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Date: Saturday, October 17th

Start Time: 7:41 p.m. (et)

Site: Lowe's Motor Speedway (1960) -- Concord, North Carolina

Track: 1.5-mile quad oval

Laps: 334

Miles: 501

Capacity: 171,000 (Grandstand Seating)

Total purse: $5,291,863 (2008 figures)

Payouts: 1st Place - $280,208; 2nd Place - $207,766; 3rd Place - $145,750

Year: 50th

On TV: ABC

Announcers: Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree, Dr. Jerry Punch

On Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS Satellite

Race record:

Qualifying record: Elliott Sadler, 2005 (193.216 m.p.h.)

2008 Finish

Defending champion: Jeff Burton

Runner up: Kasey Kahne

Pole winner: Jimmie Johnson (owner points)

Top 10:

1. Jeff Burton (Start: 4)

2. Kasey Kahne (15)

3. Kurt Busch (19)

4. Kyle Busch (11)

5. Jamie McMurray (21)

6. Jimmie Johnson (1)

7. Greg Biffle (3)

8. Jeff Gordon (8)

9. Mark Martin (14)

10. David Ragan (13)

Average speed: 133.699 m.p.h.

Time of race: 3 hours, 44 minutes, 50 seconds

Margin of victory: 0.946 second

Caution flags: 10 for 49 laps

Lead changes: 24 among 16 drivers

Past winners

2008 Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 133.699 m.p.h.

2007 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 125.868 m.p.h.

2006 Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 132.142 m.p.h.

2005 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 120.334 m.p.h.

2004 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 130.201 m.p.h.

2003 Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 142.871 m.p.h.

2002 Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 141.481 m.p.h.

2001 Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 139.006 m.p.h.

2000 Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 133.630 m.p.h.

1999 Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 160.306 m.p.h. (race record)

1998 Mark Martin, Ford, 123.188 m.p.h.

1997 Dale Jarrett, Ford, 144.323 m.p.h.

1996 Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 143.143 m.p.h.

1995 Mark Martin, Ford, 145.358 m.p.h.

1994 Dale Jarrett, Chevrolet, 145.922 m.p.h.

1993 Ernie Irvan, Ford, 154.537 m.p.h.

1992 Mark Martin, Ford, 153.537 m.p.h.

1991 Geoff Bodine, Ford, 138.984 m.p.h.

1990 Davey Allison, Ford, 137.428 m.p.h.

1989 Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 149.863 m.p.h.

1988 Rusty Wallace, Pontiac, 130.677 m.p.h.

1987 Bill Elliott, Ford, 128.443 m.p.h.

1986 Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 132.403 m.p.h.

1985 Cale Yarborough, Ford, 136.761 m.p.h.

1984 Bill Elliott, Ford, 146.861 m.p.h.

1983 Richard Petty, Pontiac, 139.998 m.p.h.

1982 Harry Gant, Buick, 137.208 m.p.h.

1981 Darrell Waltrip, Buick, 117.483 m.p.h.

1980 Dale Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 135.243 m.p.h.

1979 Cale Yarborough, Chevrolet, 134.266 m.p.h.

1978 Bobby Allison, Ford, 141.826 m.p.h.

1977 Benny Parsons, Chevrolet, 142.780 m.p.h.

1976 Donnie Allison, Chevrolet, 141.226 m.p.h.

1975 Richard Petty, Dodge, 132.209 m.p.h.

1974 David Pearson, Mercury, 119.912 m.p.h.

1973 Cale Yarborough, Chevrolet, 145.240 m.p.h.

1972 Bobby Allison, Chevrolet, 133.234 m.p.h.

1971 Bobby Allison, Mercury, (126.140 m.p.h.

1970 LeeRoy Yarborough, Mercury, 123.246 m.p.h.

1969 Donnie Allison, Ford, 131.271 m.p.h.

1968 Charlie Glotzbach, Dodge, 135.324 m.p.h.

1967 Buddy Baker, Dodge, 130.317 m.p.h.

1966 LeeRoy Yarborough, Dodge, 130.743 m.p.h.

1965 Fred Lorenzen, Ford, 119.118 m.p.h.

1964 Fred Lorenzen, Ford, 134.559 m.p.h.

1963 Junior Johnson, Chevrolet, 132.105 m.p.h.

1962 Junior Johnson, Pontiac, 132.085 m.p.h.

1961 Joe Weatherly, Pontiac, 119.800 m.p.h.

1960 Speedy Thompson, Ford, 112.760 m.p.h.

Last race

Race: Pepsi 500 (October 11th)

Site: Auto Club Speedway -- Fontana, California

Miles: 500

Laps: 250

Finish line order: Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Juan Pablo Montoya, Mark Martin, Tony Stewart

Time of Race: 3 hours, 28 minutes, 28 seconds

Average speed: 143.908 m.p.h.

