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2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 6 of 36 in the [2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series](2008-nascar-sprint-cup-series) season
Race NameGoody's Cool Orange 500
Fulldate
Year2008
Race_No6
Season_No36
ImageMartinsville Speedway, September 2011 overview.JPG
CaptionView from turn one and two bleachers
LocationMartinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Course_mi0.526
Course_km0.847
Distance_laps500
Distance_mi263
Distance_km423.257
WeatherTemperatures up to 46 F; wind speeds up to 11.1 mph
Avg73.163 mi/h
Pole_DriverJeff Gordon
Pole_TeamHendrick Motorsports
Pole_Time19.666
Most_DriverDale Earnhardt Jr.
Most_TeamHendrick Motorsports
Most_laps146
Car11
First_DriverDenny Hamlin
First_TeamJoe Gibbs Racing
NetworkFox Broadcasting Company
AnnouncersMike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 was the sixth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and was run on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. This race aired on Fox starting at 1:30 PM US EDT and radio was handled by Motor Racing Network and Sirius Satellite Radio starting their programming at 1:15 PM US EDT. The race marked the start of the use of the 2008 Top 35 owners points exemption for each week's race for the 2008 season.

Pre-Race News

  • As announced, Michael McDowell will debut as the new driver of the #00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry for David Reutimann, who moves to the team's #44 car for Dale Jarrett. Jarrett would drive the #44 one last time at the Sprint All-Star Race XXIV on May 17 in Concord, North Carolina. All three MWR teams are safely in the weekly Top 35 Owners Points exemption for this race.
  • Bill Davis Racing's #27 team suspended operations due to a lack of sponsorship.
  • BAM Racing has switched from Dodge to Toyota as of this week.

Qualifying

Jeff Gordon won the pole for this race, the 65th in his career. Kyle Petty, who was outside the Top 35 exemption rule, failed to qualify for a race for the first time since the 2004 season.

Full qualifying results

RANKDRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED
1Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet19.66696.288
2Denny Hamlin11Toyota19.77595.757
3Aric Almirola8Chevrolet19.78095.733
4David Ragan6Ford19.81495.569
5Jamie McMurray26Ford19.83095.492
6Kasey Kahne9Dodge19.83195.487
7Ken Schrader49Toyota19.83695.463
8Kyle Busch18Toyota19.86095.347
9Tony Stewart20Toyota19.87695.271
10Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet19.88895.213
11Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet19.88995.208
12Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet19.88995.208
13Ryan Newman12Dodge19.91695.079
14Travis Kvapil28Ford19.92095.060
15David Reutimann44Toyota19.92595.036
16Michael Waltrip55Toyota19.92695.032
17Bill Elliott21Ford19.94394.951
18Dave Blaney22Toyota19.95994.874
19Greg Biffle16Ford19.96094.870
20Kurt Busch2Dodge19.96894.832
21David Gilliland38Ford19.96894.832
22Dale Earnhardt Jr.88Chevrolet19.98194.770
23J.J. Yeley96Toyota19.99394.713
24Jeff Burton31Chevrolet20.00994.637
25Elliott Sadler19Dodge20.00994.637
26Sam Hornish Jr.77Dodge20.00994.637
27Carl Edwards99Ford20.01794.600
28Matt Kenseth17Ford20.01894.595
29Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge20.01894.595
30Mike Skinner84Toyota20.02594.562
31Jeremy Mayfield70Chevrolet20.02994.543
32Bobby Labonte43Dodge20.03094.538
33Regan Smith01Chevrolet20.04194.486
34Michael McDowell00Toyota20.05894.406
35Paul Menard15Chevrolet20.06694.369
36Scott Riggs66Chevrolet20.07894.312
37Patrick Carpentier10Dodge20.08194.298
38Reed Sorenson41Dodge20.11594.139
39Dario Franchitti40Dodge20.12894.078
40Kyle Petty45Dodge20.12894.078
41Casey Mears5Chevrolet20.15293.966
42Brian Vickers83Toyota20.21793.664
43Robby Gordon7Dodge20.22293.641
44Martin Truex Jr.1Chevrolet20.22593.627
45John Andretti34Chevrolet20.25193.506
46Tony Raines08Dodge20.26193.460
47Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet20.31193.230

