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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 24 SHARPIE 500 .533 Mile Oval 500 L – 266.5 M
– Purse:
$6,311,169 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 1 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 500 190 * 5 $344,625 Running 2 9 18 Kyle Busch M&M's
3 21 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight 4 6 29 Kevin Harvick Pennzoil Platinum Chevrolet 500 160 184,511 Running 5 3 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 500 160 * 5 167,561 Running 6 11 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 500 150 156,950 Running 7 22 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 500 146
130,525 Running 8 28 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 9 25 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 500 138 149,591 Running 10 27 6 David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 500 134 115,775 Running 11 14 16 Greg
Biffle Dish
Network Turbo HD Ford 500 130 110,525 Running 12 41 26 Jamie
McMurray Sharpie Ford 500 127 114,175 Running 13 23 8 Aric Almirola 14 4 01 # Regan
Smith DEI/The Principal
Financial Group Chev 500 121 109,225 Running 15 19 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 500 118 99,175 Running 16 16 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Quaker State
Chevrolet 499 115 106,550 Running 17 20 70 Tony
Raines Hunt Brothers Pizza
Chevrolet 499 112 94,200 Running 18 40 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/AMP
Energy Chevrolet 498 109 104,725 Running 19 39 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Slim Pack Juicy Fruit
Dodge 498 106 124,008 Running 20 26 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 21 7 96 Ken
Schrader DLP HDTV 23 37 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Box
Tops for Education Dodge 498 94 130,311 Running 24 32 28 Travis
Kvapil Knight
Rider Ford 498 91 120,864 Running 25 2 44 David
Reutimann UPS
26 5 21 Bill
Elliott Motorcraft Ford 497 85 106,395 Running 27 38 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 496 82 106,688 Running 28 33 00 Mike
Skinner Champion Mortgage 29 43 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Racing Chevrolet 494 76 86,910 Running 30 42 55 Michael
Waltrip 31 29 45 Kyle
Petty Wells 32 10 19 Elliott
Sadler 33 34 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 482 64 141,531 Running 34 8 84 AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull 35 12 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Red Head 1856 Chevrolet 396 58 117,233 Running 36 30 41 Reed
Sorenson Tums Quik Pak Dodge 383 55 113,304 Running 37 35 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 297 52 131,530 Accident 38 36 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
39 31 7 Robby
Gordon Barrett-Jackson Auction
Co. Dodge 227 46 93,735 Accident 40 13 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser
Dodge 215 43 115,616 Accident 41 17 5 Casey
Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 214 40 103,475 Accident 42 18 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 195 37 130,763 Accident 43 24 09 # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (3) 34 Jeff Green,
10 Patrick Carpentier, 08
Johnny Sauter. Race Comments: Before an announced
sell-out crowd of 160,000, Edwards won the Sharpie 500, his 13th NASCAR Sprint
Cup victory and his third in the past four races. Prior to the green flag, the
following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #6 Ragan (backup car). TIME OF RACE: 2 hours, 54 minutes,
36 seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 91.581 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: 1.969 seconds COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Carl Edwards (121.860
mph, 15.746 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Todd Berrier (crew chief for Kevin Harvick) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kyle Busch (119.820 mph,
Lap 460) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: Carl Edwards MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Ryan Newman MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Gil Martin (crew chief for Clint Bowyer) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $30,000 at Auto Club Speedway++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Regan Smith SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Carl Edwards U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Jamie McMurray (29 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kyle Busch (415 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 8 cautions for 56
laps. 98-103
(Car #84-Accident, Turn 4); 197-206 (Car #09, 31, 77 & 78-Accident, Turn
1); 217-222 (Car #07, 5, 7, 9, 41, 55 & 77-Accident, Turn 1 [Red
Flag-12:19-Lap 217]); 282-294 (Car #22-Accident, Turn 3); 344-348 (Debris);
365-369 (Debris); 453-458 (Debris); 462-466 (Debris). LAP LEADERS: 4 lead changes among
3 drivers. Edwards 1-47, J. Gordon 48, Edwards 49-54, ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Kyle Busch 3,609 (8) 2 –Carl Edwards 3,397 (6) 3 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3,193 (1) 4 –Jimmie Johnson 3,191 (2) 5 –Jeff Burton 3,117 (1) 6 –Tony Stewart 3,013 (0) 7 –Greg Biffle 2,984 (0) 8 –Kevin Harvick 2,972 (0) 9 –Jeff Gordon 2,951 (0) 10–Matt Kenseth 2,921 (0) 11–Denny Hamlin 2,900 (1) 12–Clint Bowyer 2,855 (1) DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Carl Edwards (#99) 6 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE
AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 13 Kurt Busch (# 2) 8 David Reutimann (#44) 3 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Burton (#31) 4 Jamie McMurray (#26) 2 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD Car
# Pts. Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 3 Bob Osborne (#99) 3 Gil Martin (#07) 3 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Carl Edwards (#99) 6 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 9 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Jimmie Johnson 3 Greg Biffle 2 Kyle Busch 2 Jeff Gordon 2 Kasey Kahne 2 Patrick Carpentier 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Carl Edwards 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Paul Menard 1 Joe Nemechek 1 Ryan Newman 1 Brian Vickers 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Regan Smith 181 Sam Hornish Jr. 179 Patrick Carpentier 170 Michael McDowell 156 Dario Franchitti 97 GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Cronquist (#18) 276 Roush Yates (#99) 240 Hendrick (#48) 204 Pts Wins Ford 138 6 Chevrolet 129 5 Dodge 106 4 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Steve Addington (#18) 9 Kenny Francis (# 9) 3 Tony Gibson (# 8) 3 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 24 Unofficial Race Results for the Sharpie "500" Saturday, August 23, 2008 Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, TN - .533 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 500 Laps - 266.5 Miles - Purse: $6,311,169
Race Comments: Before an announced sell-out crowd of 160,000, Carl Edwards won the Sharpie 500 his 13th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and his third in the past four races. Prior to the green flag, the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #6 Ragan (backup car). Failed to Qualify: (3) 34 Jeff Green, 10 Patrick Carpentier #, 08 Johnny Sauter. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 54 Mins, 36 Secs. Average Speed: 91.581 MPH Margin of Victory: 1.969 Seconds Caution Flags: 8 for 56 laps: Laps: 98-103 (#184 accident turn 4); 197-206 (#09,31,77,78 accident turn 1); 217-222 (#07,5,7,9,41,55,77 accident turn 1 [Red Flag-12:19-Lap 217]); 282-294 (#22 accident turn 3); 344-348 (Debris); 365-369 (Debris); 453-458 (Debris); 462-466 (Debris). Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers: C. Edwards 1-47; J. Gordon 48; C. Edwards 49-54; Kyle Busch 55-469; C. Edwards 470-500. Coors Light Pole Award : Carl Edwards, #99 (121.860 mph) DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Kevin Harvick, #29 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 EA Sports Move of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Kyle Busch, #18 (119.82 mph, Lap 460) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Carl Edwards, #99 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Ryan Newman, #12 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Denny Hamlin, #11 (.155 Seconds) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Regan Smith, #01 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Carl Edwards, #99 USG Improving the Finish : Jamie Mcmurray, #26 (29 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Kyle Busch, #18 (415 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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