Race Lineup

The official 2008 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 10 Toyota
  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 12 Dodge
  • 8 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (6 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 157.409
  • Cautions: 8 for 23 laps
  • Lead Changes: 52
  • Green Flag Passes: 9,146 (55.4 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 187.386 51.103 0.000 National Day of Prayer / Furniture … Barney Visser
2 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 186.896 51.237 0.134 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
3 70 Ken Schrader Chevrolet 186.499 51.346 0.243 Hunt Brothers Pizza Stewart-haas Racing
4 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 186.423 51.367 0.264 Red Bull Team Red Bull
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 186.416 51.369 0.266 M&M's Most Colorful Fan Joe Gibbs Racing
6 6 David Ragan Ford 186.303 51.400 0.297 AAA Travel Mike Dee
7 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 186.300 51.401 0.298 FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing
8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 186.177 51.435 0.332 Red Bull Team Red Bull
9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 185.974 51.491 0.388 AMP Energy / National Guard Hendrick Motorsports
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185.837 51.529 0.426 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
11 99 Carl Edwards Ford 185.704 51.566 0.463 Office Depot Jack Roush
12 21 Jon Wood Ford 185.517 51.618 0.515 Little Debbie Honey Buns Wood Brothers Racing
13 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 185.502 51.622 0.519 DEWALT John Henry
14 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 185.484 51.627 0.524 Northern Tool + Equipment Yates Racing
15 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 185.481 51.628 0.525 Marathon / Wells Fargo / PVA Kyle Petty
16 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 185.305 51.677 0.574 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Phoenix Racing
17 10 Patrick Carpentier Dodge 185.262 51.689 0.586 LifeLock Evernham Motorsports
18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 185.187 51.710 0.607 Garmin Evernham Motorsports
19 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 185.061 51.745 0.642 State Water Heaters Joe Custer
20 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 185.022 51.756 0.653 Pepsi / DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
21 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 184.929 51.782 0.679 Alltel Team Penske
22 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 184.818 51.813 0.710 Turtle Wax / Menards Dale Earnhardt Inc
23 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 184.811 51.815 0.712 Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
24 347 Michael McDowell Toyota 184.758 51.830 0.727 Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip Racing
25 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 184.701 51.846 0.743 Polaroid Chip Ganassi Racing
26 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 184.619 51.869 0.766 Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Chip Ganassi Racing
27 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 184.619 51.869 0.766 NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip Racing
28 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 184.601 51.874 0.771 U.S. Army Dale Earnhardt Inc
29 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 184.452 51.916 0.813 DEI / Principal Financial Group Dale Earnhardt Inc
30 44 David Reutimann Toyota 184.377 51.937 0.834 UPS / 134th Kentucky Derby Michael Waltrip Racing
31 16 Greg Biffle Ford 184.288 51.962 0.859 American Red Cross / 3M Jack Roush
32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 184.048 52.030 0.927 Crown Royal Geoff Smith
33 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 184.019 52.038 0.935 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
34 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 184.019 52.038 0.935 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard Petty Motorsports
35 PJ Jones 183.822 52.094 0.991
36 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 183.751 52.114 1.011 CARQUEST / Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
37 77 Sam Hornish Jr Dodge 183.744 52.116 1.013 Mobil 1 Team Penske
38 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 183.716 52.124 1.021 AT&T Mobility Richard Childress Racing
39 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 183.680 52.134 1.031 Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress Racing
40 38 David Gilliland Ford 183.589 52.160 1.057 FreeCreditReport.com Max Jones
41 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 183.522 52.179 1.076 DIRECTV Richard Childress Racing
42 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 183.343 52.230 1.127 Budweiser Evernham Motorsports
43 40 Dario Franchitti Dodge 185.115 51.730 0.627 TUMS Quik Pak Felix Sabates