KS	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress Racing	Richard Childress
7	Robby Gordon	Bellflower, CA	Dodge	Menards	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Robby Gordon
8	Mark Martin	Batesville, AR	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Teresa Earnhardt
9	Kasey Kahne	Enumclaw, WA	Dodge	Budweiser	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	George Gillett Jr.
10	Mike Wallace	St. Louis, MO	Dodge	Charter Comm.	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	George Gillett Jr.
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, VA	Toyota	FedEx Office	Joe Gibbs Racing	J.D. Gibbs
12	Ryan Newman	South Bend, IN	Dodge	Alltel	Penske Racing South	Roger Penske
15	Paul Menard	Eau Claire, WI	Chevrolet	Moen / Menards	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Teresa Earnhardt
16	Greg Biffle	Vancouver, WA	Ford	3M	Roush Fenway Racing	Jack Roush
17	Matt Kenseth	Cambridge, WI	Ford	Carhartt	Roush Fenway Racing	John Henry
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, NV	Toyota	M&M's / Susan G Komen for the Cure	Joe Gibbs Racing	Joe Gibbs
19	Elliott Sadler	Emporia, VA	Dodge	Stanley / Susan G Komen for the Cure	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	Ray Evernham
20	Tony Stewart	Rushville, IN	Toyota	The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs Racing	Joe Gibbs
21	Bill Elliott	Dawsonville, GA	Ford	U.S. Air Force	Wood Brothers Racing	Glen Wood
22	Dave Blaney	Hartford, OH	Toyota	Caterpillar	Bill Davis Racing	Bill Davis
24	Jeff Gordon	Vallejo, CA	Chevrolet	DuPont	Hendrick Motorsports	Rick Hendrick
25	Brad Keselowski	Auburn Hills, MI	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Hendrick Motorsports	Rick Hendrick
26	Jamie McMurray	Joplin, MO	Ford	Crown Royal	Roush Fenway Racing	Geoff Smith
28	Travis Kvapil	Janesville, WI	Ford	Hitachi Power Tools	Yates Racing	Doug Yates
29	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, CA	Chevrolet	Shell / Pennzoil "Driven to the Outdoors"	Richard Childress Racing	Richard Childress
31	Jeff Burton	South Boston, VA	Chevrolet	AT&T Mobility	Richard Childress Racing	Richard Childress
38	David Gilliland	Riverside, CA	Ford	Ford. Drive one.	Yates Racing	Max Jones
40	Bryan Clauson	Noblesville, IN	Dodge	Target / Sony MotorStorm Pacific Rift	Chip Ganassi Racing	Felix Sabates
41	Reed Sorenson	Peachtree City, GA	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chip Ganassi
42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Bogota, Colombia	Dodge	Juicy Fruit Slim Pack	Chip Ganassi Racing	Floyd Ganassi
43	Bobby Labonte	Corpus Christi, TX	Dodge	Cheerios Racing / Let's Pink Together	Petty Enterprises	Richard Petty
44	David Reutimann	Zephyrhills, FL	Toyota	UPS	Michael Waltrip Racing	Michael Waltrip
45	Chad McCumbee	Supply, NC	Dodge	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Petty Enterprises	Kyle Petty
48	Jimmie Johnson	El Cajon, CA	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Hendrick Motorsports	Jeff Gordon
55	Michael Waltrip	Owensboro, KY	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip Racing	Michael Waltrip
66	Scott Riggs	Bahama, NC	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters	Haas CNC Racing	Joe Custer
70	Tony Raines	LaPorte, IN	Chevrolet	Hunt Brothers Pizza	Haas CNC Racing	Margaret Haas
75	Derrike Cope	Spanaway, WA	Dodge	Germane Red	Derrike Cope, Inc.	Derrike Cope
77	Sam Hornish Jr.	Defiance, OH	Dodge	Mobil 1	Penske Racing South	Roger Penske
78	Joe Nemechek	Lakeland, FL	Chevrolet	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com	Furniture Row Racing	Barney Visser
82	Scott Speed	Manteca, CA	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing Team	Dietrich Mateschitz
83	Brian Vickers	Thomasville, NC	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing Team	Dietrich Mateschitz
84	Mike Skinner	Ontario, CA	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing Team	Dietrich Mateschitz
88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Kannapolis, NC	Chevrolet	AMP Energy / National Guard	Hendrick Motorsports	Rick Hendrick
96	Ken Schrader	Fenton, MO	Toyota	DLP HDTV	Hall of Fame Racing	Jeffrey Moorad
99	Carl Edwards	Columbia, MO	Ford	Aflac	Roush Fenway Racing	Jack Roush

Qualifying

Because of rain, qualifying was canceled for the eighth time this season, and so the cars lined up by rulebook.

Starting lineup

Pos.	Car	Driver	Manufacturer
1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet
2	99	Carl Edwards	Ford
3	16	Greg Biffle	Ford
4	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet
5	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet
6	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet
7	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota
8	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet
9	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford
10	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet
11	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota
12	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota
13	6	David Ragan	Ford
14	8	Mark Martin	Chevrolet
15	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge
16	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge
17	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota
18	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Chevrolet
19	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge
20	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge
21	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford
22	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge
23	5	Casey Mears	Chevrolet
24	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dodge
25	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford
26	44	David Reutimann	Toyota
27	15	Paul Menard	Chevrolet
28	38	David Gilliland	Ford
29	01	Regan Smith	Chevrolet
30	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge
31	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota
32	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota
33	66	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet
34	84	Mike Skinner	Toyota
35	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge
36	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Dodge
37	21	Bill Elliott	Ford
38	00	A.J. Allmendinger	Toyota
39	96	Ken Schrader	Toyota
40	10	Mike Wallace	Dodge
41	45	Chad McCumbee	Dodge
42	78	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet
43	70	Tony Raines	Chevy
Failed to qualify
44	40	Bryan Clauson	Dodge
45	75	Derrike Cope	Dodge
46	25	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet
47	82	Scott Speed	Toyota

Failed to qualify: Brad Keselowski (No. 25), Scott Speed (No. 82), Bryan Clauson (No. 40), Derrike Cope (No. 75).

