The 2008 LifeLock 400 was the fifteenth points race in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. Held on Sunday, June 15 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, it was the first of two races sponsored by the internet protection service LifeLock, the other being the LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 12.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
 2008 LifeLock 400 program cover | |||
| Date | June 15, 2008 | ||
| Official name | Lifelock 400 | ||
| Location | Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.218 km) | ||
| Distance | 203 laps, 406 mi (653.393 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds reaching 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 145.375 miles per hour (233.958 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 2008 Owner's Points | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers |
Bill Weber, Kyle Petty and Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
Eleven cars set times before rain set in and cancelled qualifying, so the field was set by the rule book with points leader Kyle Busch on pole, Jeff Burton second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. third. Jason Leffler (#70) and Tony Raines (#34) did not start because qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Kenny Wallace and the #87 car, and the #08 car, without a driver, were both withdrawn earlier in the week.
Race Recap
editIn a mixture of luck, fuel economy and strategy, Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored his first win in 76 points races thanks to a late caution due to Sam Hornish Jr.'s late-race crash, and a green-white-checker finish with Patrick Carpentier and Michael Waltrip crashing near the start/finish line to end the race. Instead of completing a victory lap, or doing the traditional burnout, Earnhardt coasted on to pit road after he had run out of fuel.
Results
edit| POS[2] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 203 | 173550 | running | 14 | 190 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser / LifeLock (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 203 | 161116 | running | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Carhartt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 203 | 155066 | running | 41 | 170 |
| 4 | 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 203 | 97100 | running | 44 | 165 |
| 5 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 203 | 136986 | running | 1 | 160 |
| 6 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 203 | 149061 | running | 65 | 160 |
| 7 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 203 | 130200 | running | 21 | 151 |
| 8 | 13 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance (Jack Roush) | Ford | 203 | 98975 | running | 6 | 147 |
| 9 | 27 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | McDonald's Big Mac (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 203 | 112120 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 23 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 (Jack Roush) | Ford | 203 | 95125 | running | 1 | 139 |
| 11 | 26 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Sylvania (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 203 | 91875 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 203 | 124786 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 203 | 101800 | running | 5 | 129 |
| 14 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 203 | 115841 | running | 1 | 126 |
| 15 | 2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 203 | 123008 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 19 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing) | Ford | 203 | 107314 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 17 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 203 | 110383 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 203 | 124286 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 39 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 203 | 78650 | running | 1 | 111 |
| 20 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Dish Network / Dish DVRs (Jack Roush) | Ford | 203 | 88875 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 22 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 203 | 82850 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 35 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 203 | 121325 | running | 2 | 102 |
| 23 | 38 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 203 | 96408 | running | 1 | 99 |
| 24 | 43 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | LifeLock (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 202 | 78800 | crash | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 15 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 202 | 110933 | out of fuel | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 11 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 202 | 91825 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 24 | 38 | David Gilliland | FreeCreditReport.com (Yates Racing) | Ford | 202 | 92383 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 42 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 202 | 72975 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 36 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 202 | 89933 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 25 | 5 | Casey Mears | Kellogg's / Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 201 | 91200 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 20 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 201 | 112486 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 31 | 01 | Regan Smith | Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 201 | 82950 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 34 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 201 | 84983 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 32 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 200 | 99489 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 28 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 200 | 72125 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 37 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 200 | 90420 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 33 | 00 | Michael McDowell | Champion Mortgage (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 199 | 81572 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 21 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Big Red Slim Pack (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 194 | 99848 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 29 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Toyota | 180 | 71890 | running | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | RVs.com / Camping World (Robby Gordon) | Dodge | 150 | 79850 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 40 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | DLP HDTV (Jeff Moorad) | Toyota | 116 | 79815 | engine | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 114 | 113845 | engine | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 41 | 40 | Dario Franchitti | Juicy Fruit Slim Pack (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 30 | 79258 | engine | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
| 44 | Jason Leffler | 70 | Haas Automation | Gene Haas | Chevrolet | |||||
| 45 | Tony Raines | 34 | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | |||||
References
edit- ^ Weather information for the 2008 Lifelock 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-28.