2008 Bank of America 500
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 31 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
| Race Name = Bank of America 500
| Details ref =
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2008|10|11}}
| Year = 2008
| Race_No = 31
| Season_No = 36
| Image = 2008_Bank_of_America_500_program_cover.jpeg
| Caption = 2008 Bank of America 500 program cover, featuring all 12 Chase drivers. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "The Chase Is On!"
| Official name = Bank of America 500
| Location = Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
| Course_mi = 1.5
| Course_km = 2.414
| Distance_laps = 334
| Distance_mi = 501
| Distance_km = 806.281
| Weather =
| Avg = {{convert|133.699|mi/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Jimmie Johnson
| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Pole_Time = 2008 Owner's points
| Most_Driver = Jimmie Johnson
| Most_Team = Hendrick Motorsports
| Most_laps = 67
| Car = 31
| First_Driver = Jeff Burton
| First_Team = Richard Childress Racing
| Network = ABC
| Announcers = Jerry Punch, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
}}
The 2008 Bank of America 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on October 11, 2008 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. The race was the thirty-first race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and fifth of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, serving as the only Saturday night race in the Chase as of 2008. The 334-lap, {{convert|501|mi|km}} race was televised on ABC. The race's television broadcast began at 7 pm ET, and the Performance Racing Network along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage starting at the same time.
Jeff Burton earned his 21st and final Cup Series victory with this race.
Pre-race news
- Patrick Carpentier was released from driving the {{Abbreviation|No.|Car number}} 10 Gillett Evernham Motorsports Dodge after an argument with his team manager about his performance during time trials the week before at Talladega. Carpentier missed the race, despite being quicker than his teammates during practice. Mike Wallace was Carpentier's replacement for the race.
Entry list
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Car # ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Driver ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Hometown ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Make ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Sponsor !Team ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Owner ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Crew Chief |
| 00
|AJ Allmendinger |Los Gatos, CA |Toyota |Champion Mortgage |Rob Kauffman | |
| 01
|Regan Smith |Cato, NY |Chevrolet |DEI / Principal Financial Group |Teresa Earnhardt | |
| 1
|Martin Truex Jr. |Mayetta, NJ |Chevrolet |Bass Pro Shops / Tracker |Teresa Earnhardt | |
| 2
|Kurt Busch |Las Vegas, NV |Dodge |Miller Lite |Walter Czarnecki | |
| 5
|Casey Mears |Bakersfield, CA |Chevrolet |Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST |Mary Hendrick | |
| 6
|David Ragan |Unadilla, GA |Ford |AAA Insurance |Mike Dee | |
| 07
|Clint Bowyer |Emporia, KS |Chevrolet |Jack Daniel's |Richard Childress | |
| 7