Margin of victory: 1.603 seconds

Caution flags: 8 for 30 laps

Lead changes: 29 among 9 drivers

Lap leaders: D. Hamlin 1-10; J. Johnson 11-24; J. Montoya 25-39; Kurt BuschD. Hamlin 1-10; J. Johnson 11-24; J. Montoya 25-39; Kurt Busch40-41; J. Johnson 42-43; J. Montoya 44-60; J. Johnson 61; J.Montoya 62-64; D. Hamlin 65-67; M. Martin 68-72; J. Montoya73-81; J. Johnson 82; M. Truex Jr. 83-86; J. Montoya 87-114; J.Johnson 115-118; J. Andretti 119; D. Hamlin 120-124; J. Johnson125-159; J. Montoya 160; J. Gordon 161; T. Stewart 162; J.Johnson 163-186; D. Hamlin 187-189; J. Montoya 190-194; J.Johnson 195-227; Kurt Busch 228; T. Stewart 229-233; J. Johnson234-238; J. Gordon 239-243; J. Johnson 244-250.

Entry list

#00 David Reutimann (Zephyrhills, FL) Toyota/Aaron's Dream Machine

#1 Martin Truex Jr (Mayetta, NJ) Chevrolet/Guitar Hero DJ Hero

#02 David Gilliland (Torrance, CA) Toyota/Farm Bureau

#2 Kurt Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Dodge/Miller Lite

#5 Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) Chevrolet/Pop-Tarts/CARQUEST

#6 David Ragan (Unadilla, GA) Ford/UPS

#7 Robby Gordon (Orange, CA) Toyota/Freightliner

#07 Casey Mears (Bakersfield, CA) Chevrolet/Jack Daniel's

#08 Terry Labonte (Corpus Christi, TX) Toyota/TBA

#09 Sterling Marlin (Franklin, TN) Dodge/Miccosukee Gaming&Resorts

#9 Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) Dodge/Budweiser

#11 Denny Hamlin (Chesterfield, VA) Toyota/FedEx Office

#12 David Stremme (South Bend, IN) Dodge/Penske Racing

#13 Max Papis (Como, Italy) Toyota/GEICO

#14 Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) Chevrolet/Old Spice

#16 Greg Biffle (Vancouver, WA) Ford/3M/IDG

#17 Matt Kenseth (Cambridge, WI) Ford/Carhartt

#18 Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Toyota/M&M's/Susan G. Komen

#19 Elliott Sadler (Emporia, VA) Dodge/Stanley Dodge

#20 Joey Logano (Middletown, CT) Toyota/Home Depot

#21 Bill Elliott (Dawsonville, GA) Ford/Warriors in Pink by Ford

#24 Jeff Gordon (Vallejo, CA) Chevrolet/DuPont/Transformers 2

#25 Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hills, MI) Chevrolet/GoDaddy.com

#26 Jamie McMurray (Joplin, MO) Ford/Jeremiah Weed

#29 Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, CA) Chevrolet/Shell/Pennzoil

#31 * Jeff Burton (South Boston, VA) Chevrolet/Caterpillar

#33 Clint Bowyer (Emporia, KS) Chevrolet/Cheerios/Hamb. Helper

#34 John Andretti (Indianapolis, IN) Chevrolet/Taco Bell

#36 Michael McDowell (Glendale, AZ) Toyota/Wave Energy Drink

#37 Travis Kvapil (Janesville, WI) Dodge/Long John Silver's

#39 Ryan Newman (South Bend, IN) Chevrolet/U.S. Army

#42 Juan Pablo Montoya (Bogota, Colombia) Chevrolet/Lysol

#43 Reed Sorenson (Peachtree City, GA) Dodge/Super 8 Motels

#44 AJ Allmendinger (Los Gatos, CA) Dodge/Dassault Systems

#47 Marcos Ambrose (Launceston, Australia) Toyota/Clorox/Kingsford

#48 Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, CA) Chevrolet/Lowe's

#55 Michael Waltrip (Owensboro, KY) Toyota/NAPA/Susan G. Komen

#64 Mike Wallace (St. Louis, MO) Toyota/TBA

#66 Dave Blaney (Hartford, OH) Toyota/Prism Motorsports

#71 Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) Chevrolet/TaxSlayer.com

