Race details | |||
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Race 16 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
Date | June 22, 2008 | ||
Official name | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | ||
Location | Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.99 mi (3.2 km) | ||
Distance | 112 laps, 222.88 mi (358.69 km) | ||
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 89.1 °F (31.7 °C); wind speeds up to 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h) [1] | ||
Average speed | 76.445 miles per hour (123.026 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Richard Petty Motorsports | ||
Time | 1:17.40 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Laps | 78 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Turner Network Television | ||
Announcers | Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty |
The 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 was the sixteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and the first of two scheduled road course races on the 2008 schedule. The event was held on Sunday, June 22, 2008, at Infineon Raceway at Sears Point in Sonoma, California, televised on TNT starting at 3:30 PM US EDT, and broadcast on radio via Sirius Satellite Radio and Performance Racing Network starting at 4 PM US EDT.
The Australian rookie Marcos Ambrose had his first NASCAR Cup race/start in this race. He started 7th and the NASCAR Cup world noticed him. When Marcos Ambrose came to Sonoma to race, the fans and drivers remembered him for him being crashed by Robby Gordon in 2007 at Montreal with 2 laps left. Marcos Ambrose because of his road course talent & good finishes in the Busch series in his past, qualified seventh; and was contending to win in his Wood Bros. #21 Chevy. However, with 25 laps left, NASCAR veteran Elliott Sadler tapped Marcos Ambrose who crashed and was damaged enough that he could not race anymore that day. Marcos Ambrose was really unhappy about the end of his good run and in post-race ceremonies he argued with Elliott Sadler in the garages. Ambrose said to reporters that he felt like beating Elliott Sadler for the tap but he got over it the next week after a call/apology from Sadler. Marcos finished in 42nd spot as a heartbreak for his first NASCAR Cup run.
Italian driver Max Papis also had one of his first NASCAR Cup races at Sonoma. He drove for Gene Haas' (Now Stewart-Haas) #66 Automation chevy and ended up in 35th spot.
The 2008 Toyota/Save Mart 350 also had one of NASCAR's largest numbers of road course drivers competing in the races with 8 drivers (Ron Fellows, Marcos Ambrose, Patrick Carpentier, Boris Said, Scott Pruett, Sam Hornish, Brian Simo, Robby Gordon).
Kasey Kahne, who went out third in qualifying won the session, his second this season. Kahne, driver of the #9 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Budweiser Dodge had bettered Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s time, and then sweated out 44 other attempts to sit on P-1. Jimmie Johnson started next to Kahne on the front row, with Kurt Busch and Bobby Labonte in the second row, followed by Jeff Gordon and Elliott Sadler in the third row.
RANK [2] | DRIVER | NBR | CAR | TIME | SPEED | |
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1 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 1:17.740 | 92.153 | |
2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 1:17.836 | 92.040 | |
3 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 1:17.865 | 92.005 | |
4 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 1:17.918 | 91.943 | |
5 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 1:17.935 | 91.923 | |
6 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge | 1:18.003 | 91.843 | |
7 | Marcos Ambrose | 21 | Ford | 1:18.023 | 91.819 | * |
8 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Dodge | 1:18.097 | 91.732 | |
9 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 1:18.279 | 91.519 | |
10 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 1:18.340 | 91.448 | |
11 | Terry Labonte | 45 | Dodge | 1:18.340 | 91.448 | * |
12 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 1:18.487 | 91.276 | |
13 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 1:18.547 | 91.207 | |
14 | Boris Said | 60 | Ford | 1:18.568 | 91.182 | * |
15 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 1:18.585 | 91.162 | |
16 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Toyota | 1:18.589 | 91.158 | |
17 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 77 | Dodge | 1:18.598 | 91.147 | |
18 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 1:18.604 | 91.140 | |
19 | Clint Bowyer | 07 | Chevrolet | 1:18.606 | 91.138 | |
20 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 1:18.676 | 91.057 | |
21 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Dodge | 1:18.704 | 91.025 | |
22 | Ron Fellows | 01 | Chevrolet | 1:18.715 | 91.012 | |
23 | Casey Mears | 5 | Chevrolet | 1:18.739 | 90.984 | |
24 | Joe Nemechek | 78 | Chevrolet | 1:18.764 | 90.955 | * |
25 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | Chevrolet | 1:18.768 | 90.951 | |
26 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 1:18.784 | 90.932 | |
27 | Scott Pruett | 41 | Dodge | 1:18.808 | 90.904 | |
28 | Max Papis | 66 | Chevrolet | 1:18.838 | 90.870 | * |
29 | Paul Menard | 15 | Chevrolet | 1:18.895 | 90.804 | |
30 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 1:18.904 | 90.794 | |
31 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 1:18.906 | 90.792 | |
32 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 1:18.922 | 90.773 | |
33 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 1:18.931 | 90.763 | |
34 | Michael McDowell | 00 | Toyota | 1:18.991 | 90.694 | |
35 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 1:19.032 | 90.647 | |
36 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84 | Toyota | 1:19.152 | 90.509 | * |
37 | Patrick Carpentier | 10 | Dodge | 1:19.270 | 90.375 | * |
38 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 1:19.286 | 90.356 | |
39 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Toyota | 1:19.337 | 90.298 | |
40 | Aric Almirola | 8 | Chevrolet | 1:19.399 | 90.228 | |
41 | Brian Simo | 34 | Ford | 1:19.481 | 90.135 | * |
42 | J.J. Yeley | 96 | Toyota | 1:19.535 | 90.074 | * |
43 | Travis Kvapil | 28 | Ford | 1:19.688 | 89.901 | OP |
44 | Scott Riggs | 70 | Chevrolet | 1:19.740 | 89.842 | * |
45 | Dario Franchitti | 40 | Dodge | 1:19.822 | 89.750 | * |
46 | David Reutimann | 44 | Toyota | 1:20.660 | 88.817 | OP |
47 | Brandon Ash | 02 | Dodge | 1:21.295 | 88.124 | * |
OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time
Failed to Qualify: J.J. Yeley (#96), Scott Riggs (#70), Dario Franchitti (#40), Brandon Ash (#02)
Kyle Busch came from the 30th starting position to win the race under a green-white-checker finish, the second furthest back in this race to win, bettering Juan Pablo Montoya's position one year earlier.
