courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #23 of 36 for the 2008 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, August 17, 2008 in Brooklyn, MI Title Sponsor: 3M Track: Michigan International Speedway Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:17pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer & Kenny Wallace NASCAR Countdown: ESPN - 1:00pm/et TV: ESPN 2:00 pm/et Announcers: Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake Studio: Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times: Monday, August 18 at 4:00am/et on ESPN2 Monday, August 18 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic Thursday, August 21 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, August 21 at 5:30pm/et on HD Net (High Def) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week Motor Racing Network Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates/Times/TV Practices: Friday, August 15, 12:00 - 1:30pm/et, TV-SPEED Saturday, August 16, 12:30 - 1:15pm/et, TV-SPEED Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, August 16, 1:50 - 2:50pm/et on TV-SPEED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information/Times/TV Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 15, 1:00pm/et Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, August 15 at 3:40pm/et, TV-SPEED, and re-aired at 9:30pm/et on Speed & live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: Michigan International Speedway Track Specs: Superspeedway: 2.0-mile D-shaped oval Banking: turns: 18 degrees; straights: frontstretch 12 degrees, backstretch 5 degrees Frontstretch Length: 3,600 feet Backstretch Length: 2,242 feet 73 feet wide with 10-foot apron in turns, 45 feet wide with 12-foot apron on straightaways Pit lane is 50 feet wide and contains space for 44 individual pit areas Pit Road Speed: 45mph Seating: 137,243, attendence: 153,000. Opened: 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former winners of the 3M Performance 400 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org: Yankee 600 August 17, 1969 David Pearson '69 Ford[1] Yankee 400 August 16, 1970 Charlie Glotzbach '69 Dodge August 15, 1971 Bobby Allison '69 Mercury August 20, 1972 David Pearson '71 Mercury August 25, 1974 David Pearson '73 Mercury Champion Spark Plug 400 August 24, 1975 Richard Petty '74 Dodge August 22, 1976 David Pearson Mercury August 22, 1977 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet August 20, 1978 David Pearson Mercury August 19, 1979 Richard Petty Chevrolet August 17, 1980 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet August 16, 1981 Richard Petty Buick August 22, 1982 Bobby Allison Buick August 21, 1983 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet August 12, 1984 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet August 11, 1985 Bill Elliott Ford August 17, 1986 Bill Elliott Ford August 16, 1987 Bill Elliott Ford August 21, 1988 Davey Allison Ford August 20, 1989 Rusty Wallace Pontiac August 19, 1990 Mark Martin Ford August 18, 1991 Dale Jarrett Ford August 16, 1992 Harry Gant Oldsmobile August 15, 1993 Mark Martin Ford GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 August 21, 1994 Geoffrey Bodine Ford August 20, 1995 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet August 18, 1996 Dale Jarrett Ford DeVilbiss 400 August 17, 1997 Mark Martin Ford Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss August 16, 1998 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer August 22, 1999 Bobby Labonte Pontiac August 20, 2000 Rusty Wallace Ford August 19, 2001 Sterling Marlin Dodge[2] Pepsi 400 Presented by Farmer Jack August 18, 2002 Dale Jarrett Ford GFS Marketplace 400 August 17, 2003 Ryan Newman Dodge August 22, 2004 Greg Biffle Ford August 21, 2005 Jeremy Mayfield August 20, 2006 Matt Kenseth Ford 3M Performance 400 August 21, 2007 Kurt Busch Dodge [1] Race shortened to 165 laps / 330 miles due to rain [2] Race shortened to 162 laps / 324 miles due to rain
3M Performance 400 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 188.536 38.189 Leader 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 187.028 38.497 -0.308 3 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 186.577 38.590 -0.401 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 186.321 38.643 -0.454 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 186.032 38.703 -0.514 6 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Tow Truck in a Box 185.979 38.714 -0.525 7 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 185.907 38.729 -0.540 8 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 185.874 38.736 -0.547 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 185.821 38.747 -0.558 10 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 185.821 38.747 -0.558 11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 185.797 38.752 -0.563 12 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 185.720 38.768 -0.579 13 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 185.682 38.776 -0.587 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 185.672 38.778 -0.589 15 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 185.596 38.794 -0.605 16 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 185.452 38.824 -0.635 17 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 185.385 38.838 -0.649 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 185.309 38.854 -0.665 19 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 185.300 38.856 -0.667 20 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 185.238 38.869 -0.680 21 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 185.152 38.887 -0.698 22 00 Mike Skinner Toyota Champion Mortgage 185.109 38.896 -0.707 23 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 184.648 38.993 -0.804 24 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 184.639 38.995 -0.806 25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Cub Cadet 184.634 38.996 -0.807 26 28 Travis Kvapil Ford CARFAX 184.596 39.004 -0.815 27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 184.417 39.042 -0.853 28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 184.355 39.055 -0.866 29 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 184.270 39.073 -0.884 30 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 184.242 39.079 -0.890 31 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 184.171 39.094 -0.905 32 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 184.134 39.102 -0.913 33 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 184.030 39.124 -0.935 34 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 183.955 39.140 -0.951 35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 183.505 39.236 -1.047 36 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Moen / Menards 183.505 39.236 -1.047 37 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 183.491 39.239 -1.050 38 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 183.313 39.277 -1.088 39 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie 183.155 39.311 -1.122 40 38 David Gilliland Ford CitiFinancial 183.025 39.339 -1.150 41 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 183.001 39.344 -1.155 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 182.913 39.363 -1.174 43 96 Brad Coleman Toyota DLP HDTV 182.030 39.554 -1.365 Did Not Qualify 44 08 Johnny Sauter Dodge getFUBAR.com 181.474 39.675 -1.486 * Denotes Rookie
3M Performance 400 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 27 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 195/10 200 Running 2 11 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 175/5 200 Running 3 16 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 170/5 200 Running 4 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 165/5 200 Running 5 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 155/0 200 Running 6 15 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 150/0 200 Running 7 1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 151/5 200 Running 8 38 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 142/0 200 Running 9 3 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 138/0 200 Running 10 18 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 134/0 200 Running 11 28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 135/5 200 Running 12 21 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 127/0 200 Running 13 26 28 Travis Kvapil Ford CARFAX 124/0 200 Running 14 7 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 121/0 200 Running 15 10 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 123/5 200 Running 16 25 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Cub Cadet 115/0 200 Running 17 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 117/5 200 Running 18 29 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 109/0 199 Running 19 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 106/0 199 Running 20 41 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 103/0 199 Running 21 20 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 100/0 199 Running 22 23 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 97/0 199 Running 23 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 99/5 199 Running 24 36 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Moen / Menards 91/0 199 Running 25 19 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 88/0 199 Running 26 40 38 David Gilliland Ford CitiFinancial 85/0 199 Running 27 35 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 82/0 199 Running 28 33 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 79/0 199 Running 29 8 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 76/0 199 Running 30 6 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Tow Truck in a Box 73/0 199 Running 31 30 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 70/0 199 Running 32 17 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 67/0 198 Running 33 31 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 64/0 198 Running 34 34 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 61/0 198 Running 35 22 00 Mike Skinner Toyota Champion Mortgage 58/0 198 Running 36 13 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 55/0 197 Running 37 12 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam 52/0 197 Running 38 43 96 Brad Coleman Toyota DLP HDTV 49/0 197 Running 39 37 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 46/0 194 Engine 40 32 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 43/0 162 Engine 41 24 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 40/0 117 Accident 42 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 37/0 111 Accident 43 39 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie 34/0 17 Engine * Denotes Rookie
