Official NASCAR Race Results
Ryan Newman won the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-17-2008 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International 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 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 190 | 200 | 8 | Running | 1,506,045 |
| 2 | 43 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175 | 200 | 9 | Running | 1,063,870 |
| 3 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | Home Depot | 170 | 200 | 16 | Running | 871,049 |
| 4 | 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 170 | 200 | 86 | Running | 652,938 |
| 5 | 5 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 160 | 200 | 5 | Running | 564,117 |
| 6 | 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Best Buy | 150 | 200 | 0 | Running | 430,015 |
| 7 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 151 | 200 | 1 | Running | 389,204 |
| 8 | 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam | 142 | 200 | 0 | Running | 334,763 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 143 | 200 | 12 | Running | 352,920 |
| 10 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 139 | 200 | 7 | Running | 313,763 |
| 11 | 13 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 130 | 200 | 0 | Running | 329,756 |
| 12 | 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 127 | 200 | 0 | Running | 285,245 |
| 13 | 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 129 | 200 | 9 | Running | 323,496 |
| 14 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 121 | 200 | 0 | Running | 322,224 |
| 15 | 19 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 118 | 200 | 0 | Running | 319,845 |
| 16 | 20 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | UPS | 115 | 200 | 0 | Running | 277,213 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 117 | 200 | 32 | Running | 341,416 |
| 18 | 42 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 109 | 200 | 0 | Running | 290,721 |
| 19 | 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 106 | 200 | 0 | Running | 321,520 |
| 20 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | 103 | 200 | 0 | Running | 303,978 |
| 21 | 27 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 100 | 200 | 0 | Running | 287,928 |
| 22 | 21 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Peak | 97 | 200 | 0 | Running | 279,295 |
| 23 | 33 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon | 94 | 200 | 0 | Running | 271,220 |
| 24 | 31 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 96 | 200 | 4 | Running | 284,545 |
| 25 | 37 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 88 | 200 | 0 | Running | 277,095 |
| 26 | 38 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 | 85 | 200 | 0 | Running | 276,888 |
| 27 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 87 | 200 | 1 | Running | 329,606 |
| 28 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 79 | 200 | 0 | Running | 267,088 |
| 29 | 2 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 81 | 200 | 3 | Running | 275,746 |
| 30 | 30 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | K & N Filters | 73 | 200 | 0 | Running | 291,202 |
| 31 | 12 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 70 | 200 | 0 | Running | 301,846 |
| 32 | 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 67 | 200 | 0 | Running | 290,753 |
| 33 | 40 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Dodge | Dodge Journey | 64 | 199 | 0 | Running | 270,613 |
| 34 | 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo | 61 | 197 | 0 | Running | 269,867 |
| 35 | 9 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Carquest | 58 | 194 | 0 | Crash | 284,820 |
| 36 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt | 60 | 194 | 1 | Running | 308,129 |
| 37 | 29 | 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Principal Financial Group | 52 | 194 | 0 | Running | 267,095 |
| 38 | 34 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 54 | 189 | 1 | Crash | 259,288 |
| 39 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 51 | 186 | 5 | Suspension | 319,599 |
| 40 | 22 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Makoto | 43 | 184 | 0 | Running | 258,613 |
| 41 | 41 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 40 | 171 | 0 | Running | 257,220 |
| 42 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA | 37 | 161 | 0 | Crash | 267,763 |
| 43 | 17 | 87 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 34 | 141 | 0 | Engine | 256,735 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-17-2008
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 1
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Ryan Newman
- Start Position: 7th
- Car Make: Dodge
- Avg Speed: 152.672 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $16,047,052
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 23
- Lead Changes: 42
- Pole: 187.075 mph