|Robby Gordon |Bellflower, CA |Dodge |Menards |Robby Gordon | |
| 8
|Mark Martin |Batesville, AR |Chevrolet |U.S. Army |Teresa Earnhardt | |
| 9
|Kasey Kahne |Enumclaw, WA |Dodge |Budweiser |George Gillett Jr. | |
| 10
|Mike Wallace |St. Louis, MO |Dodge |Charter Comm. |George Gillett Jr. | |
| 11
|Denny Hamlin |Chesterfield, VA |Toyota |FedEx Office |J.D. Gibbs | |
| 12
|Ryan Newman |South Bend, IN |Dodge |Alltel |Roger Penske | |
| 15
|Paul Menard |Eau Claire, WI |Chevrolet |Moen / Menards |Teresa Earnhardt | |
| 16
|Greg Biffle |Vancouver, WA |Ford |3M |Jack Roush | |
| 17
|Matt Kenseth |Cambridge, WI |Ford |Carhartt |John Henry | |
| 18
|Kyle Busch |Las Vegas, NV |Toyota |M&M's / Susan G Komen for the Cure |Joe Gibbs | |
| 19
|Elliott Sadler |Emporia, VA |Dodge |Stanley / Susan G Komen for the Cure |Ray Evernham | |
| 20
|Tony Stewart |Rushville, IN |Toyota |The Home Depot |Joe Gibbs | |
| 21
|Bill Elliott |Dawsonville, GA |Ford |U.S. Air Force |Glen Wood | |
| 22
|Dave Blaney |Hartford, OH |Toyota |Caterpillar |Bill Davis | |
| 24
|Jeff Gordon |Vallejo, CA |Chevrolet |DuPont |Rick Hendrick | |
| 25
|Brad Keselowski |Auburn Hills, MI |Chevrolet |GoDaddy.com |Rick Hendrick | |
| 26
|Jamie McMurray |Joplin, MO |Ford |Crown Royal |Geoff Smith | |
| 28
|Travis Kvapil |Janesville, WI |Ford |Hitachi Power Tools |Doug Yates | |
| 29
|Kevin Harvick |Bakersfield, CA |Chevrolet |Shell / Pennzoil "Driven to the Outdoors" |Richard Childress | |
| 31
|Jeff Burton |South Boston, VA |Chevrolet |AT&T Mobility |Richard Childress | |
| 38
|David Gilliland |Riverside, CA |Ford |Ford. Drive one. |Max Jones | |
| 40
|Bryan Clauson |Noblesville, IN |Dodge |Target / Sony MotorStorm Pacific Rift |Felix Sabates | |
| 41
|Reed Sorenson |Peachtree City, GA |Dodge |Target |Chip Ganassi | |
| 42
|Juan Pablo Montoya |Bogota, Colombia |Dodge |Juicy Fruit Slim Pack |Floyd Ganassi | |
| 43
|Bobby Labonte |Corpus Christi, TX |Dodge |Cheerios Racing / Let's Pink Together |Richard Petty | |
| 44
|David Reutimann |Zephyrhills, FL |Toyota |UPS |Michael Waltrip | |
| 45
|Chad McCumbee |Supply, NC |Dodge |Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil |Kyle Petty | |
| 48
|Jimmie Johnson |El Cajon, CA |Chevrolet |Lowe's |Jeff Gordon | |
| 55
|Michael Waltrip |Owensboro, KY |Toyota |NAPA Auto Parts |Michael Waltrip | |
| 66
|Scott Riggs |Bahama, NC |Chevrolet |State Water Heaters |Joe Custer | |
| 70
|Tony Raines |LaPorte, IN |Chevrolet |Hunt Brothers Pizza |Margaret Haas | |
| 75
|Derrike Cope |Spanaway, WA |Dodge |Germane Red |Derrike Cope | |
| 77
|Sam Hornish Jr. |Defiance, OH |Dodge |Mobil 1 |Roger Penske | |
| 78
|Joe Nemechek |Lakeland, FL |Chevrolet |Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com |Barney Visser | |
| 82
|Scott Speed |Manteca, CA |Toyota |Red Bull |Dietrich Mateschitz | |
| 83
|Brian Vickers |Thomasville, NC |Toyota |Red Bull |Dietrich Mateschitz | |
| 84
|Mike Skinner |Ontario, CA |Toyota |Red Bull |Dietrich Mateschitz | |
| 88
|Dale Earnhardt Jr. |Kannapolis, NC |Chevrolet |AMP Energy / National Guard |Rick Hendrick | |
| 96
|Ken Schrader |Fenton, MO |Toyota |DLP HDTV |Jeffrey Moorad | |
| 99
|Carl Edwards |Columbia, MO |Ford |Aflac |Jack Roush | |
Qualifying
Because of rain, qualifying was canceled for the eighth time this season, and so the cars lined up by rulebook.
