Gordon Secures Top Spot for Dover Chase Race
By Bram • Sep 19th, 2008 • Category: NASCAR, Notes, Results, Sprint Cup SeriesDover International Speedway
Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA
Coors Light Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon
Age: 37
Team : No. 24 - DuPont Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Steve Letarte
Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA with a lap of 22.921 seconds, 157.061 mph.
This is his 66th pole in 537 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 20th top-10 start in 2008.
This is his fourth pole in 32 races at Dover International Speedway.
Mark Martin (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2008 and his 28th in 45 races at Dover International Speedway.
Denny Hamlin (third) posted his third top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his ninth in 28 races this season.
Patrick Carpentier (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Starting Line Up by Row
Dover International Speedway
Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Mark Martin 09/21/97 03:00:50 132.719
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 22.921 157.061
2 8 Mark Martin U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 22.922 157.054
Row 2: 3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 23.001 156.515
4 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 23.021 156.379
Row 3: 5 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 23.035 156.284
6 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 23.125 155.676
Row 4: 7 38 David Gilliland Ford Drive One Ford 23.134 155.615
8 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 23.145 155.541
Row 5: 9 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Ford 23.149 155.514
10 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet 23.151 155.501
Row 6: 11 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 23.151 155.501
12 19 Elliott Sadler McDonald’s Dodge 23.161 155.434
Row 7: 13 70 Tony Raines Haas Automation Chevrolet 23.192 155.226
14 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 23.199 155.179
Row 8: 15 28 Travis Kvapil Hitachi Power Tools Ford 23.201 155.166
16 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 23.206 155.132
Row 9: 17 10 Patrick Carpentier # Charter Dodge 23.211 155.099
18 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 23.212 155.092
Row 10: 19 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 23.219 155.045
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 23.227 154.992
Row 11: 21 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 23.232 154.959
22 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 23.239 154.912
Row 12: 23 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 23.241 154.899
24 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 23.242 154.892
Row 13: 25 77 Sam Hornish, Jr. # Mobil 1 Dodge 23.261 154.765
26 01 Regan Smith # DEI/The Principal Financial Gr Chevrolet 23.265 154.739
Row 14: 27 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet 23.279 154.646
28 00 Michael McDowell # Champion Mortgage Toyota 23.312 154.427
Row 15: 29 21 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie Ford 23.314 154.414
30 84 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota 23.315 154.407
Row 16: 31 5 Casey Mears Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet 23.326 154.334
32 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 23.403 153.826
Row 17: 33 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 23.410 153.780
34 15 Paul Menard Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 23.421 153.708
Row 18: 35 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Big Red Slim Pack Dodge 23.451 153.512
36 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 23.454 153.492
Row 19: 37 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 23.485 153.289
38 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 23.497 153.211
Row 20: 39 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 23.525 153.029
40 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 23.577 152.691
Row 21: 41 7 Robby Gordon Menards Dodge 23.706 151.860
42 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Racing/Betty Crocker Dodge Owner Points
Row 22: 43 96 Ken Schrader DLP HDTV Toyota 23.518 153.074
Did Not Qualify: # 34 Chad Chaffin; # 08 Johnny Sauter; # 50 Stanton Barrett.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 14 1 Ford 8 0
Dodge 11 1 Toyota 10 0

