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 Pep Boys 500
courtesy of Jayski.com
Sprint Cup Race #33 of 36 for the 2008 season
Sprint Cup Chase Race #7 of 10
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Race: Sunday, October 26, 2008 in Hampton, GA
Title Sponsor: Pep Boys
Track: Atlanta 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, October 27 at 2:30am/et on ESPN2
Monday, October 27 at 10:00am/et on ESPN Classic
Thursday, October 30 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED and Thursday, October 20 at 5:30pm/et on HD Net (High Def)
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Radio Coverage This Week:
Performance Racing Network
Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Practice Dates
Practices:
Friday, October 24, 3:00 - 4:30pm/et, TV-SPEED
Saturday, October 25, 10:30 - 11:30am/et, TV-SPEED
Happy Hour Practice: Saturday, October 25, 12:00 - 12:50pm/et on TV-ESPN2 via tape at 6:00pm/et
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Qualifying Information
Qualifying Draw: Friday, October 24, 2:00pm/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-43, Friday, October 24 at 6:45pm/et, TV-ESPN2 at 7:00 pm/et & live via radio at PRN Radio and Sirius Satellite NASCAR Radio
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Track Diagram:
Track Website: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Track Specs:
Track/Race Length: 1.54 mile quad oval, 325 laps, 500.5 miles
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees; Straightaways: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 2332 feet; Backstretch - 1800 feet
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Grandstand Seating: 124,000
Opened: 1960
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Former winners of the Pep Boys 500 courtesy of Wikipedia.Org:
Pep Boys Auto 500
2007 Jimmie Johnson (327 laps because of GWC)
Bass Pro Shop MBNA 500
2006 Tony Stewart
2005 Carl Edwards
2004 Jimmie Johnson
2003 Jeff Gordon (race postponed due to rain, held on Monday)
NAPA 500
2002 Kurt Busch (251 laps because of rain) - Moved from November to October, such that the race will no longer be the final race of the NASCAR season.
2001 Bobby Labonte - Was scheduled to be the final race of the 2001 season, but Loudon was moved to the weekend after due to 9/11. That instead made this the second-to-last race of the season.
2000 Jerry Nadeau - Moved from Sunday to Monday due to rain. Final career start for Darrell Waltrip. It would be the final time the event would be the last race of the NASCAR season.
1999 Bobby Labonte
1998 Jeff Gordon (221 laps because of rain; first night Cup race)
1997 Bobby Labonte (325 laps with new configuration)
1996 Bobby Labonte - Labonte's older brother Terry clinched the 1996 Winston Cup Championship driving for Hendrick Motorsports. The two made a victory lap together and celebrated together in victory lane.
1995 Dale Earnhardt
Hooters 500
1994 Mark Martin
1993 Rusty Wallace
1992 Bill Elliott - Widely considered one of the Greatest NASCAR races of all time.
Hardee's 500
1991 Mark Martin
Atlanta Journal 500
1990 Morgan Shepherd - One of Bill Elliott's crew members was killed when Ricky Rudd was coming into the pits for service and lost control of his car. This led to NASCAR mandating a speed limit on pit road for crew members safety.
1989 Dale Earnhardt - In this race independent driver Grant Addcox was killed in a crash.
1988 Rusty Wallace
1987 Bill Elliott - For the first time, this race was scheduled as the final race of the NASCAR season.
1986 Dale Earnhardt
1985 Bill Elliott
1984 Dale Earnhardt
1983 Neil Bonnett
1982 Bobby Allison
1981 Neil Bonnett
1980 Cale Yarborough
Dixie 500
1979 Neil Bonnett
1978 Donnie Allison
1977 Darrell Waltrip
1976 Dave Marcis
1975 Buddy Baker
1974 Richard Petty
1973 David Pearson
1972 Bobby Allison
1971 Richard Petty
1970 Richard Petty
1969 LeeRoy Yarbrough
1968 LeeRoy Yarbrough
1967 Dick Hutcherson
Dixie 400
1966 Richard Petty
1965 Marvin Panch
1964 Ned Jarrett
1963 Junior Johnson
1962 Rex White
1961 David Pearson
Dixie 300
1960 Fireball Roberts
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