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Sprint Cup Race #26 of 36 for the 2008 season
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Race: Saturday, September 6, 2008 in Richmond, VA
Title Sponsor: Chevrolet
Track: Richmond International Raceway
Scheduled Green Flag: 7:45pm/et
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Television Coverage:

SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 5:00pm/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
NASCAR Countdown: ABC - 7:00pm/et
TV: ABC 7:30pm/et

Announcers: Dr. Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Mike Massaro, Shannon Spake
Studio: Allen Bestwick, Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Sunday, September 7 at 3:30am/et on ESPN2
Sunday, September 7 at 10:00am/et on ESPN Classic
Thursday, September 11 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and at ?pm/et on HD Net (High Def)
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Radio Coverage This Week:

Motor Racing Network
Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Practice Dates

Happy Hour and only Practice: Friday, September 5, 11:00am- 1:00pm/et on TV-ESPN2
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Qualifying Information/Times/TV

Qualifying Draw: Friday, September 5, 10:00am/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, September 5 at 6:10pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled; AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio.

Cars will be impounded after qualifying
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Track Diagram:


Track Website: Richmond International Raceway

Track Specs:
Track/Race Length: 0.75 mile oval, 400 laps, 300 miles
Short Track: 0.75-mile oval, 60-foot width with 10-foot apron
Banking: turns: 14 degrees; frontstretch 8 degrees; backstretch 2 degrees
Straights: Backstretch - 860 feet; Frontstretch - 1290 feet
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 50mph
Seating Capacity: 112,029
Opened: 1946 (First NASCAR race was 1953)
Last Repaved: Fall of 2003
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Former winners of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org:

Chevy Rock and Roll 400
2007 Jimmie Johnson
2006 Kevin Harvick
2005 Kurt Busch
2004 Jeremy Mayfield
2003 Ryan Newman

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes
2002 Matt Kenseth
2001 Ricky Rudd

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400
2000 Jeff Gordon

Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400
1999 Tony Stewart
1998 Jeff Burton
1997 Dale Jarrett

Miller 400
1996 Ernie Irvan

Miller Genuine Draft 400
1995 Rusty Wallace
1994 Terry Labonte
1993 Rusty Wallace
1992 Rusty Wallace
1991 Harry Gant (race moved to a Saturday night event)
1990 Dale Earnhardt

Miller High Life 400
1989 Rusty Wallace
1988 Davey Allison (track reconfigured to 0.75 miles)

Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400
1987 Dale Earnhardt
1986 Tim Richmond

Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400
1985 Darrell Waltrip
1984 Darrell Waltrip
1983 Bobby Allison
1982 Bobby Allison
1981 Benny Parsons

Capital City 400
1980 Bobby Allison
1979 Bobby Allison
1978 Darrell Waltrip
1977 Neil Bonnett
1976 Cale Yarborough

Capital City 500
1975 Darrell Waltrip
1974 Richard Petty
1973 Richard Petty
1972 Richard Petty
1971 Richard Petty
1970 Richard Petty

Capital City 250
1969 Bobby Allison

Capital City 300
1968 Richard Petty
1967 Richard Petty
1966 David Pearson
1965 David Pearson
1964 Cotton Owens
1963 Ned Jarrett
1962 Joe Weatherly

Capital City 200
1961 Joe Weatherly
1960 Speedy Thompson
1959 Cotton Owens

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com

Qualifying was canceled due to rain and the field is set by owners points. The race will be held on Sunday, September 7th at 1pm et on ESPN

