CUP Series Talladega Superspeedway

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Race Lineup

The official 2008 AMP Energy 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

AMP Energy 500

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 190 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 140.281
  • Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
  • Lead Changes: 64
  • Green Flag Passes: 12,416 (83.3 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 187.364 51.109 0.000 Academy Sports + Outdoors Yates Racing
2 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 187.295 51.128 0.019 Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST Hendrick Motorsports
3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 187.265 51.136 0.027 U.S. Army Dale Earnhardt Inc
4 01 Regan Smith Chevrolet 187.181 51.159 0.050 DEI / Principal Financial Group Dale Earnhardt Inc
5 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 187.141 51.170 0.061 Johns Manville / Menards Dale Earnhardt Inc
6 33 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 186.984 51.213 0.104 Realtree "Driven to the Outdoo… Richard Childress Racing
7 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 186.969 51.217 0.108 Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com Barney Visser
8 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet 186.740 51.280 0.171 iQ Drive Stewart-haas Racing
9 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 186.707 51.289 0.180 Red Bull Team Red Bull
10 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 186.674 51.298 0.189 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
11 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 186.645 51.306 0.197 Hunt Brothers Pizza Joe Custer
12 99 Carl Edwards Ford 186.507 51.344 0.235 Office Depot Jack Roush
13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 186.430 51.365 0.256 Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing
14 347 Kenny Wallace Toyota 186.430 51.365 0.256 Champion Mortgage Michael Waltrip Racing
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 186.423 51.367 0.258 AMP Energy "Ride With Dale Jr.… Hendrick Motorsports
16 6 David Ragan Ford 186.351 51.387 0.278 AAA Travel Mike Dee
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 186.318 51.396 0.287 AT&T Mobility Richard Childress Racing
18 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 186.267 51.410 0.301 Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Phoenix Racing
19 44 David Reutimann Toyota 186.231 51.420 0.311 UPS Michael Waltrip Racing
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 186.224 51.422 0.313 Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
21 84 Mike Skinner Toyota 186.065 51.466 0.357 Red Bull Team Red Bull
22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 186.061 51.467 0.358 3M Jack Roush
23 45 Terry Labonte Dodge 186.057 51.468 0.359 Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Kyle Petty
24 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 185.945 51.499 0.390 Samsung HDTV / Alltel Team Penske
25 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 185.805 51.538 0.429 NAPA AUTO PARTS Michael Waltrip Racing
26 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 185.783 51.544 0.435 DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
27 21 Jon Wood Ford 185.783 51.544 0.435 Motorcraft Wood Brothers Racing
28 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 185.772 51.547 0.438 BernzOmatic Fat Boy Geoff Smith
29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 185.740 51.556 0.447 Caterpillar Bill Davis
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 185.722 51.561 0.452 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 185.689 51.570 0.461 DEWALT John Henry
32 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 185.643 51.583 0.474 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard Petty Motorsports
33 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 185.535 51.613 0.504 Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
34 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 185.481 51.628 0.519 Subway / Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
35 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 185.423 51.644 0.535 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
36 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 185.373 51.658 0.549 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing
37 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 185.204 51.705 0.596 Pedigree Joe Gibbs Racing
38 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 185.015 51.758 0.649 Budweiser Evernham Motorsports
39 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 185.008 51.760 0.651 Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress Racing
40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 184.954 51.775 0.666 MONOPOLY at McDonald's Evernham Motorsports
41 38 David Gilliland Ford 184.954 51.775 0.666 Ford. Drive one. Max Jones
42 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 184.374 51.938 0.829 MAPEI / Menards Robby Gordon
43 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 185.736 51.557 0.448 DLP HDTV Jeffrey Moorad