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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 33 PEP BOYS AUTO 500 1.54 Mile Oval 500.5 M – 325 L – Purse: $6,234,316 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 4 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot
Ford 325 190 * 5 $357,800 Running 2 1 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 325 175 * 5 256,836 Running 3 11 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Express 4 10 17 Matt
Kenseth USG Ford 325 170 ** 10 198,316 Running 5 12 18 Kyle
Busch M&M's
Halloween 6 19 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 325 155 * 5 120,575 Running 7 20 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 325 146 117,475 Running 8 13 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 325 142 119,625 Running 9 7 24 Jeff
Gordon DuPont/Nicorette White Ice Mint Chevrolet 325 138
148,636 Running 10 2 16 Greg Biffle Dish Turbo HD Ford 325 139 * 5 113,425 Running 11 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 325 135 * 5 108,300 Running 12 22 5 Casey
Mears Kellogg's/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 325 127 112,975 Running 13 6 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 325 124 144,461 Running 14 39 10 AJ
Allmendinger Valvoline/Sears Auto Center Dodge 325 121
103,975 Running 15 16 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 325 118 129,208 Running 16 17 12 Ryan
Newman Kodak Dodge 325 115 133,950 Running 17 8 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 18 3 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 325 109 135,383 Running 19 35 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam Dodge 324 106 119,208 Running 20 5 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 324 103 108,800 Running 21 18 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 22 14 8 Mark
Martin 23 25 28 Travis
Kvapil 24 36 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 323 91 132,625 Running 25 23 19 Elliott
Sadler Ronald McDonald
House Dodge 323 88 115,095 Running 26 21 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Betty
Crocker Dodge 323 85 124,486 Running 27 28 38 David
Gilliland 28 26 44 David
Reutimann UPS
29 38 47 Marcos
Ambrose Little Debbie's Snack Cakes
30 32 01 # Regan
Smith DEI/Principal
Financial Group Chevrolet 322 73 94,225 Running 31 27 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Johns
Manville Chevrolet 322 70 93,075 Running 32 43 70 Tony
Raines Haas Automation
Chevrolet 322 67 82,400 Running 33 15 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser Dodge 320 64 113,166 Running 34 34 84 Scott
Speed Red Bull 35 40 96 Ken
Schrader DLP HDTV 36 41 45 37 29 55 Michael
Waltrip 38 37 21 Bill
Elliott 39 30 41 Reed
Sorenson Lysol/Target Dodge 316 46 108,564 Running 40 24 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 302 43 109,133 Accident 41 33 22 Dave
Blaney Caterpillar
42 42 78 Joe
Nemechek Furniture Row
Chevrolet 296 37 81,010 Accident 43 31 66 Scott
Riggs Hunt Brothers Pizza
Chevrolet 197 34 81,262 Running # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (2) Bryan Clauson #40; Joey Logano #02. Race Comments: In front of an
estimated crowd of 80,000, Edwards won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 14th NASCAR
Sprint Cup victory. TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 43 minutes,
39 seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 134.272 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: 2.684 seconds COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: None due to
inclement weather. DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Mike Ford (crew chief
for Denny Hamlin) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Carl Edwards GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (181.747
mph, Lap 2) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE
RACE AWARD: Matt Kenseth MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jimmy Fennig
(crew chief for David Ragan) 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: Carl Edwards U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: AJ Allmendinger
(25 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Denny Hamlin (56 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 10 cautions for 43
laps. 4-6
(Car #21 & 7-Accident, Backstretch); 36-39 (Car #66-Accident, Turn 3);
111-114 (Debris); 132-135 (Car #9-Spin, Turn 4); 210-215 (Car #55-Accident, Turn
2); 254-257 (Debris); 290-293 (Car #55-Accident, Backstretch); 299-302
(Debris); 304-309 (Car #22, 31, 41, 42 & 78-Accident, Turn 3); 314-317
(Debris). LAP LEADERS: 18 lead changes
among 8 drivers. Johnson 1-20, Edwards 21-36, Speed 37, Johnson 38-45, Edwards
46-88, Kenseth 89, Earnhardt 90, Edwards 91-111, Biffle 112, Kenseth 113-131,
Edwards 132, Kenseth 133-209, Edwards 210, Ku. Busch 211-221, Kenseth 222, Ku. Busch
223, Kenseth 224-253, Hamlin 254-309, Edwards 310-325. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 6,248 (6) 2 –Carl Edwards 6,065 (7) 3 –Greg Biffle 6,063 (2) 4 –Jeff Burton 6,030 (2) 5 –Kevin Harvick 5,941 (0) 6 –Jeff Gordon 5,936 (0) 7 –Clint Bowyer 5,934 (1) 8 –Tony Stewart 5,847 (1) 9 –Matt Kenseth 5,835 (0) 10–Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5,829 (1) 11–Denny Hamlin 5,823 (1) 12–Kyle Busch 5,783 (8) DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Carl Edwards (#99) 7 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 6 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE
AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 14 Kurt Busch (# 2) 11 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 Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 4 Jimmy Fennig (# 6) 3 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Carl Edwards (#99) 7 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 6 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 11 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 Sam Hornish Jr. 195 Regan Smith 193 Patrick Carpentier 182 Michael McDowell 169 Dario Franchitti 97 GOODYEAR GATORBACK AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 9 Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) 4 MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 355 Roush Yates (#99) 321 Mark Cronquist (#18) 310 Pts Wins Chevrolet 198 10 Ford 193 9 Dodge 138 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 33 Unofficial Race Results for the Pep Boys Auto "500" - Sunday, October 26, 2008 Atlanta Motor Speedway - Hampton, GA - 1.54 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 325 Laps - 500.5 Miles - Purse: $6,234,316
Race Comments: In front of an estimated crowd of 80,000, Carl Edwards won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. No cars dropped to the rear prior to the green flag. Failed to Qualify: (2) * Bryan Clauson, #40; * Joey Logano, #02. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 43 Mins, 39 Secs. Average Speed: 134.272 MPH Margin of Victory: 2.684 Seconds Caution Flags: 10 for 43 laps: Laps: 4-6 (#21, #77 accident backstretch); 36-39 (#66 accident turn 3); 111-114 (Debris); 132-135 (#9 spun turn 4); 210-215 (#55 accident turn 2); 254-257 (Debris); 290-293 (#55 accident backstretch); 299-302 (Debris); 304-309 (#22, #31, #41, #42, #78 accident turn 3); 314-317 (Debris). Lead Changes: 18 among 8 drivers: J. Johnson 1-20; C. Edwards 21-36; S. Speed 37; J. Johnson 38-45; C. Edwards 46-88; M. Kenseth 89; D. Earnhardt Jr. 90; C. Edwards 91-111; G. Biffle 112; M. Kenseth 113-131; C. Edwards 132; M. Kenseth 133-209; C. Edwards 210; Kurt Busch 211-221; M. Kenseth 222; Kurt Busch 223; M. Kenseth 224-253; D. Hamlin 254-309; C. Edwards 310-325. DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Denny Hamlin, #11 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 EA Sports Move of the Race : Carl Edwards, #99 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (181.747 mph, Lap 2) Mahle Clevite Engine Builder : Matt Kenseth, #17 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race : Kurt Busch, #2 Moog Chassis Parts Problem Solver of the Race : David Ragan, #6 (.12 sec Avg Improvement) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Sam Hornish, #77 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Carl Edwards, #99 USG Improving the Finish : Aj Allmendinger, #10 (25 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Denny Hamlin, #11 (56 Laps) NASCAR PR used with permission
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