2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500

February 2025 NAS Subway Fresh Fit 500 2008 4 12 2008 8 36 2008_Subway_Fresh_Fit_500_program_cover.jpg 2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 program cover Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona 1 1.6 312 312 502.115 Temperatures as low as 57 F C; wind speeds up to 14 mph km/h 103.292 mi/h Ryan Newman Penske Racing 26.975 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 120 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds 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 RANKRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-30 Racing-Reference en-USDRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED1Ryan Newman12Dodge26.975 133.457 2Elliott Sadler19Dodge26.984 133.412 3Carl Edwards99Ford26.991 133.378 4Mark Martin8Chevrolet26.993 133.368 5Kasey Kahne9Dodge27.006 133.304 6Kyle Busch18Toyota27.012 133.274 7Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet27.019 133.240 8Jamie McMurray26Ford27.029 133.190 9Martin Truex Jr.1Chevrolet27.093 132.876 10Scott Riggs66Chevrolet27.094 132.871 11Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet27.098 132.851 12Tony Stewart20Toyota27.101 132.836 13Dale Earnhardt Jr.88Chevrolet27.126 132.714 14Paul Menard15Chevrolet27.128 132.704 15Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge27.159 132.553 16Denny Hamlin11Toyota27.187 132.416 17Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet27.191 132.397 18Greg Biffle16Ford27.220 132.256 19Dave Blaney22Toyota27.220 132.256 *20Reed Sorenson41Dodge27.258 132.071 21Dario Franchitti40Dodge27.264 132.042 *22J. J. Yeley96Toyota27.279 131.970 23David Ragan6Ford27.284 131.945 24Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet27.289 131.921 25Mike Skinner84Toyota27.296 131.887 *26David Reutimann44Toyota27.314 131.801 *27Matt Kenseth17Ford27.322 131.762 28Michael Waltrip55Toyota27.323 131.757 29Michael McDowell00Toyota27.334 131.704 30Casey Mears5Chevrolet27.344 131.656 31Sam Hornish Jr.77Dodge27.352 131.617 32Travis Kvapil28Ford27.354 131.608 33Brian Vickers83Toyota27.382 131.473 34Bobby Labonte43Dodge27.394 131.416 35Robby Gordon7Dodge27.423 131.277 36David Gilliland38Ford27.434 131.224 37Patrick Carpentier10Dodge27.446131.167*38Regan Smith01Chevrolet27.459 131.105 39Jeff Burton31Chevrolet27.496 130.928 40Kurt Busch2Dodge27.496 130.928 41Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet27.569 130.581 *42Johnny Sauter70Chevrolet27.590 130.482 *43Kyle Petty45Dodge27.697 129.978 *44Bill Elliott21Ford27.793 129.529 PC45John Andretti34Chevrolet27.814 129.431 * 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 POSST#DRIVEROWNERCARLAPSSTATUSLEDPTS1299Carl EdwardsJack RoushFord339running1231952548Jimmie JohnsonRick HendrickChevrolet339running651753318Kyle BuschJoe GibbsToyota339running501704412Ryan NewmanRoger PenskeDodge339running013551411Denny HamlinJoe GibbsToyota339running015563531Jeff BurtonRichard ChildressChevrolet339running015072420Tony StewartJoe GibbsToyota339running01468318Mark MartinDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet339running01429817Matt KensethJack RoushFord339running68143102507Clint BowyerRichard ChildressChevrolet339running0134112129Kevin HarvickRichard ChildressChevrolet338running013012188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Rick HendrickChevrolet338running311321376David RaganJack RoushFord338running0124143226Jamie McMurrayJack RoushFord338running0121154138David GillilandYates RacingFord338running0118163683Brian VickersDietrich MateschitzToyota338running0115171915Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet338running0112183828Travis KvapilYates RacingFord338running0109191142Juan Pablo MontoyaChip GanassiDodge337running0106203043Bobby LabontePetty EnterprisesDodge337running0103212922Dave BlaneyBill DavisToyota337running010022225Casey MearsRick HendrickChevrolet337running09723232Kurt BuschRoger PenskeDodge337running094244241Reed SorensonChip GanassiDodge337running09125109Kasey KahneGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge336running088262619Elliott SadlerGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge336running085271366Scott RiggsGene HaasChevrolet336running082282710Patrick CarpentierGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge335running07929984Mike SkinnerDietrich MateschitzToyota334running07630157Robby GordonRobby GordonDodge334running073312055Michael WaltripMichael WaltripToyota333running070321777Sam Hornish Jr.Roger PenskeDodge333running067334000Michael McDowellMichael WaltripToyota332running064342821Bill ElliottWood BrothersFord332running061353401Regan SmithDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet331running05836121Martin Truex Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet330engine260374378Joe NemechekBarney VisserChevrolet330running052383970Jeremy MayfieldGene HaasChevrolet329running049391616Greg BiffleJack RoushFord312running046403734John AndrettiBob JenkinsChevrolet263suspension04341644David ReutimannMichael WaltripToyota253engine040423396J. J. YeleyJeff MooradToyota173crash037431824Jeff GordonRick HendrickChevrolet124crash034Failed to qualifyPOSNAMENBROWNERCAR44Kyle Petty45Petty EnterprisesDodge45John Andretti34Bob JenkinsChevrolet 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.ESPN.com: Fans confused when Fox shifts from Red Sox/Yanks finish to NASCAR https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3345276 2026-06-11 www.espn.com 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.2008-04-12 The Daly Planet: Fox Sports Caught In A No-Win Situation https://dalyplanet.blogspot.com/2008/04/fox-sports-caught-in-no-win-situation.html 2026-06-11 The Daly Planet 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 External links Complete race resultsAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Points standingsAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot Complete weather information Sprint Cup Series 2008 2008 Samsung 500 2008 Aaron's 499 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Category:NASCAR races at Phoenix Raceway