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2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500

The 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 was the eighth race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup season and ran on Saturday, April 12 at Phoenix International Raceway for 312 laps in Avondale, Arizona. The race was broadcast on television by Fox starting at 8:53 PM US EDT, and broadcast via radio and Sirius Satellite Radio on the Motor Racing Network beginning at 7:45 PM US EDT.

Pre-Race News

Jeremy Mayfield was dropped as the driver of the Haas CNC Racing #70 Chevrolet and replaced by the former driver of the #70 car they own, Johnny Sauter.

Qualifying

Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman won the pole position, the 34th of his career. Elliott Sadler started on the outside. Kyle Petty and John Andretti failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

title=Race Results	url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/	access-date=2021-05-30	website=Racing-Reference	language=en-US}}	DRIVER
1	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	26.975	133.457
2	Elliott Sadler	19	Dodge	26.984	133.412
3	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	26.991	133.378
4	Mark Martin	8	Chevrolet	26.993	133.368
5	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge	27.006	133.304
6	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	27.012	133.274
7	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	27.019	133.240
8	Jamie McMurray	26	Ford	27.029	133.190
9	Martin Truex Jr.	1	Chevrolet	27.093	132.876
10	Scott Riggs	66	Chevrolet	27.094	132.871
11	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	27.098	132.851
12	Tony Stewart	20	Toyota	27.101	132.836
13	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet	27.126	132.714
14	Paul Menard	15	Chevrolet	27.128	132.704
15	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Dodge	27.159	132.553
16	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	27.187	132.416
17	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	27.191	132.397
18	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	27.220	132.256
19	Dave Blaney	22	Toyota	27.220	132.256
20	Reed Sorenson	41	Dodge	27.258	132.071
21	Dario Franchitti	40	Dodge	27.264	132.042
22	J.J. Yeley	96	Toyota	27.279	131.970
23	David Ragan	6	Ford	27.284	131.945
24	Clint Bowyer	07	Chevrolet	27.289	131.921
25	Mike Skinner	84	Toyota	27.296	131.887
26	David Reutimann	44	Toyota	27.314	131.801
27	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	27.322	131.762
28	Michael Waltrip	55	Toyota	27.323	131.757
29	Michael McDowell	00	Toyota	27.334	131.704
30	Casey Mears	5	Chevrolet	27.344	131.656
31	Sam Hornish Jr.	77	Dodge	27.352	131.617
32	Travis Kvapil	28	Ford	27.354	131.608
33	Brian Vickers	83	Toyota	27.382	131.473
34	Bobby Labonte	43	Dodge	27.394	131.416
35	Robby Gordon	7	Dodge	27.423	131.277
36	David Gilliland	38	Ford	27.434	131.224
37	Patrick Carpentier	10	Dodge	27.446	131.167
38	Regan Smith	01	Chevrolet	27.459	131.105
39	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	27.496	130.928
40	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge	27.496	130.928
41	Joe Nemechek	78	Chevrolet	27.569	130.581
42	Johnny Sauter	70	Chevrolet	27.590	130.482
43	Kyle Petty	45	Dodge	27.697	129.978
44	Bill Elliott	21	Ford	27.793	129.529
45	John Andretti	34	Chevrolet	27.814	129.431

OP: qualified via owners points

PC: qualified as past champion

PR: provisional

QR: via qualifying race

***** - had to qualify on time

The race

The outcome of this race was determined largely on fuel mileage strategy. Based on crew chief Chad Knaus' calculations, Jimmie Johnson stayed out late in the race while leaders Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin entered their pits. Johnson held on for the win while Clint Bowyer finished second.

Jeff Burton climbed from 39th starting position to a sixth-place finish and retained his lead in points.

