courtesy of Jayski.com Sprint Cup Race #27 of 36 for the 2008 season Sprint Cup Chase Race #1 of 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Race: Sunday, September 14, 2008 in Loudon, New Hampshire Title Sponsor: Sylvania Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Scheduled Green Flag: 2:17pm/et -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television Coverage: SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace NASCAR Countdown: ABC - 1:00pm/et TV: ABC 2:00pm/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, September 15 at 3:00am/et on ESPN2 Monday, September 15 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic Thursday, September 18 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and at 5:30pm/et on HD Net -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radio Coverage This Week Performance Racing Network Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice Dates Friday, September 12, 12:00 - 1:30pm/et, TV-ESPN2; Saturday, September 13, 9:00 - 9:50am/et, TV-ESPN2 Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, September 13, 11:30am - 12:30pm/et on TV-ESPN2 6:00pm/et via tape delay -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualifying Information Qualifying Draw: Friday, September 12, 11:00am/et Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, September 12 at 3:15pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled & live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Track Diagram: Track Website: New Hampshire International Speedway Track Specs: Superspeedway: 1.058 mile oval Race length: 317.4 miles for Sprint Cup Laps Run: 300 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 Sylvania 300 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org: 1997: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 100.364; started 13th 1998: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 112.078; started 1st 1999: #42-Joe Nemechek, Chevy, 100.673; started 11th 2000: #99-Jeff Burton, Ford, 102.003; started 2nd - lead ALL 300 laps (restrictor plate used to slow cars down) 2001: #31-Robby Gordon, Chevy, 103.594, started 31st (run in Nov due to 9-11 attacks) 2002: #12-Ryan Newman. Ford, 105.081, started 1st 2003: #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 106.580, started 8th 2004: #97-Kurt Busch, Ford, 109.753, started 7th 2005: #12-Ryan Newman, Dodge, 95.891, started 13th 2006: #29-Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 102.195, started 1st 2007: #07-Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 110.475, started 1st
Sylvania 300 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com Qualifying was canceled due to rain and the field is set by owners points. Pos Car# Driver Make Reason 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1st in Owners Points 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 2nd in Owners Points 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 3rd in Owners Points 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 4th in Owners Points 5 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 5th in Owners Points 6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 6th in Owners Points 7 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 7th in Owners Points 8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 8th in Owners Points 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 9th in Owners Points 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 10th in Owners Points 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 11th in Owners Points 12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 12th in Owners Points 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 13th in Owners Points 14 6 David Ragan Ford 14th in Owners Points 15 8 Aric Almirola Chevy 15th in Owners Points 16 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 16th in Owners Points 17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 17th in Owners Points 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 18th in Owners Points 19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 19th in Owners Points 20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 20th in Owners Points 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 21st in Owners Points 22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 22nd in Owners Points 23 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 23rd in Owners Points 24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 24th in Owners Points 25 5 Casey Mears Chevy 25th in Owners Points 26 38 David Gilliland Ford 26th in Owners Points 27 44 David Reutimann Toyota 27th in Owners Points 28 15 Paul Menard Chevy 28th in Owners Points 29 01 Regan Smith# Chevy 29th in Owners Points 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30th in Owners Points 31 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 31st in Owners Points 32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 32nd in Owners Points 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevy 33rd in Owners Points 34 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 34th in Owners Points 35 00 Michael McDowell# Toyota 35th in Owners Points 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr.# Dodge 2007 Owners Winner (#2 owners pts) 37 21 Bill Elliott [PC] Ford Past Champ 1988 38 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 26 attempts, 36th in Owners Points 39 10 Patrick Carpentier# Dodge 26 attempts, 38th in Owners Points 40 96 Joey Logano Toyota 26 attempts, 39th in Owners Points 41 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge 26 attempts, 40th in Owners Points 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 26 attempts, 41st in Owners Points 43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 26 attempts, 43rd in Owners Points DNQ 34 Tony Raines Chevy 22 attempts, 45th in Owners Points DNQ 46 Carl Long Dodge 0 attempts
Sylvania 300 Results courtesy of Nascar.com FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS 1 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 190/5 300 Running 233,575 2 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180/10 300 Running 221,911 3 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 170/5 300 Running 179,150 4 7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 160/0 300 Running 159,708 5 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 160/5 300 Running 113,125 6 20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 150/0 300 Running 101,125 7 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 146/0 300 Running 128,108 8 8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 147/5 300 Running 131,561 9 6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 138/0 300 Running 121,016 10 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 134/0 300 Running 132,111 11 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 130/0 300 Running 113,716 12 5 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 127/0 300 Running 96,225 13 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 124/0 300 Running 118,161 14 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 121/0 300 Running 125,911 15 27 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 118/0 300 Running 80,225 16 24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Valvoline 115/0 300 Running 106,239 17 22 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 112/0 300 Running 106,058 18 15 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 109/0 300 Running 112,008 19 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 106/0 300 Running 95,708 20 43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation 103/0 300 Running 81,200 21 28 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards 100/0 300 Running 85,000 22 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 97/0 299 Running 103,914 23 29 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 94/0 299 Running 86,850 24 23 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 91/0 299 Running 102,445 25 32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 88/0 299 Running 92,458 26 38 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam / Operation Homefront 85/0 299 Running 97,758 27 35 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 87/5 299 Running 86,533 28 14 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 79/0 298 Running 80,525 29 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 76/0 298 Running 90,545 30 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 73/0 298 Running 117,225 31 39 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Berlin City Auto Group 70/0 298 Running 71,950 32 40 96 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot / DLP HDTV 67/0 297 Running 79,200 33 31 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 64/0 297 Running 81,497 34 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 66/5 288 Running 88,800 35 16 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 63/5 287 Running 78,600 36 17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 55/0 285 Engine 112,450 37 25 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 52/0 269 Running 88,175 38 34 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 49/0 264 Accident 69,975 39 19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 46/0 230 Running 77,850 40 12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 43/0 228 Accident 117,341 41 26 38 David Gilliland Ford Ford. Drive one. 40/0 228 Accident 69,530 42 41 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 37/0 228 Accident 69,405 43 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com 34/0 218 Accident 69,665 * Denotes Rookie
