| 2008 Aaron's 499 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,209,475 | Race Date: | Apr 27, 2008 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Ended Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3h 10m 37s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 52 | Average Speed: | 157.409 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 23 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Car No.: | #78 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Furniture Row Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Addington | Crew Chief: | Jay Guy | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 12 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 187.386 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Aaron's 499 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running |  | 190 | 188 | 12 |
| 2 | 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Juicy Fruit | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Running | | 170 | 188 | 37 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Travel | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 160 | 188 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Northern Tool & Equipment | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 36 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest | Running |  | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 147 | 188 | 5 |
| 9 | 41 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Running | | 139 | 188 | 46 |
| 11 | 35 | 7 | Robby Gordon | RVs.com | Running | | 130 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 132 | 188 | 1 |
| 13 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 129 | 188 | 1 |
| 14 | 22 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Turtle Wax | Running | | 126 | 188 | 3 |
| 15 | 40 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Running | | 123 | 188 | 2 |
| 16 | 19 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / American Red Cross | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / Pepsi | Running | | 111 | 188 | 1 |
| 20 | 30 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Running | | 103 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 1 | Regan Smith (R) | DEI / Principal Financial Grou | Running | | 102 | 188 | 1 |
| 22 | 16 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | Running | | 100 | 188 | 0 |
| 23 | 42 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 99 | 188 | 1 |
| 24 | 39 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 96 | 188 | 1 |
| 25 | 1 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | National Day of Prayer | Running | | 88 | 188 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 0 | Michael McDowell (R) | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 85 | 188 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 87 | 188 | 4 |
| 28 | 43 | 40 | David Stremme | Tums Quik Pack | Accident | | 84 | 187 | 2 |
| 29 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Garmin / Best Buy | Accident | | 81 | 187 | 3 |
| 30 | 4 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull | Accident | | 78 | 187 | 1 |
| 31 | 17 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | LifeLock | Running | | 70 | 186 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor | Running | | 67 | 186 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 8 | Aric Almirola (R) | U.S. Army | Running | | 64 | 186 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 61 | 183 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Running | | 58 | 180 | 0 |
| 36 | 12 | 21 | Jon Wood | Little Debbie Snack Cakes | Running | | 55 | 179 | 0 |
| 37 | 33 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Accident | | 52 | 174 | 0 |
| 38 | 2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 59 | 173 | 61 |
| 39 | 23 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Accident | | 46 | 173 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 43 | 153 | 0 |
| 41 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 40 | 150 | 0 |
| 42 | 3 | 70 | Ken Schrader | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Engine | | 42 | 141 | 1 |
| 43 | 25 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Polaroid | Engine | | 34 | 4 | 0 |