Results

POS	ST	#	DRIVER	SPONSOR / OWNER	CAR	LAPS	MONEY	STATUS	LED	PTS
1	2	99	Carl Edwards	Aflac (Jack Roush)	Ford	339	541150	running	123	195
2	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	339	364286	running	65	175
3	3	18	Kyle Busch	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	339	250750	running	50	170
4	4	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Samsung (Roger Penske)	Dodge	339	236725	running	0	135
5	14	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	339	206841	running	0	155
6	35	31	Jeff Burton	Prilosec OTC (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	339	197033	running	0	150
7	24	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	339	184236	running	0	146
8	31	8	Mark Martin	U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	339	174358	running	0	142
9	8	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	339	173891	running	68	143
10	25	07	Clint Bowyer	Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	339	145025	running	0	134
11	21	29	Kevin Harvick	Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	338	167411	running	0	130
12	1	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	338	151275	running	31	132
13	7	6	David Ragan	AAA Insurance (Jack Roush)	Ford	338	131125	running	0	124
14	32	26	Jamie McMurray	Crown Royal Cask No. 16 (Jack Roush)	Ford	338	128375	running	0	121
15	41	38	David Gilliland	Yates Racing (Yates Racing)	Ford	338	138083	running	0	118
16	36	83	Brian Vickers	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	338	116725	running	0	115
17	19	15	Paul Menard	Menards / Quaker State (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	338	123125	running	0	112
18	38	28	Travis Kvapil	Yates Racing (Yates Racing)	Ford	338	140639	running	0	109
19	11	42	Juan Pablo Montoya	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	337	139733	running	0	106
20	30	43	Bobby Labonte	Cheerios / Sam's Club (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	337	149511	running	0	103
21	29	22	Dave Blaney	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Toyota	337	124783	running	0	100
22	22	5	Casey Mears	Cheez-It / Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	337	121625	running	0	97
23	23	2	Kurt Busch	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	337	102125	running	0	94
24	42	41	Reed Sorenson	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	337	132189	running	0	91
25	10	9	Kasey Kahne	Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	336	132916	running	0	88
26	26	19	Elliott Sadler	Best Buy (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	336	127170	running	0	85
27	13	66	Scott Riggs	State Water Heaters (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	336	113383	running	0	82
28	27	10	Patrick Carpentier	Valvoline (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)	Dodge	335	99125	running	0	79
29	9	84	Mike Skinner	Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz)	Toyota	334	93525	running	0	76
30	15	7	Robby Gordon	Jim Beam (Robby Gordon)	Dodge	334	115533	running	0	73
31	20	55	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	333	99997	running	0	70
32	17	77	Sam Hornish Jr.	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Dodge	333	134925	running	0	67
33	40	00	Michael McDowell	Aaron's Dream Machine (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	332	91700	running	0	64
34	28	21	Bill Elliott	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	332	105495	running	0	61
35	34	01	Regan Smith	Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	331	94025	running	0	58
36	12	1	Martin Truex Jr.	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	330	115908	engine	2	60
37	43	78	Joe Nemechek	Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser)	Chevrolet	330	83775	running	0	52
38	39	70	Jeremy Mayfield	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	329	82625	running	0	49
39	16	16	Greg Biffle	Dish Network (Jack Roush)	Ford	312	90500	running	0	46
40	37	34	John Andretti	Front Row Motorsports (Bob Jenkins)	Chevrolet	263	82375	suspension	0	43
41	6	44	David Reutimann	UPS (Michael Waltrip)	Toyota	253	82260	engine	0	40
42	33	96	J.J. Yeley	DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad)	Toyota	173	90165	crash	0	37
43	18	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	124	131327	crash	0	34
44	Kyle Petty	45	Wells Fargo	Petty Enterprises	Dodge
45	John Andretti	34	Front Row Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Chevrolet

Yankees / Red Sox coverage

Coverage of the pre-race was interrupted when Fox switched over to cover the remaining New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox baseball game which had been delayed due to rain. Fox then switched back to the race as the cars were on the dogleg just after the start. The final two pitches of the game were shown on the cable / satellite channel FX leaving some baseball fans confused. Fox was contractually required to show the entire race on its broadcast network.

NASCAR fans were upset that the network did not show the invocation and national anthem, especially as it was realized that the game was shown on both Fox and FX, in a simulcast, for about 10 minutes. Theoretically, the baseball game could have continued on Fox and the pre-race ceremonies would have been seen on FX, but parent company News Corporation chose not to use that option.

This is the first known occurrence in the history in American sports television that a network missed both the ending of one event (similar to the Heidi Game, except that there was an option to see the remainder of it) and the beginning of another.

On the Speed Channel rebroadcast later that week, the start of the race was shown, in real time, from Brett Bodine pulling the pace car to pit road, and Fox analyst Larry McReynolds waving the green flag, all the way through the entire first lap. It is evident in that replay that the broadcast started on the backstretch as the graphics package did not appear until the cars were on the dogleg.

References

"Race Results".
[https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3345276 ESPN.com: Fans confused when Fox shifts from Red Sox/Yanks finish to NASCAR]
[https://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/04/fox-sports-caught-in-no-win-situation.html Fox Sports Caught in a No-Win Situation]

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