2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup

February 2025 The 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cuphttp://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/02/07/jgordon.cup.predictions/index.html NASCAR.com: Predicting the 2008 Chase for the Cup champ? 2008-03-04 2012-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324064433/http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/02/07/jgordon.cup.predictions/index.html dead was contested in the final ten races of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to determine a champion. The Chase began with the Sylvania 300 on September 14, 2008, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and ended with the Ford 400 on November 16, 2008, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 2008 Chase was won by Jimmie Johnson, his third consecutive championship. From 2004 through 2007, the championship system was known as the "Chase for the Nextel Cup", but with the 2005 merger of Sprint and Nextel, the name of the series became known as the Sprint Cup Series in 2008. Drivers Chase StandingsPL PlaceSeedDriverPtsBehindP Pole positionsW WinsT5 Top-five finishesT10 Top-ten finishesDNF Did not finish13Jimmie Johnson6,073Leader561320129Greg Biffle5,924(−149)221115337Jeff Burton5,921(−152)02717242Carl Edwards5,875(−168)161523255Clint Bowyer5,831(−242)015150611Kevin Harvick5,817(−256)006160710Jeff Gordon5,798(−275)301116588Tony Stewart5,735(−338)011015394Dale Earnhardt Jr.5,694(−379)11101511012Matt Kenseth5,665(−408)008183116Denny Hamlin5,653(−420)1110163121Kyle Busch5,628(−445)2816182 Seeding Seedings at the start of The ChaseSeedDriverP1Kyle Busch5,0802Carl Edwards5,050♦3Jimmie Johnson5,0404Dale Earnhardt Jr.5,0105Clint Bowyer5,0106Denny Hamlin5,0107Jeff Burton5,0108Tony Stewart5,0009Greg Biffle5,00010Jeff Gordon5,00011Kevin Harvick5,00012Matt Kenseth5,000 ♦ – Edwards was docked the ten-point winner's bonus as a result of a violation found during post-race inspection at the UAW-Dodge 400 in Las Vegas. Regular season standings with seeding changePLDriver₧Behind+/-1Ky. Busch3,878LeaderN/C2Edwards3,671(−207)N/C3Johnson3,576(−302)N/C4Earnhardt Jr.3,488(−390)N/C5J. Burton3,384(−394)-26Stewart3,285(−493)-27Harvick3,283(−495)-48Biffle3,280(−498)-19Hamlin3,235(−543)+310J. Gordon3,221(−657)N/C11Kenseth3,132(−746)-112Bowyer3,116(−762)+7 Schedule DateRaceTrack2007 winner2008 winnerSeptember 14Sylvania 300New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayLoudon, New HampshireClint BowyerGreg BiffleSeptember 21Camping World RV 400Dover International SpeedwayDover, DelawareCarl EdwardsGreg BiffleSeptember 28Camping World RV 400 presented by ColemanKansas SpeedwayKansas City, KansasGreg Biffle≠Jimmie JohnsonOctober 5AMP Energy 500Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega, AlabamaJeff GordonTony StewartOctober 11Bank of America 500 ♣Lowe's Motor SpeedwayConcord, North CarolinaJeff GordonJeff BurtonOctober 19TUMS QuikPak 500Martinsville SpeedwayMartinsville, VirginiaJimmie JohnsonJimmie JohnsonOctober 26Pep Boys Auto 500Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaJimmie JohnsonCarl EdwardsNovember 2Dickies 500 ♣Texas Motor SpeedwayFort Worth, TexasJimmie JohnsonCarl EdwardsNovember 9Checker Auto Parts 500Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaJimmie JohnsonJimmie JohnsonNovember 16Ford 400 ♣Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead, FloridaMatt KensethCarl Edwards ≠ — Non-qualifier for the 2007 Chase. Italics denotes non-qualifier for 2008 chase. ♣ – Denotes night race or race that will start in the late afternoon and finish at night. Television This marked the second year of exclusive national television coverage of the Chase for the Sprint Cup on ABC. Dr. Jerry Punch remained in the play-by-play position, with Andy Petree in one color commentary position, but there were changes in the booth and host position. Brent Musburger and Suzy Kolber were out in the host position, and former MRN Radio, TNT and NBC play-by-play voice Allen Bestwick took their place after spending the 2007 season on pit road. Joining him were 1989 NASCAR series