2008 Pocono 500

February 2025 June 2026 CUST Race 14 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Pocono 500 2008 06 8 2008 14 36 2008_Pocono_500_program_cover.jpg 2008 Pocono 500 program cover Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 2.5 4.023 200 500 804.672 Temperatures reaching up to 91.9 F C; average wind speeds of 20 mph km/h2008 Pocono 500 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/PA/Long%20Pond/2008-06-08 2013-06-09 The Old Farmers' Almanac 125.209 mi/h Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports 52.873 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports 69 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham Motorsports TNT Bill Weber, Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2008 Pocono 500 was the fourteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and was run on Sunday, June 8 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The race was the first NASCAR telecast on TNT for the 2008 season starting at 12:30 PM EDT and on radio via MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio at 1:15 PM US EDT. Pre-race news Terry Labonte would fill in for Kyle Petty in the #45 Petty Enterprises Dodge for six races as Petty moves upstairs to the broadcast booth. Dario Franchitti returns to the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge following his injury several weeks ago. Qualifying Jimmie Johnson started out on the pole position, but almost an hour later, Kasey Kahne bumped him. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. teammates Mark Martin and Regan Smith made up the second row, while Joe Nemechek and Carl Edwards made up their third row. RANKRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-06-01 Racing-Reference en-USDRIVERNBRCARTIMESPEED1Kasey Kahne9Dodge52.873 170.2192Jimmie Johnson48Chevrolet52.986169.8563Mark Martin8Chevrolet53.287168.8974Regan Smith01Chevrolet53.335 168.745 5Joe Nemechek78Chevrolet53.342 168.723 *6Carl Edwards99Ford53.407168.5177 Dale Earnhardt Jr.88Chevrolet53.411168.5058A. J. Allmendinger84Toyota53.419168.479*9Scott Riggs66Chevrolet53.447168.391*10Kyle Busch18Toyota53.527168.13911Kurt Busch2Dodge53.532168.12412Tony Stewart20Toyota53.554168.05513Matt Kenseth17Ford53.581167.97014Dario Franchitti40Dodge53.591167.939*15Brian Vickers83Toyota53.602167.90416Denny Hamlin11Toyota53.605167.89517Paul Menard15Chevrolet53.623167.83818Elliott Sadler19Dodge53.640167.78519Michael Waltrip55Toyota53.655167.73820Jeff Burton31Chevrolet53.656167.73521Juan Pablo Montoya42Dodge53.742167.46722Jamie McMurray26Ford53.752167.43623Travis Kvapil28Ford53.774167.36724Patrick Carpentier10Dodge53.781167.345*25Martin Truex Jr.1Chevrolet53.787167.32726Jason Leffler70Chevrolet53.809167.258*27Ryan Newman12Dodge53.810167.25528Kevin Harvick29Chevrolet53.883167.02929Bill Elliott21Ford53.970166.759*30David Ragan6Ford53.986166.71031Reed Sorenson41Dodge53.993166.68832Dave Blaney22Toyota54.006166.64833Greg Biffle16Ford54.007166.64534Casey Mears5Chevrolet54.020166.60535Clint Bowyer07Chevrolet54.024166.59336David Reutimann44Toyota54.025166.59037Bobby Labonte43Dodge54.032166.56838Jeff Gordon24Chevrolet54.069166.45439J. J. Yeley96Toyota54.103166.349*40Michael McDowell00Toyota54.127166.27641Terry Labonte45Dodge54.127166.276PC42Robby Gordon7Dodge54.259165.87143Sam Hornish Jr.77Dodge54.522165.071OP44David Gilliland38Ford54.555164.971OP 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:   J.J. Yeley (#96), Kenny Wallace (#87-WD) Happy Hour It was anything but happy for points leader Kyle Busch, attempting to race all three series in three days in three sites. His primary car crashed and will be forced to a back-up car and start from the rear as a result. Also going to the back of the field was Sam Hornish Jr. for the same reason. Carl Edwards ran the fastest lap of the session at 164.769 mph. Eventual race winner Kasey Kahne ran the second lap of the session, which was 0.6 seconds slower than Edwards lap. Race thumb|Car #21 pitting during the race Information Elapsed Time: 3:59:36 Average Speed: 125.209 mph Margin of Victory: 3.702 sec Cautions: 10 for 38 laps Lead Changes: 23 Leaders: 12 The woes of the #18 team continued into the race, when Kyle Busch crashed into the wall early into the race, and had to replace the nose, finishing dead last in the 43-car field, changing a 142-point lead to a 21-point lead to Jeff Burton. Greg Biffle suffered a pit road speeding penalty late in the race under green, causing him to lose the race. Carl Edwards looked to be a favorite to win the race in the closing laps, but a