2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500

February 2025 CUST Race 6 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Goody's Cool Orange 500 2008 03 30 2008 6 36 Martinsville Speedway, September 2011 overview.JPG View from turn one and two bleachers Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 0.526 0.847 500 263 423.257 Temperatures up to 46 F C; wind speeds up to 11.1 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2008-03-30 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-17 https://archive.today/20240526171341/https://www.webcitation.org/6HX9QZjI8?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2008-03-30 2024-05-26 live 73.163 mi/h Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 19.666 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports 146 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2008 Goody's Cool Orange 500 was the sixth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and was run on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. This race aired on Fox starting at 1:30 PM US EDT and radio was handled by Motor Racing Network and Sirius Satellite Radio starting their programming at 1:15 PM US EDT. The race marked the start of the use of the 2008 Top 35 owners points exemption for each week's race for the 2008 season. Pre-Race News As announced, Michael McDowell will debut as the new driver of the #00 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Camry for David Reutimann, who moves to the team's #44 car for Dale Jarrett. Jarrett would drive the #44 one last time at the Sprint All-Star Race XXIV on May 17 in Concord, North Carolina. All three MWR teams are safely in the weekly Top 35 Owners Points exemption for this race. Bill Davis Racing's #27 team suspended operations due to a lack of sponsorship. BAM Racing has switched from Dodge to Toyota as of this week. Qualifying Jeff Gordon won the pole for this race, the 65th in his career. Kyle Petty, who was outside the Top 35 exemption rule, failed to qualify for a race for the first time since the 2004 season. Full qualifying results RANKRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-30 Racing-Reference en-USDRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED1 Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet19.666  96.288  2 Denny Hamlin11Toyota19.775  95.757  3 Aric Almirola8Chevrolet19.780  95.733  4 David Ragan6Ford19.814  95.569  5 Jamie McMurray26Ford19.830  95.492  *6 Kasey Kahne9Dodge19.831  95.487  7 Ken Schrader49Toyota19.836  95.463  *8 Kyle Busch18Toyota19.860  95.347  9 Tony Stewart20Toyota19.876  95.271  10 Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet19.888  95.213  11 Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet19.889  95.208  12 Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet19.889  95.208  13 Ryan Newman12Dodge19.916  95.079  14 Travis Kvapil28Ford19.920  95.060  15 David Reutimann44Toyota19.925  95.036  16 Michael Waltrip55Toyota19.926  95.032  17 Bill Elliott21Ford19.943  94.951  *18 Dave Blaney22Toyota19.959  94.874  *19 Greg Biffle16Ford19.960  94.870  20 Kurt Busch2Dodge19.968  94.832  21 David Gilliland38Ford19.968  94.832  22 Dale Earnhardt Jr.88Chevrolet19.981  94.770  23 J.J. Yeley96Toyota19.993  94.713  24 Jeff Burton31Chevrolet20.009  94.637  25 Elliott Sadler19Dodge20.009  94.637  26 Sam Hornish Jr.77Dodge20.009  94.637  27 Carl Edwards99Ford20.017  94.600  28 Matt Kenseth17Ford20.018  94.595  29 Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge20.018  94.595  30 Mike Skinner84Toyota20.025  94.562  *31 Jeremy Mayfield70Chevrolet20.029  94.543  32 Bobby Labonte43Dodge20.030  94.538  33 Regan Smith01Chevrolet20.041  94.486  *34 Michael McDowell00Toyota20.058  94.406  35 Paul Menard15Chevrolet20.066  94.369  36 Scott Riggs66Chevrolet20.078  94.312  37 Patrick Carpentier10Dodge20.081  94.298  *38 Reed Sorenson41Dodge20.115  94.139  39 Dario Franchitti40Dodge20.128  94.078  *40 Kyle Petty45Dodge20.128  94.078  *41 Casey Mears5Chevrolet20.152  93.966  42 Brian Vickers83Toyota20.217  93.664  43 Robby Gordon7Dodge20.222  93.641  OP44 Martin Truex Jr.1Chevrolet20.225  93.627  OP45 John Andretti34Chevrolet20.251  93.506  *46 Tony Raines08Dodge20.261  93.460  *47 Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet20.311  93.230  * OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Results thumb|Denny Hamlin won the race. POSRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-30 Racing-Reference en-USST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTS1211  Denny HamlinFedEx Freight   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500207391running821902124  Jeff