Pos Car# Driver Make Reason
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1st in Owners Pts
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 2nd in Owners Pts
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 3rd in Owners Pts
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 4th in Owners Pts
5 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 5th in Owners Pts
6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 6th in Owners Pts
7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 7th in Owners Pts
8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 8th in Owners Pts
9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 9th in Owners Pts
10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 10th in Owners Pts
11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 11th in Owners Pts
12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 12th in Owners Pts
13 6 David Ragan Ford 13th in Owners Pts
14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 14th in Owners Pts
15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 15th in Owners Pts
16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 16th in Owners Pts
17 8 Mark Martin Chevy 17th in Owners Pts
18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 18th in Owners Pts
19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 19th in Owners Pts
20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 20th in Owners Pts
21 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 21st in Owners Pts
22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 22nd in Owners Pts
23 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 23rd in Owners Pts
24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 24th in Owners Pts
25 5 Casey Mears Chevy 25th in Owners Pts
26 38 David Gilliland Ford 26th in Owners Pts
27 44 David Reutimann Toyota 27th in Owners Pts
28 15 Paul Menard Chevy 28th in Owners Pts
29 01 Regan Smith# Chevy 29th in Owners Pts
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30th in Owners Pts
31 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 31st in Owners Pts
32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 32nd in Owners Pts
33 66 Scott Riggs Chevy 33rd in Owners Pts
34 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 34th in Owners Pts
35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 35th in Owners Pts
36 21 Bill Elliott Ford Past Champion Provosional 1988
37 77 Sam Hornish Jr.# Dodge 25 attempts, 36th in Owners Pts
38 00 Michael McDowell# Toyota 25 attempts, 37th in Owners Pts
39 10 Patrick Carpentier# Dodge 25 attempts, 38th in Owners Pts
40 96 Ken Schrader Toyota 25 attempts, 39th in Owners Pts
41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 25 attempts, 40th in Owners Pts
42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 25 attempts, 41st in Owners Pts
43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 25 attempts, 43rd in Owners Pts
DNQ 34 Tony Raines Chevy 21 attempts, 45th in Owners Pts
DNQ 09 Sterling Marlin Chevy 5 attempts, 48th in Owners Pts
DNQ 02 Joey Logano Toyota 0 attempts

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Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Results courtesy of Nascar.com

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 190/5 400 Running 256,836
2 8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 175/5 400 Running 205,461
3 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 170/5 400 Running 165,366
4 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 165/5 400 Running 119,800
5 17 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 155/0 400 Running 137,533
6 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 150/0 400 Running 137,808
7 7 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 151/5 400 Running 130,011
8 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Nicorette / DuPont 147/5 400 Running 127,461
9 27 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 148/10 400 Running 102,200
10 20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 134/0 400 Running 82,550
11 25 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg's / CARQUEST 130/0 400 Running 95,650
12 12 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 127/0 400 Running 90,925
13 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 124/0 400 Running 121,325
14 6 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M 121/0 400 Running 83,700
15 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 123/5 400 Running 94,425
16 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 120/5 400 Running 104,558
17 24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Hitachi Power Tools 112/0 400 Running 100,939
18 26 38 David Gilliland Ford CitiFinancial 109/0 400 Running 91,383
19 14 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 106/0 400 Running 102,641
20 38 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 103/0 400 Running 91,883
21 23 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 100/0 400 Running 109,661
22 32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 97/0 400 Running 86,083
23 29 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 94/0 400 Running 80,600
24 41 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 91/0 400 Running 83,058
25 39 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Valvoline 88/0 400 Running 71,650
26 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 85/0 400 Running 98,114
27 40 96 Ken Schrader Toyota DLP HDTV 82/0 400 Running 79,075
28 34 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 79/0 400 Running 79,697
29 19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 76/0 400 Running 75,525
30 22 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 73/0 400 Running 95,808
31 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters 70/0 400 Running 67,275
32 13 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 67/0 400 Running 75,125
33 16 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 64/0 399 Running 109,075
34 28 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Energizer / Menards 61/0 399 Running 75,825
35 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford U.S. Air Force 58/0 399 Running 85,070
36 15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 55/0 398 Running 74,575
37 21 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy / Garmin 52/0 398 Running 92,795
38 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 49/0 398 Running 111,900
39 9 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 51/5 398 Running 113,841
40 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com 43/0 398 Running 66,075
41 43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza 40/0 397 Running 65,930
42 35 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam / Operation Homefront 37/0 392 Running 73,810
43 31 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 34/0 335 Running 65,669

* Denotes Rookie