flat tire under a caution with about 20 laps to go destroyed his chances, as there were 33 cars on the lead lap. As the green flag came out, polesitter Kasey Kahne took the lead with 15 laps remaining from Brian Vickers in the Team Red Bull #83 Toyota and won his second points race of the season within the last three weeks. Results POSST#DRIVEROWNERCARLAPSSTATUSLEDPTS 1 1 9 Kasey Kahne Gillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge200running69195 2 15 83 Brian Vickers Dietrich MateschitzToyota200running18175 3 16 11 Denny Hamlin Joe GibbsToyota200running17170 4 7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Rick HendrickChevrolet200running0160 5 20 31 Jeff Burton Richard ChildressChevrolet200running0155 6 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Rick HendrickChevrolet200running59155 7 13 17 Matt Kenseth Jack RoushFord200running2151 8 11 2 Kurt Busch Roger PenskeDodge200running0142 9 6 99 Carl Edwards Jack RoushFord200running2143 10 3 8 Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet200running0134 11 37 43 Bobby Labonte Petty EnterprisesDodge200running013012884A. J. AllmendingerDietrich MateschitzToyota200running0127132829Kevin HarvickRichard ChildressChevrolet200running0124143824Jeff GordonRick HendrickChevrolet200running0121153316Greg BiffleJack RoushFord200running4123164238David GillilandYates RacingFord200running011517251Martin Truex Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet200running2117182712Ryan NewmanRoger PenskeDodge200running0109193644David ReutimannMichael WaltripToyota200running0106202226Jamie McMurrayJack RoushFord200running010321966Scott RiggsGene HaasChevrolet200running6105223222Dave BlaneyBill DavisToyota200running1102232328Travis KvapilYates RacingFord200running09424306David RaganJack RoushFord200running091251715Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet200running08826345Casey MearsRick HendrickChevrolet200running085273900Michael McDowellMichael WaltripToyota200running08228401Regan SmithDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet200running07929578Joe NemechekBarney VisserChevrolet200running076304345Terry LabontePetty EnterprisesDodge200running073312921Bill ElliottWood BrothersFord200running070322410Patrick CarpentierGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge200running067333141Reed SorensonChip GanassiDodge200running064341819Elliott SadlerGillett Evernham MotorsportsDodge200running666351220Tony StewartJoe GibbsToyota199running146336407Robby GordonRobby GordonDodge199running055371955Michael WaltripMichael WaltripToyota199running052382142Juan Pablo MontoyaChip GanassiDodge157crash049393507Clint BowyerRichard ChildressChevrolet155running046402670Jason LefflerGene HaasChevrolet140crash043411440Dario FranchittiChip GanassiDodge137crash040424177Sam Hornish Jr.Roger PenskeDodge130crash037431018Kyle BuschJoe GibbsToyota95crash034Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:POSNAMENBROWNERCAR44J. J. Yeley96Jeff MooradToyotaWDKenny Wallace87Barney VisserChevrolet Incidents On lap 41, Kurt Busch would lose control of his car exiting turn 1, he slides into the grass and briefly becomes airborne due to the bumpiness of the infield. He would later recover with no significant damage and rally to an 8th-place finish. Points leader Kyle Busch would hit the frontstretch wall after unsuccessfully trying to change lanes on lap 48, causing Jamie McMurray to make contact with the left rear corner of his car. The incident causes significant body damage on the entire right side of his car. Patrick Carpentier and Sam Hornish Jr. make contact in turn 1 on lap 58, also collecting David Gilliland. On lap 82, Clint Bowyer loses control of his car exiting turn 3. Juan Pablo Montoya has nowhere to go, and ends up hitting Bowyer behind the driver's door on the left side of the car. Bowyer spins and eventually finds the pit road wall where his car comes to a stop. Montoya's car is on fire and he limps to the end of pit road where he exits the car. Bowyer later returns to finish the race 45 laps down, and Montoya parks his car after 157 laps. Michael Waltrip would hit the turn 1 outside retaining wall on lap 106. Dario Franchitti would spin in turn 3 on lap 123. Already nursing a damaged race car, Kyle Busch hits the curb in the famed tunnel turn causing him to spin during the cycle of the last green flag pit stops on lap 178. This spin would seal his 43rd-place finish in the event. References Sprint Cup Series 2008 2008 Best Buy 400 2008 LifeLock 400 Pocono 500 Pocono 500 Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway