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Sprint Cup Race #27 of 36 for the 2008 season
Sprint Cup Chase Race #1 of 10
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Race: Sunday, September 14, 2008 in Loudon, New Hampshire
Title Sponsor: Sylvania
Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Scheduled Green Flag: 2:17pm/et
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Television Coverage:

SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 11:00am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
NASCAR Countdown: ABC - 1:00pm/et
TV: ABC 2:00pm/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:
Monday, September 15 at 3:00am/et on ESPN2
Monday, September 15 at 1:00pm/et on ESPN Classic
Thursday, September 18 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and at 5:30pm/et on HD Net
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Radio Coverage This Week

Performance Racing Network
Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Practice Dates

Friday, September 12, 12:00 - 1:30pm/et, TV-ESPN2;
Saturday, September 13, 9:00 - 9:50am/et, TV-ESPN2
Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, September 13, 11:30am - 12:30pm/et on TV-ESPN2 6:00pm/et via tape delay
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Qualifying Information

Qualifying Draw: Friday, September 12, 11:00am/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, September 12 at 3:15pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled & live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Track Diagram:


Track Website: New Hampshire International Speedway

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.058 mile oval
Race length: 317.4 miles for Sprint Cup
Laps Run: 300
Turns: Banking: 12 degrees; Straights: 2 degrees
Length of Straights: Frontstretch - 1500ft; Backstretch - 1500ft
Grandstand Seating: 95,491
Opened: 1990 (first Nextel Cup event 1993)
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Former winners of the Sylvania 300 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org:

1997: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 100.364; started 13th
1998: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 112.078; started 1st
1999: #42-Joe Nemechek, Chevy, 100.673; started 11th
2000: #99-Jeff Burton, Ford, 102.003; started 2nd - lead ALL 300 laps (restrictor plate used to slow cars down)
2001: #31-Robby Gordon, Chevy, 103.594, started 31st (run in Nov due to 9-11 attacks)
2002: #12-Ryan Newman. Ford, 105.081, started 1st
2003: #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 106.580, started 8th
2004: #97-Kurt Busch, Ford, 109.753, started 7th
2005: #12-Ryan Newman, Dodge, 95.891, started 13th
2006: #29-Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 102.195, started 1st
2007: #07-Clint Bowyer, Chevy, 110.475, started 1st

[Mike S.]

Sylvania 300 Starting Lineup courtesy of NASCAR.com

Qualifying was canceled due to rain and the field is set by owners points.

Pos Car# Driver Make Reason
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 1st in Owners Points
2 99 Carl Edwards Ford 2nd in Owners Points
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy 3rd in Owners Points
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 4th in Owners Points
5 07 Clint Bowyer Chevy 5th in Owners Points
6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 6th in Owners Points
7 31 Jeff Burton Chevy 7th in Owners Points
8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota 8th in Owners Points
9 16 Greg Biffle Ford 9th in Owners Points
10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy 10th in Owners Points
11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy 11th in Owners Points
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 12th in Owners Points
13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 13th in Owners Points
14 6 David Ragan Ford 14th in Owners Points
15 8 Aric Almirola Chevy 15th in Owners Points
16 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 16th in Owners Points
17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 17th in Owners Points
18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 18th in Owners Points
19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 19th in Owners Points
20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 20th in Owners Points
21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 21st in Owners Points
22 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Dodge 22nd in Owners Points
23 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 23rd in Owners Points
24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford 24th in Owners Points
25 5 Casey Mears Chevy 25th in Owners Points
26 38 David Gilliland Ford 26th in Owners Points
27 44 David Reutimann Toyota 27th in Owners Points
28 15 Paul Menard Chevy 28th in Owners Points
29 01 Regan Smith# Chevy 29th in Owners Points
30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30th in Owners Points
31 22 Dave Blaney Toyota 31st in Owners Points
32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 32nd in Owners Points
33 66 Scott Riggs Chevy 33rd in Owners Points
34 84 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 34th in Owners Points
35 00 Michael McDowell# Toyota 35th in Owners Points
36 77 Sam Hornish Jr.# Dodge 2007 Owners Winner (#2 owners pts)
37 21 Bill Elliott [PC] Ford Past Champ 1988
38 7 Robby Gordon Dodge 26 attempts, 36th in Owners Points
39 10 Patrick Carpentier# Dodge 26 attempts, 38th in Owners Points
40 96 Joey Logano Toyota 26 attempts, 39th in Owners Points
41 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge 26 attempts, 40th in Owners Points
42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevy 26 attempts, 41st in Owners Points
43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevy 26 attempts, 43rd in Owners Points
DNQ 34 Tony Raines Chevy 22 attempts, 45th in Owners Points
DNQ 46 Carl Long Dodge 0 attempts

[Mike S.]

Sylvania 300 Results courtesy of Nascar.com

FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
1 9 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network Turbo HD 190/5 300 Running 233,575
2 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 180/10 300 Running 221,911
3 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 170/5 300 Running 179,150
4 7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 160/0 300 Running 159,708
5 4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard 160/5 300 Running 113,125
6 20 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 150/0 300 Running 101,125
7 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 146/0 300 Running 128,108
8 8 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 147/5 300 Running 131,561
9 6 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 138/0 300 Running 121,016
10 11 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 134/0 300 Running 132,111
11 13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser 130/0 300 Running 113,716
12 5 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 127/0 300 Running 96,225
13 21 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 124/0 300 Running 118,161
14 10 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 121/0 300 Running 125,911
15 27 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS 118/0 300 Running 80,225
16 24 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Valvoline 115/0 300 Running 106,239
17 22 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack 112/0 300 Running 106,058
18 15 8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet U.S. Army 109/0 300 Running 112,008
19 33 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Haas Automation 106/0 300 Running 95,708
20 43 70 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Haas Automation 103/0 300 Running 81,200
21 28 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards 100/0 300 Running 85,000
22 30 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 97/0 299 Running 103,914
23 29 01 Regan Smith * Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group 94/0 299 Running 86,850
24 23 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Stanley Tools 91/0 299 Running 102,445
25 32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS 88/0 299 Running 92,458
26 38 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Jim Beam / Operation Homefront 85/0 299 Running 97,758
27 35 00 Michael McDowell * Toyota Champion Mortgage 87/5 299 Running 86,533
28 14 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 79/0 298 Running 80,525
29 37 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft 76/0 298 Running 90,545
30 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. * Dodge Mobil 1 73/0 298 Running 117,225
31 39 10 Patrick Carpentier * Dodge Berlin City Auto Group 70/0 298 Running 71,950
32 40 96 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot / DLP HDTV 67/0 297 Running 79,200
33 31 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 64/0 297 Running 81,497
34 1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 66/5 288 Running 88,800
35 16 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 63/5 287 Running 78,600
36 17 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Kodak 55/0 285 Engine 112,450
37 25 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 52/0 269 Running 88,175
38 34 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull 49/0 264 Accident 69,975
39 19 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 46/0 230 Running 77,850
40 12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt 43/0 228 Accident 117,341
41 26 38 David Gilliland Ford Ford. Drive one. 40/0 228 Accident 69,530
42 41 45 Chad McCumbee Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil 37/0 228 Accident 69,405
43 42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com 34/0 218 Accident 69,665

* Denotes Rookie