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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 31 BANK OF LOWE’S MOTOR 1.5 Mile Oval 501 M – 334 L – Purse:
$5,291,863 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 4 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T Mobility
Chevrolet 334 190 * 5 $286,208 Running 2 15 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 334 170 207,766 Running 3 19 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 334 165 145,750 Running 4 11 18 Kyle
Busch M&M's/Susan
G. Komen Toyota 334 165 * 5 141,875 Running 5 21 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 334 155 128,775 Running 6 1 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 334 160 ** 10 163,036 Running 7 3 16 Greg
Biffle 3M
Ford 334 151 * 5 101,625 Running 8 8 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont
Chevrolet 334 147 * 5 141,961 Running 9 14 8 Mark Martin 10 13 6 David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 334 139 * 5 94,875 Running 11 7 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 12 5 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 334 127 92,725 Running 13 6 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 334 124 121,061 Running 14 18 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 334 126 * 5 116,383 Running 15 30 41 Reed
Sorenson Target Dodge 334 123 * 5 102,064 Running 16 12 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office 17 20 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios Racing/Pink Together
Dodge 333 112
109,036 Running 18 17 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 19 33 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 333 106 89,208 Running 20 22 19 Elliott
Sadler Stanley/Susan G. Komen Dodge 333 103 99,345 Running 21 16 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 333 105 * 5 109,350 Running 22 36 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 332 97 114,025 Running 23 29 01 # Regan
Smith DEI/Principal Financial
Group Chevrolet 332 94 78,600 Running 24 31 55 Michael
Waltrip 25 28 38 David
Gilliland Ford. Drive
One. Ford 332 88 83,633 Running 26 27 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Moen Chevrolet 331 85 76,675 Running 27 32 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
28 37 21 Bill
Elliott 29 23 5 Casey
Mears Pop-Tarts/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 330 76 83,025 Running 30 35 7 Robby
Gordon Menards Dodge 328 78 * 5 85,347 Running 31 40 10 Mike
Wallace Charter Dodge 326 70 64,600 Running 32 26 44 David
Reutimann UPS
33 2 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 317 64 112,625 Running 34 24 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Juicy Fruit Slim Pack Dodge 296 61 92,033 Accident 35 41 45 36 10 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 289 55 71,800 Running 37 42 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture
Row Chevrolet 278 52 63,675 Running 38 39 96 Ken
Schrader DLP HDTV 39 34 84 Mike
Skinner Red Bull 40 43 70 Tony
Raines Hunt Brothers Pizza
Chevrolet 203 43 63,300 Accident 41 9 17 Matt Kenseth Carhartt
Ford 194 45 * 5 110,796 Accident 42 25 28 Travis
Kvapil 43 38 00 AJ
Allmendinger Champion
Mortgage Toyota 52 39 * 5 63,298 Accident #
Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed
to qualify: (4) Bryan Clauson #40; Derrike Cope #75; Brad Keselowski #25; Scott Speed #82. Race Comments: In
front of an estimated crowd of 160,000, TIME
OF RACE: 3 hours, 44 minutes, 50 seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 133.699 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: 0.946 seconds COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD:
None due to inclement weather. DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Scott
Miller (crew chief for Jeff Burton) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jeff Burton EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jeff Burton GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson (182.753 mph, Lap 73) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: Jeff Burton MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF
THE RACE AWARD: Steve Letarte (crew chief for Jeff Gordon) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $30,000 at RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Sam Hornish
Jr. SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jeff
Burton U.S.G.
