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2008 Food City 500

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NASCAR Sprint Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps* on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:00:15
Average Speed: 89.775 mph
Pole Speed: no time trials

Cautions: 10 for 68 laps
Margin of Victory: .588 sec
Attendance: 160,000
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup results / 2008 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
14	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	506	139,911	running	267	131
6	12	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	506	128,591	running	98	155
3	3	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	506	139,125	running	81	170
2	10	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	506	167,011	running	32	175
18	1	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	504	139,186	running	14	114
17	22	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	504	97,000	running	7	117
23	40	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	503	96,833	running	5	99
1	8	31	Jeff Burton	AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	506	209,558	running	2	190
4	14	16	Greg Biffle	Jackson Hewitt (Jack Roush)	Ford	506	123,525	running	0	160
5	15	88	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	506	106,475	running	0	155
7	20	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	506	122,916	running	0	146
8	16	8	Aric Almirola	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	506	126,483	running	0	142
9	32	38	David Gilliland	FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing)	Ford	506	116,083	running	0	138
10	4	17	Matt Kenseth	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	506	139,016	running	0	134
11	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	506	135,636	running	0	130
12	36	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	506	91,825	running	0	127
13	11	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	506	122,133	running	0	124
15	21	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	505	118,633	running	0	118
16	9	99	Carl Edwards	Office Depot (Jack Roush)	Ford	504	133,125	running	0	115
19	27	19	Elliott Sadler	Stanley (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	504	114,970	running	0	106
20	39	00	David Reutimann	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	504	106,308	running	0	103
21	24	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	504	96,900	running	0	100
22	31	66	Scott Riggs	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	503	101,958	running	0	97
24	28	7	Robby Gordon	RVs.com (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	503	104,897	running	0	91
25	25	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	503	95,575	running	0	88
26	17	01	Regan Smith	Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	503	96,350	running	0	85
27	30	28	Travis Kvapil	Yates Racing (Yates Racing)	Ford	503	113,814	running	0	82
28	35	45	Kyle Petty	Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	501	86,450	running	0	79
29	7	77	Sam Hornish, Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	501	128,925	running	0	76
30	33	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	500	86,000	running	0	73
31	23	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	109,414	running	0	70
32	29	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Peak (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	499	90,125	running	0	67
33	13	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	499	124,150	running	0	64
34	34	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	498	82,975	running	0	61
35	42	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	498	81,975	running	0	58
36	26	40	Dario Franchitti	The Hartford (Felix Sabates)	Dodge	497	89,925	running	0	55
37	37	44	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	496	81,875	running	0	52
38	19	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	489	118,761	running	0	49
39	38	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	486	81,775	crash	0	46
40	43	84	Mike Skinner	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	441	81,700	running	0	43
41	41	49	Ken Schrader	Qtrax.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	420	81,625	running	0	40
42	5	5	Casey Mears	Carquest / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	417	99,540	running	0	37
43	18	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal (Jack Roush)	Ford	373	89,000	running	0	34

* Race extended to 506 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Jeff Green (#21), John Andretti (#34), Patrick Carpentier (#10)

To the back: Ryan Newman (#12) engine change, Jeremy Mayfield (#70) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	51	51
	52	57	6	competition	#28
	58	60	3
	61	68	8	#7 spun turn 4	#78
	69	94	26
	95	100	6	debris	#38
	101	120	20
	121	125	5	#22 spun turn 2	#28
	126	190	65
	191	197	7	#12,15,26,40,43,49 accident turn 2	#96
	198	279	82
	280	287	8	#15,40,5,11 accident turn 1	#42
	288	291	4
	292	304	13	#18 accident backstretch	#96
	305	376	72
	377	381	5	#48 spun turn 2	#1
	382	490	109
	491	495	5	debris	none
	496	499	4
	500	504	5	#20,29 accident turn 2	none
	505	506	2
Percent of race run under caution: 13.4% Average green flag run: 39.8 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jimmie Johnson	1	13	13
Clint Bowyer	14	52	39
Jimmie Johnson	53	53	1
Clint Bowyer	54	95	42
Tony Stewart	96	96	1
Michael Waltrip	97	101	5
Tony Stewart	102	189	88
Denny Hamlin	190	193	4
Kyle Busch	194	197	4
Denny Hamlin	198	283	86
Kyle Busch	284	290	7
Tony Stewart	291	345	55
Kevin Harvick	346	350	5
Tony Stewart	351	387	37
Kevin Harvick	388	414	27
Tony Stewart	415	496	82
Denny Hamlin	497	504	8
Jeff Burton	505	506	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Kyle Busch	782
2	Greg Biffle	752	-30
3	Kevin Harvick	749	-33
4	Jeff Burton	745	-37
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	686	-96
6	Kasey Kahne	674	-108
7	Tony Stewart	656	-126
8	Ryan Newman	635	-147
9	Clint Bowyer	606	-176
10	Kurt Busch	605	-177
11	Matt Kenseth	604	-178
12	Martin Truex, Jr.	595	-187
13	Jimmie Johnson	581	-201
14	Jeff Gordon	574	-208
15	Denny Hamlin	568	-214
16	Carl Edwards	548	-234
17	Brian Vickers	537	-245
18	Bobby Labonte	511	-271
19	Juan Pablo Montoya	509	-273
20	Elliott Sadler	508	-274

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