2008 Sharpie 500

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2008 Sharpie 500
Race details
Race 24 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
2008 Sharpie 500 program cover.jpg
2008 Sharpie 500 program cover
Date August 23, 2008 (2008-08-23)
Official name Sharpie 500
Location Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.857 km (0.533 miles)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Weather Temperatures averaging around 74.5 °F (23.6 °C); wind speeds up to 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h) [1]
Average speed 91.581 miles per hour (147.385 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Fenway Racing
Time 15.746
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 415
Winner
No. 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Dale Jarrett

The 2008 Sharpie 500 was the twenty-fourth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and was raced on Saturday night, August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The event has been considered one of the toughest tickets in all of sports, tougher than the Super Bowl or the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics, and is annually a sellout, of which this was the 53rd in a row for NSCS racing at the .533 miles (0.858 km) track. ESPN telecast the race beginning at 7 pm US EDT and Performance Racing Network along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage starting at that same time.

Contents

Pre-race news

Qualifying

Carl Edwards won the pole for the race.

RANK [2] DRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED
1 Carl Edwards99Ford15.746  121.860  
2 David Reutimann44Toyota15.835  121.175  
3 Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet15.842  121.121  
4 Regan Smith01Chevrolet15.847  121.083  
5 Bill Elliott21Ford15.892  120.740  *
6 Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet15.904  120.649  
7 Ken Schrader96Toyota15.906  120.634  *
8 A.J. Allmendinger84Toyota15.912  120.588  *
9 Kyle Busch18Toyota15.917  120.550  
10 Elliott Sadler19Dodge15.920  120.528  
11 Ryan Newman12Dodge15.922  120.512  
12 Martin Truex, Jr.1Chevrolet15.947  120.324  
13 Kasey Kahne9Dodge15.948  120.316  
14 Greg Biffle16Ford15.957  120.248  
15 David Gilliland38Ford15.963  120.203  
16 Paul Menard15Chevrolet15.963  120.203  
17 Casey Mears5Chevrolet15.966  120.180  
18 Jeff Burton31Chevrolet15.970  120.150  
19 Kurt Busch2Dodge15.974  120.120  
20 Tony Raines70Chevrolet15.978  120.090  *
21 Denny Hamlin11Toyota15.979  120.083  
22 Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet15.979  120.083  
23 Aric Almirola8Chevrolet15.979  120.083  
24 Sterling Marlin09Chevrolet15.985  120.038  *
25 Matt Kenseth17Ford15.990  120.000  
26 Brian Vickers83Toyota15.994  119.970  
27 David Ragan6Ford16.019  119.783  
28 Tony Stewart20Toyota16.021  119.768  
29 Kyle Petty45Dodge16.041  119.618  *
30 Reed Sorenson41Dodge16.043  119.604  
31 Robby Gordon7Dodge16.045  119.589  
32 Travis Kvapil28Ford16.060  119.477  
33 Mike Skinner00Toyota16.071  119.395  *
34 Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet16.084  119.299  
35 Sam Hornish, Jr.77Dodge16.086  119.284  
36 Dave Blaney22Toyota16.099  119.188  
37 Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet16.102  119.165  *
38 Jeff Green34Chevrolet16.121  119.025  *
39 Bobby Labonte43Dodge16.141  118.877  
40 Patrick Carpentier10Dodge16.144  118.855  *
41 Scott Riggs66Chevrolet16.164  118.708  
42 Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge16.172  118.650  
43 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.88Chevrolet16.216  118.328  OP
44 Jamie McMurray26Ford16.232  118.211  OP
45 Michael Waltrip55Toyota16.366  117.243  OP
46 Johnny Sauter08Dodge16.623  115.430  *

OP: qualified via owners points

PC: qualified as past champion

PR: provisional

QR: via qualifying race

* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify: Jeff Green (#34), Johnny Sauter (#70), Patrick Carpentier (#10)

Race recap

Since the addition of the Car of Tomorrow and the repaving of the track, many fans thought that the old days of Bristol were over. These thoughts however were blown away in the closing laps of the race when Carl Edwards used the "Bump and Run" technique to get past Kyle Busch for the win, causing a post race confrontation where Busch rammed into the side of Edwards car during the cool down lap. Edwards responded by spinning Busch out as Busch turned to enter pit road. Busch used the same technique to take the lead from Carl Edwards on lap 55. Kyle Busch was called to the NASCAR Hauler after his post-race interview for the incident, and on August 27, both Edwards and Kyle Busch were put on probation for the next six Sprint Cup Races. The race was also red-flagged at Lap 210 after an accident commonly called "The Big One" saw nine cars - including Chase contender Kasey Kahne - pile up in Turn 2.