“IMPROVING THE FINISH” AWARD: Jamie
McMurray (16 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (67 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 10
cautions for 49 laps. 45-48 (Car #78-Accident, Turn 4); 54-59 (Car #00-Accident,
Turn 3); 65-70 (Car #84 & 96-Accident, Turn 1); 104-108 (Car #88-Accident, Turn
2); 122-125 (Car #10-Accident, Turn 2); 188-191 (Debris); 196-202 (Car #17, 28,
45 & 70-Accident, Frontstretch); 207-211 (Car #5,
43 & 55-Accident, Frontstretch); 266-269
(Debris); 298-301 (Car #42-Accident, Turn 2). LAP LEADERS: 24 lead
changes among 16 drivers. Johnson 1-32, Stewart 33-44, Johnson 45, Allmendinger 46, Johnson 47-77, Stewart 78-103, Ky. Busch
104, Waltrip 105, Kenseth
106, Stewart 107-109, Ky. Busch 110-122, Newman 123-132, Johnson 133-135,
Vickers 136-199, Truex 200-203, J. Gordon 204-250, Biffle 251-255, Burton 256, Stewart 257, Reutimann 258, Ragan 259, R. Gordon 260, Sorenson 261-266, Biffle 267-277, Burton 278-334. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 5,878 (5) 2 –Jeff Burton 5,809 (2) 3
–Greg Biffle 5,792 (2) 4 –Carl Edwards 5,710 (6) 5
–Clint Bowyer 5,693 (1) 6
–Kevin Harvick 5,671 (0) 7–Tony Stewart 5,650 (1) 8
–Jeff Gordon 5,633 (0) 9 –Kyle Busch 5,552 (8) 10–Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5,524 (1) 11–Matt
Kenseth 5,518 (0) 12–Denny Hamlin 5,498 (1) DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle
Busch (#18) 8 Carl
Edwards (#99) 6 Jimmie
Johnson (#48) 5 MOBIL
1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan
Newman (#12) 14 Kurt
Busch (# 2) 10 David Reutimann (#44) 5 USG
‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff
Burton (#31) 4 Carl
Edwards (#99) 3 Jamie
McMurray (#26) 3 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD Car
#
Pts. Bob
Osborne (#99) 4 Kevin Manion (# 1) 3 Gil
Martin (#07) 3 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle
Busch (#18) 8 Carl
Edwards (#99) 6 Jimmie
Johnson (#48) 5 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie
Johnson (#48) 10 Kyle
Busch (#18) 9 Tony
Stewart (#20) 4 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Jimmie Johnson 5 Jeff Gordon 3 Greg Biffle 2 Kyle Busch 2 Kasey Kahne 2 Patrick Carpentier 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Carl Edwards 1 Denny Hamlin 1 Travis Kvapil 1 Paul Menard 1 Joe Nemechek 1 Ryan Newman 1 Brian Vickers 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Regan
Smith 191 Sam Hornish Jr. 189 Patrick
Carpentier 182 Michael
McDowell 169 Dario Franchitti 97 GOODYEAR
GATORBACK AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle
Busch (#18) 8 Jimmie
Johnson (#48) 7 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 321 Mark Cronquist (#18) 299 Roush
Yates (#99) 293 Pts Wins Chevy 183 9 Ford 178 8 Dodge 132 4 DIRECTV
CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Steve Addington (#18) 9 Kenny Francis (#
9) 4 Tony
Gibson (# 8) 4 UNOFFICIAL RESULTS posted after the raceNASCAR Race Number 31 Unofficial Race Results for the Bank Of America 500 - Saturday, October 11, 2008 Lowe's Motor Speedway - Concord, NC - 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 334 Laps - 501 Miles - Purse: $5,291,863
Race Comments: In front of an estimated crowd of 160,000 - Jeff Burton won the Bank of America 500 - his 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver droppped to the rear for the reason indicated: #77 Hornish Jr. (backup car). Failed to Qualify: (4) * Bryan Clauson, #40; * Derrike Cope, #75; * Brad Keselowski, #25; * Scott Speed, #82. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 44 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 133.699 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.946 Seconds Caution Flags: 10 for 49 laps: Laps: 45-48 (#78 accident turn 4); 54-59 (#00 accident turn 3); 65-70 (#84,96 accident turn 1); 104-108 (#88 accident turn 2); 122-125 (#10 accident turn 2); 188-191 (Debris); 196-202 (#17,28,45,70 accident frontstretch); 207-211 (#5,43,55 accident frontstretch); 266-269 (Debris); 298-301 (#42 accident turn 2). Lead Changes: 24 among 16 drivers: J. Johnson 1-32; T. Stewart 33-44; J. Johnson 45; A. Allmendinger 46; J. Johnson 47-77; T. Stewart 78-103; Kyle Busch 104; M. Waltrip 105; M. Kenseth 106; T. Stewart 107-109; Kyle Busch 110-122; R. Newman 123-132; J. Johnson 133-135; B. Vickers 136-199; M. Truex Jr. 200-203; J. Gordon 204-250; G. Biffle 251-255; J. Burton 256; T. Stewart 257; D. Reutimann 258; D. Ragan 259; R. Gordon 260; R. Sorenson 261-266; G. Biffle 267-277; J. Burton 278-334. DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Jeff Burton, #31 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Jeff Burton, #31 EA Sports Move of the Race : Jeff Burton, #31 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (182.753 mph, Lap 73) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Jimmie Johnson, #48 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Kurt Busch, #2 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : Jeff Gordon, #24 (.238 seconds) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Sam Hornish, #77 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jeff Burton, #31 USG Improving the Finish : Jamie Mcmurray, #26 (16 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (67 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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