2008 Nicorette 300

Race 4 of 35

Atlanta
198 laps
Time of race: 2:19:21
Average speed of winner: 131.290 mph
Margin of victory: 0.159 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 30 laps
Lap leaders: Burton pole, Busch 1-29, Burton 30, Busch 31-52, Harvick 53, Kenseth 54, Harvick 55-56, Busch 57-86, Harvick 87, Burton 88, Bowyer 89, Sauter 90-92, Leffler 93, Hamilton, Jr. 94, K. Wallace 95-97, Busch 98-142, Edwards 143, Busch 144-170, Harvick 171, Burton 172, Ragan 173-175, Burton 176-185, Kenseth 186-198

Race notes: Kevin Harvick took the points lead from Tony Stewart.

Video links: Richardson/Bri. Keselowski crash, Rowe crash, McClure crash, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Matt Kenseth	17	Arby's	Ford				198	2	14	running	56000	190
2	6	Kevin Harvick	33	Camping World	Chevrolet				198	4	5	running	37175	175
3	1	Jeff Burton	29	Holiday Inn	Chevrolet				198	4	13	running	28850	170
4	3	Carl Edwards	60	Scotts Miracle-Gro	Ford				198	1	1	running	24025	165
5	27	Bobby Labonte	21	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet				198	0	0	running	21400	155
6	17	Brad Keselowski	88	NAVY	Chevrolet				198	0	0	running	26218	150
7	11	Mike Bliss	22	Supercuts	Dodge				198	0	0	running	25628	146
8	8	Jason Leffler	38	Great Clips	Toyota				198	1	1	running	30088	147
9	7	Kasey Kahne	9	Hellmann's	Dodge				198	0	0	running	18025	138
10	5	David Reutimann	99	Aaron's Dream Machine	Toyota				198	0	0	running	25318	134
11	20	Marcos Ambrose	59	Kingsford with Hickory	Ford				198	0	0	running	23818	130
12	26	Kelly Bires	47	Clorox	Ford				198	0	0	running	23043	127
13	13	Jamie McMurray	16	citifinancial	Ford				198	0	0	running	16575	124
14	31	Jason Keller	11	America's Incredible Pizza	Chevrolet				198	0	0	running	21693	121
15	9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5	National Guard	Chevrolet				198	0	0	running	15400	118
16	12	David Ragan	6	Discount Tire	Ford				198	1	3	running	15275	120
17	19	Mike Wallace	7	GEICO	Toyota				197	0	0	running	21768	112
18	29	Steve Wallace	66	Atreus Homes & Communities	Chevrolet				197	0	0	running	21268	109
19	4	Clint Bowyer	2	BB&T	Chevrolet				197	1	1	running	14725	111
20	15	Cale Gale	77	Rheem	Chevrolet				197	0	0	running	21893	103
21	23	Greg Biffle	37	Cub Cadet	Ford				197	0	0	running	14750	100
22	16	Brian Vickers	32	ABF U-Pack Moving	Toyota				197	0	0	running	20943	97
23	14	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	25	Curly's BBQ	Ford				197	1	1	running	21268	99
24	2	Kyle Busch	20	Farm Bureau Insurance	Toyota				197	5	153	running	14325	101
25	32	Kenny Wallace	36	Shark Energy Drink	Dodge				197	1	3	running	23318	93
26	25	Johnny Sauter	1	Miccosukee Resorts	Chevrolet				197	1	3	running	14225	90
27	33	Kevin Lepage	61	Specialty Racing	Ford				196	0	0	running	14175	82
28	24	Dario Franchitti	40	Fastenal	Dodge				193	0	0	running	20593	79
29	18	Bryan Clauson	41	Polaroid	Dodge				187	0	0	accident	21543	76
30	28	David Stremme	64	Atreus Homes & Communities	Chevrolet				186	0	0	running	14250	73
31	36	Brian Keselowski	28	Jay Robinson, Inc.	Chevrolet				185	0	0	running	20613	70
32	21	Robert Richardson, Jr.	4	Phantom	Chevrolet				185	0	0	running	20353	67
33	30	Eric McClure	24	Hefty Brand	Chevrolet				178	0	0	accident	20318	64
34	34	D.J. Kennington	81	Mahindra Tractors/MC2 Energy Drink	Dodge				177	0	0	running	20283	61
35	22	Brad Coleman	27	Cottonelle/Kroger	Ford				168	0	0	running	20253	58
36	37	Brett Rowe	05	CertainTeed/31-W Insulation	Chevrolet				134	0	0	accident	20218	55
37	38	Derrike Cope	52	Means Racing	Chevrolet				41	0	0	rear end	20183	52
38	40	Johnny Chapman	90	MSRP Motorsports	Chevrolet				27	0	0	electrical	13660	49
39	41	Larry Gunselman	91	MSRP Motorsports	Chevrolet				23	0	0	transmission	13610	46
40	42	Mike Harmon	84	M-150 Energy Drink/DAB Constructors	Chevrolet				22	0	0	vibration	13550	43
41	39	Morgan Shepherd	89	Victory in Jesus Racing	Dodge				18	0	0	handling	19958	40
42	35	Kertus Davis	01	RaceGirl	Chevrolet				10	0	0	accident	19913	37
43	43	Dwayne Leik	0	Lori Morgan, LLC	Chevrolet				7	0	0	handling	19839	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Kevin Harvick	605	4	0	0	3	3
2	Carl Edwards	580	4	0	0	2	3
3	Kyle Busch	531	4	0	0	2	2
4	David Ragan	529	4	0	0	0	2
5	Clint Bowyer	507	4	0	0	1	2
6	David Reutimann	503	4	0	0	1	2
7	Tony Stewart	472	3	1	2	2	2
8	Mike Bliss	472	4	0	0	0	1
9	Mike Wallace	469	4	0	0	0	1
10	Kelly Bires	445	4	0	0	0	0
11	Brad Keselowski	431	4	0	0	0	1
12	Jason Leffler	429	4	0	0	0	1
13	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	426	4	0	0	0	0
14	Dario Franchitti	423	4	0	0	0	1
15	Greg Biffle	416	3	0	0	1	2
16	Jeff Burton	413	3	0	0	1	2
17	Jason Keller	406	4	0	0	0	0
18	Johnny Sauter	404	4	0	0	0	0
19	Brad Coleman	387	4	0	0	0	1
20	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	384	3	0	0	1	2
21	David Stremme	377	4	0	0	1	1
22	Marcos Ambrose	352	4	0	0	0	0
23	Steve Wallace	352	4	0	0	0	0
24	Matt Kenseth	345	2	0	1	2	2
25	Bobby Labonte	339	3	0	0	1	1