2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks

2008 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks
Race details
Race 13 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
Layout of Dover International Speedway
Date	June 1, 2008 (2008-June-01)
Official name	Best Buy 400
Location	Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.0 mi (1.609 km)
Distance	400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 84.7 °F (29.3 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)^[1]
Average speed	121.171 miles per hour (195.006 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing
Time	23.193
Most laps led
Driver	Greg Biffle	Roush Fenway Racing
Laps	164
Winner
No. 18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks was the thirteenth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule which was run on Sunday, June 1 at Dover International Speedway in Delaware's state capital, and serves as a fundraiser for Autism Speaks, with $5 from each ticket sold benefitting the charity. The race was the final NASCAR telecast on Fox for the 2008 season starting at 1:30 PM US EDT and on radio via MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio at 1:15 PM US EDT.

1 Pre-Race news
2 Qualifying
3 Race
4 References

Pre-Race news

John Andretti, after finishing 16th in the 2008 Indianapolis 500, returns to the #34 Chevrolet of Front Row Motorsports replacing Jeff Green.

With Dario Franchitti sitting out again this week (he'll run in the NNS race the day before,) Jeremy Mayfield got a one-off try in the #40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge, qualifying an impressive 10th.

Robby Gordon, owner/driver of the #7 Jim Beam Dodge, will be in the Baja 500 this weekend, so CTS driver Matt Crafton will sub for Gordon in qualifying and practice on Friday and Saturday. No matter what happens, the #7 Dodge will start in the back as the owner is expected to drive on Sunday.

Qualifying

Greg Biffle earned his 5th Cup Career pole by qualifying first for the Best Buy 400, with a time of 23.193 and a speed of 155.219. Starting alongside him is Kurt Busch the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion with a time of 23.381.

Race

It was a major wreck in the early stages, sometimes known as "the Big One" on the backstretch, that claimed many of the front runners for the lead. This occurred when David Gilliland and Elliott Sadler touched, putting Sadler in the middle of the backstretch. When the smoke cleared, Kyle Busch won his fourth race of 2008.

Failed to Qualify: Jason Leffler (#70) & Chad McCumbee (#45)

References

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Points races	Daytona 500 Auto Club 500 UAW-Dodge 400 Kobalt Tools 500 Food City 500 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Samsung 500 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Aaron's 499 Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 Dodge Challenger 500 Coca-Cola 600 Best Buy 400 Pocono 500 LifeLock 400 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Coke Zero 400 LifeLock.com 400 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Centurion Boats at the Glen 3M Performance 400 Sharpie 500 Pepsi 500 Chevy Rock & Roll 400

Chase for the Sprint Cup	Sylvania 300 Camping World RV 400 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman AMP Energy 500 Bank of America 500 Tums QuikPak 500 Pep Boys Auto 500 Dickies 500 Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Ford 400

Exhibition races	Budweiser Shootout Gatorade Duels All-Star Race

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2008 Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks