Entry List
The official 2008 Pep Boys Auto 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Atlanta Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Pep Boys Auto 500
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 325
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 134.272
- Cautions: 10 for 43 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 2,413 (8.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 10 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 26 | Dodge | Sears Auto Center / Valvoline | Evernham Motorsports |
| 2 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 53 | Ford | U.S. Air Force | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 3 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 44 | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 4 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Oct 24, 1983 | 25 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 29 | Ford | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 6 | 5 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 30 | Chevrolet | CARQUEST / Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 7 | 45 | Chad McCumbee | Supply, NC | Aug 15, 1984 | 24 | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Kyle Petty |
| 8 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 29 | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 9 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 34 | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 46 | Toyota | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 11 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 32 | Ford | Aflac Cancer Center | Max Jones |
| 12 | 6 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 22 | Ford | AAA Insurance | Mike Dee |
| 13 | 44 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 38 | Toyota | UPS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 27 | Toyota | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 33 | Dodge | Ronald McDonald House Charities | Evernham Motorsports |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 38 | Ford | DISH Network Turbo HD | Jack Roush |
| 17 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 32 | Ford | Crown Royal | Geoff Smith |
| 18 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 41 | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | Richard Childress Racing |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 37 | Chevrolet | Nicorette White Ice Mint / DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 33 | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Jeff Gordon |
| 21 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 45 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | Barney Visser |
| 22 | 202 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 18 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 23 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 33 | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 24 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 28 | Dodge | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 25 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 53 | Toyota | DLP HDTV | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 32 | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 27 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 30 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 23 | Toyota | M&M's Halloween | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 29 | 347 | Marcos Ambrose | Launceston, Tasmania | Sep 1, 1976 | 32 | Toyota | Little Debbie | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 30 | 8 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 49 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 31 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 28 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 36 | Ford | USG Sheetrock | John Henry |
| 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 45 | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 34 | 15 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 28 | Chevrolet | Johns Manville / Menards | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 35 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 22 | Dodge | Target / Lysol | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 36 | 01 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 25 | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 39 | Dodge | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon |
| 38 | 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 30 | Dodge | Kodak | Team Penske |
| 39 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 29 | Dodge | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 40 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 37 | Chevrolet | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Joe Custer |
| 41 | 84 | Scott Speed | Manteca, CA | Jan 24, 1983 | 25 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 42 | 70 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Apr 14, 1964 | 44 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 43 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 37 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 44 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 32 | Ford | Hitachi Power Tools | Yates Racing |
| 45 | 40 | Bryan Clauson | Noblesville, IN | Jun 15, 1989 | 19 | Dodge | The Guitar Hero World Tour / Target | Felix Sabates |