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CUST Race 27 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Sylvania 300 2008 09 14 2008 27 36 New Hampshire Motor Speedway.PNG Layout of New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sylvania 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 1.058 1.702 300 317.4 510.805 Mild with temperatures up to 78.1 F C; wind speeds up to 9.9 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NH/Loudon/2008-09-14 2008 Sylvania 300 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac June 21, 2013 https://archive.today/20240526181649/https://www.webcitation.org/6Htmgs4Q8?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/NH/Loudon/2008-09-14 May 26, 2024 live 105.468 mi/h Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing qualified by virtue of owner's points Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 96 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing ABC Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
This race marked the Cup Series debut of the 2018, 2022, and 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano.
Summary
The 300-lap, 317.4 mi km race was held on September 14 at the 1.058 mi km New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ABC televised the race beginning at 1 pm US EDT with radio coverage by Performance Racing Network along with Sirius Satellite Radio starting at that same time. This was PRN's first race to be broadcast from NHMS as Motor Racing Network handled the June event following an agreement settled in May, almost one year following the purchase of the facility by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Pre-race news
Joey Logano would race after the previous week's cancellation of qualifying at Richmond due to the remains of Hanna to try to qualify for this week's race.
Qualifying
After a 90-minute practice session, rain hit Loudon and washed out qualifying, so the field was lined up according to the rulebook.
Race recap
Kyle Busch, who came into the race as the top seed in the chase, suffered major mechanical problems as his sway bar was broken. Matt Kenseth was involved in a major crash and, when all was settled, Greg Biffle won and jumped to third place in the Chase standings.
Top ten finishers(Chase participants in yellow background)PlaceCar #DriverCar makeTeam116Greg BiffleFordRoush Fenway Racing248Jimmie JohnsonChevroletHendrick Motorsports399Carl EdwardsFordRoush Fenway Racing431Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress Racing588Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletHendrick Motorsports62Kurt BuschDodgePenske Racing71Martin Truex Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.820Tony StewartToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing911Denny HamlinToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing1029Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing
Failed to make race as qualifying was canceled due to rain: Tony Raines (#34) and Carl Long (#46).
References
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