courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #17 of 36 for the 2008 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Loudon, NH Title Sponsor: Lenox Industrial Tools Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:17pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team: SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 10:30am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace TNT's Countdown to Green Pre-Race Show: 12:30 - 2:00pm/et TNT 2:00 pm/et Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times: Thursday, June 19 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, June 19 at 1:30pm/et on HD Net (High Def) Announcers: Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Kyle Petty Pit Reporters: Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, Ralph Sheheen, Lindsay Czarniak TNT's Revolving Studio: Marc Fein and Larry McReynolds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week: Motor Racing Network Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates/Times/TV: Practices: Friday, June 27, 12:00 - 1:30pm/et, TV-SPEED; Saturday, June 28, 9:00 - 9:45pm/et, TV-SPEED Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, June 28, 11:45am - 12:45pm/et on TV-SPEED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information/Times/TV: Qualifying Draw [ping pong balls]: Friday, June 27, 11:00am/et Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42 [if no past champ prov used, then 43rd goes next fastest non top-35 driver], Friday, June 27 at 3:10pm/et, TV-SPEED AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: New Hampshire International Speedway Track Specs: Superspeedway: 1.058 mile oval Race length: 318.46 miles for Sprint Cup Laps Run: 301 Turns: Banking: 12 degrees; Straights: 2 degrees Length of Straights: Frontstretch - 1500ft; Backstretch - 1500ft Grandstand Seating: 95,491 Opened: 1990 - first Nextel Cup event 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former winners of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org: 1993: #2-Rusty Wallace, Pontiac, 105.947mph; started 33rd 1994: #10-Ricky Rudd, Ford, 87.599; started 3rd 1995: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 107.029; started 21st 1996: #28-Ernie Irvan, Ford, 98.930; started 6th 1997: #99-Jeff Burton, Ford, 117.134; started 15th 1998: #99-Jeff Burton, Ford, 102.996; started 5th 1999: #99-Jeff Burton, Ford, 101.876; started 38th 2000: #20-Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 103.145; started 6th 2001: #88-Dale Jarrett, Ford, 102.131; started 9th 2002: #22-Ward Burton, Dodge, 92.342; started 31st 2003: #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 96.924, started 6th 2004: #97-Kurt Busch, Ford, 97.862, started 32nd 2005: #20-Tony Stewart, Chevy, 102.608, started 13th 2006: #5-Kyle Busch, Chevy, 101.384, started 4th 2007: #11-Denny Hamlin, Chevy, 108.215, started 11th
Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Berlin City Auto Group 129.776 29.349 Leader 2 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 129.059 29.512 -0.163 3 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 128.976 29.531 -0.182 4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 128.976 29.531 -0.182 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 128.885 29.552 -0.203 6 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 128.828 29.565 -0.216 7 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge The Guitar Hero / Target 128.824 29.566 -0.217 8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 128.645 29.607 -0.258 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 128.624 29.612 -0.263 10 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 128.624 29.612 -0.263 11 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Hancock / Best Buy / Garmin 128.576 29.623 -0.274 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 128.498 29.641 -0.292 13 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 128.459 29.650 -0.301 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 128.424 29.658 -0.309 15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 128.415 29.660 -0.311 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 128.385 29.667 -0.318 17 99 Carl Edwards Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs 128.337 29.678 -0.329 18 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 128.299 29.687 -0.338 19 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 128.273 29.693 -0.344 20 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 128.251 29.698 -0.349 21 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Ford. Drive one. 128.117 29.729 -0.380 22 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Robby Gordon Motorsports 128.057 29.743 -0.394 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 128.048 29.745 -0.396 24 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 127.984 29.760 -0.411 25 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 127.872 29.786 -0.437 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 127.859 29.789 -0.440 27 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 127.782 29.807 -0.458 28 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 127.731 29.819 -0.470 29 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 127.722 29.821 -0.472 30 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 127.662 29.835 -0.486 31 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet LENOX Industrial Tools 127.649 29.838 -0.489 32 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 127.560 29.859 -0.510 33 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 127.444 29.886 -0.537 34 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Victory Junction Gang 127.397 29.897 -0.548 35 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance / Red Sox 127.312 29.917 -0.568 36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 126.981 29.995 -0.646 37 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Atlas Copco 126.964 29.999 -0.650 38 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota Champion Mortgage 126.846 30.027 -0.678 39 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 126.648 30.074 -0.725 40 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 126.572 30.092 -0.743 41 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 126.374 30.139 -0.790 42 15 Paul Menard+ Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards 126.148 30.193 -0.844 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 126.391 30.135 -0.786 Did Not Qualify 44 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet doorstopnation.com 126.307 30.155 -0.806 45 21 Marcos Ambrose Ford Little Debbie Honey Buns 125.422 30.368 -1.019 + Set by Owner Points * Denotes Rookie
Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Results courtesy of Nascar.com The race was shortened to 284 laps due to rain FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 26 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 190/5 284 Running 2 36 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 170/0 284 Running 3 30 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 165/0 284 Running 4 8 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 160/0 284 Running 5 11 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Hancock / Best Buy / Garmin 155/0 284 Running 6 6 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 150/0 284 Running 7 24 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 151/5 284 Running 8 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 142/0 284 Running 9 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 138/0 284 Running 10 2 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 134/0 284 Running 11 19 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 130/0 284 Running 12 31 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet LENOX Industrial Tools 127/0 284 Running 13 28 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 134/10 284 Running 14 3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 126/5 284 Running 15 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 118/0 284 Running 16 40 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 115/0 284 Running 17 17 99 Carl Edwards Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs 112/0 284 Running 18 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 109/0 284 Running 19 29 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 106/0 284 Running 20 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 108/5 284 Running 21 15 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 100/0 284 Running 22 18 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 97/0 284 Running 23 39 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 94/0 284 Running 24 5 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 96/5 284 Running 25 27 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 88/0 284 Running 26 22 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Camping World / RVs.com 90/5 284 Running 27 25 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 82/0 283 Running 28 33 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 79/0 283 Running 29 42 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards 76/0 282 Running 30 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 73/0 282 Running 31 1 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Berlin City Auto Group 75/5 282 Running 32 32 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 67/0 282 Running 33 41 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 64/0 281 Running 34 4 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 61/0 281 Running 35 34 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Victory Junction Gang 58/0 281 Running 36 21 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Ford. Drive one. 55/0 281 Running 37 37 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Atlas Copco 52/0 280 Running 38 7 40 Dario Franchitti * Dodge The Guitar Hero / Target 49/0 280 Running 39 20 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 46/0 280 Running 40 35 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance / Red Sox 43/0 272 Accident 41 13 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 40/0 270 Accident 42 38 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 37/0 209 Engine 43 10 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 34/0 202 Oil Line * Denotes Rookie