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2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 6 of 36
Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .526 mile paved track (263.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:35:41
Average Speed: 73.163 mph
Pole Speed: 96.288 mph

Cautions: 18 for 89 laps
Margin of Victory: .398 sec
Attendance: 63,000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	207,391	running	82	190
2	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	159,336	running	90	175
3	24	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	149,308	running	37	170
4	10	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	142,861	running	135	165
5	9	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	500	131,236	running	0	155
6	22	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	102,850	running	146	160
7	39	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	99,475	running	0	146
8	5	26	Jamie McMurray	Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	91,150	running	0	142
9	27	99	Carl Edwards	Claritin (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	123,775	running	0	138
10	12	07	Clint Bowyer	BB&T (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	97,200	running	0	134
11	4	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	87,200	running	0	130
12	11	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	119,961	running	0	127
13	29	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Big Red (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	105,983	running	0	124
14	33	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	86,325	running	0	121
15	25	19	Elliott Sadler	McDonald's (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	500	104,045	running	0	118
16	35	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Pittsburgh Paints (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	84,200	running	0	115
17	6	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	500	105,766	running	0	112
18	14	28	Travis Kvapil	Yates Racing (Yates Racing)	Ford	499	102,764	running	0	109
19	13	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	499	118,575	running	0	106
20	19	16	Greg Biffle	Jackson Hewitt (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	85,175	running	0	103
21	42	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	499	105,258	running	0	100
22	43	40	Dario Franchitti	Kennametal (Felix Sabates)	Dodge	499	81,925	running	0	97
23	40	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	497	73,625	out of fuel	0	94
24	21	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	497	92,433	running	0	91
25	32	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	497	110,436	running	3	93
26	34	00	Michael McDowell	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	497	88,808	running	0	85
27	23	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	497	80,425	running	0	82
28	26	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	497	114,800	running	0	79
29	37	10	Patrick Carpentier	Charter Communications (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	497	71,550	running	0	76
30	28	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	496	117,066	running	0	73
31	30	84	Mike Skinner	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	496	68,775	running	0	70
32	31	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	495	68,625	running	0	67
33	20	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	493	68,400	running	0	64
34	17	21	Bill Elliott	Little Debbie Snack Cakes (Wood Brothers)	Ford	492	87,570	running	0	61
35	16	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	483	82,383	running	0	58
36	38	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	471	95,389	running	0	55
37	7	49	Ken Schrader	Microsoft Small Business (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Toyota	467	79,758	running	0	52
38	8	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	443	86,050	running	0	49
39	15	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	441	68,000	rear end	3	51
40	41	7	Robby Gordon	Charter Communications (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	440	85,472	running	0	43
41	36	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	420	67,875	running	0	40
42	3	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	379	102,973	engine	0	37
43	18	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	374	67,246	engine	4	39

Failed to qualify: Kyle Petty (#45), John Andretti (#34), Tony Raines (#08), Joe Nemechek (#78)

To the back: Greg Biffle (#16) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	21	21
	22	24	3	#18 spun turn 4	none
	25	44	20
	45	48	4	#7,84 spun turn 4	#21
	49	58	10
	59	64	6	#8,43,66 accident frontstretch	#84
	65	69	5
	70	73	4	#41 spun turn 1	#96
	74	106	33
	107	110	4	#77,84,96 accident turn 1	#70
	111	119	9
	120	123	4	#15,44 accident frontstretch	#7
	124	181	58
	182	187	6	debris	#15
	188	198	11
	199	204	6	#21 spun backstretch	#7
	205	214	10
	215	218	4	#2,49 accident frontstretch	#17
	219	261	43
	262	265	4	#77 spun turn 2	#15
	266	272	7
	273	277	5	#10 spun turn 2	#00
	278	288	11
	289	292	4	#10,17 accident turn 4	#38
	293	296	4
	297	301	5	#12,48,2,41 accident turn 2	#16
	302	309	8
	310	316	7	#7,55 accident turn 1	#01
	317	328	12
	329	332	4	#17 accident turn 3	#44
	333	362	30
	363	367	5	#38 accident turn 2	#49
	368	387	20
	388	393	6	#41 spun pit road entrance	#12
	394	403	10
	404	411	8	oil on track	#28
	412	500	89
Percent of race run under caution: 17.8% Average green flag run: 21.6 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Denny Hamlin	1	1	1
Jeff Gordon	2	45	44
Bobby Labonte	46	48	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	49	102	54
Jimmie Johnson	103	106	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	107	107	1
Jimmie Johnson	108	160	53
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	161	182	22
Jimmie Johnson	183	207	25
Denny Hamlin	208	214	7
Jimmie Johnson	215	261	47
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	262	262	1
Jimmie Johnson	263	268	6
Jeff Gordon	269	295	27
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	296	363	68
Dave Blaney	364	367	4
David Reutimann	368	370	3
Jeff Gordon	371	389	19
Jeff Burton	390	426	37
Denny Hamlin	427	500	74

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Burton	915
2	Kevin Harvick	876	-39
3	Greg Biffle	855	-60
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	846	-69
5	Kyle Busch	831	-84
6	Tony Stewart	811	-104
7	Kasey Kahne	786	-129
8	Denny Hamlin	758	-157
9	Jeff Gordon	749	-166
10	Jimmie Johnson	746	-169
11	Ryan Newman	741	-174
12	Clint Bowyer	740	-175
13	Martin Truex, Jr.	695	-220
14	Carl Edwards	686	-229
15	Matt Kenseth	677	-238
16	Kurt Busch	669	-246
17	Juan Pablo Montoya	633	-282
18	Brian Vickers	631	-284
19	David Ragan	628	-287
20	Elliott Sadler	626	-289

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