Race Lineup
The official 2008 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.
Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola
Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 160
- Laps Actual: 162 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 138.554
- Cautions: 11 for 33 laps
- Lead Changes: 21
- Green Flag Passes: 5,697 (44.2 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 185.916 | 48.409 | 0.000 | Vertis / Menards | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 2 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 185.870 | 48.421 | 0.012 | U.S. Army | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 185.437 | 48.534 | 0.125 | Nat'l Guard Defending Freedom (… | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 185.288 | 48.573 | 0.164 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 5 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 185.250 | 48.583 | 0.174 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 6 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 185.246 | 48.584 | 0.175 | AAA | Mike Dee |
| 7 | 160 | Boris Said | Ford | 185.181 | 48.601 | 0.192 | No Fear / Advance Auto Parts | Mark Simo |
| 8 | 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 184.976 | 48.655 | 0.246 | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 184.828 | 48.694 | 0.285 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 10 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Dodge | 184.676 | 48.734 | 0.325 | Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper | Evernham Motorsports |
| 11 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 184.672 | 48.735 | 0.326 | Ford. Drive one. | Yates Racing |
| 12 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 184.653 | 48.740 | 0.331 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 13 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Toyota | 184.638 | 48.744 | 0.335 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 184.532 | 48.772 | 0.363 | Reese's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 184.528 | 48.773 | 0.364 | FedEx Office | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 184.487 | 48.784 | 0.375 | CARQUEST / Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 17 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 184.472 | 48.788 | 0.379 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 18 | 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 184.460 | 48.791 | 0.382 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | Phoenix Racing |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 184.430 | 48.799 | 0.390 | R+L Carriers | John Henry |
| 20 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 184.388 | 48.810 | 0.401 | Pillsbury Cinnabon / Cheerios | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 21 | 347 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 184.362 | 48.817 | 0.408 | Champion Mortgage | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 22 | 21 | Jon Wood | Ford | 184.362 | 48.817 | 0.408 | U.S. Air Force | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 184.211 | 48.857 | 0.448 | AT&T Mobility | Richard Childress Racing |
| 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 184.170 | 48.868 | 0.459 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 25 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 184.166 | 48.869 | 0.460 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 26 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 184.090 | 48.889 | 0.480 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 184.083 | 48.891 | 0.482 | FreeCreditReport.com | Max Jones |
| 28 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 184.049 | 48.900 | 0.491 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 29 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 183.970 | 48.921 | 0.512 | NAPA AUTO PARTS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 183.820 | 48.961 | 0.552 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 183.809 | 48.964 | 0.555 | Juicy Fruit Slim Pack | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 32 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 183.760 | 48.977 | 0.568 | Samsung HDTV / Alltel | Team Penske |
| 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 183.737 | 48.983 | 0.574 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 34 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 183.625 | 49.013 | 0.604 | UPS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 35 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 183.587 | 49.023 | 0.614 | Bass Pro Shops / Swing Vote | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 36 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 183.542 | 49.035 | 0.626 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 37 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 183.441 | 49.062 | 0.653 | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Robby Gordon |
| 38 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 183.355 | 49.085 | 0.676 | Best Buy / Garmin | Evernham Motorsports |
| 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 183.307 | 49.098 | 0.689 | Polaroid / TUMS | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 40 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 183.258 | 49.111 | 0.702 | IRWIN Marathon with WeldTec | Geoff Smith |
| 41 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 182.671 | 49.269 | 0.860 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 42 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 181.734 | 49.523 | 1.114 | Penske Truck Rental | Team Penske |