champion Rusty Wallace and JTG Daugherty Racing owner and former Cleveland Cavaliers center Brad Daugherty in the on-site studio, while 1999 series champion Dale Jarrett took Wallace's spot in the broadcast booth and Shannon Spake replaced Bestwick on pit road, joining Jamie Little, Dave Burns and Mike Massaro. Results NOTE: Actual race finish in parentheses. Race One: 2008 Sylvania 300 auto Results: Greg Biffle (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Carl Edwards (3) Jeff Burton (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (5) Tony Stewart (8) Denny Hamlin (9) Kevin Harvick (10) Clint Bowyer (12) Jeff Gordon (14) Kyle Busch (35) Matt Kenseth (40) 2em Point Standings: Carl Edwards 5,220 ₧ (leader via tiebreaker with Johnson, six wins) Jimmie Johnson tied Greg Biffle −30 Dale Earnhardt Jr. -50 (fourth via tiebreak with Burton, more top 5 finishes) Jeff Burton −50 Denny Hamlin −72 Tony Stewart −77 Kyle Busch −78 Clint Bowyer −83 Kevin Harvick −86 Jeff Gordon −99 Matt Kenseth −177 Race Two: 2008 Camping World RV 400 auto Results: Greg Biffle (1) Matt Kenseth (2) Carl Edwards (3) Jimmie Johnson (5) Kevin Harvick(6) Jeff Gordon (7) Clint Bowyer (8) Jeff Burton (9) Tony Stewart (11) Dale Earhnhardt Jr. (24) Denny Hamlin (39) Kyle Busch (43) 2em Points: Carl Edwards, 5,390 ₧, leader Jimmie Johnson −10 (Second via tiebreaker with Biffle, four wins) Greg Biffle −10 Jeff Burton −82 Kevin Harvick −101 Clint Bowyer −106 Tony Stewart −113 Jeff Gordon −118 Dale Earhnardt Jr. -129 Matt Kenseth −167 Denny Hamlin, −193 Kyle Busch, −210 Race Three: 2008 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman auto Results: Jimmie Johnson (1) Carl Edwards (2) Greg Biffle (3) Jeff Gordon (4) Matt Kenseth (5) Kevin Harvick (6) Jeff Burton (7) Denny Hamlin (11) Clint Bowyer (12) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (13) Kyle Busch (28) Tony Stewart (40) 2em Points: Jimmie Johnson, 5,575 ₧, leader Carl Edwards, −10 Greg Biffle, −30 Jeff Burton, −121 Kevin Harvick, −136 Jeff Gordon, −143 Clint Bowyer, −164 Dale Earnhardt Jr., −190 Matt Kenseth, −192 Denny Hamlin, −243 Tony Stewart, −255 Kyle Busch, −311 Race Four: 2008 AMP Energy 500 auto Results: Tony Stewart (1) Jeff Burton (4) Clint Bowyer (5) Jimmie Johnson (9) Kyle Busch (15) Kevin Harvick (20) Greg Biffle (24) Matt Kenseth (26) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (28) Carl Edwards (29) Jeff Gordon (38) Denny Hamlin (39) 2em Points: Jimmie Johnson, 5,718 ₧, leader Carl Edwards, −72 Greg Biffle, −77 Jeff Burton, −99 Clint Bowyer, −152 Kevin Harvick, −171 Tony Stewart, −203 Jeff Gordon, −232 Matt Kenseth, −245 Dale Earnhardt Jr., −249 Kyle Busch, −331 Denny Hamlin, −335 Race Five: 2008 Bank of America 500 auto Results: Jeff Burton (1) Kyle Busch (4) Jimmie Johnson (6) Greg Biffle (7) Jeff Gordon (8) Tony Stewart (11) Clint Bowyer (12) Kevin Harvick (13) Denny Hamlin (16) Carl Edwards (33) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (36) Matt Kenseth (41) 2em Points: Jimmie Johnson, 5,878 ₧, leader Jeff Burton, −69 Greg Biffle, −86 Carl Edwards, −168 Clint Bowyer, −185 Kevin Harvick, −207 Tony Stewart, −228 Jeff Gordon, −245 Kyle Busch, −326 Dale Earnhardt Jr., −354 Matt Kenseth, −360 Denny Hamlin, −380 Race Six: 2008 TUMS QuikPak 500 auto Results: Jimmie Johnson (1) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) Carl Edwards (3) Jeff Gordon (4) Denny Hamlin (5) Kevin Harvick (7) Matt Kenseth (8) Clint Bowyer (9) Greg Biffle (12) Jeff Burton (17) Tony Stewart (26) Kyle Busch (29) 2em Points: Jimmie Johnson, 6,073 ₧, leader Greg Biffle, −149 Jeff Burton, −152 Carl Edwards, −198 Clint Bowyer, −242 Kevin Harvick, −256 Jeff Gordon, −275 Tony Stewart, −338 Dale Earnhardt Jr., −379 Matt Kenseth, −408 Denny Hamlin, −420 Kyle Busch, −445 See also 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series References 2 External links NASCAR's Official Web Site Official Chase for the Sprint Cup Point Standings Jayski's Silly Season Site – NASCAR news 2007 Chase for the Nextel Cup 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup NASCAR seasons 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup