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The 2008 Samsung 500 was the seventh race for 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....
 and run on Sunday, April 6th at Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
 in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the List of United States cities by population in the United States and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Situated in and a cultural gateway into the Western United States, the city covers nearly in Tarrant County, Texas and Denton County, Texas counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County....
. The race was broadcast on television by Fox
NASCAR on FOX

NASCAR on FOX is the branding used for Fox Sports's broadcasts NASCAR races airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network since 2001 in NASCAR....
 starting at 1:30 PM US EDT
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 broadcast via radio and 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...
 on the Performance Racing Network
Performance Racing Network

The Performance Racing Network is a radio network controlled by Speedway Motorsports, Inc..PRN broadcasts all NASCAR-sanctioned Nextel Cup and Busch Series events held at Speedway Motorsports-controlled tracks which include Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Te...
 beginning at 1 PM US EDT.








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The 2008 Samsung 500 was the seventh race for 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....
 and run on Sunday, April 6th at Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a Oval track racing located in the northernmost portion of the United States city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
 in Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the List of United States cities by population in the United States and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Situated in and a cultural gateway into the Western United States, the city covers nearly in Tarrant County, Texas and Denton County, Texas counties, serving as the county seat for Tarrant County....
. The race was broadcast on television by Fox
NASCAR on FOX

NASCAR on FOX is the branding used for Fox Sports's broadcasts NASCAR races airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network since 2001 in NASCAR....
 starting at 1:30 PM US EDT
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 broadcast via radio and 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...
 on the Performance Racing Network
Performance Racing Network

The Performance Racing Network is a radio network controlled by Speedway Motorsports, Inc..PRN broadcasts all NASCAR-sanctioned Nextel Cup and Busch Series events held at Speedway Motorsports-controlled tracks which include Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Te...
 beginning at 1 PM US EDT.

Pre-Race News

  • Richard Childress Racing
    Richard Childress Racing

    RCR Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Richard Childress Racing, is a NASCAR team based in Welcome, North Carolina. The team currently fields the #07 Jack Daniels Chevrolet Impala for Casey Mears, the #29 Royal Dutch Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, the #31 Caterpillar Inc....
     announced plans to add a fourth Sprint Cup team in 2009
    2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

    The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be the sixty-first season of professional stock car racing in the United States, which began at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida with the 2009 Budweiser Shootout, a race for the top six teams of the four brands in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on February 7th, with the first p...
    , with sponsorship from General Mills
    General Mills

    General Mills is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota....
    , coming over from Petty Enterprises
    Petty Enterprises

    Petty Enterprises was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Richard Petty, his son Kyle Petty, and Boston Ventures....
     on the #33 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....
    . No driver has been announced as of yet. On a related note for Petty Enterprises, Chad McCumbee
    Chad McCumbee

    Chad McCumbee is an United States stock car driver who also has acting experience. He was born in Supply, North Carolina, North Carolina.McCumbee currently drives the #07 ASI Limited Chevrolet Silverado for SS-Green Light Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series....
     replaced Kyle Petty
    Kyle Petty

    Kyle Richard Petty is an American NASCAR driver, the son and grandson of racers Richard Petty and Lee Petty, respectively and father of the late Adam Petty....
     in the #45 Dodge
    Dodge

    Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
     ride this week, however for the second straight race, the #45 car failed to qualify.
  • BAM Racing
    BAM Racing

    BAM Racing is a NASCAR racing team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, owned by Beth Ann and Tony Morgenthau. The team's #49 Toyota Camry runs part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, although the team is currently inactive....
     will skip both this week's race and the following race at Phoenix
    Subway Fresh 500

    The Subway Fresh Fit 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car racing held annually at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The race, a 312 lap event that actually is one of only three NASCAR series events measured in kilometers rather than miles or laps, the race starts during sunset and finishes under the speedway's lights...
     as their transition to Toyota has been taller than they thought.


Qualifying

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a professional American race car driver who drives the #88 AMP Energy/United States National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the Nationwide Series part-time for the #5 car for his own team, JR Motorsports....
 won his first pole as a member of 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....
, with a speed of just under 191 mph. However, the major story to come out of this was the spectacular crash of Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell (NASCAR)

Michael Christopher McDowell is an American race car driver. He currently drives the #47 Tom's Snacks Co. Toyota Camry in the Nationwide Series for JTG Daugherty Racing part-time....
 into Turn One during his second qualifying lap in the Aaron's
Aaron's

Aaron Rents, Inc. is a rent to own retailer. It was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk in 1955. The company focuses on furniture, electronics, appliances, computer leases and retail sales....
 #00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, plowing head first into the SAFER barrier
SAFER barrier

The Steel and Foam Energy Reduction barrier, sometimes called a soft wall, is a technology found primarily on oval automobile race tracks and intended to make racing accidents safer....
, yet escaping without injury but destroying his primary car and forcing him into the rear of the field in a backup.

Failed to qualify: Burney Lamar
Burney Lamar

Burney Lamar is a NASCAR driver. He began racing go-karts at the age of 5, and won a total of twenty-five track championships and three International Karting Federation Regional titles....
 (#08), Dario Franchitti
Dario Franchitti

George Dario Marino Franchitti is a Scotland race car driver of Italian-Scots. He formerly competed in the Champ Car series before switching to the Indy Racing League where he was 2007 champion, and won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500....
 (#40), Chad McCumbee (#45).

Race

The race was won by 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 ....
.