Entry List
The official 2008 Dodge Avenger 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Darlington Raceway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Dodge Avenger 500
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 140.350
- Cautions: 8 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 35
- Green Flag Passes: 2,952 (8.8 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Los Gatos, CA | Dec 16, 1981 | 26 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 2 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 52 | Ford | Motorcraft | 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 | 24 | Toyota | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 28 | Ford | Claritin | Jack Roush |
| 6 | 5 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 30 | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 7 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 28 | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 33 | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew / AMP Energy / Nat'l Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 45 | Toyota | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 10 | 38 | David Gilliland | Riverside, CA | Apr 1, 1976 | 32 | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | Max Jones |
| 11 | 6 | David Ragan | Unadilla, GA | Dec 4, 1985 | 22 | Ford | AAA Insurance | Mike Dee |
| 12 | 44 | David Reutimann | Zephyrhills, FL | Mar 2, 1970 | 38 | Toyota | UPS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 27 | Toyota | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 33 | Dodge | McDonald's | Evernham Motorsports |
| 15 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 38 | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 16 | 96 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 31 | Toyota | DLP HDTV | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 17 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 31 | 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 | 36 | Chevrolet | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 20 | 34 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, KY | Sep 6, 1962 | 45 | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 32 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 22 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 44 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 23 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Necedah, WI | May 1, 1978 | 30 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 24 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Bogota, Colombia | Sep 20, 1975 | 32 | Dodge | Wrigley's Big Red | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 25 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 28 | Dodge | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 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 | 29 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 28 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 23 | Toyota | M&M's "Indiana Jones" | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 29 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 47 | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Kyle Petty |
| 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 | 27 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 32 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 36 | Ford | DEWALT NANO Technology | John Henry |
| 33 | 347 | Michael McDowell | Phoenix, AZ | Dec 21, 1984 | 23 | Toyota | Brain Cancer Action Week | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 34 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 45 | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 35 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Ville Lasalle, Quebec, Canada | Aug 13, 1971 | 36 | Dodge | LifeLock | Evernham Motorsports |
| 36 | 15 | Paul Menard | Eau Claire, WI | Aug 21, 1980 | 27 | Chevrolet | NIBCO / Menards | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 37 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 22 | Dodge | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 38 | 01 | Regan Smith | Cato, NY | Sep 23, 1983 | 24 | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 39 | Dodge | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon |
| 40 | 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 30 | Dodge | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 41 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Defiance, OH | Jul 2, 1979 | 28 | Dodge | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 42 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 37 | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | Joe Custer |
| 43 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 50 | Dodge | Dodge Challenger | Felix Sabates |
| 44 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 36 | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 45 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 32 | Ford | LaFayette Ford | Yates Racing |