| 2008 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,331,086 | Race Date: | Nov 9, 2008 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .295 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 12m 1s | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 9 | Average Speed: | 97.804 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 55 Laps | phoenixraceway.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 | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 217 of 313 | Pole Speed: | 134.725 MPH | |||||
| Official 2008 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running |  | 195 | 313 | 217 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Running |  | 175 | 313 | 60 |
| 3 | 2 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Running |  | 170 | 313 | 28 |
| 4 | 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot | Running | | 160 | 313 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running |  | 155 | 313 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy / National Guard | Running | | 150 | 313 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 146 | 313 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Pedigree Dog Food | Running | | 142 | 313 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility | Running | | 138 | 313 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Running | | 134 | 313 | 0 |
| 11 | 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / American Red Cross | Running | | 135 | 313 | 7 |
| 12 | 28 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's | Running | | 127 | 313 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Running | | 124 | 313 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Running | | 121 | 313 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 118 | 313 | 0 |
| 16 | 13 | 10 | AJ Allmendinger | McDonald's | Running | | 115 | 313 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 112 | 313 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose (R) | Little Debbie Snacks | Running | | 109 | 313 | 0 |
| 19 | 41 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 106 | 312 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Bad Boy Mowers | Running | | 103 | 312 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | All Sport | Running | | 100 | 312 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 97 | 312 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 1 | Regan Smith (R) | DEI / Principal Financial Grou | Running | | 94 | 312 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 311 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Running | | 88 | 311 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Peak | Running | | 85 | 311 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 96 | Ken Schrader | DLP HDTV | Running | | 82 | 311 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam / Operation Homefront | Running | | 79 | 311 | 0 |
| 29 | 39 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Little Debbie Snack Cakes | Running | | 76 | 311 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Siemens | Running | | 73 | 310 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target / AMP Energy Drink | Running | | 70 | 309 | 0 |
| 32 | 37 | 9 | Sterling Marlin | Miccosukee Resorts & Gaming | Running | | 67 | 309 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (R) | Mobil 1 | Running | | 64 | 308 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 61 | 302 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | Digital TV Transition | Running | | 58 | 298 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 5 | Casey Mears | Cheez-It / Carquest | Accident | | 55 | 278 | 0 |
| 37 | 43 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Haas Automation | Accident | | 52 | 274 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Accident | | 49 | 271 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo | Accident | | 46 | 270 | 0 |
| 40 | 38 | 84 | Scott Speed | Red Bull | Accident | | 48 | 269 | 1 |
| 41 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Engine | | 40 | 266 | 0 |
| 42 | 36 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Accident | | 37 | 29 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Overheating | | 34 | 27 | 0 |
