NASCAR: Talladega, Round 30
5th October 2008 - Amp Energy 500
Practice 1
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 48.887 0.000 0.000 195.880 0.000 0.000
2. 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 48.927 0.040 0.040 195.720 0.160 0.160
3. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 48.964 0.037 0.077 195.572 0.148 0.308
4. 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 48.980 0.016 0.093 195.508 0.064 0.372
5. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 48.982 0.002 0.095 195.500 0.008 0.380
6. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 49.020 0.038 0.133 195.349 0.151 0.531
7. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 49.045 0.025 0.158 195.249 0.100 0.631
8. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 49.058 0.013 0.171 195.197 0.052 0.683
9. 84 Mike Skinner Toyota 49.062 0.004 0.175 195.182 0.015 0.698
10. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 49.066 0.004 0.179 195.166 0.016 0.714
11. 44 David Reutimann Toyota 49.073 0.007 0.186 195.138 0.028 0.742
12. 45 Terry Labonte Dodge 49.080 0.007 0.193 195.110 0.028 0.770
13. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 49.112 0.032 0.225 194.983 0.127 0.897
14. 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 49.112 0.000 0.225 194.983 0.000 0.897
15. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 49.170 0.058 0.283 194.753 0.230 1.127
16. 6 David Ragan Ford 49.194 0.024 0.307 194.658 0.095 1.222
17. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 49.195 0.001 0.308 194.654 0.004 1.226
18. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 49.199 0.004 0.312 194.638 0.016 1.242
19. 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 49.222 0.023 0.335 194.547 0.091 1.333
20. 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 49.243 0.021 0.356 194.464 0.083 1.416
21. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 49.264 0.021 0.377 194.381 0.083 1.499
22. 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 49.275 0.011 0.388 194.338 0.043 1.542
23. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 49.309 0.034 0.422 194.204 0.134 1.676
24. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 49.312 0.003 0.425 194.192 0.012 1.688
25. 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 49.324 0.012 0.437 194.145 0.047 1.735
26. 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 49.352 0.028 0.465 194.035 0.110 1.845
27. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 49.359 0.007 0.472 194.007 0.028 1.873
28. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 49.364 0.005 0.477 193.988 0.019 1.892
29. 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 49.364 0.000 0.477 193.988 0.000 1.892
30. 38 David Gilliland Ford 49.372 0.008 0.485 193.956 0.032 1.924
31. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 49.408 0.036 0.521 193.815 0.141 2.065
32. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 49.459 0.051 0.572 193.615 0.200 2.265
33. 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet 49.459 0.000 0.572 193.615 0.000 2.265
34. 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 49.477 0.018 0.590 193.544 0.071 2.336
35. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 49.478 0.001 0.591 193.541 0.003 2.339
36. 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 49.506 0.028 0.619 193.431 0.110 2.449
37. 33 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 51.246 1.740 2.359 186.863 6.568 9.017
38. 00 Kenny Wallace Toyota 51.363 0.117 2.476 186.438 0.425 9.442
39. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 51.466 0.103 2.579 186.065 0.373 9.815
40. 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 51.494 0.028 2.607 185.963 0.102 9.917
41. 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 51.497 0.003 2.610 185.953 0.010 9.927
42. 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet 51.499 0.002 2.612 185.945 0.008 9.935
43. 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge 51.527 0.028 2.640 185.844 0.101 10.036
44. 21 Jon Wood Ford 51.569 0.042 2.682 185.693 0.151 10.187
45. 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge 52.158 0.589 3.271 183.596 2.097 12.284
Practice 2
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 49.694 0.000 0.000 192.699 0.000 0.000
2. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 49.715 0.021 0.021 192.618 0.081 0.081
3. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 49.731 0.016 0.037 192.556 0.062 0.143
4. 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 49.748 0.017 0.054 192.490 0.066 0.209
5. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 49.753 0.005 0.059 192.471 0.019 0.228
6. 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 49.792 0.039 0.098 192.320 0.151 0.379
7. 38 David Gilliland Ford 49.804 0.012 0.110 192.274 0.046 0.425
8. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 49.822 0.018 0.128 192.204 0.070 0.495
9. 84 Mike Skinner Toyota 49.824 0.002 0.130 192.197 0.007 0.502
10. 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 49.831 0.007 0.137 192.170 0.027 0.529
11. 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet 49.837 0.006 0.143 192.146 0.024 0.553
12. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 49.841 0.004 0.147 192.131 0.015 0.568
13. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 49.955 0.114 0.261 191.693 0.438 1.006
14. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 49.957 0.002 0.263 191.685 0.008 1.014
15. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 50.216 0.259 0.522 190.696 0.989 2.003
16. 44 David Reutimann Toyota 50.369 0.153 0.675 190.117 0.579 2.582
17. 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 50.372 0.003 0.678 190.106 0.011 2.593
18. 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 51.017 0.645 1.323 187.702 2.404 4.997
19. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 51.093 0.076 1.399 187.423 0.279 5.276
20. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 51.100 0.007 1.406 187.397 0.026 5.302
21. 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 51.103 0.003 1.409 187.386 0.011 5.313
22. 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 51.242 0.139 1.548 186.878 0.508 5.821
23. 33 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 51.335 0.093 1.641 186.539 0.339 6.160
24. 21 Jon Wood Ford 51.367 0.032 1.673 186.423 0.116 6.276
25. 00 Kenny Wallace Toyota 51.374 0.007 1.680 186.398 0.025 6.301
26. 45 Terry Labonte Dodge 51.391 0.017 1.697 186.336 0.062 6.363
27. 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet 51.416 0.025 1.722 186.246 0.090 6.453
28. 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 51.463 0.047 1.769 186.075 0.171 6.624
29. 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 51.497 0.034 1.803 185.953 0.122 6.746
30. 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge 51.523 0.026 1.829 185.859 0.094 6.840
31. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 51.569 0.046 1.875 185.693 0.166 7.006
32. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 51.586 0.017 1.892 185.632 0.061 7.067
33. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 51.586 0.000 1.892 185.632 0.000 7.067
34. 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge 51.604 0.018 1.910 185.567 0.065 7.132
35. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 51.876 0.272 2.182 184.594 0.973 8.105
36. 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 51.971 0.095 2.277 184.257 0.337 8.442
37. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 52.083 0.112 2.389 183.860 0.397 8.839
Starting Line-up
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 51.109 0.000 0.000 187.364 0.000 0.000
2. 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 51.128 0.019 0.019 187.295 0.069 0.069
3. 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 51.136 0.008 0.027 187.265 0.030 0.099
4. 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet 51.159 0.023 0.050 187.181 0.084 0.183
5. 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 51.170 0.011 0.061 187.141 0.040 0.223
6. 33 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 51.213 0.043 0.104 186.984 0.157 0.380
7. 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 51.217 0.004 0.108 186.969 0.015 0.395
8. 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet 51.280 0.063 0.171 186.740 0.229 0.624
9. 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 51.289 0.009 0.180 186.707 0.033 0.657
10. 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 51.298 0.009 0.189 186.674 0.033 0.690
11. 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 51.306 0.008 0.197 186.645 0.029 0.719
12. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 51.344 0.038 0.235 186.507 0.138 0.857
13. 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 51.365 0.021 0.256 186.430 0.077 0.934
14. 00 Kenny Wallace Toyota 51.365 0.000 0.256 186.430 0.000 0.934
15. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 51.367 0.002 0.258 186.423 0.007 0.941
16. 6 David Ragan Ford 51.387 0.020 0.278 186.351 0.072 1.013
17. 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 51.396 0.009 0.287 186.318 0.033 1.046
