2008 Daytona 500

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2008 Daytona 500
Race details
Race 1 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
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Date February 17, 2008 (2008-02-17)
Location Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 82 °F (28 °C); wind speeds approaching 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) [1]
Average speed 152.672 miles per hour (245.702 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Hendrick Motorsports
Qualifying race winners
Duel 1 Winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports
Duel 2 Winner Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 86
Winner
No. 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings 10.2/20

The 2008 Daytona 500, the 50th annual running of the event, was held on February 17, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The race was the 50th to be run since the first in 1959, won by Lee Petty. To commemorate the event, the Harley J. Earl Trophy, which goes to the winner of the race, was plated in gold instead of silver. In addition, the winning car was placed on display for one year at the Daytona 500 Experience attraction just outside Turn Four. Ryan Newman won the race, his only win in the 2008 season and his final win for team owner Roger Penske.

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A number of firsts

The race was the first Daytona 500 win for Penske Racing and the first run using NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow, which was introduced in 2007 and became standard in 2008. Additionally, this was the first official race under the new Sprint Cup banner as the telecommunications giant replaces Nextel as the series sponsor after their 2005 merger. Ryan Newman's victory with the number 12 car in the Daytona 500 was the first time since Bobby Allison's #12 won the race in 1988, 20 years prior.

Television and radio coverage

The race was televised on FOX in the USA, with the telecast scheduled beginning at 2 p.m. EST. 1960 Daytona 500 winner Junior Johnson drove the pace car and the green flag was waved the honorary starter, seven-time race winner Richard Petty around 3:30 p.m. Radio coverage was handled by MRN Radio and started at about 2:30 EST. Trisha Yearwood performed the national anthem, followed by a flyover from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds precision flying team. As many as 31 past champions of this race served as Grand Marshals for this historic event to deliver the command to start the engines.

Celebrity tickets for charity

To commemorate the golden running of "The Great American Race", Daytona International Speedway held a “Celebrity Tickets for Charity” competition. Those designs were whittled on daytona500.com by internet users down to the top ten choices. Celebrities including Daytona 500 winners Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson and Mario Andretti, sitcom stars Jason Lee and Leah Remini, TV hosts Kelly Ripa (Live with Regis and Kelly), Jeff Foxworthy (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?) and Carson Daly (Last Call with Carson Daly), NASCAR announcers Mike Joy from FOX and Dr. Jerry Punch from ESPN, wrestler Goldberg and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk submitted ticket designs. A blue-ribbon panel made up of NASCAR's family selected the winner and announced it prior to the running of the Pepsi 400, with the ten finalists among Harvick (defending 2007 champion), Earnhardt Jr. (2004 winner), Andretti (1967 winner) and Marvin Panch (1961 winner), Hawk, Joy, Katie Cole (the second of two designs), Foxworthy, and two children – 17-year-old Patrick McRae (for Jimmie Johnson, the 2006 winner) and seven-year-old Derek Wynne (for owner Rick Hendrick). Foxworthy was later declared the winner of the contest and his winning ticket artwork along with the others of all the celebrities were auctioned off to benefit the Jeff Gordon Foundation.

Purse

As befitting the official start of the NASCAR season, the posted awards (announced on January 28, 2008) was a record $18,689,238 (US), with the winning team and their driver taking home a minimum of $1,445,250. [2]

Entry List

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
00 David Reutimann Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
01 Regan Smith (R) Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge
5 Casey Mears Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford
07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Dodge
08 Carl Long E&M Motorsports Dodge
8 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
09 Sterling Marlin (W) Phoenix Racing Chevrolet
9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge
10 Patrick Carpentier (R) Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge
15 Paul Menard Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet
16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Elliott Sadler Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Bill Elliott (W) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota
24 Jeff Gordon (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing Ford
27 Jacques Villeneuve (R) Bill Davis Racing Toyota
28 Travis Kvapil Robert Yates Racing Ford
29 Kevin Harvick (W) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34 John Andretti Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet
37 Eric McClure Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet
38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford
40 Dario Franchitti (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge
44 Dale Jarrett (W) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge
48 Jimmie Johnson (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge
50 Stanton Barrett SKI MotorsportsChevrolet
55 Michael Waltrip (W) Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
60 Boris Said No Fear Racing Ford
66 Scott Riggs Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet
70 Jeremy Mayfield Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet
77 Sam Hornish Jr. (R) Penske Racing South Dodge
78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
84 A. J. Allmendinger Red Bull Racing Team Toyota
87 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
96 J. J. Yeley Hall of Fame Racing Toyota
99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Official Entry list

Qualifying

Pole

As is the unique approach that is The Great American Race, qualifying, which was held on February 10, only the top two drivers (which will be the front row) were locked in, with Jimmie Johnson taking position one and Michael Waltrip sitting next to him. Also qualifying via the fastest speeds among the "Go or Go Home" entries were Joe Nemechek and David Reutimann.

Gatorade Duels

The remaining spots were determined by the top finishers excluding the front row drivers in two 150-mile (240 km) races called the Gatorade Duels, which were raced February 14, which filled the next 36 positions. The remaining spots were determined by exemptions and the fastest speeds and a champions provisional.

Results of the Duels

Drivers in boldface qualified to the Daytona 500.

