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2008 Kobalt Tools 500 |
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| Held on March 9, 2008 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA | |
| 325 L, 500.5 M, 805.35 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers | Toyota | 325 | 173 | running | 195 |
| 2 | 32 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot 10 Years Service Award #3655 | Toyota | 325 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 3 | 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | AMP Energy, National Guard | Chevy | 325 | 62 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 13 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Jackson Hewitt | Ford | 325 | 1 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 325 | 1 | running | 160 |
| 6 | 7 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | DirecTV | Chevy | 325 | 52 | running | 155 |
| 7 | 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell, Pennzoil | Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 35 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull | Toyota | 325 | 1 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T | Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 29 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite | Dodge | 325 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 5 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios, Betty Crocker | Dodge | 325 | 1 | running | 132 |
| 13 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's, Kobalt Tools | Chevy | 325 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Toyota | 324 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Wrigley's Big Red | Dodge | 324 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 39 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's, CARQUEST Auto Parts | Chevy | 324 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 28 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters | Chevy | 324 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 20 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards, Energizer | Chevy | 324 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 30 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | 323 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats | Chevy | 323 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 10 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army | Chevy | 323 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Valvoline, Jim Beam | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Penske Truck Rental | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 43 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Toyota | 322 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 34 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Red Bull | Toyota | 322 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser | Dodge | 322 | 1 | running | 84 |
| 29 | 42 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Zaxby's | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 27 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | 321 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 25 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target, Polaroid | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 23 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Fastenal | Dodge | 321 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 16 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar | Toyota | 321 | 0 | running | 61 |
| 35 | 21 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Cintas | Dodge | 320 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 17 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row | Chevy | 320 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 37 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV, H.H. Gregg | Toyota | 320 | 0 | running | 52 |
| 38 | 41 | 01 | Regan Smith | Principal Financial Group | Chevy | 320 | 0 | running | 49 |
| 39 | 36 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Haas Automation | Chevy | 318 | 0 | running | 46 |
| 40 | 24 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools | Ford | 317 | 0 | running | 43 |
| 41 | 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Paralyzed Veterans of America | Dodge | 313 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 42 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac | Ford | 274 | 33 | engine | 42 |
| 43 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy, Garmin | Dodge | 257 | 0 | accident | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 49 | Ken Schrader | Qtrax.com | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford, Motorcraft | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 27 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Toyota Certified Used Vehicles | Toyota | DNQ | |||||
| 08 | Burney Lamar | Rhino's Energy Drink | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 34 | John Andretti | Front Row Motorsports | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:33:01 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Jeff Gordon - 29.927 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.066 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 140.975 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 35 laps - 39-42 (debris); 86-89 (debris); 115-118 (#9 spun frontstretch); 200-204 (debris); 222-225 (#19 spun turn 4); 233-235 (#19 accident turn 2); 263-267 (#19 accident backstretch); 283-288 (oil turn 4) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 among 9 drivers - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (1-39); Kasey Kahne (40); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (41-59); Kyle Busch (60-85); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (86); Kyle Busch (87-114); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (115); Greg Biffle (116); Kyle Busch (117-151); Clint Bowyer (152-167); Carl Edwards (168); Jeff Gordon (IN) (169); Clint Bowyer (170-204); Kyle Busch (205-221); Clint Bowyer (222); Brian Vickers (223); Kyle Busch (224-239); Carl Edwards (240-262); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (263); Bobby Labonte (264); Carl Edwards (265-267); Kyle Busch (268); Carl Edwards (269-274); Kyle Busch (275-284); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (285); Kyle Busch (286-325) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
