2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks

February 2025 CUST Race 13 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks 2008 06 1 2008 13 36 2008_Best_Buy_400_benefiting_Student_Clubs_for_Autism_Speaks_program_cover.jpg 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks program cover Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 1.0 1.609 400 400 643.737 Temperatures reaching up to 84.7 F C; wind speeds up to 13 mph km/h http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/DE/Dover/2008-06-01 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-06 121.171 mi/h Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing 23.193 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing 164 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks was the thirteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule which was run on Sunday, June 1 at Dover International Speedway in Delaware's state capital, and serves as a fundraiser for Autism Speaks, with $5 from each ticket sold benefitting the charity. The race was the final NASCAR telecast on Fox for the 2008 season starting at 1:30 PM US EDT and on radio via MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio at 1:15 PM US EDT. Pre-race news John Andretti, after finishing 16th in the Indianapolis 500, returned to the #34 Chevrolet of Front Row Motorsports replacing Jeff Green. With Dario Franchitti sitting out again this week (he would run in the NNS race the day before,) Jeremy Mayfield got a one-off try in the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, qualifying an impressive 10th. Robby Gordon, owner/driver of the #7 Dodge, was in the Baja 500 this weekend, so Craftsman Truck Series driver Matt Crafton subbed for Gordon in qualifying and practice on Friday and Saturday. No matter what happened, the #7 Dodge started in the back as the owner is expected to drive on Sunday. Qualifying Greg Biffle earned his 5th Cup Career pole by qualifying first for the Best Buy 400, with a time of 23.193 and a speed of 155.219. Starting alongside him was Kurt Busch, the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Champion, with a time of 23.381. RANKRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-06-01 Racing-Reference en-USDRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED1 Greg Biffle16Ford23.193  155.219  2 Kurt Busch2Dodge23.381  153.971  3 Kyle Busch18Toyota23.412  153.767  4 Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet23.414  153.754  5 Jamie McMurray26Ford23.438  153.597  6 Brian Vickers83Toyota23.466  153.413  7 Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet23.473  153.368  8 A. J. Allmendinger84Toyota23.543  152.912  *9 Elliott Sadler19Dodge23.549  152.873  10 Jeremy Mayfield40Dodge23.553  152.847  *11 Ryan Newman12Dodge23.563  152.782  12 Travis Kvapil28Ford23.578  152.685  13 Paul Menard15Chevrolet23.579  152.678  14 Carl Edwards99Ford23.584  152.646  15 Kasey Kahne9Dodge23.603  152.523  16 Sam Hornish Jr.77Dodge23.613  152.458  *17 David Gilliland38Ford23.628  152.362  18 Dave Blaney22Toyota23.644  152.259  19 Bobby Labonte43Dodge23.654  152.194  20 Martin Truex Jr.1Chevrolet23.668  152.104  21 Matt Kenseth17Ford23.668  152.104  22 Tony Stewart20Toyota23.672  152.078  23 David Ragan6Ford23.720  151.771  24 Bill Elliott21Ford23.726  151.732  *25 Dale Earnhardt Jr.88Chevrolet23.742  151.630  26 Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet23.743  151.624  27 J. J. Yeley96Toyota23.756  151.541  *28 Scott Riggs66Chevrolet23.758  151.528  29 Regan Smith01Chevrolet23.786  151.350  30 Mark Martin8Chevrolet23.791  151.318  31 Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet23.799  151.267  *32 Michael McDowell00Toyota23.800  151.261  33 Denny Hamlin11Toyota23.820  151.134  34 Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet23.844  150.981  35 Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge23.869  150.823  36 Patrick Carpentier10Dodge23.887  150.710  *37 David Reutimann44Toyota23.918  150.514  38 Jeff Burton31Chevrolet23.927  150.458  39 Tony Raines34Chevrolet23.963  150.232  *40 Jason Leffler70Chevrolet23.988  150.075  *41 Casey Mears5Chevrolet24.024  149.850  42 Michael Waltrip55Toyota24.057  149.645  43 Matt Crafton7Dodge24.145  149.099  OP44 Chad McCumbee45Dodge24.173  148.926  *45 Reed Sorenson41Dodge24.209  148.705  OP OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Jason Leffler (#70), Chad McCumbee (#45), Matt Crafton (#7-DC), Tony Raines (#08-WD) Race recap There was a major wreck on lap 17 that claimed many of the front runners for the lead. This occurred when David Gilliland and Elliott Sadler touched, putting Sadler in the middle of the backstretch. Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart, Bill Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte, Scott Riggs, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were all caught up in the wreck. When the smoke cleared, Kyle Busch won his fourth race of 2008. Results POSRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-06-01 Racing-Reference en-USST#DRIVERCARLAPSSTATUSLEDPTS1318  Kyle BuschToyota400running15819021499  Carl EdwardsFord400running641753116  Greg BiffleFord400running16417542117  Matt KensethFord400running11655724  Jeff GordonChevrolet400running31606201  Martin Truex Jr.Chevrolet400running01507448  Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet399running215183831  Jeff BurtonChevrolet399running014291822  Dave BlaneyToyota399running013810526  Jamie McMurrayFord399running1139111228  Travis KvapilFord399running0130123542  Juan Pablo MontoyaDodge399running012713683  Brian VickersToyota398running0124141112  Ryan NewmanDodge398running612615236  David RaganFord398running0118161738  David GillilandFord397running011517395  Casey MearsChevrolet397running0112181677  Sam Hornish Jr.Dodge397running010919417  Robby GordonDodge397running01062022  Kurt BuschDodge396running0103212901  Regan SmithChevrolet396running0100221315  Paul MenardChevrolet396running09723308  Mark MartinChevrolet394running094242796  J. J. YeleyToyota394running091251040  Jeremy MayfieldDodge394running088264241  Reed SorensonDodge394running085273744  David ReutimannToyota394running082284055  Michael WaltripToyota393running079293610  Patrick CarpentierDodge393running076303200  Michael McDowellToyota393running17831159  Kasey KahneDodge392running070321943  Bobby LabonteDodge391running067332421  Bill ElliottFord389running064343178  Joe NemechekChevrolet388running061352588  Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet387running058362607  Clint BowyerChevrolet381running05537884  A. J. AllmendingerToyota365running052383429  Kevin HarvickChevrolet326running049392866  Scott RiggsChevrolet308running046404334  Tony RainesChevrolet296transmission043412220  Tony StewartToyota199crash04042919  Elliott SadlerDodge16crash037433311  Denny HamlinToyota16crash034Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:POSNAMENBROWNERCAR44Jason Leffler70Gene HaasChevrolet45Chad McCumbee45Petty EnterprisesDodgeDCMatt Crafton7Robby GordonDodgeWDTony Raines08John CarterDodge References Sprint Cup Series 2008 2008 Coca-Cola 600 2008 Pocono 500 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks Category:Sociological and cultural aspects of autism Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway