Race Lineup
The official 2008 Pocono 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Pocono Raceway.
Pocono 500
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
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- Drivers Entered: 44 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 125.209
- Cautions: 10 for 38 laps
- Lead Changes: 23
- Green Flag Passes: 3,452 (21.3 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 170.219 | 52.873 | 0.000 | Budweiser | Evernham Motorsports |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 169.856 | 52.986 | 0.113 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 3 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 168.897 | 53.287 | 0.414 | Steak-umm Burgers | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 4 | 01 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 168.745 | 53.335 | 0.462 | DEI / Principal Financial Group | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 5 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 168.723 | 53.342 | 0.469 | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | Barney Visser |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 168.517 | 53.407 | 0.534 | Aflac | Jack Roush |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 168.505 | 53.411 | 0.538 | National Guard / AMP Energy | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 8 | 84 | AJ Allmendinger | Toyota | 168.479 | 53.419 | 0.546 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 9 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 168.391 | 53.447 | 0.574 | State Water Heaters | Joe Custer |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 168.139 | 53.527 | 0.654 | M&M's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 168.124 | 53.532 | 0.659 | Miller Lite | Walter Czarnecki |
| 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | 168.055 | 53.554 | 0.681 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 167.970 | 53.581 | 0.708 | DEWALT | John Henry |
| 14 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Dodge | 167.939 | 53.591 | 0.718 | Target | Felix Sabates |
| 15 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 167.904 | 53.602 | 0.729 | Red Bull | Team Red Bull |
| 16 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 167.895 | 53.605 | 0.732 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 17 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 167.838 | 53.623 | 0.750 | Pittsburgh Paints / Menards | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 167.785 | 53.640 | 0.767 | Stanley Tools | Evernham Motorsports |
| 19 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | 167.738 | 53.655 | 0.782 | NAPA AUTO PARTS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 167.735 | 53.656 | 0.783 | AT&T Mobility | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Dodge | 167.467 | 53.742 | 0.869 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 22 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 167.436 | 53.752 | 0.879 | IRWIN Industrial Tools | Geoff Smith |
| 23 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 167.367 | 53.774 | 0.901 | DISH Network / DishDVRs | Yates Racing |
| 24 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | Dodge | 167.345 | 53.781 | 0.908 | Charter Comm. | Evernham Motorsports |
| 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 167.327 | 53.787 | 0.914 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 26 | 70 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | 167.258 | 53.809 | 0.936 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 27 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 167.255 | 53.810 | 0.937 | Kodak | Team Penske |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 167.029 | 53.883 | 1.010 | Shell / Pennzoil | Richard Childress Racing |
| 29 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 166.759 | 53.970 | 1.097 | U.S. Air Force | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 166.710 | 53.986 | 1.113 | AAA Insurance | Mike Dee |
| 31 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 166.688 | 53.993 | 1.120 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 32 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | 166.648 | 54.006 | 1.133 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 166.645 | 54.007 | 1.134 | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 34 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 166.605 | 54.020 | 1.147 | Kellogg's / CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 35 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 166.593 | 54.024 | 1.151 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 36 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 166.589 | 54.025 | 1.152 | UPS | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 37 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 166.568 | 54.032 | 1.159 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 38 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 166.454 | 54.069 | 1.196 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 39 | 347 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 166.276 | 54.127 | 1.254 | Champion Mortgage | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 40 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 165.871 | 54.259 | 1.386 | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Robby Gordon |
| 41 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr | Dodge | 165.071 | 54.522 | 1.649 | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 42 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 164.971 | 54.555 | 1.682 | FreeCreditReport.com | Max Jones |