2008 Dodge Challenger 500

February 2025 CUST Race 11 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Dodge Challenger 500 Weather information for the 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 2008 05 10 2008 11 36 Darlington raceway.svg Layout of Darlington Raceway Dodge Challenger 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina 1.366 2.198 367 501.322 806.799 Chilly with temperatures plummeting as low as 64 F C; wind speeds up to 12 mph km/h 140.35 mi/h Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing 27.405 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 169 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2008 Dodge Challenger 500, the 59th running of the event, was the eleventh race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. It was held on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the fabled Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Summary The race was televised in the USA on Fox starting at 7 PM US EDT with radio being handled on MRN on terrestrial radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. It was the first race on the newly repaved 1.366 mile track as "The Lady in Black" has gone under an extreme makeover akin to plastic surgery, with speeds at Goodyear tire testing in March having cars clocked at or over 200 MPH. The race also served as the last chance to qualify for Sprint All-Star Race XXIV to be held the following week at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Otherwise, those who have not won a race, a series championship or a previous All-Star race would have to qualify via the Sprint Showdown race as one of the top two finishers or through fan voting by being on the lead lap in the Showdown. Pre-race news Back in the saddle for the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge was Sterling Marlin after Ken Schrader failed to make the Richmond race the previous week. Another change found Jeff Green replacing John Andretti in the #34 car, however they failed to qualify. Qualifying Greg Biffle edged out Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the pole position. Race 315px|thumb|Dale Earnhardt Jr. on pit road, as his team completes a pit stop during the race. After getting a rousing chorus of booing from Earnhardt fans for what he did the previous week at Richmond, Kyle Busch quieted them down with his third win of the 2008 campaign. Other finishers in the top ten were Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Ragan, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Travis Kvapil, Dave Blaney and Jeff Burton.Top ten finishers of the 2008 Dodge Challenger 500 at Driver Averages. Accessed 2013-06-18. Archived 2013-06-21. Failed to Qualify: Johnny Sauter (#70), Jeff Green (#34). Top 10 results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 6 David Ragan Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 28 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford 9 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Toyota 1031 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet References Sprint Cup Series 2008 2008 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 2008 Coca-Cola 600 Dodge Challenger 500 Dodge Challenger 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway