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The 2008 Ford 400
Ford 400

The Ford 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car racing held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, Florida.The race is relatively new on the NASCAR circuit, first being run in 1999....
, a race, is the concluding event of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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

The 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup consists of the final ten races that conclude the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The championship chase began with the 2008 Sylvania 300 on September 14, 2008 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and will conclude with the 2008 Ford 400 on November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway....
, and will decide the Sprint Cup Champion for the 2008 season, as Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
 enters the race with a 141-point lead over his closest rival, Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards

Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion ....
. The 267-lap race on the track will be held on November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
 in Homestead, Florida
Homestead, Florida

Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west....
. ABC will carry the race beginning at 3 PM US EST
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
 and MRN
Motor Racing Network

The Motor Racing Network is the radio broadcasting operation of NASCAR, promoting themselevs as "The Voice of NASCAR." It broadcasts coverage of most major NASCAR races at the top three levels of NASCAR at tracks owned by International Speedway Corporation as well as Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway: the NASCAR Sprint Cup Ser...
 along with Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in the United States and Canada, owned by Sirius XM Radio. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Tennessee, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of sports, news and ente...
 will have radio coverage starting at that same time.

The race also serves as the final event of Ford Championship Weekend
Ford Championship Weekend

Ford Championship Weekend is the name given to the three races NASCAR runs during its last weekend of the season.The weekend came to be after NASCAR decided to move all of its series' final races to Homestead-Miami Speedway beginning with the 2002 season....
, which also includes the Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
 Ford 200
Ford 200

The Ford 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It has been the last event of the season for the Truck Series since 2002....
 and Nationwide Series Ford 300
Ford 300

The Ford 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway.The race is part of the NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend, and is the final race of the season for the Busch Series....
 races on Friday and Saturday of that weekend, also serving as the season finales for those series as well.


  1. Finish 36th without leading a lap;
  2. Finish 37th and lead at least one lap;
  3. Finish 39th and lead the most laps in the race;








rises were abound in the qualifying session, as David Reutimann
David Reutimann

David Reutimann is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #00 Aaron Rents Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the #10 Foster's Group/Camping World Toyota Camry for Braun Racing in the Nationwide Series....
 won his first pole position in his career.






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The 2008 Ford 400
Ford 400

The Ford 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car racing held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, Florida.The race is relatively new on the NASCAR circuit, first being run in 1999....
, a race, is the concluding event of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season
2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

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

The 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup consists of the final ten races that conclude the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The championship chase began with the 2008 Sylvania 300 on September 14, 2008 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and will conclude with the 2008 Ford 400 on November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway....
, and will decide the Sprint Cup Champion for the 2008 season, as Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
 enters the race with a 141-point lead over his closest rival, Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards

Carl Michael Edwards, II is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Roush Fenway Racing.In the Sprint Cup Series, Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford Fusion ....
. The 267-lap race on the track will be held on November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami, Florida. It plays host to Ford Championship Weekend, the final races of the season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series....
 in Homestead, Florida
Homestead, Florida

Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west....
. ABC will carry the race beginning at 3 PM US EST
North American Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America. Its time offset is -5 hrs GMT or UTC-5 during standard time and UTC-4 during daylight saving time....
 and MRN
Motor Racing Network

The Motor Racing Network is the radio broadcasting operation of NASCAR, promoting themselevs as "The Voice of NASCAR." It broadcasts coverage of most major NASCAR races at the top three levels of NASCAR at tracks owned by International Speedway Corporation as well as Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway: the NASCAR Sprint Cup Ser...
 along with Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio

Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in the United States and Canada, owned by Sirius XM Radio. Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Tennessee, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of sports, news and ente...
 will have radio coverage starting at that same time.

The race also serves as the final event of Ford Championship Weekend
Ford Championship Weekend

Ford Championship Weekend is the name given to the three races NASCAR runs during its last weekend of the season.The weekend came to be after NASCAR decided to move all of its series' final races to Homestead-Miami Speedway beginning with the 2002 season....
, which also includes the Craftsman Truck Series
Craftsman Truck Series

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
 Ford 200
Ford 200

The Ford 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It has been the last event of the season for the Truck Series since 2002....
 and Nationwide Series Ford 300
Ford 300

The Ford 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway.The race is part of the NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend, and is the final race of the season for the Busch Series....
 races on Friday and Saturday of that weekend, also serving as the season finales for those series as well.

Pre-Race News

  • All Jimmie Johnson has to do to clinch the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship is one of the following as he will start the race per the Top 35 Owners Points rule:


  1. Finish 36th without leading a lap;
  2. Finish 37th and lead at least one lap;
  3. Finish 39th and lead the most laps in the race;


  • In an interview during the pre-race for the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
    2008 Checker Auto Parts 500

    The 2008 Checker Auto Parts 500 was the penultimate race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 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, Arizona....
     this past week, NASCAR chairman Brian France
    Brian France

    Brian France is the Chief executive officer and Chair of NASCAR, taking over the position from his father, Bill France, Jr., in 2003 . He had previously managed NASCAR's marketing department and touring divisions and was involved in the creation of the Craftsman Truck Series....
     stated that he isn't certain any of the USA's "Big Three" automakers (General Motors
    General Motors

    General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
    , Chrysler Corporation and Ford Motor Company
    Ford Motor Company

    The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group....
    ) would continue their involvement in NASCAR while in these current tough economic times, but should their funding of race teams suffer due to the crisis in the credit markets, stock car racing would remain a viable, healthy sport.


  • Brian Vickers
    Brian Vickers

    Brian Lee Vickers is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. Vickers was the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Nationwide Series champion, and at age 20, the youngest champion in any of NASCAR's three top-tier series....
     (#83) and Scott Speed
    Scott Speed

    Scott Andrew Speed is an American race car driver. He is not the son of retired NASCAR driver Lake Speed. Formerly a driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team, he made his Formula One race debut at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, becoming the first American to race in F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993....
     (#84) will swap cars for this race in an attempt to put the #84 back in the top 35 in owner points. Earlier, Mark Martin
    Mark Martin (NASCAR)

    Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....
     was to have driven the #84 Team Red Bull
    Team Red Bull

    Red Bull Racing Team, , is an auto racing team that races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The organization is owned by Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz....
     Toyota, but that move was nixed by General Motors
    General Motors

    General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
     executives. Martin, who will move to the #5 Hendrick Motorsports
    Hendrick Motorsports

    Hendrick Motorsports is a stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The team is principally owned by Rick Hendrick, but Jeff Gordon and Mary Hendrick are listed as the owners of the #48 and #5 respectively....
     Chevrolet
    Chevrolet

    Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM....
     next season, ran his last race for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
    Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

    Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is a NASCAR team based in Concord, North Carolina. Originally formed in 1980, the team was owned by seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, before his Death of Dale Earnhardt on the closing lap of the 2001 Daytona 500....
     last week in the #8 Chevy, and Aric Almirola
    Aric Almirola

    Aric Almirola is a Cuban-American race car driver. He drives the #8 Guitar Hero World Tour/TomTom Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....
     will drive that car full time in 2009. In the end, the #84 finished the season 35th in points.


  • DEI will merge with Chip Ganassi Racing
    Chip Ganassi Racing

    Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates is an automotive racing organization with teams competing in the IndyCar Series and Rolex Sports Car Series....
     for the 2009 season and will be renamed Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
    Felix Sabates

    Felix Sabates is a Cuban entrepreneur and philanthropist living in the United States....
    , run Chevrolets and have Almirola (#8), Martin Truex, Jr. (#1), Juan Pablo Montoya
    Juan Pablo Montoya

    Juan Pablo Montoya Rold?n is a race car driver in NASCAR and a former Formula One and Champ Car driver. He has enjoyed great success, most famously in top open wheel racing series....
     (#42) and one other driver for the #41 car to be announced. As a result, DEI's #15 (driven by Paul Menard
    Paul Menard

    Paul Menard is a NASCAR driver currently competing in the Sprint Cup Series driving the #98 Menards Ford Fusion for Yates Racing. He is the son of Menards founder John Menard, Jr., whose company is his sponsor....
    , who moves to Yates Racing
    Yates Racing

    Yates Racing is an United States stock car racing racing team that currently races in NASCAR. Formerly known as Robert Yates Racing since its inception, the team is owned by Doug Yates, who has officially owned the team since his father Robert Yates 's retirement on December 1st, 2007....
     in 2009) and #01 (for Regan Smith
    Regan Smith

    Regan Smith is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet Impala SS for Furniture Row Racing on a part-time basis....
    ) along with Ganassi's #40 team will close.


Qualifying

Surprises were abound in the qualifying session, as David Reutimann
David Reutimann

David Reutimann is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #00 Aaron Rents Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the #10 Foster's Group/Camping World Toyota Camry for Braun Racing in the Nationwide Series....
 won his first pole position in his career. Regan Smith wrapped up the Rookie of the Year award as Sam Hornish, Jr.
Sam Hornish, Jr.

Samuel Jon Hornish, Jr. is an United States race car driver. He is best known for his open wheel accomplishments, which include an 2006 Indianapolis 500 victory and three Indy Racing League championships....
 failed to make the field. Jimmie Johnson would start 30th and Carl Edwards would start fourth.

Failed to Qualify: Sam Hornish, Jr.
Sam Hornish, Jr.

Samuel Jon Hornish, Jr. is an United States race car driver. He is best known for his open wheel accomplishments, which include an 2006 Indianapolis 500 victory and three Indy Racing League championships....
 (#77), Ken Schrader
Ken Schrader

Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He is currently driving in the Sprint Cup series part time for Phoenix Racing. He occasionally appears as a television analyst on This Week In NASCAR on the Speed Channel....
 (#96), Max Papis
Max Papis

Massimiliano "Max" Papis is a racing driver from Como, Italy who has competed in several top-level motorsports series such as Formula One and Champ Car....
 (#13)