2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks

2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks
Race details
Race 13 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks program cover
2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks program cover
Date June 1, 2008 (2008-06-01)
Location Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.0 miles (1.609 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 84.7 °F (29.3 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[1]
Average speed 121.171 miles per hour (195.006 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Roush Fenway Racing
Time 23.193
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing
Laps 164
Winner
No. 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks was the thirteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule which was run on Sunday, June 1 at Dover International Speedway in Delaware's state capital, and serves as a fundraiser for Autism Speaks, with $5 from each ticket sold benefitting the charity. The race was the final NASCAR telecast on Fox for the 2008 season starting at 1:30 PM US EDT and on radio via MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio at 1:15 PM US EDT.

Pre-race news

Qualifying

Greg Biffle earned his 5th Cup Career pole by qualifying first for the Best Buy 400, with a time of 23.193 and a speed of 155.219. Starting alongside him was Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Champion, with a time of 23.381.

RANK[2] DRIVER NBR CAR TIME SPEED
1  Greg Biffle 16 Ford 23.193   155.219  
2  Kurt Busch 2 Dodge 23.381   153.971  
3  Kyle Busch 18 Toyota 23.412   153.767  
4  Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet 23.414   153.754  
5  Jamie McMurray 26 Ford 23.438   153.597  
6  Brian Vickers 83 Toyota 23.466   153.413  
7  Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet 23.473   153.368  
8  A. J. Allmendinger 84 Toyota 23.543   152.912   *
9  Elliott Sadler 19 Dodge 23.549   152.873  
10  Jeremy Mayfield 40 Dodge 23.553   152.847   *
11  Ryan Newman 12 Dodge 23.563   152.782  
12  Travis Kvapil 28 Ford 23.578   152.685  
13  Paul Menard 15 Chevrolet 23.579   152.678  
14  Carl Edwards 99 Ford 23.584   152.646  
15  Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge 23.603   152.523  
16  Sam Hornish Jr. 77 Dodge 23.613   152.458   *
17  David Gilliland 38 Ford 23.628   152.362  
18  Dave Blaney 22 Toyota 23.644   152.259  
19  Bobby Labonte 43 Dodge 23.654   152.194  
20  Martin Truex Jr. 1 Chevrolet 23.668   152.104  
21  Matt Kenseth 17 Ford 23.668   152.104  
22  Tony Stewart 20 Toyota 23.672   152.078  
23  David Ragan 6 Ford 23.720   151.771  
24  Bill Elliott 21 Ford 23.726   151.732   *
25  Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88 Chevrolet 23.742   151.630  
26  Clint Bowyer 07 Chevrolet 23.743   151.624  
27  J. J. Yeley 96 Toyota 23.756   151.541   *
28  Scott Riggs 66 Chevrolet 23.758   151.528  
29  Regan Smith 01 Chevrolet 23.786   151.350  
30  Mark Martin 8 Chevrolet 23.791   151.318  
31  Joe Nemechek 78 Chevrolet 23.799   151.267   *
32  Michael McDowell 00 Toyota 23.800   151.261  
33  Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 23.820   151.134  
34  Kevin Harvick 29 Chevrolet 23.844   150.981  
35  Juan Pablo Montoya 42 Dodge 23.869   150.823  
36  Patrick Carpentier 10 Dodge 23.887   150.710   *
37  David Reutimann 44 Toyota 23.918   150.514  
38  Jeff Burton 31 Chevrolet 23.927   150.458  
39  Tony Raines 34 Chevrolet 23.963   150.232   *
40  Jason Leffler 70 Chevrolet 23.988   150.075   *
41  Casey Mears 5 Chevrolet 24.024   149.850  
42  Michael Waltrip 55 Toyota 24.057   149.645  
43  Matt Crafton 7 Dodge 24.145   149.099   OP
44  Chad McCumbee 45 Dodge 24.173   148.926   *
45  Reed Sorenson 41 Dodge 24.209   148.705   OP

OP: qualified via owners points

PC: qualified as past champion

PR: provisional

QR: via qualifying race

* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Jason Leffler (#70), Chad McCumbee (#45), Matt Crafton (#7-DC), Tony Raines (#08-WD)

Race recap

There was a major wreck on lap 17 that claimed many of the front runners for the lead. This occurred when David Gilliland and Elliott Sadler touched, putting Sadler in the middle of the backstretch. Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart, Bill Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte, Scott Riggs, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were all caught up in the wreck. When the smoke cleared, Kyle Busch won his fourth race of 2008.

Results

POS[3] ST # DRIVER CAR LAPS STATUS LED PTS
1 3 18   Kyle Busch Toyota 400 running 158 190
2 14 99   Carl Edwards Ford 400 running 64 175
3 1 16   Greg Biffle Ford 400 running 164 175
4 21 17   Matt Kenseth Ford 400 running 1 165
5 7 24   Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 400 running 3 160
6 20 1   Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 400 running 0 150
7 4 48   Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 399 running 2 151
8 38 31   Jeff Burton Chevrolet 399 running 0 142
9 18 22   Dave Blaney Toyota 399 running 0 138
10 5 26   Jamie McMurray Ford 399 running 1 139
11 12 28   Travis Kvapil Ford 399 running 0 130
12 35 42   Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 399 running 0 127
13 6 83   Brian Vickers Toyota 398 running 0 124
14 11 12   Ryan Newman Dodge 398 running 6 126
15 23 6   David Ragan Ford 398 running 0 118
16 17 38   David Gilliland Ford 397 running 0 115
17 39 5   Casey Mears Chevrolet 397 running 0 112
18 16 77   Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 397 running 0 109
19 41 7   Robby Gordon Dodge 397 running 0 106
20 2 2   Kurt Busch Dodge 396 running 0 103
21 29 01   Regan Smith Chevrolet 396 running 0 100
22 13 15   Paul Menard Chevrolet 396 running 0 97
23 30 8   Mark Martin Chevrolet 394 running 0 94
24 27 96   J. J. Yeley Toyota 394 running 0 91
25 10 40   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 394 running 0 88
26 42 41   Reed Sorenson Dodge 394 running 0 85
27 37 44   David Reutimann Toyota 394 running 0 82
28 40 55   Michael Waltrip Toyota 393 running 0 79
29 36 10   Patrick Carpentier Dodge 393 running 0 76
30 32 00   Michael McDowell Toyota 393 running 1 78
31 15 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge 392 running 0 70
32 19 43   Bobby Labonte Dodge 391 running 0 67
33 24 21   Bill Elliott Ford 389 running 0 64
34 31 78   Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 388 running 0 61
35 25 88   Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 387 running 0 58
36 26 07   Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 381 running 0 55
37 8 84   A. J. Allmendinger Toyota 365 running 0 52
38 34 29   Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 326 running 0 49
39 28 66   Scott Riggs Chevrolet 308 running 0 46
40 43 34   Tony Raines Chevrolet 296 transmission 0 43
41 22 20   Tony Stewart Toyota 199 crash 0 40
42 9 19   Elliott Sadler Dodge 16 crash 0 37
43 33 11   Denny Hamlin Toyota 16 crash 0 34
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS NAME NBR OWNER CAR
44 Jason Leffler 70 Gene Haas Chevrolet
45 Chad McCumbee 45 Petty Enterprises Dodge
DC Matt Crafton 7 Robby Gordon Dodge
WD Tony Raines 08 John Carter Dodge

References

  1. ↑ "2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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