POS [3] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
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1 | 30 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 112 | 309925 | running | 78 | 195 |
2 | 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing) | Ford | 112 | 207658 | running | 0 | 170 |
3 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Cromax Pro (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 112 | 191736 | running | 0 | 165 |
4 | 19 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 112 | 143725 | running | 0 | 160 |
5 | 23 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 112 | 123075 | running | 0 | 155 |
6 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 112 | 130533 | running | 0 | 150 |
7 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 112 | 140025 | running | 0 | 146 |
8 | 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 112 | 142841 | running | 0 | 142 |
9 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 112 | 134725 | running | 2 | 143 |
10 | 39 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 112 | 136261 | running | 0 | 134 |
11 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M (Jack Roush) | Ford | 112 | 95600 | running | 1 | 135 |
12 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 112 | 94050 | running | 0 | 127 |
13 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 112 | 128508 | running | 0 | 124 |
14 | 26 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 112 | 84200 | running | 0 | 121 |
15 | 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 112 | 135336 | running | 27 | 123 |
16 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 112 | 113433 | running | 0 | 115 |
17 | 11 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 112 | 97883 | running | 0 | 112 |
18 | 18 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 112 | 89375 | running | 0 | 109 |
19 | 6 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Stanley Tools (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 112 | 106695 | running | 0 | 106 |
20 | 16 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Toyota | 112 | 96233 | running | 0 | 103 |
21 | 34 | 00 | Michael McDowell | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 112 | 92233 | running | 0 | 100 |
22 | 41 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | California Highway Patrol (Yates Racing) | Ford | 112 | 105639 | running | 0 | 97 |
23 | 37 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Valvoline (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 112 | 75350 | running | 0 | 94 |
24 | 38 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance (Jack Roush) | Ford | 112 | 85250 | running | 0 | 91 |
25 | 35 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 112 | 86672 | running | 0 | 88 |
26 | 24 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 112 | 72800 | running | 0 | 85 |
27 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 112 | 110441 | running | 0 | 82 |
28 | 40 | 8 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 112 | 108933 | running | 0 | 79 |
29 | 22 | 01 | Ron Fellows | Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 112 | 82550 | running | 0 | 76 |
30 | 32 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 112 | 118661 | running | 0 | 73 |
31 | 17 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 112 | 116825 | running | 0 | 70 |
32 | 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 111 | 74605 | running | 0 | 67 |
33 | 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 111 | 110936 | running | 4 | 69 |
34 | 29 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Johns Manville (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 111 | 78880 | running | 0 | 61 |
35 | 28 | 66 | Max Papis | Haas Automation (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 111 | 70745 | running | 0 | 58 |
36 | 8 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Camping World / RVs.com / DLP HDTV (Robby Gordon) | Dodge | 110 | 78635 | running | 0 | 55 |
37 | 36 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 109 | 70500 | running | 0 | 52 |
38 | 27 | 41 | Scott Pruett | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 108 | 97599 | crash | 0 | 49 |
39 | 4 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 103 | 107511 | electrical | 0 | 46 |
40 | 42 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 99 | 70125 | crash | 0 | 43 |
41 | 14 | 60 | Boris Said | 7-Eleven Slurpee / No Fear (Mark Simo) | Ford | 94 | 70000 | shocks | 0 | 40 |
42 | 7 | 21 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Honey Buns (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 83 | 88250 | transmission | 0 | 37 |
43 | 43 | 34 | Brian Simo | No Fear (Bob Jenkins) | Ford | 20 | 70164 | transmission | 0 | 34 |
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: | ||||||||||
POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
44 | J.J. Yeley | 96 | DLP HDTV | Jeff Moorad | Toyota | |||||
45 | Scott Riggs | 70 | Haas Automation | Gene Haas | Chevrolet | |||||
46 | Dario Franchitti | 40 | Texaco / Havoline - The Hartford | Chip Ganassi | Dodge | |||||
47 | Brandon Ash | 02 | Sprinter Trucking / Sunny D Manufacturing | Kenneth Wood | Dodge |
NOTE: Race extended two laps due to green-white checker finish.
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