Official NASCAR Race Results
Jeff Burton won the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-16-2008 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 190 | 506 | 2 | Running | 209,558 |
| 2 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 175 | 506 | 32 | Running | 167,011 |
| 3 | 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 170 | 506 | 81 | Running | 139,125 |
| 4 | 14 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Jackson Hewitt | 160 | 506 | 0 | Running | 123,525 |
| 5 | 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 155 | 506 | 0 | Running | 106,475 |
| 6 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 155 | 506 | 98 | Running | 128,591 |
| 7 | 20 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 146 | 506 | 0 | Running | 122,916 |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 142 | 506 | 0 | Running | 126,483 |
| 9 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 138 | 506 | 0 | Running | 116,083 |
| 10 | 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Dish Network | 134 | 506 | 0 | Running | 139,016 |
| 11 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 130 | 506 | 0 | Running | 135,636 |
| 12 | 36 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 127 | 506 | 0 | Running | 91,825 |
| 13 | 11 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 124 | 506 | 0 | Running | 122,133 |
| 14 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | Home Depot | 131 | 506 | 267 | Running | 139,911 |
| 15 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 118 | 505 | 0 | Running | 118,633 |
| 16 | 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 115 | 504 | 0 | Running | 133,125 |
| 17 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 117 | 504 | 7 | Running | 97,000 |
| 18 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 114 | 504 | 14 | Running | 139,186 |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley | 106 | 504 | 0 | Running | 114,970 |
| 20 | 39 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 103 | 504 | 0 | Running | 106,308 |
| 21 | 24 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 100 | 504 | 0 | Running | 96,900 |
| 22 | 31 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 97 | 503 | 0 | Running | 101,958 |
| 23 | 40 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 99 | 503 | 5 | Running | 96,833 |
| 24 | 28 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | RVs.com | 91 | 503 | 0 | Running | 104,897 |
| 25 | 25 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 88 | 503 | 0 | Running | 95,575 |
| 26 | 17 | 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Principal Financial Group | 85 | 503 | 0 | Running | 96,350 |
| 27 | 30 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Yates Racing | 82 | 503 | 0 | Running | 113,814 |
| 28 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 79 | 501 | 0 | Running | 86,450 |
| 29 | 7 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 76 | 501 | 0 | Running | 128,925 |
| 30 | 33 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 73 | 500 | 0 | Running | 86,000 |
| 31 | 23 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 70 | 500 | 0 | Running | 109,414 |
| 32 | 29 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Peak | 67 | 499 | 0 | Running | 90,125 |
| 33 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 64 | 499 | 0 | Running | 124,150 |
| 34 | 34 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 61 | 498 | 0 | Running | 82,975 |
| 35 | 42 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 58 | 498 | 0 | Running | 81,975 |
| 36 | 26 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Dodge | The Hartford | 55 | 497 | 0 | Running | 89,925 |
| 37 | 37 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | UPS | 52 | 496 | 0 | Running | 81,875 |
| 38 | 19 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 49 | 489 | 0 | Running | 118,761 |
| 39 | 38 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 46 | 486 | 0 | Crash | 81,775 |
| 40 | 43 | 84 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Red Bull | 43 | 441 | 0 | Running | 81,700 |
| 41 | 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Qtrax.com | 40 | 420 | 0 | Running | 81,625 |
| 42 | 5 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Carquest / Kellogg's | 37 | 417 | 0 | Running | 99,540 |
| 43 | 18 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 34 | 373 | 0 | Running | 89,000 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-16-2008
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Food City 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Jeff Burton
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 89.775 mph
- Distance: 270 miles
- Purse: $4,798,052
- Cautions: 10
- Caution Laps: 68
- Lead Changes: 17
- Pole: 0.000 mph
