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The 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup was the ten-race playoffs which concluded the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

The 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season began on February 9, 2008 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout, followed by pole qualifying on Sunday, February 10, 2008 for the 50th Daytona 500 on February 17...

. The Chase began with the Sylvania 300

2008 Sylvania 300

The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and race one of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 300-lap, race was held on September 14 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire...

on September 14, 2008 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and ended with the Ford 400

2008 Ford 400

The 2008 Ford 400, a race, was the concluding event of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season along with the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and decides the Sprint Cup Champion for the 2008 season, this race was historic for being the race where Jimmie Johnson became the second driver to win the...

on November 16, 2008 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...

. The 2008 Chase was won by Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....

, 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 Standings
PL	Seed	Driver	₧	Behind	P	W	T5	T10	DNF
1	3	California Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....	6,073	*Leader*	5	6	13	20	1
2	9	Washington Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Gregory Jack "Greg" Biffle is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons...	5,924	(−149)	2	2	11	15	3
3	7	Virginia Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Jeffrey Brian "Jeff" Burton , also referred to as JB or The Mayor, is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing. Burton is the younger brother of Ward Burton, who is a former Sprint Cup driver...	5,921	(−152)	0	2	7	17	2
4	2	Missouri Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards, II is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #99 Fastenal/Aflac Ford Fusion in the Sprint Cup Series and the #60 Ford in the Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing...	5,875	(−168)	1	6	15	23	2
5	5	Kansas Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #15 5 Hour Energy Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series for Michael Waltrip Racing. Early in his career, he drove for Richard Childress Racing. He won the 2008 Nationwide Series championship....	5,831	(−242)	0	1	5	15	0
6	11	California Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Kevin Michael Harvick is an American stock car auto racing race car driver and car owner currently competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing, driving the No. 29 Budweiser/Jimmy John's/Rheem/Okuma/Realtree Outdoors/Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet Impala...	5,817	(−256)	0	0	6	16	0
7	10	California Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...	5,798	(−275)	3	0	11	16	5
8	8	Indiana Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...	5,735	(−338)	0	1	10	15	3
9	4	North Carolina Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. * NOTE: References to "Earnhardt", "he", and "him" refer to the subject of this article, unless otherwise specified. References to his father will include "Sr."...	5,694	(−379)	1	1	10	15	1
10	12	Wisconsin Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Matthew Roy "Matt" Kenseth is an American stock car driver. Kenseth currently drives the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing...	5,665	(−408)	0	0	8	18	3
11	6	Virginia Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin is an American race car driver. Though originally born in Tampa, Florida, Hamlin was raised for most of his life in Chesterfield, Virginia. After racing in go-karts for a number of years, he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract...	5,653	(−420)	1	1	10	16	3
12	1	Nevada Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch, is an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He currently drives the No. 18 Mars/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the No. 18 Z-Line Designs/NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs in the Nationwide Series, and the No...	5,628	(−445)	2	8	16	18	2

KEY: PL-Place; P-Poles; W-Wins; T5-Top Five Finishes; T10-Top Ten Finishes; DNF-Races did not finish.

Seedings at the start of The Chase
Seed	Driver	₧
1	Kyle Busch	5,080
2	Carl Edwards	5,050^♦
3	Jimmie Johnson	5,040
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5,010
5	Clint Bowyer	5,010
6	Denny Hamlin	5,010
7	Jeff Burton	5,010
8	Tony Stewart	5,000
9	Greg Biffle	5,000
10	Jeff Gordon	5,000
11	Kevin Harvick	5,000
12	Matt Kenseth	5,000

♦ – 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

2008 UAW-Dodge 400

The 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 was the third race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It was run on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. After four years in which the Auto Club 500 and this race were separated by one week, the events were held on back-to-back weeks...

in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada near Las Vegas, is a complex of multiple tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.-History:...

Regular season standings with seeding change
PL	Driver	₧	Behind	+/-
1	Ky. Busch	3,878	*Leader*	N/C
2	Edwards	3,671	(−207)	N/C
3	Johnson	3,576	(−302)	N/C
4	Earnhardt Jr.	3,488	(−390)	N/C
5	J. Burton	3,384	(−394)	-2
6	Stewart	3,285	(−493)	-2
7	Harvick	3,283	(−495)	-4
8	Biffle	3,280	(−498)	-1
9	Hamlin	3,235	(−543)	+3
10	J. Gordon	3,221	(−657)	N/C
11	Kenseth	3,132	(−746)	-1
12	Bowyer	3,116	(−762)	+7

Races

Chase Schedule and Results
Date	Race	Track	2007 winner	2008 winner
9/14	Sylvania 300 2008 Sylvania 300 The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and race one of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 300-lap, race was held on September 14 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire...	New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire Loudon, New Hampshire Loudon is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,317 at the 2010 census. Loudon is the home of New Hampshire Motor Speedway....	Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #15 5 Hour Energy Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series for Michael Waltrip Racing. Early in his career, he drove for Richard Childress Racing. He won the 2008 Nationwide Series championship....	Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Gregory Jack "Greg" Biffle is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons...
9/21	Camping World RV 400	Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway Dover International Speedway is a NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Dover, Delaware, owned by, and serving as the corporate headquarters of, Dover Motorsports, Inc. It is co-located with a harness racing track, Dover Downs, and shares the complex with Dover Downs Hotel & Casino... Dover, Delaware Dover, Delaware The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...	Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards, II is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #99 Fastenal/Aflac Ford Fusion in the Sprint Cup Series and the #60 Ford in the Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing...	Greg Biffle
9/28	Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman	Kansas Speedway Kansas Speedway Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. The speedway was built in 2001 and currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at the speedway until 2011... Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...	Greg Biffle≠	Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....
10/5	AMP Energy 500 2008 AMP Energy 500 The 2008 AMP Energy 500, was race number thirty of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the fourth event of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. It was held on October 5 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, and marked the only race in the Championship Chase to utilize restrictor plates on...	Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, United States. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base just outside the small city of Lincoln. It was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in... Talladega, Alabama Talladega, Alabama Talladega is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 15,143. The city is the county seat of Talladega County. Talladega is approximately 50 miles east of Birmingham, Alabama....	Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...	Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...
10/11	Bank of America 500 2008 Bank of America 500 The 2008 Bank of America 500, was the thirty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and race five of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, serving as the only Saturday night race in the Chase as of 2008. The 334-lap, event was held on October 11 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina... ^♣	Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Sprint All-Star Race... Concord, North Carolina Concord, North Carolina Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area...	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Jeffrey Brian "Jeff" Burton , also referred to as JB or The Mayor, is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing. Burton is the younger brother of Ward Burton, who is a former Sprint Cup driver...
10/19	TUMS QuikPak 500 2008 TUMS QuikPak 500 The 2008 Tums QuikPak 500 was the thirty-second race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and started off the second half of the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 500-lap, event, the only race on the Chase that is scheduled to be held on a short track , was held on October 19 at Martinsville...	Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, near Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved... Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes...	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
10/26	Pep Boys Auto 500 2008 Pep Boys Auto 500 The 2008 Pep Boys Auto 500, is the thirty-third race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the third to the last race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Pep Boys Auto 500 was held on October 26 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia...	Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track just outside Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta. It is a quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track... Hampton, Georgia Hampton, Georgia Hampton is a city in southwestern Henry County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,987. Census Estimates for 2005 show a population of 4,743. Hampton mailing addresses also dip into eastern Clayton County and northern Spalding County.The Atlanta Motor...	Jimmie Johnson	Carl Edwards
11/2	Dickies 500 2008 Dickies 500 The 2008 Dickies 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series motor race held on November 2, 2008 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile asphalt quad-oval, it was the 34th race of the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. The race was won by Carl Edwards for the Roush... ^♣	Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.... Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...	Jimmie Johnson	Carl Edwards
11/9	Checker Auto Parts 500 2008 Checker Auto Parts 500 The 2008 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was the penultimate race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 312-lap, event on the circuit was held on November 9 at Phoenix International Raceway in the Phoenix, Arizona suburb of Avondale...	Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series... Avondale, Arizona Avondale, Arizona Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, adjacent to Phoenix, Arizona. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 76,238.Avondale is the home of Phoenix International Raceway, an auto racing facility...	Jimmie Johnson	Jimmie Johnson
11/16	Ford 400 2008 Ford 400 The 2008 Ford 400, a race, was the concluding event of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season along with the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and decides the Sprint Cup Champion for the 2008 season, this race was historic for being the race where Jimmie Johnson became the second driver to win the... ^♣	Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series... Homestead, Florida Homestead, Florida Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area....	Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Matthew Roy "Matt" Kenseth is an American stock car driver. Kenseth currently drives the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing...	Carl Edwards

≠ — Non-qualifier for the 2007 Chase

2007 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup

The 2007 Chase for the NEXTEL Cup was the ten-race playoffs which concluded the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season. It began with the Sylvania 300 on September 16, 2007 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and ended with the Ford 400 on November 18 of the same year at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Jimmie...

.

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

ESPN on ABC

ESPN on ABC is the brand used for sports programming on the ABC television network. Officially the broadcast network retains its own sports division; however, for all practical purposes, ABC's sports division has been merged with ESPN, a sports cable network majority-owned by ABC's parent, The...

. Dr. Jerry Punch remained in the play-by-play position, with Andy Petree

Andy Petree

Andy Petree , is a long-time fixture in NASCAR. After racing for years at local short track , Andy became part owner of the #32 Busch Series car for Dale Jarrett. By the age of 28, Andy was already a NASCAR Winston Cup crew chief on the Leo Jackson racing team...

in one color commentary position, but there were changes in the booth and host position.

Brent Musburger

Brent Musburger

Brent Woody Musburger is an American sportscaster for the ESPN and ABC television networks. Formerly with CBS Sports and one of the original members of their legendary program The NFL Today, Musburger has covered NASCAR, NBA, MLB, NCAA football and basketball games. Musburger has also served as a...

and Suzy Kolber

Suzy Kolber

Suzanne Lisa "Suzy" Kolber is a football sideline reporter, co-producer, and sportscaster for ESPN. She was one of the original anchors of ESPN2 when it launched in 1993. Three years later, she left ESPN2 to join Fox Sports, but rejoined ESPN in late 1999....

were out in the host position, and former MRN Radio, TNT

NASCAR on TNT

NASCAR on TNT is the tagname for any NASCAR series race that has been broadcast on Turner Network Television by Turner Sports.-Prior to 2001:...

and NBC

NASCAR on NBC

NASCAR on NBC, identified by its on-air logo as NBC NASCAR, was a series of NASCAR races that aired on the network from 2001-2006. Prior to the contract that gave NBC broadcast rights the network aired races as early as the 1964 World 600...

play-by-play voice Allen Bestwick

Allen Bestwick

Allen Bestwick is the host of ESPN's NASCAR pre-race show NASCAR Countdown and play-by-play announcer for the Sprint Cup Series races for the same company. He took over that position in 2011 after serving as the countdown to green host from 2008-2010 and a pit reporter for the network in 2007...

took their place after spending the 2007 season on pit road. Joining him were 1989 NASCAR series champion Rusty Wallace

Rusty Wallace

Russell William Wallace, Jr. is a past NASCAR Winston Cup Champion, currently a broadcaster on ESPN, car owner in the Nationwide Series, and a co-host of NASCAR Angels.-Early racing career:...

and JTG Daugherty Racing owner and former Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...

center Brad Daugherty in the on-site studio, while 1999 series champion Dale Jarrett

Dale Jarrett

Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship...

took Wallace's spot in the broadcast booth and Shannon Spake

Shannon Spake

Shannon Spake is a NASCAR correspondent for ESPN. Spake contributes to both NASCAR Countdown and NASCAR Now, and occasionally appears on SportsCenter to give pre and post-race reports...

replaced Bestwick on pit road, joining Jamie Little

Jamie Little

Jamie Little from Las Vegas, Nevada is the pit reporter for NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series coverage on ESPN/ABC. Little is a former pit reporter for ESPN/ABC coverage of the Indy Racing League, although she returned to her pit reporting duty for the 2007 and 2008 Indianapolis 500...

, Dave Burns

Dave Burns

Dave Burns , is a Dutch-British football coach. He is fluent in English and Dutch, and has basic knowledge of French and German....

and Mike Massaro

Mike Massaro

Mike Massaro is a racing analyst at ESPN for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. On October 12, 2006, ESPN announced that Massaro will be a pit reporter when NASCAR coverage returns to ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC in 2007....

Race One: 2008 Sylvania 300
2008 Sylvania 300
The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and race one of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 300-lap, race was held on September 14 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire...

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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
2008 AMP Energy 500
The 2008 AMP Energy 500, was race number thirty of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and the fourth event of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. It was held on October 5 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama, and marked the only race in the Championship Chase to utilize restrictor plates on...

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)

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
2008 Bank of America 500
The 2008 Bank of America 500, was the thirty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and race five of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, serving as the only Saturday night race in the Chase as of 2008. The 334-lap, event was held on October 11 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina...

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)

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
2008 TUMS QuikPak 500
The 2008 Tums QuikPak 500 was the thirty-second race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and started off the second half of the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 500-lap, event, the only race on the Chase that is scheduled to be held on a short track , was held on October 19 at Martinsville...

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)

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

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Drivers

Races

Television

Race One: 2008 Sylvania 3002008 Sylvania 300The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and race one of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 300-lap, race was held on September 14 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire...

Race Two: 2008 Camping World RV 400

Race Three: 2008 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman

See also

External links

Race One: 2008 Sylvania 300
2008 Sylvania 300
The 2008 Sylvania 300 was the twenty-seventh race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and race one of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The 300-lap, race was held on September 14 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire...