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NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE No. 35 CHECKER O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500 PRESENTED BY PENNZOIL 1 Mile Oval 500 K – 312 M – 312 L – Purse: $5,096,896 Bonus Money Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status 1 1 48 Jimmie
Johnson Lowe's Chevrolet 313 195 ** 10 $267,611 Running 2 3 2 Kurt Busch Miller
Lite Dodge 313 175 * 5 156,525 Running 3 2 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 313 170 * 5 152,175 Running 4 15 99 Carl
Edwards Office Depot
Ford 313 160 165,000 Running 5 8 11 Denny
Hamlin FedEx Ground 6 5 88 Dale
Earnhardt Jr. AMP
Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 313 150 100,975 Running 7 19 29 Kevin
Harvick Shell/Pennzoil
Chevrolet 313 146 131,211 Running 8 14 18 Kyle
Busch Pedigree 9 24 31 Jeff
Burton AT&T
Mobility Chevrolet 313 138 123,808 Running 10 30 6 David
Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 313 134 91,450 Running 11 31 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Red Cross Ford 313 135 * 5 86,350 Running 12 28 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's Chevrolet 313 127 91,300 Running 13 11 9 Kasey
Kahne Budweiser Dodge 313 124 105,816 Running 14 10 8 Mark
Martin 15 34 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 313 118 117,291 Running 16 13 10 AJ
Allmendinger McDonald's
Dodge 313 115 71,525 Running 17 26 42 Juan
Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 313 112 99,133 Running 18 18 47 Marcos
Ambrose Little Debbie Snacks 19 41 43 Bobby
Labonte Cheerios/Betty
Crocker Dodge 312 106 112,536 Running 20 23 22 Dave
Blaney Bad
Boy Mowers 21 40 28 Travis
Kvapil All
Sport Ford 312 100 97,339 Running 22 29 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot 23 21 01 # Regan
Smith DEI/Principal
Financial Group Chevrolet 312 94 80,225 Running 24 25 55 Michael
Waltrip 25 4 44 David
Reutimann UPS
26 9 15 Paul
Menard Menards/Peak Chevrolet 311 85 77,175 Running 27 32 96 Ken
Schrader DLP HDTV 28 27 7 Robby
Gordon Jim Beam/Operation Homefront Dodge 311 79 85,558 Running 29 39 21 Bill
Elliott Little
Debbie Snacks Ford 311 76 84,120 Running 30 22 19 Elliott
Sadler Siemens Dodge 310 73 92,495 Running 31 12 41 Reed
Sorenson Target/AMP Energy Dodge 309 70 92,739 Running 32 37 09 33 33 77 # Sam
Hornish Jr. Mobil
1 Dodge 308 64 110,800 Running 34 6 12 Ryan
Newman Alltel Dodge 302 61 107,175 Running 35 42 38 David
Gilliland Digital TV
Transition Ford 298 58 75,472 Running 36 16 5 Casey
Mears Cheez-It/CARQUEST
Chevrolet 278 55 82,825 Accident 37 43 70 Johnny
Sauter Haas
Automation Chevrolet 274 52 64,700 Accident 38 17 66 Scott
Riggs State Water Heaters
Chevrolet 271 49 64,575 Accident 39 35 45 Kyle
Petty Wells 40 38 84 Scott
Speed Red Bull 41 7 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 266 40 113,091 Engine 42 36 83 Brian
Vickers Red Bull 43 20 1 Martin
Truex Jr. Bass
Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 27 34 95,327 Overheating # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
* Includes race leader bonus. Failed to qualify: (1) Joe Nemechek #78. Race Comments: Before an estimated
crowd of 100,000, Johnson won the Checkered O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented
by Pennzoil, his 40th career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. Prior to the green flag
the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #16 Biffle
(transmission change). TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 12 minutes,
01 seconds AVERAGE
SPEED: 97.804 mph MARGIN
OF VICTORY: 0.295 seconds COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (134.725
mph, 26.721 secs.) DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Larry Carter (crew chief
for Jamie McMurray) DOW AUTOMOTIVE “STRATEGIC CALL OF THE
RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Jimmie Johnson GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jamie McMurray (130.067
mph, Lap 2) MAHLE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE
AWARD: Jimmie Johnson MOBIL 1 “COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF
THE RACE” AWARD: Kurt Busch MOOG CHASSIS PARTS PROBLEM SOLVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Bob Osborne (crew chief for Carl Edwards) NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADER BONUS: Jimmie Johnson ($30,000)++ RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Regan Smith SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson U.S.G. “IMPROVING
THE FINISH” AWARD: Bobby Labonte
(22 places) WIX
FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (217 laps) CAUTION FLAGS: 10 cautions for 55
laps. 21-24
(Car #19 & 77-Accident, Turn 3); 32-36 (Car #83-Accident, Turn 3); 38-47
(Rain [Red Flag 23:37- lap 43]); 142-148 (Debris); 211-218 (Debris); 263-266
(Debris); 275-278 (Car #5, 19, 38, 43, 45, 66, 70, 77 & 84-Accident, Turn 3
[Red Flag 17:52 - lap 275]); 285-288 (Car #41-Accident, Turn 3); 293-296
(Debris); 307-311 (Car #7, 17 & 20-Accident, Turn 2). LAP LEADERS: 9 lead changes among
5 drivers. Johnson (Pole), McMurray 1-21, Speed 22, Ku. Busch 23-80, Johnson
81-100, Ku. Busch 101-102, Biffle 103-109, Johnson 110-211, McMurray 212-218,
Johnson 219-313. ++Rollover money awarded at year’s end,
amount not included in race winnings. NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TOP 12 (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 6,561 (7) 2 –Carl Edwards 6,420 (8) 3 –Greg Biffle 6,358 (2) 4 –Jeff Burton 6,292 (2) 5 –Kevin Harvick 6,233 (0) 6 –Clint Bowyer 6,226 (1) 7 –Jeff Gordon 6,151 (0) 8 –Matt Kenseth 6,091 (0) 9 –Denny Hamlin 6,090 (1) 10–Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6,087 (1) 11–Kyle Busch 6,080 (8) 12–Tony
Stewart 6,059 (1) DOW AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGIC CALL OF THE RACE AWARD Car # Pts. Carl Edwards (#99) 8 Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 7 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE
AWARD Car # Pts. Ryan Newman (#12) 14 Kurt Busch (# 2) 12 David Reutimann (#44) 6 USG ‘IMPROVING THE
FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Jeff Burton (#31) 5 Carl Edwards (#99) 3 Jamie McMurray (#26) 3 MOOG PROBLEM SOLVER AWARD Car
# Pts. Bob Osborne (#99) 5 Tony Eury Jr. (#88) 4 Jimmy Fennig (# 6) 3 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Carl Edwards (#99) 8 Kyle Busch (#18) 8 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 7 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Jimmie Johnson (#48) 12 Kyle Busch (#18) 9 Tony Stewart (#20) 4 COORS LIGHT POLE AWARD Jimmie Johnson 6 Jeff Gordon 4 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. 199 Regan Smith 196 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) 381 Roush Yates (#99) 353 Mark Cronquist (#18) 328 Pts Wins Chevrolet 213 11 Ford 206 10 Dodge 147 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 35 Unofficial Race Results for the Checker O'reilly Auto Parts 500 - Sunday, November 9, 2008 Phoenix International Raceway - Phoenix, AZ - 1 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 313 Laps - 313 Miles - Purse: $5,096,896
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 100,000 - Jimmie Johnson won the Checkered O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, his 40th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag the following driver dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: #16 Biffle (transmission change). Failed to Qualify: (1) 78 Joe Nemechek. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 12 Mins, 01 Secs. Average Speed: 97.804 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.295 Seconds Caution Flags: 10 for 55 laps: Laps: 21-24 (#19,77 accident turn 3); 32-36 (#83 accident turn 3); 38-47 (Rain [Red Flag 23:37- lap 43]); 142-148 (Debris); 211-218 (Debris); 263-266 (Debris); 275-278 (#5,19,38,43,45,66,70,77,84 accident turn 3 [Red Flag 17:52 - lap 275]); 285-288 (#41 accident turn 3); 293-296 (Debris); 307-311 (#7,17,20 accidnet turn 2). Lead Changes: 9 among 5 drivers: J. Johnson (Pole); J. McMurray 1-21; S. Speed 22; Kurt Busch 23-80; J. Johnson 81-100; Kurt Busch 101-102; G. Biffle 103-109; J. Johnson 110-211; J. McMurray 212-218; J. Johnson 219-313. DIRECTV Crew Chief of the Race : Jamie McMurray, #26 DOW Automotive Strategic Call of the Race : Jamie McMurray, #26 EA Sports Move of the Race : Jimmie Johnson, #48 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap : Jamie Mcmurray, #26 (130.067 mph, Lap 2) 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 : Carl Edwards, #99 (.058 seconds) Raybestos Rookie of the Race : Regan Smith, #01 Sunoco Diamond Performance : Jimmie Johnson, #48 USG Improving the Finish : Bobby Labonte, #43 (22 Places) WIX Lap Leader : Jimmie Johnson, #48 (217 Laps) Coors Light Pole Award: Jimmie Johnson (134.725 mph) NASCAR PR used with permission
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