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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 26 CHEVY ROCK & ROLL 400 .75 Mile Oval 400 L – 300 M
– Purse:
$5,157,089 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 400 190 * 5 $256,836 Running 2 8 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 3 11 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express 4 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 400 165 * 5 119,800 Running 5 17 8 Mark Martin 6 5 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 400 150
137,808 Running 7 7 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 400 151 * 5 130,011 Running 8 10 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont/Nicorette Chevrolet 400 147 * 5 127,461 Running 9 27 44 David Reutimann UPS 10 20 2 Kurt
Busch Miller Lite Dodge 400 134 82,550 Running 11 25 5 Casey
Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 400 130 95,650 Running 12 12 07 Clint
Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 400 127 90,925 Running 13 2 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot Ford 400 124 121,325 Running 14 6 16 Greg
Biffle 3M Ford 400 121 83,700 Running 15 1 18 Kyle
Busch M&M's 16 18 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 400 120 * 5 104,558 Running 17 24 28 Travis
Kvapil 18 26 38 David
Gilliland CitiFinancial Ford 400 109 91,383 Running 19 14 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser Dodge 400 106 102,641 Running 20 38 00 # Michael
McDowell Champion Mortgage 21 23 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios
Racing/Betty Crocker Dodge 400 100 109,661 Running 22 32 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
23 29 01 # Regan
Smith DEI/ Principal
Financial Group Chevrolet 400 94 80,600 Running 24 41 45 Kyle
Petty 25 39 10 # Patrick
Carpentier Valvoline Dodge 400 88 71,650 Running 26 30 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 400 85 98,114 Running 27 40 96 Ken
Schrader DLP HDTV 28 34 55 Michael
Waltrip 29 19 26 Jamie
McMurray Crown Royal Ford 400 76 75,525 Running 30 22 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Juicy Fruit Slim Pack Dodge 400 73 95,808 Running 31 33 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 400 70 67,275 Running 32 13 6 David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 400 67 75,125 Running 33 16 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 399 64 109,075 Running 34 28 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Energizer
Chevrolet 399 61 75,825 Running 35 37 21 Bill
Elliott 36 15 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 37 21 19 Elliott
Sadler Best Buy Dodge 398 52 92,795 Running 38 36 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 398 49 111,900 Running 39 9 17 Matt
Kenseth DEWALT Ford 398 51 * 5 113,841 Running 40 42 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture Row Racing
Chevrolet 398 43 66,075 Running 41 43 70 Johnny
Sauter Hunt
Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 397 40 65,930 Running 42 35 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam/Operation Homefront Dodge 392 37 73,810 Running 43 31 84 AJ
Allmendinger Red
Bull # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (3) Tony Raines,
#34; Sterling Marlin, #09; Joey Logano, #02. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 110,000, Johnson won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, his 37th NASCAR
Sprint Cup victory and his second in as many races. The race was postponed from
Sat., Sept. 6, due to inclement weather. TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 14 minutes,
13 seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 92.680 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: 0.365 seconds COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None due to
inclement weather DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Greg Zipadelli (crew chief for Tony Stewart) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kyle Busch (120.849 mph,
Lap 2) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: David Reutimann MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan Pemberton (crew chief for David Reutimann) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $50,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Michael McDowell SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: David Reutimann
(18 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: David Reutimann (104 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 14 cautions for 71
laps. 37-42
(Competition); 97-102 (Car #70-Accident, Backstretch); 104-108 (Car #55-Spin, Turn
2); 116-119 (Car #16-Accident, Turn 2); 123-127 (Car #6 & 17-Accident, Turn
2); 165-169 (Car #42-Accident, Turn 2); 203-208 (Car #1 & 77-Spin, Turn 4);
