Dale Earnhardt Jr (Chevy No 88) sat on the pole of the Samsung 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday afternoon at the Texas Motor Speedway but, at the end, he could do no better than 12th. Instead, it was an almost flawless Carl Edwards (Ford No 99) who seemed untouchable at the end of the race who finally grabbed the checker flag. Jimmie Johnson (Chevy no 48) made an incredible dash to reach him but had to settle for second place followed by Kyle Busch (Camry No 18). Jeff Gordon (Chevy No 24) ended up last with a poor handling car. Canadian Patrick Carpentier (Dodge No 10) drove very carefully and finished 28th but first among the rookie drivers. 2008 Unofficial Race Results : Samsung 500
Nascar Sprint Cup, Race 7 of 36 FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS1 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 195/10 339 Running2 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 175/5 339 Running3 3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 170/5 339 Running4 4 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Samsung HDTV / ALLTEL 160/0 339 Running5 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 155/0 339 Running6 35 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Prilosec OTC 150/0 339 Running7 24 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 146/0 339 Running8 31 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 142/0 339 Running9 8 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 143/5 339 Running10 25 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 134/0 339 Running11 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 130/0 338 Running12 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 132/5 338 Running13 7 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 124/0 338 Running14 32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Cask No. 16 121/0 338 Running15 41 38 David Gilliland Ford Yates Racing 118/0 338 Running16 36 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 115/0 338 Running17 19 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 112/0 338 Running18 38 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 109/0 338 Running19 11 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 106/0 337 Running20 30 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios Racing / Sam's Club 103/0 337 Running* Total of 43 starters
Nascar Sprint Cup, Race 7 of 36 FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS1 2 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 195/10 339 Running2 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 175/5 339 Running3 3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Interstate Batteries 170/5 339 Running4 4 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Samsung HDTV / ALLTEL 160/0 339 Running5 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground 155/0 339 Running6 35 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Prilosec OTC 150/0 339 Running7 24 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 146/0 339 Running8 31 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 142/0 339 Running9 8 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 143/5 339 Running10 25 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 134/0 339 Running11 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 130/0 338 Running12 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / AMP Energy 132/5 338 Running13 7 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance 124/0 338 Running14 32 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Cask No. 16 121/0 338 Running15 41 38 David Gilliland Ford Yates Racing 118/0 338 Running16 36 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 115/0 338 Running17 19 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Quaker State / Menards 112/0 338 Running18 38 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Yates Racing 109/0 338 Running19 11 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Texaco / Havoline 106/0 337 Running20 30 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios Racing / Sam's Club 103/0 337 Running* Total of 43 starters