Race Lineup

The official 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.

Goody's Cool Orange 500

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 13 Dodge
  • 11 Toyota

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 73.163
  • Cautions: 18 for 89 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,992 (4.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 96.288 19.666 0.000 DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
2 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 95.757 19.775 0.109 FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing
3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 95.733 19.780 0.114 U.S. Army Dale Earnhardt Inc
4 6 David Ragan Ford 95.569 19.814 0.148 AAA Insurance Mike Dee
5 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 95.492 19.830 0.164 IRWIN Industrial Tools Geoff Smith
6 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 95.487 19.831 0.165 Budweiser Evernham Motorsports
7 49 Ken Schrader Toyota 95.463 19.836 0.170 Microsoft Small Business Elizabeth Morgenthau
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 95.347 19.860 0.194 M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing
9 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 95.271 19.876 0.210 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 95.213 19.888 0.222 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 95.208 19.889 0.223 Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress Racing
12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 95.208 19.889 0.223 BB&T Richard Childress Racing
13 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 95.079 19.916 0.250 Alltel Team Penske
14 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 95.060 19.920 0.254 Yates Racing Yates Racing
15 44 David Reutimann Toyota 95.036 19.925 0.259 UPS Michael Waltrip Racing
16 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 95.032 19.926 0.260 NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip Racing
17 21 Bill Elliott Ford 94.951 19.943 0.277 Little Debbie Nutty Bars Wood Brothers Racing
18 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 94.874 19.959 0.293 Caterpillar Bill Davis
19 16 Greg Biffle Ford 94.870 19.960 0.294 Jackson Hewitt Jack Roush
20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 94.832 19.968 0.302 Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
21 38 David Gilliland Ford 94.832 19.968 0.302 FreeCreditReport.com Max Jones
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 94.770 19.981 0.315 AMP Energy / National Guard Hendrick Motorsports
23 96 JJ Yeley Toyota 94.713 19.993 0.327 DLP HDTV Jeffrey Moorad
24 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 94.637 20.009 0.343 AT&T Mobility Richard Childress Racing
25 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 94.637 20.009 0.343 McDonald's Evernham Motorsports
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 94.637 20.009 0.343 Mobil 1 Team Penske
27 99 Carl Edwards Ford 94.600 20.017 0.351 Claritin Jack Roush
28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 94.595 20.018 0.352 DEWALT John Henry
29 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 94.595 20.018 0.352 Wrigley's Big Red Chip Ganassi Racing
30 84 Mike Skinner Toyota 94.562 20.025 0.359 Red Bull Team Red Bull
31 70 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet 94.543 20.029 0.363 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing
32 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 94.538 20.030 0.364 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard Petty Motorsports
33 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 94.486 20.041 0.375 DEI / Principal Financial Group Dale Earnhardt Inc
34 347 Michael McDowell Toyota 94.406 20.058 0.392 Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip Racing
35 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 94.369 20.066 0.400 Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Dale Earnhardt Inc
36 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 94.312 20.078 0.412 State Water Heaters Joe Custer
37 10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 94.298 20.081 0.415 Charter Comm. Evernham Motorsports
38 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 94.139 20.115 0.449 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
39 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 93.966 20.152 0.486 Kellogg's / CARQUEST Hendrick Motorsports
40 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 93.664 20.217 0.551 Red Bull Team Red Bull
41 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 93.641 20.222 0.556 Charter Comm. Robby Gordon
42 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 93.627 20.225 0.559 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
43 40 Dario Franchitti Dodge 94.078 20.128 0.462 Kennametal Felix Sabates