OP: qualified via owners points

PC: qualified as past champion

PR: provisional

QR: via qualifying race

***** - had to qualify on time

Results

POSST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTSFailed to qualifyPOSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR
1211Denny Hamlin**FedEx Freight**   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500207391running82190
2124Jeff Gordon**DuPont**   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500159336running90175
32431Jeff Burton**AT&T Mobility**   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500149308running37170
41048Jimmie Johnson**Lowe's**   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500142861running135165
5920Tony Stewart**Home Depot**   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500131236running0155
62288Dale Earnhardt Jr.**AMP Energy / National Guard**   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500102850running146160
7395Casey Mears**Kellogg's / Carquest**   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet50099475running0146
8526Jamie McMurray**Irwin Industrial Tools**   (Jack Roush)Ford50091150running0142
92799Carl Edwards**Claritin**   (Jack Roush)Ford500123775running0138
101207Clint Bowyer**BB&T**   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet50097200running0134
1146David Ragan**AAA Insurance**   (Jack Roush)Ford50087200running0130
121129Kevin Harvick**Shell / Pennzoil**   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500119961running0127
132942Juan Pablo Montoya**Wrigley's Big Red**   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge500105983running0124
143301Regan Smith**DEI / Principal Financial Group**   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet50086325running0121
152519Elliott Sadler**McDonald's**   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge500104045running0118
163515Paul Menard**Menards / Pittsburgh Paints**   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet50084200running0115
1769Kasey Kahne**Budweiser**   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge500105766running0112
181428Travis Kvapil**Yates Racing**   (Yates Racing)Ford499102764running0109
191312Ryan Newman**Alltel**   (Roger Penske)Dodge499118575running0106
201916Greg Biffle**Jackson Hewitt**   (Jack Roush)Ford49985175running0103
21421Martin Truex Jr.**Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats**   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet499105258running0100
224340Dario Franchitti**Kennametal**   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge49981925running097
234083Brian Vickers**Red Bull**   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota49773625**out of fuel**094
242138David Gilliland**FreeCreditReport.com**   (Yates Racing)Ford49792433running091
253243Bobby Labonte**Cheerios / Betty Crocker**   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge497110436running393
263400Michael McDowell**Aaron's Dream Machine**   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota49788808running085
272396J.J. Yeley**DLP HDTV / Queen City Electronics**   (Jeff Moorad)Toyota49780425running082
282677Sam Hornish Jr.**Mobil 1**   (Roger Penske)Dodge497114800running079
293710Patrick Carpentier**Charter Communications**   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge49771550running076
302817Matt Kenseth**DeWalt**   (Jack Roush)Ford496117066running073
313084Mike Skinner**Red Bull**   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota49668775running070
323170Jeremy Mayfield**Haas Automation**   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet49568625running067
33202Kurt Busch**Miller Lite**   (Roger Penske)Dodge49368400running064
341721Bill Elliott**Little Debbie Snack Cakes**   (Wood Brothers)Ford49287570running061
351655Michael Waltrip**NAPA Auto Parts**   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota48382383running058
363841Reed Sorenson**Target / Polaroid**   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge47195389running055
37749Ken Schrader**Microsoft Small Business**   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)Toyota46779758running052
38818Kyle Busch**M&M's**   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota44386050running049
391544David Reutimann**UPS**   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota44168000**rear end**351
40417Robby Gordon**Charter Communications**   (Robby Gordon)Dodge44085472running043
413666Scott Riggs**State Water Heaters**   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet42067875running040
4238Aric Almirola**U.S. Army**   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet379102973**engine**037
431822Dave Blaney**Caterpillar**   (Bill Davis)Toyota37467246**engine**439
44Kyle Petty45Marathon American Spirit Motor OilPetty EnterprisesDodge
45John Andretti34Front Row MotorsportsBob JenkinsChevrolet
46Tony Raines08Rhino's Energy DrinkJohn CarterDodge
47Joe Nemechek78Furniture Row / DenverMattress.comBarney VisserChevrolet

Failed to qualify: Kyle Petty (#45), Tony Raines (#08), John Andretti (#34), Joe Nemechek (#78).

References

References

  1. "2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "Race Results".
  3. "Race Results".
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