213-216 (Car #18-Accident, Turn 2); 228-232 (Car #19-Spin, Frontstretch);
243-246 (Car #18-Spin, Turn 4); 298-304 (Car #83-Accident, Turn 1); 316-320 (Car
#21, 43 & 99-Accident, Turn 1); 360-364 (Car #66-Spin, Turn 2); 371-374 (Car
#10 & 15-Accident, Turn 1). LAP LEADERS: 22 lead changes
among 10 drivers. Ky. Busch 1-28, Harvick 29-37, J. Gordon 38-43, Harvick 44-76,
Hamlin 77-80, Earnhardt 81-133, Harvick 134-158, Earnhardt 159-165, Kenseth
166-167, Earnhardt 168-172, Harvick 173-185, Earnhardt 186, Ky. Busch 187-211,
Earnhardt 212-235, Stewart 236-243, Reutimann 244-297,
Stewart 298, Reutimann 299-348, Stewart 349-360, Truex 361-366, Johnson 367-389, Stewart 390-391, Johnson
392-400. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 Points
Post Chase 1 –Kyle Busch 3,878 (8) 5,080 2 –Carl Edwards 3,671 (6) 5,050 3 –Jimmie Johnson 3,576 (4) 5,040 4 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3,488 (1) 5,010 5 –Clint Bowyer 3,116 (1) 5,010 6 –Denny Hamlin 3,235 (1) 5,010 7 –Jeff Burton 3,384 (1) 5,010 8 –Tony Stewart 3,285 (0) 5,000 9 –Greg Biffle 3,280 (0) 5,000 10–Jeff Gordon 3,221 (0) 5,000 11–Kevin Harvick 3,283 (0) 5,000 12–Matt Kenseth 3,132 (0) 5,000 DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Carl Edwards (#99) 6 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 4 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE
AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 13 Kurt Busch (# 2) 8 David Reutimann (#44) 5 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) 4 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 9 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Jimmie Johnson 4 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 184 Sam Hornish Jr. 182 Patrick Carpentier 176 Michael McDowell 161 Dario Franchitti 97 GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Mark Cronquist (#18) 286 Roush Yates (#99) 253 Hendrick (#48) 244 Pts Wins Chevrolet 147 7 Ford 147 6 Dodge 113 4 DIRECTV CREW
CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Steve Addington (#18) 9 Kenny Francis (# 9) 4 Greg Zipadelli (#20) 3 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 26 Unofficial Race Results for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 - Sunday, September 7, 2008 Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, VA - .75 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 300 Miles - Purse: $5,157,089
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 110,000, Jimmie Johnson won the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, his 37th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory and his second in as many races. No one droppped to the rear. Failed to Qualify: (3) Tony Raines, #34; Sterling Marlin, #09; Joey Logano, #02. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 14 Mins, 13 Secs. Average Speed: 92.680 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.365 Seconds Caution Flags: 14 for 71 laps: Laps: 37-42 (Competition); 97-102 (#70 accident backstretch); 104-108 (#55 spun turn 2); 116-119 (#16 accident turn 2); 123-127 (#6,17 accident turn 2); 165-169 (#42 accident turn 2); 203-208 (#1,77 spun turn 4); 213-216 (#18 accident turn 2); 228-232 (#19 spun frontstretch); 243-246 (#18 spun turn 4); 298-304 (#83 accident turn 1); 316-320 (#21,43,99 accident turn 1); 360-364 (#66 spun turn 2); 371-374 (#10,15 accident turn 1). Lead Changes: 22 among 10 drivers: Kyle Busch 1-28; K. Harvick 29-37; J. Gordon 38-43; K. Harvick 44-76; D. Hamlin 77-80; D. Earnhardt Jr. 81-133; K. Harvick 134-158; D. Earnhardt Jr. 159-165; M. Kenseth 166-167; D. Earnhardt Jr. 168-172; K. Harvick 173-185; D. Earnhardt Jr. 186; Kyle Busch 187-211; D. Earnhardt Jr. 212-235; T. Stewart 236-243; D. Reutimann 244-297; T. Stewart 298; D. Reutimann 299-348; T. Stewart 349-360; M. Truex Jr. 361-366; J. Johnson 367-389; T. Stewart 390-391; J. Johnson 392-400. DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Tony Stewart, #20 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Jimmie Johnson, #48 EA Sports Move of the Race : Jimmie Johnson, #48 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Kyle Busch, #18 (120.849 mph, Lap 2) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Jimmie Johnson, #48 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : David Reutimann, #44 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : David Reutimann, #44 (-.48 seconds) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Michael McDowell, #00 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jimmie Johnson, #48 USG Improving the Finish : David Reutimann, #44 (18 Places) WIX Lap Leader : David Reutimann, #44 (104 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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