| 2008 Pepsi 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,280,964 | Race Date: | Aug 31, 2008 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.076 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 36m 3s | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 138.857 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 34 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Driver: | Jimmie Johnson J. Johnson | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #48 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 228 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 180.397 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Pepsi 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Founda | Running |  | 195 | 250 | 228 |
| 2 | 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running |  | 175 | 250 | 12 |
| 3 | 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running |  | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 4 | 33 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 160 | 250 | 0 |
| 5 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | R&L Carriers | Running | | 160 | 250 | 1 |
| 6 | 26 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Running | | 150 | 250 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 146 | 250 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running |  | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS / Toys For Tots Literacy P | Running | | 143 | 250 | 3 |
| 10 | 31 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Running | | 130 | 250 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Running | | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Running | | 129 | 250 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Red Bull | Running | | 126 | 250 | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont / Pepsi | Running | | 123 | 250 | 2 |
| 16 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Kodak | Running | | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 117 | 250 | 1 |
| 18 | 5 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier (R) | Sears Auto Center / Valvoline | Running | | 109 | 250 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 106 | 250 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 103 | 250 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker / Tot | Running | | 100 | 250 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Subway / The Home Depot | Running | | 97 | 250 | 0 |
| 23 | 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | CITI Financial | Running | | 94 | 249 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal | Running | | 91 | 249 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Running | | 88 | 249 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Casey Mears | Cheez-It / Carquest | Running | | 85 | 249 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target | Running | | 82 | 249 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Hitachi Power Tools | Running | | 79 | 249 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Running | | 76 | 249 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 8 | Aric Almirola (R) | U.S. Army | Running | | 73 | 249 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Penske Truck Rental | Running | | 70 | 249 | 0 |
| 32 | 40 | 21 | Marcos Ambrose (R) | Little Debbie | Running | | 67 | 249 | 0 |
| 33 | 30 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 69 | 249 | 1 |
| 34 | 6 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | McDonald's | Running | | 61 | 249 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 0 | Mike Skinner | Affliction Clothing | Running | | 58 | 249 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 1 | Regan Smith (R) | DEI / Principal Financial Grou | Running | | 55 | 249 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Johns Manville | Running | | 52 | 249 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo | Running | | 49 | 249 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running | | 46 | 248 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Monster Energy Drink | Running | | 43 | 248 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 96 | Ken Schrader | DLP HDTV | Running | | 40 | 247 | 0 |
| 42 | 43 | 8 | Johnny Sauter | FUBAR All Natural Drink | Overheating | | 37 | 161 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row / DenverMattress | Accident | | 34 | 67 | 0 |
