| 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,788,401 | Race Date: | May 10, 2008 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.115 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 34m 19s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 35 | Average Speed: | 140.350 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 31 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kyle Busch K. Busch | Driver: | Greg Biffle G. Biffle | Toyota: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Toyota | Car No.: | #16 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Addington | Crew Chief: | Greg Erwin | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 169 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 179.442 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Mint Crisp M&M's / Indiana Jon | Running |  | 195 | 367 | 169 |
| 2 | 36 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Claritin | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Mountain Dew / AMP Energy | Running | | 165 | 367 | 35 |
| 5 | 15 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Running | | 160 | 367 | 2 |
| 6 | 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt NANO Technology | Running | | 155 | 367 | 3 |
| 7 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 151 | 367 | 15 |
| 8 | 24 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Lafayette Ford | Running | | 147 | 367 | 2 |
| 9 | 13 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 138 | 367 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 134 | 367 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | | 135 | 367 | 3 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 132 | 367 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 124 | 367 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 126 | 367 | 11 |
| 15 | 38 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 118 | 367 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Running | | 115 | 367 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 112 | 367 | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 109 | 367 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Running | | 106 | 367 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Running | | 108 | 367 | 1 |
| 21 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 100 | 366 | 0 |
| 22 | 42 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 102 | 366 | 1 |
| 23 | 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Big Red | Running | | 94 | 366 | 0 |
| 24 | 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 365 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 88 | 365 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV | Running | | 90 | 365 | 1 |
| 27 | 26 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull | Running | | 82 | 364 | 0 |
| 28 | 18 | 0 | Michael McDowell (R) | Brain Cancer Action Week | Running | | 79 | 364 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 1 | Regan Smith (R) | Principal Financial Group | Running | | 76 | 363 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & | Running | | 73 | 363 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing | Running | | 70 | 363 | 0 |
| 32 | 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Running | | 67 | 362 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam | Running | | 64 | 361 | 0 |
| 34 | 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge Challenger | Running | | 61 | 350 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest | Running | | 58 | 341 | 0 |
| 36 | 41 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / NIBCO | Running | | 55 | 340 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 52 | 295 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Running | | 49 | 270 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 46 | 265 | 0 |
| 40 | 43 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | LifeLock | Engine | | 48 | 261 | 4 |
| 41 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor | Running | | 40 | 250 | 0 |
| 42 | 7 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | McDonald's | Running | | 37 | 247 | 0 |
| 43 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Engine | | 39 | 234 | 95 |
