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2008 Pepsi 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:36:03
Average Speed: 138.857 mph
Pole Speed: 180.397 mph

Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
Margin of Victory: 2.076 sec
Attendance: 70,000
Lead changes: 20

Glossary 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	314,611	running	228	195
2	15	16	Greg Biffle	3M (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	185,375	running	12	175
3	21	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	178,091	running	0	165
4	33	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	170,786	running	0	160
5	37	17	Matt Kenseth	R&L Carriers (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	169,941	running	1	160
6	26	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	153,300	running	0	150
7	11	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	120,225	running	0	146
9	12	44	David Reutimann	UPS / Toys For Tots Literacy Progrom (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	250	108,075	running	3	143
8	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	250	141,691	running	0	142
10	31	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	120,150	running	0	134
11	18	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	108,750	running	0	130
13	22	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	108,475	running	1	129
12	19	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	107,825	running	0	127
14	2	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	250	98,225	running	1	126
15	3	24	Jeff Gordon	Pepsi / DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	143,636	running	2	123
17	27	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	137,508	running	1	117
16	17	12	Ryan Newman	Kodak (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	135,225	running	0	115
18	5	10	Patrick Carpentier	Sears Auto Center / Valvoline (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	250	96,700	running	0	109
19	7	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	125,458	running	0	106
20	23	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	124,033	running	0	103
21	24	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker / Totino's (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	250	130,086	running	0	100
22	14	20	Tony Stewart	Subway / Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	250	137,936	running	0	97
23	42	38	David Gilliland	CitiFinancial (Yates Racing)	Ford	249	111,608	running	0	94
24	13	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	99,725	running	0	91
25	39	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	249	107,958	running	0	88
26	16	5	Casey Mears	Cheez-It / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	249	105,800	running	0	85
27	41	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	117,964	running	0	82
28	34	28	Travis Kvapil	Hitachi "Inspire the Next" (Yates Racing)	Ford	249	117,739	running	0	79
29	8	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	249	104,583	running	0	76
30	10	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	249	124,533	running	0	73
31	32	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Penske Truck Rental (Roger Penske)	Dodge	249	132,900	running	0	70
33	30	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	249	99,808	running	1	69
32	40	21	Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie (Wood Brothers)	Ford	249	105,595	running	0	67
34	6	19	Elliott Sadler	McDonald's (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	249	113,495	running	0	61
35	35	00	Mike Skinner	Affliction Clothing (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	249	96,647	running	0	58
36	25	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	249	95,050	running	0	55
37	29	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Johns Manville (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	249	95,000	running	0	52
38	38	45	Kyle Petty	Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	249	86,950	running	0	49
39	9	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	248	86,900	running	0	46
40	36	7	Robby Gordon	Monster Energy (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	248	94,850	running	0	43
41	28	96	Ken Schrader	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	247	94,805	running	0	40
42	43	08	Johnny Sauter	FUBAR All Natural Drink (John Carter)	Dodge	161	86,740	overheating	0	37
43	20	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	67	86,212	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Tony Raines (#70)

To the back: Patrick Carpentier (#10) transmission change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	4	4
	5	8	4	debris	none
	9	20	12
	21	24	4	debris	#26
	25	43	19
	44	46	3	#2 spun turn 1	none
	47	69	23
	70	73	4	#78 accident turn 2	#08
	74	146	73
	147	152	6	debris	#12
	153	161	9
	162	165	4	debris	#10
	166	181	16
	182	186	5	#7 accident turn 4	#43
	187	218	32
	219	222	4	debris	#1
	223	250	28
Percent of race run under caution: 13.6% Average green flag run: 24.0 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
A.J. Allmendinger	1	1	1
Jimmie Johnson	2	70	69
Michael Waltrip	71	71	1
Jimmie Johnson	72	73	2
Greg Biffle	74	74	1
Jimmie Johnson	75	110	36
Greg Biffle	111	111	1
Matt Kenseth	112	112	1
Jeff Gordon	113	114	2
Jimmie Johnson	115	147	33
David Ragan	148	148	1
Jimmie Johnson	149	162	14
Greg Biffle	163	167	5
Jimmie Johnson	168	182	15
Jeff Burton	183	183	1
David Reutimann	184	186	3
Greg Biffle	187	188	2
Jimmie Johnson	189	219	31
Greg Biffle	220	222	3
Jimmie Johnson	223	250	28

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	3755
2	Carl Edwards	3547	-208
3	Jimmie Johnson	3386	-369
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3323	-432
5	Jeff Burton	3234	-521
6	Greg Biffle	3159	-596
7	Kevin Harvick	3132	-623
8	Tony Stewart	3110	-645
9	Matt Kenseth	3081	-674
10	Jeff Gordon	3074	-681
11	Denny Hamlin	3065	-690
12	Clint Bowyer	2989	-766
13	David Ragan	2972	-783
14	Kasey Kahne	2941	-814
15	Brian Vickers	2799	-956
16	Ryan Newman	2789	-966
17	Martin Truex, Jr.	2698	-1057
18	Jamie McMurray	2583	-1172
19	Kurt Busch	2488	-1267
20	Elliott Sadler	2425	-1330

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