Race Lineup
The official 2008 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.
Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil
Sunday, November 9th, 2008
Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 312
- Laps Actual: 313 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 97.804
- Cautions: 10 for 55 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 2,228 (8.6 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 134.725 | 26.721 | 0.000 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 2 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 134.625 | 26.741 | 0.020 | IRWIN Industrial Tools | Geoff Smith |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 134.529 | 26.760 | 0.039 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 4 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 134.514 | 26.763 | 0.042 | UPS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 134.108 | 26.844 | 0.123 | AMP Energy / National Guard | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 133.794 | 26.907 | 0.186 | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 133.730 | 26.920 | 0.199 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 133.685 | 26.929 | 0.208 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 9 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 133.591 | 26.948 | 0.227 | PEAK / Menards | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 10 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 133.482 | 26.970 | 0.249 | U.S. Army | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 133.412 | 26.984 | 0.263 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 12 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 133.378 | 26.991 | 0.270 | Target / AMP Energy | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 13 | 10 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | 133.328 | 27.001 | 0.280 | McDonald's | Evernham Motorsports |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 133.323 | 27.002 | 0.281 | Pedigree | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 133.304 | 27.006 | 0.285 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 16 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 133.304 | 27.006 | 0.285 | Cheez-It / CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 17 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 133.195 | 27.028 | 0.307 | State Water Heaters | Joe Custer |
| 18 | 347 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | 133.171 | 27.033 | 0.312 | Little Debbie | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 133.151 | 27.037 | 0.316 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 132.993 | 27.069 | 0.348 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 21 | 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 132.959 | 27.076 | 0.355 | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 22 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 132.846 | 27.099 | 0.378 | Siemens | Evernham Motorsports |
| 23 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 132.846 | 27.099 | 0.378 | Bad Boy Mowers | Bill Davis |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 132.836 | 27.101 | 0.380 | AT&T Mobility | Richard Childress Racing |
| 25 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 132.792 | 27.110 | 0.389 | NAPA AUTO PARTS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 26 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 132.787 | 27.111 | 0.390 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 132.690 | 27.131 | 0.410 | Jim Beam / Operation Homefront | Robby Gordon |
| 28 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 132.636 | 27.142 | 0.421 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 29 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 132.621 | 27.145 | 0.424 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 132.567 | 27.156 | 0.435 | AAA Insurance | Mike Dee |
| 31 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 132.543 | 27.161 | 0.440 | American Red Cross / 3M | Jack Roush |
| 32 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Toyota | 132.489 | 27.172 | 0.451 | DLP HDTV | Jeffrey Moorad |
| 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 132.387 | 27.193 | 0.472 | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 34 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 132.280 | 27.215 | 0.494 | DEWALT | John Henry |
| 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 132.120 | 27.248 | 0.527 | Wells Fargo | Kyle Petty |
| 36 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 132.110 | 27.250 | 0.529 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 37 | 109 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 131.989 | 27.275 | 0.554 | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | Phoenix Racing |
| 38 | 84 | Scott Speed | Toyota | 131.926 | 27.288 | 0.567 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 39 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 131.873 | 27.299 | 0.578 | Little Debbie | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 40 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 131.815 | 27.311 | 0.590 | All Sport | Yates Racing |
| 41 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 131.776 | 27.319 | 0.598 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Digital TV Transition | Max Jones |
| 43 | 70 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 131.839 | 27.306 | 0.585 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |