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2008 Aaron's 499

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 9 of 36
Sunday, April 27, 2008 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:10:37
Average Speed: 157.409 mph
Pole Speed: 187.386 mph

Cautions: 8 for 23 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: 156,000
Lead changes: 52

Glossary 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
7	36	5	Casey Mears	Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	123,225	running	0	146
9	41	07	Clint Bowyer	DirecTV (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	123,275	running	0	138
10	9	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	AMP Energy / National Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	117,350	running	46	139
12	38	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	137,908	running	1	132
13	10	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	146,461	running	1	129
14	22	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Turtle Wax (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	102,450	running	3	126
16	19	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	188	106,533	running	0	115
19	20	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / Pepsi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	134,961	running	1	111
21	29	01	Regan Smith	DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	98,000	running	1	102
22	16	09	Sterling Marlin	Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming (James Finch)	Chevrolet	188	84,025	running	0	100
24	39	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	129,736	running	1	96
25	1	78	Joe Nemechek	National Day of Prayer (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	188	88,200	running	0	88
33	28	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	186	114,808	running	0	64
37	33	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	174	110,133	crash	0	52
42	3	70	Ken Schrader	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	141	78,130	engine	1	42
2	26	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Wrigley's Juicy Fruit (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	235,233	running	1	175
8	21	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	188	149,500	running	5	147
11	35	7	Robby Gordon	RVs.com (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	188	123,758	running	0	130
23	42	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	188	117,566	running	1	99
28	43	40	David Stremme	Tums Quik Pack (Felix Sabates)	Dodge	187	91,525	crash	2	84
29	18	19	Elliott Sadler	Garmin / Best Buy (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	187	109,670	crash	3	81
31	17	10	Patrick Carpentier	LifeLock (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	186	82,975	running	0	70
32	15	45	Kyle Petty	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	186	79,825	running	0	67
34	34	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	183	116,511	running	0	61
35	37	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	180	125,000	running	0	58
39	23	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	173	78,550	crash	0	46
43	25	41	Reed Sorenson	Polaroid (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	4	105,352	engine	0	34
4	6	6	David Ragan	AAA Travel (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	152,775	running	0	160
6	14	28	Travis Kvapil	Northern Tool + Equipment (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	143,914	running	0	150
15	40	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	188	111,183	running	2	123
17	32	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	99,425	running	0	112
18	31	16	Greg Biffle	3M / American Red Cross (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	98,525	running	0	109
36	12	21	Jon Wood	Little Debbie Snack Cakes (Wood Brothers)	Ford	179	97,620	running	0	55
40	11	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	153	125,725	running	0	43
41	13	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	150	125,741	running	0	40
1	5	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	321,400	running	12	190
3	7	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	188	203,491	running	37	170
5	8	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	188	122,375	running	4	160
20	30	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	188	90,525	running	0	103
26	24	00	Michael McDowell	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	188	96,383	running	0	85
27	27	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	188	90,622	running	4	87
30	4	84	A.J. Allmendinger	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	187	80,225	crash	1	78
38	2	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	173	138,886	crash	61	59

Failed to qualify: Dave Blaney (#22), J.J. Yeley (#96), John Andretti (#34)

To the back: Robby Gordon (#7) driver change, David Stremme (#40) driver change, Scott Riggs (#66) engine change, Jeff Burton (#31) unapproved impound adjustment, David Gilliland (#38) unapproved impound adjustment

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	20	20
	21	23	3	#17 accident turn 2	#21
	24	117	94
	118	121	4	debris	#18
	122	144	23
	145	148	4	#20 accident turn 1	#2
	149	160	12
	161	163	3	#15 spun tri-oval	#7
	164	165	2
	166	168	3	debris	#66
	169	174	6
	175	177	3	#1,2,20,26,43,88 accident turn 2	#09
	178	181	4
	182	183	2	#43 spun turn 4	none
	184	187	4
	188	188	1	#01,9,19,29,31,40,44,48,55,78,84 accident turn 2	none
Percent of race run under caution: 12.2% Average green flag run: 20.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tony Stewart	1	20	20
Ken Schrader	21	21	1
Tony Stewart	22	33	12
Denny Hamlin	34	38	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	39	45	7
Jeff Burton	46	46	1
Brian Vickers	47	50	4
Paul Menard	51	52	2
Juan Pablo Montoya	53	53	1
Denny Hamlin	54	55	2
Ryan Newman	56	56	1
Kevin Harvick	57	57	1
Denny Hamlin	58	60	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	61	64	4
Tony Stewart	65	81	17
Jimmie Johnson	82	82	1
Tony Stewart	83	87	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	88	88	1
Tony Stewart	89	89	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	90	105	16
Tony Stewart	106	109	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	110	111	2
Denny Hamlin	112	117	6
Regan Smith	118	118	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	119	124	6
Denny Hamlin	125	125	1
Jeff Gordon	126	126	1
Denny Hamlin	127	127	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	128	132	5
Elliott Sadler	133	133	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	134	134	1
Elliott Sadler	135	135	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	136	136	1
David Gilliland	137	137	1
David Stremme	138	138	1
Elliott Sadler	139	139	1
Kasey Kahne	140	140	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	141	141	1
Tony Stewart	142	143	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	144	144	1
A.J. Allmendinger	145	145	1
Denny Hamlin	146	148	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	149	149	1
Denny Hamlin	150	151	2
Paul Menard	152	152	1
David Gilliland	153	153	1
David Stremme	154	154	1
Denny Hamlin	155	168	14
Ryan Newman	169	172	4
Kyle Busch	173	179	7
Michael Waltrip	180	183	4
Kyle Busch	184	188	5

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Burton	1347
2	Kyle Busch	1325	-22
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1268	-79
4	Denny Hamlin	1248	-99
5	Jimmie Johnson	1245	-102
6	Kevin Harvick	1208	-139
7	Clint Bowyer	1182	-165
8	Greg Biffle	1148	-199
9	Tony Stewart	1137	-210
10	Carl Edwards	1084	-263
11	Ryan Newman	1062	-285
12	Juan Pablo Montoya	1029	-318
13	Kasey Kahne	1028	-319
14	Jeff Gordon	1018	-329
15	David Ragan	994	-353
16	Brian Vickers	994	-353
17	Martin Truex, Jr.	949	-398
18	David Gilliland	940	-407
19	Matt Kenseth	909	-438
20	Kurt Busch	903	-444

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