2008 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 36 in the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season | |||
 2008 Camping World RV presented by Coleman program cover | |||
| Date | September 28, 2008 | ||
| Official name | Camping World RV 400 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.414 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching a high of 86 °F (30 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 133.549 miles per hour (214.926 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 124 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ABC | ||
| Announcers | Jerry Punch, Andy Petree and Rusty Wallace | ||
The 2008 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman, was the twenty-ninth race of the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup season and also served as the third race in the 2008 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
Pre-Race News
The 400.5 miles (644.5 km) race, not to be confused with the Camping World RV 400 at Dover, Delaware, was held on September 28 at the 1.5 miles (2.4 km) Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. ABC carried the race beginning at 1 pm US EDT and MRN along with Sirius Satellite Radio had radio coverage starting at 1:15 pm US EDT.
- The big story came a week earlier, as the speedway, owned by International Speedway Corporation has won a coveted casino license. Plans are to bring the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, a rock-and-roll themed casino overlooking Turn Two to be built on the property, and also add a second race to a future NASCAR Sprint Cup season no later than 2011 by taking one of the dates from one of the ISC-owned tracks.
- In a somewhat unexpected surprising move, A. J. Allmendinger is out of the Team Red Bull #84 Toyota after the season, and it is expected that Scott Speed will replace him.
- NASCAR will honor the legacy of actor and former Sprint Cup Series co-owner Paul Newman this weekend with a moment of silence during the pre-race ceremonies. Newman co-owned what is now the #12 car in the 1990s before selling it to Roger Penske.
Qualifying
Juan Pablo Montoya claimed the pole position for the race; however, in post-race inspection, he was disqualified and placed 43rd because of illegal shock absorbers with a higher than usual gas pressure. As a result, Jimmie Johnson, who finished second in the qualifying, was awarded the pole position.
| RANK[2] | DRIVER | NBR | CAR | TIME | SPEED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 31.394 | 172.007 | |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 8 | Chevrolet | 31.438 | 171.767 | |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 31.456 | 171.668 | |
| 4 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | Dodge | 31.482 | 171.527 | |
| 5 | Martin Truex, Jr. | 1 | Chevrolet | 31.518 | 171.331 | |
| 6 | Paul Menard | 15 | Chevrolet | 31.549 | 171.162 | |
| 7 | Bill Elliott | 21 | Ford | 31.581 | 170.989 | * |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 31.623 | 170.762 | |
| 9 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 31.623 | 170.762 | |
| 10 | Casey Mears | 5 | Chevrolet | 31.625 | 170.751 | |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 31.628 | 170.735 | |
| 12 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 31.650 | 170.616 | |
| 13 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 31.670 | 170.508 | |
| 14 | A.J. Allmendinger | 84 | Toyota | 31.672 | 170.498 | |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 31.695 | 170.374 | |
| 16 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 31.717 | 170.256 | |
| 17 | Reed Sorenson | 41 | Dodge | 31.718 | 170.250 | |
| 18 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 31.730 | 170.186 | |
| 19 | Patrick Carpentier | 10 | Dodge | 31.754 | 170.057 | * |
| 20 | Marcos Ambrose | 47 | Ford | 31.755 | 170.052 | * |
| 21 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 31.820 | 169.705 | |
| 22 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 31.854 | 169.523 | * |
| 23 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | 77 | Dodge | 31.862 | 169.481 | * |
| 24 | Clint Bowyer | 07 | Chevrolet | 31.889 | 169.337 | |
| 25 | Tony Raines | 70 | Chevrolet | 31.889 | 169.337 | * |
| 26 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Toyota | 31.892 | 169.321 | |
| 27 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 31.905 | 169.252 | |
| 28 | Joey Logano | 96 | Toyota | 31.910 | 169.226 | * |
| 29 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Toyota | 31.923 | 169.157 | |
| 30 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 31.926 | 169.141 | |
| 31 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 31.936 | 169.088 | |
| 32 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 31.970 | 168.908 | |
| 33 | Travis Kvapil | 28 | Ford | 31.980 | 168.856 | |
| 34 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 31.989 | 168.808 | |
| 35 | Regan Smith | 01 | Chevrolet | 31.991 | 168.797 | |
| 36 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 32.000 | 168.750 | |
| 37 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 32.056 | 168.455 | |
| 38 | Scott Riggs | 66 | Chevrolet | 32.085 | 168.303 | |
| 39 | Joe Nemechek | 78 | Chevrolet | 32.090 | 168.277 | * |
| 40 | Michael McDowell | 00 | Toyota | 32.096 | 168.245 | * |
| 41 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Dodge | 32.123 | 168.104 | |
| 42 | David Reutimann | 44 | Toyota | 32.155 | 167.937 | OP |
| 43 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Toyota | 32.281 | 167.281 | OP |
| 44 | Johnny Sauter | 08 | Dodge | 32.379 | 166.775 | * |
| 45 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Dodge | OP |
OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time
Failed to qualify: Michael McDowell (#00), Johnny Sauter (#08).