Race Lineup
The official 2008 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 54 (14 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 152.672
- Cautions: 7 for 23 laps
- Lead Changes: 42
- Green Flag Passes: 6,921 (39.1 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 187.075 | 48.109 | 0.000 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 2 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 186.734 | 48.197 | 0.088 | NAPA AUTO PARTS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AMP Energy / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kellogg's / CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 12 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | U.S. Army | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 13 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 14 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AAA | Mike Dee |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 17 | 187 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | Barney Visser |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 19 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 20 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | UPS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 21 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | PEAK / Menards | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 22 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Makoto | Front Row Motorsports |
| 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon |
| 27 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | State Water Heaters | Joe Custer |
| 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DEWALT | John Henry |
| 29 | 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Principal Financial Group | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 30 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | K&N Filters | Yates Racing |
| 31 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | FreeCreditReport.com | Max Jones |
| 33 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 34 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Best Buy | Evernham Motorsports |
| 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | AT&T Mobility | Richard Childress Racing |
| 37 | 96 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | DLP HDTV | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 38 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 | Geoff Smith |
| 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Wells Fargo | Kyle Petty |
| 40 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Dodge | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dodge Journey | Felix Sabates |
| 41 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 42 | 347 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Aaron's Dream Machine | Michael Waltrip Racing |