Race Lineup

The official 2008 Pepsi 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Auto Club Speedway.

Pepsi 500

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 10 Toyota
  • 14 Chevrolet
  • 12 Dodge
  • 8 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 138.857
  • Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,094 (14.3 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 180.397 39.912 0.000 Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundat… Jeff Gordon
2 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 179.659 40.076 0.164 Red Bull Team Red Bull
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 179.565 40.097 0.185 Pepsi / DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
4 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 179.158 40.188 0.276 Budweiser Evernham Motorsports
5 10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 178.860 40.255 0.343 Sears Auto Center / Valvoline Evernham Motorsports
6 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 178.492 40.338 0.426 McDonald's Evernham Motorsports
7 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 178.434 40.351 0.439 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
8 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 178.381 40.363 0.451 Caterpillar Bill Davis
9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 178.165 40.412 0.500 Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
10 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 178.134 40.419 0.507 U.S. Army Dale Earnhardt Inc
11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 178.125 40.421 0.509 M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing
12 44 David Reutimann Toyota 178.015 40.446 0.534 UPS Store / Toys for Tots Literacy … Michael Waltrip Racing
13 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 178.006 40.448 0.536 Crown Royal Geoff Smith
14 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 177.857 40.482 0.570 Subway / Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 177.747 40.507 0.595 3M Jack Roush
16 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 177.615 40.537 0.625 Cheez-It / CARQUEST Hendrick Motorsports
17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 177.488 40.566 0.654 Kodak Team Penske
18 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 177.454 40.574 0.662 AMP Energy / National Guard Hendrick Motorsports
19 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 177.392 40.588 0.676 Red Bull Team Red Bull
20 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 177.187 40.635 0.723 Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com Barney Visser
21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 177.183 40.636 0.724 FedEx Ground Joe Gibbs Racing
22 6 David Ragan Ford 177.130 40.648 0.736 AAA Insurance Mike Dee
23 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 176.982 40.682 0.770 Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing
24 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 176.939 40.692 0.780 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard Petty Motorsports
25 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 176.917 40.697 0.785 DEI / Principal Financial Group Dale Earnhardt Inc
26 99 Carl Edwards Ford 176.791 40.726 0.814 Aflac Jack Roush
27 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 176.722 40.742 0.830 AT&T Mobility Richard Childress Racing
28 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 176.397 40.817 0.905 DLP HDTV Jeffrey Moorad
29 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 176.393 40.818 0.906 Johns Manville / Menards Dale Earnhardt Inc
30 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 176.337 40.831 0.919 NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip Racing
31 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 176.302 40.839 0.927 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
32 77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 175.983 40.913 1.001 Penske Truck Rental Team Penske
33 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 175.880 40.937 1.025 Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress Racing
34 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 175.764 40.964 1.052 Hitachi "Inspire the Next"… Yates Racing
35 347 Mike Skinner Toyota 175.571 41.009 1.097 Affliction "Day of Reckoning&q… Michael Waltrip Racing
36 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 175.426 41.043 1.131 Monster Energy Robby Gordon
37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 175.357 41.059 1.147 R+L Carriers John Henry
38 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 175.357 41.059 1.147 Wells Fargo Kyle Petty
39 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 175.264 41.081 1.169 State Water Heaters Joe Custer
40 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford 175.187 41.099 1.187 Little Debbie Wood Brothers Racing
41 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 175.029 41.136 1.224 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
42 38 David Gilliland Ford 173.273 41.553 1.641 CitiFinancial Max Jones
43 08 Johnny Sauter Dodge 174.617 41.233 1.321 FUBAR All Natural Drink John Carter