courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #21 of 36 for the 2008 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, August 3, 2008 in Long Pond, PA Title Sponsor: Sunoco - Red Cross Track: Pocono Raceway 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 4 at 2:00am/et on ESPN2 Monday, August 4 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic Thursday, August 7 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, August 7 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 1, 12:00 - 1:30pm/et, TV-SPEED Saturday, August 2, 10:00 - 10:50am/et, TV-ESPN2 Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, August 2, 11:20am - 12:20pm/et on TV-ESPN2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information/Times/TV Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 1, 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, August 1 at 3:40pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled & live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: Pocono International Raceway Track Specs: Superspeedway: 2.5 mile tri-oval Track/Race Length: 2.5 tri-oval, 200 laps, 500 miles Banking: turn 1: 14 degrees, turn 2: 8 degree, turn 3: 6 degrees; Straights: Front - 3740 feet, Long Pond (between turns 1 and 2) - 3055 feet, North(between turns 2 and 3) - 1780 feet Grandstand Seating: 100,000 Pit Road Speed: 55mph Pace Car Speed: 65mph Opened: 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former winners of the Pennsylvania 500 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org: Pennsylvania 500 2007 - Kurt Busch 2006 - Denny Hamlin 2005 - Kurt Busch (203 laps / 507.5 miles because of green-white-checker finish) 2004 - Jimmie Johnson 2003 - Ryan Newman 2002 - Bill Elliott (175 laps / 437.5 miles due to darkness after two lengthy red flags) 2001 - Bobby Labonte 2000 - Rusty Wallace 1999 - Bobby Labonte 1998 - Jeff Gordon 1997 - Dale Jarrett Miller 500 1996 - Rusty Wallace Miller Genuine Draft 500 1995 - Dale Jarrett 1994 - Geoffrey Bodine 1993 - Dale Earnhardt 1992 - Mark Martin 1991 - Rusty Wallace (179 laps / 447.5 miles due to rain) AC Spark Plug 500 1990 - Geoffrey Bodine 1989 - Bill Elliott 1988 - Bill Elliott Summer 500 1987 - Dale Earnhardt 1986 - Tim Richmond (150 laps / 375 miles due to rain) 1985 - Bill Elliott Like Cola 500 1984 - Harry Gant 1983 - Tim Richmond Mountain Dew 500 1982 - Bobby Allison 1981 - Darrell Waltrip Coca-Cola 500 1980 - Neil Bonnett 1979 - Cale Yarborough 1978 - Darrell Waltrip 1977 - Benny Parsons Purolator 500 1976 - Richard Petty 1975 - David Pearson 1974 - Richard Petty (180 laps / 450 miles due to energy crisis)
Pennsylvania 500 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 168.215 53.503 Leader 2 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Steak-umm Burgers 167.560 53.712 -0.209 3 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 167.187 53.832 -0.329 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 167.106 53.858 -0.355 5 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 166.883 53.930 -0.427 6 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Avis 166.784 53.962 -0.459 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 166.522 54.047 -0.544 8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 166.522 54.047 -0.544 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 166.516 54.049 -0.546 10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 166.445 54.072 -0.569 11 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 166.392 54.089 -0.586 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 166.349 54.103 -0.600 13 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 166.199 54.152 -0.649 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 166.153 54.167 -0.664 15 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 166.076 54.192 -0.689 16 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 165.932 54.239 -0.736 17 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 165.914 54.245 -0.742 18 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 165.868 54.260 -0.757 19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 165.828 54.273 -0.770 20 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 165.773 54.291 -0.788 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 165.767 54.293 -0.790 22 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Energizer / Menards 165.606 54.346 -0.843 23 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 165.587 54.352 -0.849 24 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 165.569 54.358 -0.855 25 10 Terry Labonte Dodge Charter Comm. 165.520 54.374 -0.871 26 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 165.514 54.376 -0.873 27 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 165.499 54.381 -0.878 28 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 165.465 54.392 -0.889 29 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin 165.432 54.403 -0.900 30 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 165.371 54.423 -0.920 31 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 165.201 54.479 -0.976 32 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 165.168 54.490 -0.987 33 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Cheez-It / CARQUEST 165.159 54.493 -0.990 34 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 165.029 54.536 -1.033 35 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota Champion Mortgage 165.010 54.542 -1.039 36 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 164.751 54.628 -1.125 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie 164.706 54.643 -1.140 38 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Johns Manville / Menards 164.684 54.650 -1.147 39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Team USA 164.660 54.658 -1.155 40 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 164.546 54.696 -1.193 41 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 164.525 54.703 -1.200 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 164.177 54.819 -1.316 43 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 163.271 55.123 -1.620 Did Not Qualify 44 34 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Weber Grill 161.316 55.791 -2.288 + Set by Owner Points * Denotes Rookie
Pennsylvania 500 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS 1 15 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190/5 200 Running 241,875 2 20 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 170/0 200 Running 196,536 3 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 170/5 200 Running 188,086 4 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 160/0 200 Running 153,936 5 16 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 160/5 200 Running 111,725 6 30 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 150/0 200 Running 111,950 7 7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 151/5 200 Running 122,316 8 2 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet Steak-umm Burgers 152/10 200 Running 126,933 9 41 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 143/5 200 Running 93,675 10 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 134/0 200 Running 126,311 11 5 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 135/5 200 Running 120,591 12 12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 132/5 200 Running 83,500 13 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 129/5 200 Running 83,475 14 6 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Avis 121/0 200 Running 115,850 15 17 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 118/0 200 Running 103,308 16 19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 115/0 200 Running 99,589 17 34 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 112/0 200 Running 89,133 18 18 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Haas Automation 109/0 200 Running 66,975 19 31 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 106/0 200 Running 70,425 20 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies 108/5 200 Running 86,645 21 39 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Team USA 100/0 200 Running 112,208 22 33 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Cheez-It / CARQUEST 97/0 200 Running 84,050 23 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 94/0 200 Running 105,341 24 35 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 91/0 200 Running 86,833 25 36 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 88/0 200 Running 76,850 26 26 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 85/0 200 Running 110,875 27 29 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin 82/0 200 Running 95,295 28 8 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 79/0 200 Running 76,200 29 40 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 81/5 199 Running 82,108 30 28 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 73/0 199 Running 68,200 31 24 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 70/0 199 Running 79,208 32 25 10 Terry Labonte Dodge Charter Comm. 67/0 199 Running 64,375 33 11 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 64/0 199 Running 103,611 34 3 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com 61/0 199 Running 74,472 35 32 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 58/0 199 Running 91,039 36 27 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 55/0 199 Running 81,600 37 38 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Johns Manville / Menards 52/0 198 Running 71,425 38 10 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 54/5 198 Running 63,300 39 43 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV 46/0 196 Out Of Fuel 71,175 40 13 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 43/0 146 Engine 90,933 41 23 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 40/0 138 Accident 62,880 42 22 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Energizer / Menards 37/0 137 Accident 70,730 43 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 39/5 24 Engine 62,999 * Denotes Rookie