courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #24 of 36 for the 2008 season -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Saturday, August 23, 2008 in Bristol, TN Title Sponsor: Sharpie Track: Bristol Motor Speedway Scheduled Green Flag: 8:15pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage/Re-air/TV Team SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace NASCAR Countdown: ESPN - 7:00pm/et TV: ESPN 8:00 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: Sunday, August 24 at 12:30am/et on ESPN2 Sunday, August 24 at 12:00pm/et on ESPN Classic Thursday, August 28 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, August 28 at 5:30pm/et on HD Net (High Def) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week Performance Racing Network Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates/Times/TV Practices: Friday, August 22, 12:00 - 1:30pm/et, TV-SPEED; Happy Hour Practice: Friday, August 22, 6:15 - 7:20pm/et on TV-SPEED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information/Times/TV Qualifying Draw: Friday, August 22, 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 22 at 3:40pm/et, TV-SPEED, AND live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: Bristol Motor Speedway Track Specs: 0.533-mile concrete oval 500 laps, 266.5 miles Degree of banking in corners: 30 degrees Degree of banking in straights: 16 degrees Straightaways are 650 feet long. Concrete racing surface is 40 feet wide. Seating capacity: ~165,000 Bristol has two pits roads: 21 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the back stretch (1 shared) Pit Stall Size: 25.5 feet long, 15.5 feet wide Pit Road Speed: 30 mph Pace Car Track Speed: 35mph Track Opened: 1960 First Cup race: 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former winners of the Sharpie 500 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org: Volunteer 500 July 29, 1961 Jack Smith '61 Pontiac April 29, 1962 Bobby Johns '62 Pontiac July 28, 1963 Fred Lorenzen '63 Ford July 26, 1964 Fred Lorenzen '64 Ford July 25, 1965 Ned Jarrett '65 Ford July 24, 1966 Paul Goldsmith '66 Plymouth July 23, 1967 Richard Petty '67 Plymouth July 21, 1968 David Pearson '68 Ford July 20, 1969 David Pearson '69 Ford July 19, 1970 Bobby Allison '69 Dodge July 11, 1971 Charlie Glotzbach '71 Chevrolet July 9, 1972 Bobby Allison '72 Chevrolet July 8, 1973 Benny Parsons '73 Chevrolet July 14, 1974 Cale Yarborough '74 Chevrolet November 2, 1975 Richard Petty '74 Dodge Volunteer 400 August 29, 1976 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet August 28, 1977 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Volunteer 500 August 26, 1978 [1] Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile August 25, 1979 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Busch Volunteer 500 August 23, 1980 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Busch 500 August 22, 1981 Darrell Waltrip Buick August 28, 1982 Darrell Waltrip Buick August 27, 1983 Darrell Waltrip Buick [2] August 25, 1984 Terry Labonte Chevrolet August 24, 1985 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet August 23, 1986 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet August 22, 1987 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet August 27, 1988 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet August 26, 1989 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet August 25, 1990 Ernie Irvan Chevrolet Bud 500 August 24, 1991 Alan Kulwicki Ford August 29, 1992 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet August 28, 1993 Mark Martin Ford Goody's 500 August 27, 1994 Rusty Wallace Ford August 26, 1995 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Goody's Headache Powder 500 August 24, 1996 Rusty Wallace Ford August 23, 1997 Dale Jarrett Ford August 22, 1998 Mark Martin Ford August 28, 1999 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet goracing.com 500 August 26, 2000 Rusty Wallace Ford Sharpie 500 August 25, 2001 Tony Stewart Pontiac August 24, 2002 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet August 23, 2003 Kurt Busch Ford August 28, 2004 Dale Earnhardt Jr. August 27, 2005 Matt Kenseth Ford August 26, 2006 Matt Kenseth Ford August 25, 2007 Carl Edwards Ford 1 Race changed to become a Saturday night event in 1978 2 Race shortened to 418 laps / 223 miles due to rain
Sharpie 500 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND 1 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 121.860 15.746 Leader 2 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 121.175 15.835 -0.089 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 121.121 15.842 -0.096 4 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 121.083 15.847 -0.101 5 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane 120.740 15.892 -0.146 6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Pennzoil Platinum 120.649 15.904 -0.158 7 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 120.634 15.906 -0.160 8 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 120.588 15.912 -0.166 9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 120.550 15.917 -0.171 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 120.528 15.920 -0.174 11 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 120.512 15.922 -0.176 12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Red Head / "Driven to the Outdoors" 120.324 15.947 -0.201 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 120.316 15.948 -0.202 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 120.248 15.957 -0.211 15 38 David Gilliland Ford Ford. Drive one. 120.203 15.963 -0.217 16 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards / "Driven to the Outdoors" 120.203 15.963 -0.217 17 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 120.180 15.966 -0.220 18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 120.150 15.970 -0.224 