Race Lineup
The official 2008 Dodge Avenger Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
Dodge Avenger Southern 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)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 179.442 | 27.405 | 0.000 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 2 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 179.357 | 27.418 | 0.013 | Mountain Dew / AMP Energy / Nat'… | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 179.206 | 27.441 | 0.036 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 179.076 | 27.461 | 0.056 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 178.965 | 27.478 | 0.073 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 178.809 | 27.502 | 0.097 | M&M's "Indiana Jones&q… | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 7 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 178.129 | 27.607 | 0.202 | McDonald's | Evernham Motorsports |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 178.071 | 27.616 | 0.211 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 178.064 | 27.617 | 0.212 | State Water Heaters | Joe Custer |
| 10 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 177.775 | 27.662 | 0.257 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 177.736 | 27.668 | 0.263 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 177.659 | 27.680 | 0.275 | AT&T Mobility | Richard Childress Racing |
| 13 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 177.307 | 27.735 | 0.330 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 14 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 177.134 | 27.762 | 0.357 | Dodge Challenger | Felix Sabates |
| 15 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 177.109 | 27.766 | 0.361 | AAA Insurance | Mike Dee |
| 16 | 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 177.109 | 27.766 | 0.361 | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 17 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 177.077 | 27.771 | 0.366 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 18 | 347 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 177.070 | 27.772 | 0.367 | Brain Cancer Action Week | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 19 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 176.822 | 27.811 | 0.406 | Wrigley's Big Red | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 20 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 176.778 | 27.818 | 0.413 | Motorcraft | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 176.638 | 27.840 | 0.435 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 22 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 176.606 | 27.845 | 0.440 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 23 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 176.581 | 27.849 | 0.444 | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 24 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 176.568 | 27.851 | 0.446 | LaFayette Ford | Yates Racing |
| 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 176.499 | 27.862 | 0.457 | Crown Royal | Geoff Smith |
| 26 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Toyota | 176.473 | 27.866 | 0.461 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 27 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 176.359 | 27.884 | 0.479 | U.S. Army | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 176.283 | 27.896 | 0.491 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 29 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 176.170 | 27.914 | 0.509 | Kellogg's / CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 30 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 176.126 | 27.921 | 0.516 | UPS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 31 | 96 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 175.848 | 27.965 | 0.560 | DLP HDTV | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 32 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 175.666 | 27.994 | 0.589 | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 175.578 | 28.008 | 0.603 | FreeCreditReport.com | Max Jones |
| 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 175.528 | 28.016 | 0.611 | DEWALT NANO Technology | John Henry |
| 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 175.172 | 28.073 | 0.668 | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Kyle Petty |
| 36 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 174.494 | 28.182 | 0.777 | Claritin | Jack Roush |
| 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 174.253 | 28.221 | 0.816 | NAPA AUTO PARTS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 38 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 174.241 | 28.223 | 0.818 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 173.271 | 28.381 | 0.976 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 172.584 | 28.494 | 1.089 | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon |
| 41 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 172.572 | 28.496 | 1.091 | NIBCO / Menards | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 42 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 43 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Dodge | 175.166 | 28.074 | 0.669 | LifeLock | Evernham Motorsports |