There were only three lap leaders the entire race. Edwards and Busch led 499 laps combined, while Jeff Gordon led a lap.

Results

POS [3] ST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTS
1199  Carl EdwardsOffice Depot   (Jack Roush)Ford500344625running84190
2918  Kyle BuschM&M's   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500220675running415180
32111  Denny HamlinFedEx Freight   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500202716running0165
4629  Kevin HarvickPennzoil Platinum   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500184511running0160
5324  Jeff GordonDuPont   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500167561running1160
61112  Ryan NewmanAlltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge500156950running0150
72207  Clint BowyerJack Daniel's   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500125425running0146
82820  Tony StewartHome Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500152261running0142
92517  Matt KensethDeWalt   (Jack Roush)Ford500149591running0138
10276  David RaganAAA Insurance   (Jack Roush)Ford500115775running0134
111416  Greg BiffleDish Network Turbo HD   (Jack Roush)Ford500110525running0130
124126  Jamie McMurraySharpie Pen   (Jack Roush)Ford500114175running0127
13238  Aric AlmirolaU.S. Army   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet500136733running0124
14401  Regan SmithDEI / Principal Financial Group   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet500109225running0121
15192  Kurt BuschMiller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge50099175running0118
161615  Paul MenardMenards / Quaker State   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet499106550running0115
172070  Tony RainesHunt Brothers Pizza   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet49994200running0112
184088  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.National Guard / AMP Energy   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet498104725running0109
193942  Juan Pablo MontoyaJuicy Fruit Slim Pack   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge498124008running0106
202683  Brian VickersRed Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota498103450running0103
21796  Ken SchraderDLP HDTV   (Jeff Moorad)Toyota498105050running0100
221538  David GillilandFord. Drive One.   (Yates Racing)Ford498112208running097
233743  Bobby LabonteCheerios / Box Tops for Education   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge498130311running094
243228  Travis KvapilKnight Rider   (Yates Racing)Ford498120864running091
25244  David ReutimannUPS   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota49793075running088
26521  Bill ElliottMotorcraft / Quick Lane   (Wood Brothers)Ford497106395running085
273866  Scott RiggsState Water Heaters   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet496106688running082
283300  Mike SkinnerChampion Mortgage   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota496104178running079
294378  Joe NemechekFurniture Row / DenverMattress.com   (Barney Visser)Chevrolet49486910running076
304255  Michael WaltripNAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota492101433running073
312945  Kyle PettyWells Fargo   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge49196212running070
321019  Elliott SadlerStanley   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge490112900running067
333448  Jimmie JohnsonLowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet482141531running064
34884  A.J. AllmendingerRed Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota40086335running061
35121  Martin Truex, Jr.Bass Pro Shops / Red Head   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet396117233running058
363041  Reed SorensonTums Quik Pack   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge383113304running055
373577  Sam Hornish, Jr.Mobil 1   (Roger Penske)Dodge297131530crash052
383622  Dave BlaneyCaterpillar   (Bill Davis)Toyota27985845crash049
39317  Robby GordonPlanet Color / Barrett-Jackson   (Robby Gordon)Dodge22793735crash046
40139  Kasey KahneBudweiser   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge215115616crash043
41175  Casey MearsPop Tarts / Carquest   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet214103475crash040
421831  Jeff BurtonAT&T Mobility   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet195130763crash037
432409  Sterling MarlinMiccosukee Resorts & Gaming   (James Finch)Chevrolet18485570crash034

References

  1. "2008 Sharpie 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  2. "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  3. "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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