18. 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 51.410 0.014 0.301 186.267 0.051 1.097
19. 44 David Reutimann Toyota 51.420 0.010 0.311 186.231 0.036 1.133
20. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 51.422 0.002 0.313 186.224 0.007 1.140
21. 84 Mike Skinner Toyota 51.466 0.044 0.357 186.065 0.159 1.299
22. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 51.467 0.001 0.358 186.061 0.004 1.303
23. 45 Terry Labonte Dodge 51.468 0.001 0.359 186.057 0.004 1.307
24. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 51.499 0.031 0.390 185.945 0.112 1.419
25. 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 51.538 0.039 0.429 185.805 0.140 1.559
26. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 51.544 0.006 0.435 185.783 0.022 1.581
27. 21 Jon Wood Ford 51.544 0.000 0.435 185.783 0.000 1.581
28. 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 51.547 0.003 0.438 185.772 0.011 1.592
29. 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 51.556 0.009 0.447 185.740 0.032 1.624
30. 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 51.561 0.005 0.452 185.722 0.018 1.642
31. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 51.570 0.009 0.461 185.689 0.033 1.675
32. 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 51.583 0.013 0.474 185.643 0.046 1.721
33. 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 51.613 0.030 0.504 185.535 0.108 1.829
34. 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 51.628 0.015 0.519 185.481 0.054 1.883
35. 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 51.644 0.016 0.535 185.423 0.058 1.941
36. 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 51.658 0.014 0.549 185.373 0.050 1.991
37. 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 51.705 0.047 0.596 185.204 0.169 2.160
38. 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 51.758 0.053 0.649 185.015 0.189 2.349
39. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 51.760 0.002 0.651 185.008 0.007 2.356
40. 19 Elliott Sadler+ Dodge 51.775
41. 38 David Gilliland+ Ford 51.775
42. 7 Robby Gordon+ Dodge 51.938
43. 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 51.557
DNQ 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge 51.690
DNQ 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge 51.702
Race Results
Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status
1. 34 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 195 10 190 270,136 Running
2. 5 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 175 5 190 177,400 Running
3. 16 6 David Ragan Ford 170 5 190 149,200 Running
4. 17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 165 5 190 162,983 Running
5. 35 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 155 0 190 125,525 Running
6. 32 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 150 0 190 139,211 Running
7. 11 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 151 5 190 117,083 Running
8. 42 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 142 0 190 123,808 Running
9. 20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 143 5 190 137,661 Running
10. 40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 139 5 190 116,370 Running
11. 7 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 135 5 190 81,875 Running
12. 14 00 Kenny Wallace Toyota 132 5 190 97,758 Running
13. 3 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet 129 5 190 117,783 Running
14. 2 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet 126 5 190 95,725 Running
15. 37 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 123 5 190 95,250 Running
16. 43 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 115 0 190 88,300 Running
17. 23 45 Terry Labonte Dodge 112 0 190 90,858 Running
18. 4 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet 109 0 190 88,650 Running
19. 25 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 111 5 187 88,072 Running
20. 39 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 108 5 179 129,486 Running
21. 33 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 105 5 177 78,275 Running
22. 29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 97 0 176 77,475 Engine
23. 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 99 5 175 105,264 Running
24. 22 16 Greg Biffle Ford 96 5 174 85,075 Accident
25. 13 42 Juan Montoya Dodge 93 5 173 104,708 Accident
26. 31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 90 5 173 121,091 Accident
27. 1 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 87 5 173 109,664 Accident
28. 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 84 5 173 83,300 Accident