= Starting lineup =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Pos. !Car !Driver !Manufacturer |
| 1
|48 |Jimmie Johnson |Chevrolet |
|---|
| 2
|99 |Carl Edwards |Ford |
| 3
|16 |Greg Biffle |Ford |
| 4
|31 |Jeff Burton |Chevrolet |
| 5
|07 |Clint Bowyer |Chevrolet |
| 6
|29 |Kevin Harvick |Chevrolet |
| 7
|20 |Tony Stewart |Toyota |
| 8
|24 |Jeff Gordon |Chevrolet |
| 9
|17 |Matt Kenseth |Ford |
| 10
|88 |Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |Chevrolet |
| 11
|18 |Kyle Busch |Toyota |
| 12
|11 |Denny Hamlin |Toyota |
| 13
|6 |David Ragan |Ford |
| 14
|8 |Mark Martin |Chevrolet |
| 15
|9 |Kasey Kahne |Dodge |
| 16
|12 |Ryan Newman |Dodge |
| 17
|83 |Brian Vickers |Toyota |
| 18
|1 |Martin Truex, Jr. |Chevrolet |
| 19
|2 |Kurt Busch |Dodge |
| 20
|43 |Bobby Labonte |Dodge |
| 21
|26 |Jamie McMurray |Ford |
| 22
|19 |Elliott Sadler |Dodge |
| 23
|5 |Casey Mears |Chevrolet |
| 24
|42 |Juan Pablo Montoya |Dodge |
| 25
|28 |Travis Kvapil |Ford |
| 26
|44 |David Reutimann |Toyota |
| 27
|15 |Paul Menard |Chevrolet |
| 28
|38 |David Gilliland |Ford |
| 29
|01 |Regan Smith |Chevrolet |
| 30
|41 |Reed Sorenson |Dodge |
| 31
|55 |Michael Waltrip |Toyota |
| 32
|22 |Dave Blaney |Toyota |
| 33
|66 |Scott Riggs |Chevrolet |
| 34
|84 |Mike Skinner |Toyota |
| 35
|7 |Robby Gordon |Dodge |
| 36
|77 |Sam Hornish, Jr. |Dodge |
| 37
|21 |Bill Elliott |Ford |
| 38
|00 |A.J. Allmendinger |Toyota |
| 39
|96 |Ken Schrader |Toyota |
| 40
|10 |Mike Wallace |Dodge |
| 41
|45 |Chad McCumbee |Dodge |
| 42
|78 |Joe Nemechek |Chevrolet |
| 43
|70 |Tony Raines |Chevy |
| colspan="4" |Failed to qualify |
| 44
|40 |Bryan Clauson |Dodge |
| 45
|75 |Derrike Cope |Dodge |
| 46
|25 |Brad Keselowski |Chevrolet |
| 47
|82 |Scott Speed |Toyota |
Failed to qualify: Brad Keselowski (No. 25), Scott Speed (No. 82), Bryan Clauson (No. 40), Derrike Cope (No. 75).
Race recap
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Race results
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| 1
|4 |31 |Jeff Burton |Chevrolet |AT&T Mobility |334 |58 |running |190 |280208 |
|---|
| 2
|15 |9 |Kasey Kahne |Dodge |Budweiser |334 |0 |running |170 |207766 |
| 3
|19 |2 |Kurt Busch |Dodge |Miller Lite |334 |0 |running |165 |145750 |
| 4
|11 |18 |Kyle Busch |Toyota |M&M's, Susan G Komen for the Cure |334 |14 |running |165 |141875 |
| 5
|21 |26 |Jamie McMurray |Ford |Crown Royal |334 |0 |running |155 |128775 |
| 6
|1 |48 |Jimmie Johnson |Chevrolet |Lowe's |334 |67 |running |160 |169036 |
| 7
|3 |16 |Greg Biffle |Ford |3M |334 |16 |running |151 |101625 |
| 8
|8 |24 |Jeff Gordon |Chevrolet |DuPont |334 |47 |running |147 |141961 |
| 9
|14 |8 |Mark Martin |Chevrolet |U.S. Army |334 |0 |running |138 |120358 |
| 10
|13 |6 |David Ragan |Ford |AAA Insurance |334 |1 |running |139 |94875 |
| 11
|7 |20 |Tony Stewart |Toyota |Home Depot |334 |42 |running |135 |140536 |
| 12
|5 |07 |Clint Bowyer |Chevrolet |Jack Daniel's |334 |0 |running |127 |92725 |
| 13
