courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #26 of 36 for the 2008 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Saturday, September 6, 2008 in Richmond, VA Title Sponsor: Chevrolet Track: Richmond International Raceway Scheduled Green Flag: 7:45pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage: SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace NASCAR Countdown: ABC - 7:00pm/et TV: ABC 7:30pm/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: Sunday, September 7 at 3:30am/et on ESPN2 Sunday, September 7 at 10:00am/et on ESPN Classic Thursday, September 11 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and at ?pm/et on HD Net (High Def) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week: Motor Racing Network Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates Happy Hour and only Practice: Friday, September 5, 11:00am- 1:00pm/et on TV-ESPN2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information/Times/TV Qualifying Draw: Friday, September 5, 10:00am/et Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, September 5 at 6:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled; AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio. Cars will be impounded after qualifying -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: Richmond International Raceway Track Specs: Track/Race Length: 0.75 mile oval, 400 laps, 300 miles Short Track: 0.75-mile oval, 60-foot width with 10-foot apron Banking: turns: 14 degrees; frontstretch 8 degrees; backstretch 2 degrees Straights: Backstretch - 860 feet; Frontstretch - 1290 feet Pit Road Speed: 45mph Pace Car Speed: 50mph Seating Capacity: 112,029 Opened: 1946 (First NASCAR race was 1953) Last Repaved: Fall of 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former winners of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org: Chevy Rock and Roll 400 2007 Jimmie Johnson 2006 Kevin Harvick 2005 Kurt Busch 2004 Jeremy Mayfield 2003 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes 2002 Matt Kenseth 2001 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 2000 Jeff Gordon Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 1999 Tony Stewart 1998 Jeff Burton 1997 Dale Jarrett Miller 400 1996 Ernie Irvan Miller Genuine Draft 400 1995 Rusty Wallace 1994 Terry Labonte 1993 Rusty Wallace 1992 Rusty Wallace 1991 Harry Gant (race moved to a Saturday night event) 1990 Dale Earnhardt Miller High Life 400 1989 Rusty Wallace 1988 Davey Allison (track reconfigured to 0.75 miles) Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 1987 Dale Earnhardt 1986 Tim Richmond Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 1985 Darrell Waltrip 1984 Darrell Waltrip 1983 Bobby Allison 1982 Bobby Allison 1981 Benny Parsons Capital City 400 1980 Bobby Allison 1979 Bobby Allison 1978 Darrell Waltrip 1977 Neil Bonnett 1976 Cale Yarborough Capital City 500 1975 Darrell Waltrip 1974 Richard Petty 1973 Richard Petty 1972 Richard Petty 1971 Richard Petty 1970 Richard Petty Capital City 250 1969 Bobby Allison Capital City 300 1968 Richard Petty 1967 Richard Petty 1966 David Pearson 1965 David Pearson 1964 Cotton Owens 1963 Ned Jarrett 1962 Joe Weatherly Capital City 200 1961 Joe Weatherly 1960 Speedy Thompson 1959 Cotton Owens Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com Qualifying was canceled due to rain and the field is set by owners points. The race will be held on Sunday, September 7th at 1pm et on ESPN Pos Car# Driver Make Reason 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1st in Owners Pts 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 2nd in Owners Pts 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 3rd in Owners Pts 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 4th in Owners Pts 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 5th in Owners Pts 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 6th in Owners Pts 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 7th in Owners Pts 8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 8th in Owners Pts 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 9th in Owners Pts 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 10th in Owners Pts 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 11th in Owners Pts 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 12th in Owners Pts 13 6 David Ragan Ford 13th in Owners Pts 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 14th in Owners Pts 15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 15th in Owners Pts 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 16th in Owners Pts 17 8 Mark Martin Chevy 17th in Owners Pts 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 18th in Owners Pts 19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 19th in Owners Pts 20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 20th in Owners Pts 21 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 21st in Owners Pts 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 22nd in Owners Pts 23 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 23rd in Owners Pts 24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 24th in Owners Pts 25 5 Casey Mears Chevy 25th in Owners Pts 26 38 David Gilliland Ford 26th in Owners Pts 27 44 David Reutimann Toyota 27th in Owners Pts 28 15 Paul Menard Chevy 28th in Owners Pts 29 01 Regan Smith# Chevy 29th in Owners Pts 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30th in Owners Pts 31 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 31st in Owners Pts 32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 32nd in Owners Pts 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevy 33rd in Owners Pts 34 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 34th in Owners Pts 35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 35th in Owners Pts 36 21 Bill Elliott Ford Past Champion Provosional 1988 37 77 Sam Hornish Jr.# Dodge 25 attempts, 36th in Owners Pts 38 00 Michael McDowell# Toyota 25 attempts, 37th in Owners Pts 39 10 Patrick Carpentier# Dodge 25 attempts, 38th in Owners Pts 40 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 25 attempts, 39th in Owners Pts 41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 25 attempts, 40th in Owners Pts 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 25 attempts, 41st in Owners Pts 43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 25 attempts, 43rd in Owners Pts DNQ 34 Tony Raines Chevy 21 attempts, 45th in Owners Pts DNQ 09 Sterling Marlin Chevy 5 attempts, 48th in Owners Pts DNQ 02 Joey Logano Toyota 0 attempts
Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS 1 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190/5 400 Running 256,836 2 8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 175/5 400 Running 205,461 3 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 170/5 400 Running 165,366 4 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 165/5 400 Running 119,800 5 17 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 155/0 400 Running 137,533 6 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 150/0 400 Running 137,808 7 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 151/5 400 Running 130,011 8 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 147/5 400 Running 127,461 9 27 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 148/10 400 Running 102,200 10 20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 134/0 400 Running 82,550 11 25 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 130/0 400 Running 95,650 12 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 127/0 400 Running 90,925 13 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 124/0 400 Running 121,325 14 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 121/0 400 Running 83,700 15 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 123/5 400 Running 94,425 16 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 120/5 400 Running 104,558 17 24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 112/0 400 Running 100,939 18 26 38 David Gilliland Ford CitiFinancial 109/0 400 Running 91,383 19 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 106/0 400 Running 102,641 20 38 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 103/0 400 Running 91,883 21 23 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 100/0 400 Running 109,661 22 32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 97/0 400 Running 86,083 23 29 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 94/0 400 Running 80,600 24 41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 91/0 400 Running 83,058 25 39 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Valvoline 88/0 400 Running 71,650 26 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 85/0 400 Running 98,114 27 40 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 82/0 400 Running 79,075 28 34 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 79/0 400 Running 79,697 29 19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 76/0 400 Running 75,525 30 22 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 73/0 400 Running 95,808 31 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 70/0 400 Running 67,275 32 13 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 67/0 400 Running 75,125 33 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 64/0 399 Running 109,075 34 28 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Energizer / Menards 61/0 399 Running 75,825 35 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford U.S. Air Force 58/0 399 Running 85,070 36 15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 55/0 398 Running 74,575 37 21 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin 52/0 398 Running 92,795 38 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 49/0 398 Running 111,900 39 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 51/5 398 Running 113,841 40 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com 43/0 398 Running 66,075 41 43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 40/0 397 Running 65,930 42 35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam / Operation Homefront 37/0 392 Running 73,810 43 31 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 34/0 335 Running 65,669 * Denotes Rookie