Race results

Fin [1] [2] h	St	#	Driver	Make	Sponsor	Team	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	4	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	AT&T Mobility	Richard Childress Racing	334	58	running	190	280208
2	15	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	Budweiser	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	334	0	running	170	207766
3	19	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske Racing South	334	0	running	165	145750
4	11	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	M&M's, Susan G Komen for the Cure	Joe Gibbs Racing	334	14	running	165	141875
5	21	26	Jamie McMurray	Ford	Crown Royal	Roush Fenway Racing	334	0	running	155	128775
6	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	Lowe's	Hendrick Motorsports	334	67	running	160	169036
7	3	16	Greg Biffle	Ford	3M	Roush Fenway Racing	334	16	running	151	101625
8	8	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	DuPont	Hendrick Motorsports	334	47	running	147	141961
9	14	8	Mark Martin	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	334	0	running	138	120358
10	13	6	David Ragan	Ford	AAA Insurance	Roush Fenway Racing	334	1	running	139	94875
11	7	20	Tony Stewart	Toyota	Home Depot	Joe Gibbs Racing	334	42	running	135	140536
12	5	07	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	Jack Daniel's	Richard Childress Racing	334	0	running	127	92725
13	6	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	Shell, Pennzoil	Richard Childress Racing	334	0	running	124	121061
14	18	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	334	4	running	126	116383
15	30	41	Reed Sorenson	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi Racing	334	6	running	123	102064
16	12	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	FedEx Office	Joe Gibbs Racing	334	0	running	115	107741
17	20	43	Bobby Labonte	Dodge	Cheerios, Let's Pink Together	Petty Enterprises	333	0	running	112	109036
18	17	83	Brian Vickers	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing Team	333	64	running	114	79550
19	33	66	Scott Riggs	Chevrolet	State Water Heaters	Haas CNC Racing	333	0	running	106	89208
20	22	19	Elliott Sadler	Dodge	Stanley, Susan G Komen for the Cure	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	333	0	running	103	99345
21	16	12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	Alltel	Penske Racing South	333	10	running	105	109350
22	36	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Dodge	Mobil 1	Penske Racing South	332	0	running	97	114025
23	29	01	Regan Smith	Chevrolet	DEI, Principal Financial Group	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	332	0	running	94	78600
24	31	55	Michael Waltrip	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip Racing	332	1	running	96	85458
25	28	38	David Gilliland	Ford	Ford: Drive One	Yates Racing	332	0	running	88	83633
26	27	15	Paul Menard	Chevrolet	Menards, Moen	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	331	0	running	85	76675
27	32	22	Dave Blaney	Toyota	Caterpillar	Bill Davis Racing	331	0	running	82	80108
28	37	21	Bill Elliott	Ford	U.S. Air Force	Wood Brothers Racing	330	0	running	79	83595
29	23	5	Casey Mears	Chevrolet	Kellogg's Pop Tarts, CARQUEST Auto Parts	Hendrick Motorsports	330	0	running	76	83025
30	35	7	Robby Gordon	Dodge	Menards	Robby Gordon Motorsports	328	1	running	78	85347
31	40	10	Mike Wallace	Dodge	Charter Communications	Gillett Evernham Motorsports	326	0	running	70	64600
32	26	44	David Reutimann	Toyota	UPS	Michael Waltrip Racing	321	1	running	72	64375
33	2	99	Carl Edwards	Ford	Aflac	Roush Fenway Racing	317	0	running	64	112625
34	24	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dodge	Juicy Fruit Slim Pack	Chip Ganassi Racing	296	0	crash	61	92033
35	41	45	Chad McCumbee	Dodge	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil	Petty Enterprises	296	0	running	58	63975
36	10	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	AMP Energy, National Guard	Hendrick Motorsports	289	0	running	55	71800
37	42	78	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	Furniture Row, Denver Mattress	Furniture Row Racing	278	0	running	52	63675
38	39	96	Ken Schrader	Toyota	DLP HDTV	Hall of Fame Racing	255	0	running	49	71550
39	34	84	Mike Skinner	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing Team	254	0	running	46	63425
40	43	70	Tony Raines	Chevy	Hunt Brothers Pizza	Haas CNC Racing	203	0	crash	43	63300
41	9	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	Carhartt	Roush Fenway Racing	194	1	crash	45	110796
42	25	28	Travis Kvapil	Ford	Hitachi Power Tools	Yates Racing	194	0	crash	37	90244
43	38	00	A.J. Allmendinger	Toyota	Champion Mortgage	Michael Waltrip Racing	52	1	crash	34	63298
44		40	Bryan Clauson	Dodge	Target / Sony Motor Storm	Chip Ganassi Racing
45		75	Derrike Cope	Dodge	Germain Tool	Derrike Cope, Inc.
46		25	Brad Keselowski	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Hendrick Motorsports
47		82	Scott Speed	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing Team

References

1. "2008 Bank of America 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
2. "2008 Bank of America 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.