Race 1 Results
Top 10 Finishers (Race #1)
Pos.Car #DriverCar MakeTeam
188 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
241 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing
312 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing
45 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
599 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing
643 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises
742 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing
887 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing
977 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Penske Racing
1015 Paul Menard Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Also advancing to Daytona 500: 83-Brian Vickers

Race 2 Results
Top 10 Finishers (Race #2)
Pos.Car #DriverCar MakeTeam
111 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
220 Tony Stewart Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
324 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
49 Kasey Kahne Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports
58 Mark Martin Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
66 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing
729 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing
816 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing
944 Dale Jarrett Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing
1034 John Andretti Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports

NOTE: Race #2 was extended four laps due to green-white-checker finish rule.

Failed to qualify:

Race

In the beginning of the race, Jimmie Johnson and Michael Waltrip started on the front row. For the first 151 laps, there were only two caution flags, both thrown for debris. Jeff Gordon went to the garage after leading a few laps due to a broken suspension. On lap 161, David Ragan tried to block Matt Kenseth but brought out the 3rd caution when Ragan squeezed Kenseth into the wall. The next caution flew on lap 176, when Johnson spun out on the backstretch, and Martin Truex Jr. spun because of the shuffle in the field. Clint Bowyer led the next two laps, but was shuffled through the field and was eventually spun by Juan Pablo Montoya, bringing out the 5th caution. However, he did not have any damage from the crash. The biggest crash occurred on lap 189 when Kevin Harvick knocked Dave Blaney into the wall, collecting Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip, Casey Mears, Denny Hamlin, Travis Kvapil, and Carl Edwards. Mears did not pit and wound up 4th in the field despite minor damage. On lap 195, Jeff Burton worked his way up to first. Mears tried to block Tony Stewart, who went with Burton, but turned himself into the wall, bringing out another caution. Burton had a fuel problem on the restart, resulting in Stewart passing him on the outside, bringing Ryan Newman, Kurt and Kyle Busch and Reed Sorenson. Stewart led the next two laps. On the last lap, Ky. Busch jumped to the inside, bringing Stewart with him. Newman was on the outside now. It was a shootout going into the final turn between Newman, Stewart, and the Busch Brothers. Ky. Busch jumped to the inside of Stewart, but Ku. Busch pushed Newman, allowing him to win the 50th running of the Daytona 500.

Results

Results of the 50th Daytona 500
PosGridCarDriverMakeTeamLapsStatusWinnings
(in US$)
1712 Ryan Newman Dodge Penske Racing 200Running$1,506,040
2432 Kurt Busch Dodge Penske Racing 200Running$1,063,870
3620 Tony Stewart Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 200Running$871,049
42418 Kyle Busch • Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 200Running$652,938
5541 Reed Sorenson Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 200Running$545,959
63519 Elliott Sadler Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 200Running$430,015
7109 Kasey Kahne Dodge Gillett Evernham Motorsports 200Running$389,204
8267 Robby Gordon * Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 200Running$352,921
9388 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (W) Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 200Running$352,920
101816 Greg Biffle Ford Roush Fenway Racing 200Running$313,763
111343 Bobby Labonte Dodge Petty Enterprises 200Running$329,756
122383 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Racing Team 200Running$285,245
133631 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 200Running$323,496
141629 Kevin Harvick (W) Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 200Running$322,224
151977 Sam Hornish Jr. (R) Dodge Penske Racing 200Running$319,845
162044 Dale Jarrett (W) Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 200Running$277,213
17411 Denny Hamlin Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 200Running$341,416
184200 David Reutimann Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 200Running$291,221
191199 Carl Edwards Ford Roush Fenway Racing 200Running$321,520
20251 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 200Running$303,978
212766 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 200Running$287,928
222115 Paul Menard (R) Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 200Running$279,295
233370 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 200Running$271,220
243107 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 200Running$284,545
253796 J. J. Yeley Toyota Hall of Fame Racing 200Running$277,095
263826 Jamie McMurray Ford Roush Fenway Racing 200Running$276,888
27148 Jimmie Johnson (W) Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 200Running$329,606
283238 David Gilliland Ford Robert Yates Racing 200Running$278,746
29255 Michael Waltrip (W) Toyota Michael Waltrip Racing 200Running$275,135
303028 Travis Kvapil Ford Robert Yates Racing 200Running$291,202
31128 Mark Martin Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 200Running$301,846
321542 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 200Running$290,753
334040 Dario Franchitti (R) Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing −1Running$270,613
343945 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises −3Running$260,320
3595 Casey Mears Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports −6Accident$284,945
362817 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Fenway Racing −6Running$308,129
372901 Regan Smith (R) Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. −6Running$267,095
383422 Dave Blaney Toyota Bill Davis Racing −11Accident$259,563
39824 Jeff Gordon (W) Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports −14Suspension$319,599
402234 John Andretti Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports −16Running$258,613
414178 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing −29Running$258,470
42146 David Ragan Ford Roush Fenway Racing −39Accident$267,763
431787 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing −59Engine$256,735

(W) – Denotes former race winner. (R) – Denotes rookie.

• – Led most laps

Average Speed:152.672 mph (245.702 km/h)
Margin of Victory: .092 seconds
Time of Race: Three hours, 16 minutes and 30 seconds
Lead Changes: 42 among 17 drivers
Cautions: Seven for 23 laps [3]

* — On Wednesday, February 20, NASCAR docked Robby Gordon and his self-owned team both 100 owner and driver points for violations during the first day of inspections back on February 8, including an illegal nose cover. His crew chief, Frank Kerr, was fined $100,000, suspended for the next six races starting at California, and was placed on probation until 12/31/08 as a result. An appeal, heard on March 5, the points penalties and the Kerr suspension were overturned, however, the fine was increased to $150,000,

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References

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  2. ↑ Jayski.com
  3. ↑ NASCAR.com
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