#77 Sam Hornish Jr (Defiance, OH) Dodge/Mobil 1

#82 Scott Speed (Manteca, CA) Toyota/Red Bull

#83 Brian Vickers (Thomasville, NC) Toyota/Red Bull

#87 Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) Toyota/NEMCO Motorsports

#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr (Kannapolis, NC) Chevrolet/Amp Energy/Nat'l Guard

#96 Bobby Labonte (Corpus Christi, TX) Ford/ASK.com/Search for the Cure

#98 Paul Menard (Eau Claire, WI) Ford/Menards/Johns Manville

#99 Carl Edwards (Columbia, MO) Ford/AFLAC

Leading contenders

Name 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Jeff Burton 5th 7th 20th 9th 14th 3rd 4th Won
Kasey Kahne 32nd 23rd Won 8th 2nd
Kurt Busch 22nd 12th 41st 4th 2nd 32nd 26th 3rd
Kyle Busch 34th 39th 6th 3rd 4th
Jimmie Johnson 6th 3rd Won Won 2nd 14th 6th
Greg Biffle 17th 33rd 3rd 37th 27th 7th
Jeff Gordon 16th 4th 5th 2nd 38th 24th Won 8th
Mark Martin 9th 16th 11th 13th 5th 30th 16th 9th
Tony Stewart 2nd 3rd Won 10th 25th 13th 7th 11th
Denny Hamlin 8th 28th 20th 16th
Brian Vickers 33rd 40th 12th 10th 18th
Ryan Newman 19th 8th 2nd 14th 7th 27th 28th 21st
Carl Edwards 10th 8th 5th 33rd
Juan Pablo Montoya 37th 34th
Dale Earnhardt Jr 4th 9th 9th 3rd 42nd 4th 19th 36th

Notes

In a race that saw 24 lead changes among 16 drivers, Jeff Burton cameaway as the winner, as he outlasted Kasey Kahne by less than a second. Burtonproved to have the dominant car, as he led the final 57 laps for his 21stcareer Sprint Cup title. 2004-05 winner of this race Jimmie Johnson, who saton the pole, led for a race-high 67 laps, but finished sixth.In 2007, Jeff Gordon reclaimed the lead on lap 332 of the 337-laprace and held on to edge Clint Bowyer by less than a second for his 81st andlast career Sprint Cup title. Pole sitter Ryan Newman failed to finish therace due to an accident and placed 28th. Jimmie Johnson, who started second onthe grid, led six times for a race-high 95 laps and finished 14th.Kasey Kahne completed the Lowe's Motor Speedway sweep in 2006, as hecrossed the finish line 1.624 seconds ahead of Jimmie Johnson. Kahne, whocaptured the 2006 Coca-Cola 600 earlier in the season, dominated the race,leading eight times for a race-high 134 laps. Kahne reclaimed the lead fromJohnson on lap 309 and held on the rest of the way for his seventh careerSprint Cup title and sixth in 2006.In 2005, Jimmie Johnson outlasted Kurt Busch by less than a second to win thisrace for the second straight year. With his win in 2004, Johnson became thefirst back-to-back champion at Lowe's Motor Speedway since 1971-72 when BobbyAllison accomplished the feat. In a race that spanned over four hours, Johnsonreclaimed the lead on lap 325 and held on the final 12 laps for his 18thcareer Sprint Cup title. Pole sitter Elliott Sadler finished 27th afterleading a total of 112 laps. Johnson became the first driver ever to post fourstraight victories at LMS.Harry Gant was the last driver to win this race from the pole position when hecaptured the 1982 edition. The pole-sitter has won this race only seven timesin the 48-year history. Allison and Darrell Waltrip lead all drivers with themost wins at Lowe's Motor Speedway with six. Five of Waltrip's wins took placein the Coca-Cola 600. Dale Jarrett and Gordon both won a Charlotte race fromthe 22nd starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started atCharlotte.This will be the 102nd Sprint Cup race at LMS. The top five positions have won58 of the 101 previous races, 28 from the top two spots. In fact, 78 of theraces have been won from the top-10. Chevrolet owns the most wins by amanufacturer with 36. Construction began on Charlotte Motor Speedway, asLowe's Motor Speedway was then known, in 1959. The track name changed fromCharlotte Motor Speedway to Lowe's Motor Speedway in 1999.The next race in the "Chase for the Sprint Cup" is the Tums Fast Relief 500 onOctober 25 at Martinsville Speedway. Jimmie Johnson is the defending racewinner.10/13 19:01:28 ET

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