|6 |29 |Kevin Harvick |Chevrolet |Shell, Pennzoil |334 |0 |running |124 |121061 |
| 14
|18 |1 |Martin Truex, Jr. |Chevrolet |Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Boats |334 |4 |running |126 |116383 |
| 15
|30 |41 |Reed Sorenson |Dodge |Target |334 |6 |running |123 |102064 |
| 16
|12 |11 |Denny Hamlin |Toyota |FedEx Office |334 |0 |running |115 |107741 |
| 17
|20 |43 |Bobby Labonte |Dodge |Cheerios, Let's Pink Together |333 |0 |running |112 |109036 |
| 18
|17 |83 |Brian Vickers |Toyota |Red Bull |333 |64 |running |114 |79550 |
| 19
|33 |66 |Scott Riggs |Chevrolet |State Water Heaters |333 |0 |running |106 |89208 |
| 20
|22 |19 |Elliott Sadler |Dodge |Stanley, Susan G Komen for the Cure |333 |0 |running |103 |99345 |
| 21
|16 |12 |Ryan Newman |Dodge |Alltel |333 |10 |running |105 |109350 |
| 22
|36 |77 |Sam Hornish, Jr. |Dodge |Mobil 1 |332 |0 |running |97 |114025 |
| 23
|29 |01 |Regan Smith |Chevrolet |DEI, Principal Financial Group |332 |0 |running |94 |78600 |
| 24
|31 |55 |Michael Waltrip |Toyota |NAPA Auto Parts |332 |1 |running |96 |85458 |
| 25
|28 |38 |David Gilliland |Ford |Ford: Drive One |332 |0 |running |88 |83633 |
| 26
|27 |15 |Paul Menard |Chevrolet |Menards, Moen |331 |0 |running |85 |76675 |
| 27
|32 |22 |Dave Blaney |Toyota |Caterpillar |331 |0 |running |82 |80108 |
| 28
|37 |21 |Bill Elliott |Ford |U.S. Air Force |330 |0 |running |79 |83595 |
| 29
|23 |5 |Casey Mears |Chevrolet |Kellogg's Pop Tarts, CARQUEST Auto Parts |330 |0 |running |76 |83025 |
| 30
|35 |7 |Robby Gordon |Dodge |Menards |328 |1 |running |78 |85347 |
| 31
|40 |10 |Mike Wallace |Dodge |Charter Communications |326 |0 |running |70 |64600 |
| 32
|26 |44 |David Reutimann |Toyota |UPS |321 |1 |running |72 |64375 |
| 33
|2 |99 |Carl Edwards |Ford |Aflac |317 |0 |running |64 |112625 |
| 34
|24 |42 |Juan Pablo Montoya |Dodge |Juicy Fruit Slim Pack |296 |0 |crash |61 |92033 |
| 35
|41 |45 |Chad McCumbee |Dodge |Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil |296 |0 |running |58 |63975 |
| 36
|10 |88 |Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |Chevrolet |AMP Energy, National Guard |289 |0 |running |55 |71800 |
| 37
|42 |78 |Joe Nemechek |Chevrolet |Furniture Row, Denver Mattress |278 |0 |running |52 |63675 |
| 38
|39 |96 |Ken Schrader |Toyota |DLP HDTV |255 |0 |running |49 |71550 |
| 39
|34 |84 |Mike Skinner |Toyota |Red Bull |254 |0 |running |46 |63425 |
| 40
|43 |70 |Tony Raines |Chevy |Hunt Brothers Pizza |203 |0 |crash |43 |63300 |
| 41
|9 |17 |Matt Kenseth |Ford |Carhartt |194 |1 |crash |45 |110796 |
| 42
|25 |28 |Travis Kvapil |Ford |Hitachi Power Tools |194 |0 |crash |37 |90244 |
| 43
|38 |00 |A.J. Allmendinger |Toyota |Champion Mortgage |52 |1 |crash |34 |63298 |
| colspan="12" | |
| 44
| |40 |Bryan Clauson |Dodge |Target / Sony Motor Storm ! colspan="5" rowspan="4" | |
| 45
| |75 |Derrike Cope |Dodge |Germain Tool |
| 46
| |25 |Brad Keselowski |Chevrolet |GoDaddy.com |
| 47
| |82 |Scott Speed |Toyota |Red Bull |