GordonDuPont   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500159336running9017532431  Jeff BurtonAT&T Mobility   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500149308running3717041048  Jimmie JohnsonLowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500142861running1351655920  Tony StewartHome Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota500131236running015562288  Dale Earnhardt Jr.AMP Energy / National Guard   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500102850running1461607395  Casey MearsKellogg's / Carquest   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet50099475running01468526  Jamie McMurrayIrwin Industrial Tools   (Jack Roush)Ford50091150running014292799  Carl EdwardsClaritin   (Jack Roush)Ford500123775running0138101207  Clint BowyerBB&T   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet50097200running01341146  David RaganAAA Insurance   (Jack Roush)Ford50087200running0130121129  Kevin HarvickShell / Pennzoil   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500119961running0127132942  Juan Pablo MontoyaWrigley's Big Red   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge500105983running0124143301  Regan SmithDEI / Principal Financial Group   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet50086325running0121152519  Elliott SadlerMcDonald's   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge500104045running0118163515  Paul MenardMenards / Pittsburgh Paints   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet50084200running01151769  Kasey KahneBudweiser   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge500105766running0112181428  Travis KvapilYates Racing   (Yates Racing)Ford499102764running0109191312  Ryan NewmanAlltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge499118575running0106201916  Greg BiffleJackson Hewitt   (Jack Roush)Ford49985175running010321421  Martin Truex Jr.Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet499105258running0100224340  Dario FranchittiKennametal   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge49981925running097234083  Brian VickersRed Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota49773625out of fuel094242138  David GillilandFreeCreditReport.com   (Yates Racing)Ford49792433running091253243  Bobby LabonteCheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge497110436running393263400  Michael McDowellAaron's Dream Machine   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota49788808running085272396  J.J. YeleyDLP HDTV / Queen City Electronics   (Jeff Moorad)Toyota49780425running082282677  Sam Hornish Jr.Mobil 1   (Roger Penske)Dodge497114800running079293710  Patrick CarpentierCharter Communications   (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Dodge49771550running076302817  Matt KensethDeWalt   (Jack Roush)Ford496117066running073313084  Mike SkinnerRed Bull   (Dietrich Mateschitz)Toyota49668775running070323170  Jeremy MayfieldHaas Automation   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet49568625running06733202  Kurt BuschMiller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge49368400running064341721  Bill ElliottLittle Debbie Snack Cakes   (Wood Brothers)Ford49287570running061351655  Michael WaltripNAPA Auto Parts   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota48382383running058363841  Reed SorensonTarget / Polaroid   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge47195389running05537749  Ken SchraderMicrosoft Small Business   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)Toyota46779758running05238818  Kyle BuschM&M's   (Joe Gibbs)Toyota44386050running049391544  David ReutimannUPS   (Michael Waltrip)Toyota44168000rear end35140417  Robby GordonCharter Communications   (Robby Gordon)Dodge44085472running043413666  Scott RiggsState Water Heaters   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet42067875running0404238  Aric AlmirolaU.S. Army   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet379102973engine037431822  Dave BlaneyCaterpillar   (Bill Davis)Toyota37467246engine439Failed to qualifyPOSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR44Kyle Petty45Marathon American Spirit Motor OilPetty EnterprisesDodge45John Andretti34Front Row MotorsportsBob JenkinsChevrolet46Tony Raines08Rhino's Energy DrinkJohn CarterDodge47Joe Nemechek78Furniture Row / DenverMattress.comBarney VisserChevrolet Failed to qualify: Kyle Petty (#45), Tony Raines (#08), John Andretti (#34), Joe Nemechek (#78). References Sprint Cup Series 2008 2008 Food City 500 2008 Samsung 500 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:March 2008 sports events in the United States