Daytona International Speedway
Daytona 500 Race Results
February 17, 2008
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 1 DAYTONA 500 DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL 2.5-Mile Oval 500 M – 200 L – Purse: $18,689,238 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 7 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 200 190 * 5 $1,506,045 Running 2 43 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 200 175 * 5 1,063,870 Running 3 6 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 4 24 18 Kyle Busch M&M's
5 5 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 200 160 * 5 545,959 Running 6 35 19 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge 200 150 430,015 Running 7 10 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 200 151 * 5 389,204 Running 8 26 7 Robby Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 200 142 352,921 Running 9 3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 200 143 * 5 352,920 Running 10 18 16 Greg
Biffle 3M Ford 200 139 * 5 313,763 Running 11 13 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker
Dodge 200 130 329,756 Running 12 23 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 13 36 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 200 129 * 5 323,496 Running 14 16 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 200 121 322,224 Running 15 19 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 200 118 319,845 Running 16 20 44 Dale
Jarrett UPS 17 4 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Express 18 42 00 David
Reutimann Aaron's
Dream Machine 19 11 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 200 106 321,520 Running 20 25 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops Chevrolet 200 103 303,978 Running 21 27 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 200 100 287,928 Running 22 21 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet 200 97 279,295 Running 23 33 70 Jeremy
Mayfield Junior Johnson's 24 31 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 200 96 * 5 284,545 Running 25 37 96 J.J.
Yeley DLP
HDTV 26 38 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Cask No. 16
Ford 200 85 276,888 Running 27 1 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 200 87 * 5 329,606 Running 28 32 38 David
Gilliland freecreditreport.com
Ford 200 79 278,746 Running 29 2 55 Michael
Waltrip 30 30 28 Travis
Kvapil K&N
Filters Ford 200 73 291,202 Running 31 12 8 Mark
Martin 32 15 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 200 67 290,753 Running 33 40 40 # Dario
Franchitti Dodge
Journey Dodge 199 64 270,613 Running 34 39 45 Kyle
Petty Wells 35 9 5 Casey
Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 194 58 284,945 Accident 36 28 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 194 60 * 5 308,129 Running 37 29 01 # Regan
Smith The
Principal Financial Group Chevrolet 194 52 267,095 Running 38 34 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
39 8 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 186 51 * 5 319,599 Suspension 40 22 34 John
Andretti Makoto Chevrolet 184 43 258,613 Running 41 41 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Racing Chevrolet 171 40 258,470 Running 42 14 6 David
Ragan AAA Ford 161 37 267,763 Accident 43 17 87 Kenny
Wallace Furniture Row Racing
Chevrolet 141 34 256,735 Engine # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (10) #84 AJ Allmendinger; #21Bill Elliott; #49 Ken Schrader; #60 Boris
Said; #10 Patrick Carpentier; #37 Eric McClure; #09
Sterling Marlin; #27 Jacques Villeneuve; #50 Stanton Barrett; #08 Carl Long. Race Comments: Before a sellout
crowd estimated at 190,000, Newman won the 50th Daytona 500, his 13th NASCAR
Sprint Cup victory and his first at Daytona. Prior to the green flag the following
drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #26 McMurray, #40 Franchitti (backup); #78 Nemechek
(missed drivers introduction). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 16 minutes,
30 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 152.672 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .092
second COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (187.075
mph, 48.109 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Zipadelli (crew chief for Tony
Stewart) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Tony Stewart EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Tony Stewart GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kyle Busch (187.680
mph, Lap 3) MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kurt Busch NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS:
No winner; rolls over to $20,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Sam Hornish Jr. SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Ryan Newman U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD:
Elliott Sadler (19 places) WIX FILTERS
LAP LEADER AWARD: Kyle Busch (86 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 7 cautions for 23
laps. 81-84
(Debris); 152-155 (Debris); 162-165 (Car #6 & 17-Accident, Turn 4); 178-180
(Car #1, 11 & 48-Accident, Backstretch); 185-187 (Car #07-Spin, Frontstretch); 190-192 (Car #8 & 22-Accident, Turn 4);
196-197 (Car #5-Accident, Turn 1). LAP LEADERS: 42 lead changes
among 16 drivers. Johnson (Pole), Waltrip 1-2,
Johnson 3, Hamlin 4-5, Stewart 6-13, Hamlin 14-16, J. Gordon 17-19, Hamlin
20-37, Blaney 38, J. Gordon 39, Ky. Busch 40-48,
Hamlin 49-54, Ky. Busch 55-64, Hamlin 65-67, Ky. Busch 68-74, Sorenson 75-76,
Ky. Busch 77-80, J. Gordon 81, Sorenson 82-84, Ku. Busch 85-93, Ky. Busch
94-107, Kenseth 108, Biffle 109, Ky. Busch 110-119, Newman 120, Biffle 121, Waltrip 122, Newman 123, Ky. Busch 124-151, Bowyer 152,
Biffle 153-157, Ky. Busch 158-161, Earnhardt 162-168, Kahne
169, Stewart 170, Earnhardt 171-172, Stewart 173-177, Earnhardt 178-180, Bowyer
181-183, Newman 184-188, Burton 189-197, Stewart 198-199, Newman 200. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP
SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Ryan Newman 190 (1) 2 –Kurt Busch 175 (0) 3 –Tony Stewart 170 (0) 4 –Kyle Busch 170 (0) 5 –Reed Sorenson 160 (0) 6 –Kasey Kahne 151 (0) 7 –Elliott Sadler 150 (0) 8 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 143 (0) 9 –Robby Gordon 142 (0) 10–Greg
Biffle 139 (0) 11–Bobby
Labonte 130 (0) 12–Jeff
Pts Wins Dodge 9 1 Chevrolet 4 0 Ford 3 0 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER OF RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Kurt Busch (# 2) 1 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 1 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 1 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 1 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg
Zipadelli (#20) 1 USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Elliott Sadler (#19) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 1 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car #
Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 1 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. JGR (#18) 17 Penske (#12) 15
Penske (# 2) 14 COORS LIGHT BUD POLE AWARD Jimmie
Johnson 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Sam Hornish
Jr. 11 Dario Franchitti 10 Regan Smith 9 Patrick Carpentier 1 Jacques Villenueve 1 UNOFFICAL RESULTS posted after the race
NASCAR Race Number 1
Unofficial Race Results for the Daytona "500" - Sunday, February 17, 2008 Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, FL - 2.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 200 Laps - 500 Miles - Purse: $18,689,238
Race Comments: Before sell-out crowd estimated at 190,000, Ryan Newman won the 50th Daytona 500 - his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and his first at Daytona International Speedway. Prior to the green flag the following drivers dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: #26 McMurray (backup); #40 Franchitti (backup); #78 Nemechek (missed drivers Introduction). Failed to Qualify: (10) AJ Allmendinger, #84; Bill Elliott, #21; Ken Schrader, #49; Boris Said, #60; Patrick Carpentier #, #10; Eric McClure, #37; Sterling Marlin, #09; Jacques Villeneuve #, #27; Stanton Barrett, #50; Carl Long, #08. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 16 Mins, 30 Secs. Average Speed: 152.672 MPH Margin of Victory: .092 Seconds Caution Flags: 7 for 23 laps: Laps: 81-84 (Debris); 152-155 (Debris); 162-165 (#6,17 accident turn 4); 178-180 (#1,11,48 accident backstretch); 185-187 (#07 spun frontstretch); 190-192 (#8,22 accident turn 4); 196-197 (#5 accident turn 1). Lead Changes: 42 among 16 drivers: J. Johnson (Pole); M. Waltrip 1-2; J. Johnson 3; D. Hamlin 4-5; T. Stewart 6-13; D. Hamlin 14-16; J. Gordon 17-19; D. Hamlin 20-37; D. Blaney 38; J. Gordon 39; Ky. Busch 40-48; D. Hamlin 49-54; Ky. Busch 55-64; D. Hamlin 65-67; Ky. Busch 68-74; R. Sorenson 75-76; Ky. Busch 77-80; J. Gordon 81; R. Sorenson 82-84; Ku. Busch 85-93; Ky. Busch 94-107; M. Kenseth 108; G. Biffle 109; Ky. Busch 110-119; R. Newman 120; G. Biffle 121; M. Waltrip 122; R. Newman 123; Ky. Busch 124-151; C. Bowyer 152; G. Biffle 153-157; Ky. Busch 158-161; D. Earnhardt Jr. 162-168; K. Kahne 169; T. Stewart 170; D. Earnhardt Jr. 171-172; T. Stewart 173-177; D. Earnhardt Jr. 178-180; C. Bowyer 181-183; R. Newman 184-188; J. Burton 189-197; T. Stewart 198-199; R. Newman 200; Coors Light Pole Award : Jimmie Johnson, #48 DIRECTV : Tony Stewart, #20 DOW Automotive Strategic Call : Tony Stewart, #20 EA Sports : Tony Stewart, #20 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Kyle Busch, #18 (187.68 mph, Lap 3) Mobil 1 : Ryan Newman, #12 Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Sam Hornish, #77 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Ryan Newman, #12 USG Improving the Finish : Elliott Sadler, #19 (19 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Kyle Busch, #18 (86 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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