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| 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 | 
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| Held on March 30, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA | |
| 500 L, 263 M, 423.5 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight | Toyota | 500 | 82 | running | 190 |
| 2 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 500 | 90 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T | Chevy | 500 | 37 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 500 | 135 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 9 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Toyota | 500 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy, National Guard | Chevy | 500 | 146 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 39 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's, CARQUEST Auto Parts | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 5 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Claritin | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 12 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell, Pennzoil | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 29 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Big Red | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 33 | 01 | Regan Smith | Principal Financial Group | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 25 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | McDonald's | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 35 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards, Pittsburgh Paints | Chevy | 500 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 14 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Yates Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 42 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 499 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 43 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Kennametal | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 40 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Toyota | 497 | 0 | out of fuel | 94 |
| 24 | 21 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 32 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios, Betty Crocker | Dodge | 497 | 3 | running | 93 |
| 26 | 34 | 00 | Michael McDowell | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | 497 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 23 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV, Queen City Electronics | Toyota | 497 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Mobil 1 | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 37 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Charter Communications | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 30 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Red Bull | Toyota | 496 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 31 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Haas Automation | Chevy | 495 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 20 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Dodge | 493 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 17 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Little Debbie | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 16 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 483 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 38 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target, Polaroid | Dodge | 471 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 7 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Microsoft Small Business Specialist | Toyota | 467 | 0 | running | 52 |
| 38 | 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Toyota | 443 | 0 | running | 49 |
| 39 | 15 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS | Toyota | 441 | 3 | rear end | 51 |
| 40 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Charter Communications | Dodge | 440 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 41 | 36 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Chevy | 420 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 42 | 3 | 8 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Army | Chevy | 379 | 0 | engine | 37 |
| 43 | 18 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Toyota | 374 | 4 | engine | 39 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 45 | Kyle Petty | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 34 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 08 | Tony Raines | Rhino's Energy Drink | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row, Denver Mattress | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| PRACTICED CAR | |||||||||
| 19 | Dennis Setzer | McDonald's | Dodge | practiced car | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:35:41 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Jeff Gordon - 19.666 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.398 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 73.163 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 18 for 89 laps - Laps 22-24 (#18 spun turn 4); Laps 45-48 (#7,84 spun turn 4); Laps 59-64 (#8,43,66 accident frontstretch); Laps 70-73 (#41 spun turn 1); Laps 107-110 (#77,84,96 accident turn 1); Laps 120-123 (#15,44 accident frontstretch); Laps 182-187 (debris); Laps 199-204 (#21 spun backstretch); Laps 215-218 (#2,49 accident frontstretch); Laps 262-265 (#77 spun turn 2); Laps 273-277 (#10 spun turn 2); Laps 289-292 (#10,17 accident turn 4); Laps 297-301 (#2,12,41,48 accident turn 2); Laps 310-316 (#7,55 accident turn 1); Laps 329-332 (#17 accident turn 3); Laps 363-367 (#38 accident turn 2); Laps 388-393 (#41 spun pit road entrance); Laps 404-411 (oil on track) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 among 8 drivers - Denny Hamlin (1); Jeff Gordon (IN) (2-45); Bobby Labonte (46-48); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (49-102); Jimmie Johnson (103-106); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (107); Jimmie Johnson (108-160); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (161-182); Jimmie Johnson (183-207); Denny Hamlin (208-214); Jimmie Johnson (215-261); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (262); Jimmie Johnson (263-268); Jeff Gordon (IN) (269-295); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (296-363); Dave Blaney (364-367); David Reutimann (368-370); Jeff Gordon (IN) (371-389); Jeff Burton (VA) (390-426); Denny Hamlin (427-500) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