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 120.120 15.974 -0.228 20 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 120.090 15.978 -0.232 21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 120.083 15.979 -0.233 22 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's / "Driven to the Outdoors" 120.083 15.979 -0.233 23 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 120.083 15.979 -0.233 24 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 120.038 15.985 -0.239 25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 120.000 15.990 -0.244 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 119.970 15.994 -0.248 27 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 119.783 16.019 -0.273 28 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 119.768 16.021 -0.275 29 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 119.618 16.041 -0.295 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge TUMS Quik Pak 119.604 16.043 -0.297 31 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Planet Color / Barrett Jackson 119.589 16.045 -0.299 32 28 Travis Kvapil Ford "Knight Rider" 119.477 16.060 -0.314 33 00 Mike Skinner Toyota Champion Mortgage 119.395 16.071 -0.325 34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 119.299 16.084 -0.338 35 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 119.284 16.086 -0.340 36 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 119.188 16.099 -0.353 37 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios "Box Tops for Education" 118.877 16.141 -0.395 38 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 118.708 16.164 -0.418 39 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 118.650 16.172 -0.426 40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.+ Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 118.328 16.216 -0.470 41 26 Jamie McMurray+ Ford Sharpie 118.211 16.211 -0.465 42 55 Michael Waltrip+ Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 117.243 16.366 -0.620 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 119.165 16.102 -0.356 Did Not Qualify 44 34 Jeff Green Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports 119.025 16.121 -0.375 45 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge Valvoline 118.855 16.144 -0.398 46 08 Johnny Sauter Dodge getFUBAR.com 115.430 16.623 -0.877 + Set by Owner Points * Denotes Rookie ==================================================== Sharpie 500 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS 1 1 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190/5 500 Running 2 9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 180/10 500 Running 3 21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 165/0 500 Running 4 6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Pennzoil Platinum 160/0 500 Running 5 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 160/5 500 Running 6 11 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 150/0 500 Running 7 22 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's / "Driven to the Outdoors" 146/0 500 Running 8 28 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 142/0 500 Running 9 25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 138/0 500 Running 10 27 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 134/0 500 Running 11 14 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 130/0 500 Running 12 41 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Sharpie Pen 127/0 500 Running 13 23 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 124/0 500 Running 14 4 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 121/0 500 Running 15 19 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 118/0 500 Running 16 16 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards / "Driven to the Outdoors" 115/0 499 Running 17 20 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 112/0 499 Running 18 40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 109/0 498 Running 19 39 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 106/0 498 Running 20 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 103/0 498 Running 21 7 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 100/0 498 Running 22 15 38 David Gilliland Ford Ford. Drive one. 97/0 498 Running 23 37 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 94/0 498 Running 24 32 28 Travis Kvapil Ford "Knight Rider" 91/0 498 Running 25 2 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 88/0 497 Running 26 5 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane 85/0 497 Running 27 38 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 82/0 496 Running 28 33 00 Mike Skinner Toyota Champion Mortgage 79/0 496 Running 29 43 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com 76/0 494 Running 30 42 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 73/0 492 Running 31 29 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 70/0 491 Running 32 10 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 67/0 490 Running 33 34 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 64/0 482 Running 34 8 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 61/0 400 Running 35 12 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Red Head / "Driven to the Outdoors" 58/0 396 Running 36 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge TUMS Quik Pak 55/0 383 Running 37 35 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 52/0 297 In Pit 38 36 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 49/0 279 Running 39 31 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Planet Color / Barrett Jackson 46/0 227 In Pit 40 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 43/0 215 In Pit 41 17 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST 40/0 214 Running 42 18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 37/0 195 In Pit 43 24 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 34/0 184 Running * Denotes Rookie