29. 12 99 Carl Edwards Ford 81 5 173 120,075 Accident
30. 6 33 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 73 0 169 72,475 Running
31. 21 84 Mike Skinner Toyota 70 0 160 72,325 Running
32. 28 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 72 5 159 80,650 Running
33. 27 21 Jon Wood Ford 64 0 154 91,295 Running
34. 8 70 Tony Raines Chevrolet 61 0 148 71,825 Accident
35. 9 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 63 5 134 79,650 Running
36. 38 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 60 5 112 101,491 Accident
37. 19 44 David Reutimann Toyota 52 0 110 71,375 Engine
38. 26 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 54 5 104 120,186 Engine
39. 36 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 51 5 98 106,116 Accident
40. 41 38 David Gilliland Ford 43 0 68 70,985 Accident
41. 10 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 45 5 68 101,868 Accident
42. 18 109 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 37 0 68 70,705 Engine
43. 24 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 34 0 48 112,653 Engine
Average Speed: 140.281 mph
Margin of Victory: .052
Time of Race: 03:36:10
Lead Changes: 64
Cautions: 35-38, 47-49, 55-58, 69-72, 82-86, 100-104, 140-144, 166-169, 175-178, 186-188
Championship Standings - Chase for the Championship
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings
1. Jimmie Johnson 5718 30 5 12 18 6,168,240
2. Carl Edwards 5646 30 6 14 22 6,452,400
3. Greg Biffle 5641 30 2 11 14 4,260,010
4. Jeff Burton 5619 30 1 6 16 4,615,780
5. Clint Bowyer 5566 30 1 5 14 3,776,240
6. Kevin Harvick 5547 30 0 6 15 4,604,510
7. Tony Stewart 5515 30 1 10 15 5,482,640
8. Jeff Gordon 5486 30 0 10 14 4,822,400
9. Matt Kenseth 5473 30 0 8 17 4,687,770
10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5469 30 1 9 14 4,024,190
11. Kyle Busch 5387 30 8 15 17 5,907,270
12. Denny Hamlin 5383 30 1 9 15 4,660,090
Championship Standings
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Winnings
13. David Ragan 3539 30 0 6 11 3,387,360
14. Kasey Kahne 3422 30 2 3 12 5,481,590
15. Ryan Newman 3181 30 1 2 8 5,469,260
16. Brian Vickers 3168 30 0 3 6 3,115,590
17. Martin Truex Jr. 3151 30 0 3 8 3,939,300
18. Kurt Busch 3011 30 1 3 7 3,822,180
19. Bobby Labonte 2983 30 0 0 2 3,984,960
20. Jamie McMurray 2949 30 0 0 6 3,156,520
21. Elliott Sadler 2923 30 0 2 8 3,848,500
22. Casey Mears 2856 30 0 1 4 3,349,140
23. Juan Montoya 2841 30 0 2 3 3,783,450
24. Travis Kvapil 2834 30 0 0 3 3,596,690
25. David Reutimann 2820 30 0 0 3 2,841,630
26. Paul Menard 2659 30 0 1 1 3,046,030
27. David Gilliland 2650 30 0 1 2 3,247,110
28. Mark Martin 2539 20 0 4 10 3,053,900
29. Michael Waltrip 2410 30 0 1 2 3,117,690
30. Reed Sorenson 2376 29 0 1 2 3,700,410
31. Dave Blaney 2356 29 0 0 2 2,921,050
32. Robby Gordon 2324 30 0 0 3 3,246,340
33. Scott Riggs 2294 28 0 0 1 2,887,220
34. Regan Smith* 2252 28 0 0 0 2,735,830
35. Sam Hornish Jr.* 2116 29 0 0 0 3,929,100
36. A.J. Allmendinger 1828 21 0 0 2 1,911,270
37. Patrick Carpentier* 1794 24 0 0 0 1,989,150
38. Joe Nemechek 1762 27 0 0 0 2,311,290
39. Michael McDowell* 1466 20 0 0 0 1,757,650
40. J.J. Yeley 1263 17 0 1 1 1,839,450
41. Bill Elliott 1012 14 0 0 0 1,405,650
42. Aric Almirola 909 10 0 0 1 1,151,350
43. Kyle Petty 833 14 0 0 0 1,370,650
44. Terry Labonte 811 10 0 0 0 939,617
45. Ken Schrader 699 10 0 0 0 940,489
46. Mike Skinner 688 10 0 0 0 816,472
47. Dario Franchitti* 606 10 0 0 0 1,008,350
48. Jeremy Mayfield 578 8 0 0 0 848,175
49. Tony Raines 568 7 0 0 0 569,900
50. Marcos Ambrose 522 7 0 1 1 739,962
51. Dale Jarrett 367 5 0 0 0 716,013
52. Sterling Marlin 339 7 0 0 0 589,570
53. Johnny Sauter 335 8 0 0 0 640,220
54. Ron Fellows 200 2 0 0 0 163,025
55. Boris Said 194 3 0 0 0 260,953
56. Jason Leffler 192 3 0 0 0 286,450
57. Jon Wood 183 3 0 0 0 292,835
58. Kenny Wallace 166 2 0 0 0 354,493
59. Chad McCumbee 149 2 0 0 0 193,613
60. John Andretti 149 3 0 0 0 422,213
61. Joey Logano 113 2 0 0 0 167,000
62. Max Papis 92 2 0 0 0 131,118
63. David Stremme 84 1 0 0 0 91,525
64. Mike Wallace 73 1 0 0 0 72,475
65. P.J. Jones 52 1 0 0 0 68,825
66. Scott Pruett 49 1 0 0 0 97,599
67. Brad Coleman 49 1 0 0 0 79,675
68. Brian Simo 34 1 0 0 0 70,164
69. Jeff Green 0 0 0 0 0 34,575
70. Chad Chaffin 0 0 0 0 0 0
71. Stanton Barrett 0 0 0 0 0 56,638
72. Carl Long 0 0 0 0 0 56,045
73. Scott Wimmer 0 0 0 0 0 0
74. Burney Lamar 0 0 0 0 0 0
75. Johnny Benson 0 0 0 0 0 0
76. Brandon Ash 0 0 0 0 0 0
77. Eric McClure 0 0 0 0 0 22,988
78. Jacques Villeneuve 0 0 0 0 0 22,863
* Series rookie