2008 Dickies 500

February 2025 NAS Dickies 500 2008 11 2 2008 34 36 TexasMotorSpeedway.svg 200px Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout Samsung Mobile 500 Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas 1.5 2.4 334 501 806.3 Temperatures reaching up to 84.9 F C; wind speeds up to 15 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Fort%20Worth/2008-11-02 2008 Dickies 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-17 https://archive.today/20240526171221/https://www.webcitation.org/6HX9OvVIj?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Fort%20Worth/2008-11-02 2024-05-26 live Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 28.652 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing 212 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing ABC The 2008 Dickies 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series motor race held on November 2, 2008, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Carl Edwards for the Roush Fenway Racing team. Jeff Gordon finished second, and Jamie McMurray clinched third. This race marked the debut of 2012 Champion Brad Keselowski. Qualifying Jeff Gordon won the pole position, with Martin Truex Jr. joining him on the front row.Race information for the 2008 Dickies 500 at Racing Reference This was the Sprint Cup Debut of Brad Keselowski and the return of the No. 25 car from Hendrick Motorsports. It was third qualifying attempt and first race start for Joey Logano. Failed to qualify: Tony Raines (#70), Bryan Clauson (#40), Chad McCumbee (#45), Max Papis (#13), Johnny Sauter (#08). Recap Carl Edwards used fuel mileage to sweep the season series at TMS. Points leader Jimmie Johnson finished one lap down in 15th place, but still led Edwards by 106 points. References Dickies 500 Dickies 500 Category:21st century in Fort Worth, Texas Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Category:November 2008 sports events in the United States