# 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200

The 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge race was the second running of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, a discontinued NASCAR Nationwide Series race held on August 2, 2008, at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec. The race was the 23rd of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
The pole position was won by Scott Pruett of Chip Ganassi Racing, while the race was won by JR Motorsports' Ron Fellows. The race was the first points race in NASCAR history to be run with grooved rain tires.

## Background

The race was the second running of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, with Kevin Harvick winning the inaugural event in 2007. The track, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, was one of two international tracks on the 2008 Nationwide schedule, along with Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.
Various road course ringers ran in the race, including Patrick Carpentier, Ron Fellows, Max Papis, Scott Pruett, Boris Said, Scott Gaylord and Jacques Villeneuve.

### Qualifying

Scott Pruett of Earnhardt Ganassi Racing won the pole position with a lap time of 102.569 seconds and a speed of 95.082 miles per hour (153.020 km/h). Max Papis started second with a lap speed of 94.834 mph (152.621 km/h), followed by Marcos Ambrose, Patrick Carpentier, Jacques Villeneuve. The remaining top ten comprised Ron Fellows, Boris Said, Steve Wallace, Brad Coleman and Joey Logano. The lone driver to not qualify for the race was Kevin O'Connell.

## Race

The race started at 3:30 EST, with pole-sitter Scott Pruett leading until lap 7, in which the caution flag flew for rain, followed by the red flag on the following lap. As a result, most teams added windshield wipers to the cars, while grooved rain tires were installed. Rain tires had been previously used in practice and qualifying for the 1997 NASCAR Thunder 100 exhibition race at Suzuka Circuit, and also in 1999 by the Camping World Truck Series during a practice at Watkins Glen International. At one point, Carl Edwards was seen trying to use what appeared to be a Swiffer mop to try cleaning his windshield, possibly during the first caution.
The race was paused for about an hour before restarting. As a result of the rain, speeds dropped from 90 mph (140 km/h) to 75 mph (121 km/h). On lap 14, Marcos Ambrose took the lead, leading for a race high 27 laps until he was penalized for speeding in pit road. Jacques Villeneuve took the lead on lap 41, which he subsequently relinquished to Ron Fellows on the following lap. Fellows held the lead for seven laps until the race was called due to severe rain on lap 48. On the same lap, Villeneuve, who did not have a wiper installed, collided with another car's rear; Joey Logano also crashed on the lap, hitting a car without brake lights. Patrick Carpentier finished second, followed by Ambrose, Ron Hornaday Jr., and Boris Said. The top ten was rounded out with Edwards, Jason Leffler, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer and Steve Wallace.

## Results

| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Ron Fellows | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 190 |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | Patrick Carpentier # | Gillett Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 48 | 170 |
| 3 | 3 | 59 | Marcos Ambrose | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ford | 48 | 175 |
| 4 | 12 | 33 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick, Inc. | Chevrolet | 48 | 160 |
| 5 | 7 | 25 | Boris Said | Rensi - No Fear | Ford | 48 | 155 |
| 6 | 18 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 48 | 150 |
| 7 | 14 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Braun Racing | Toyota | 48 | 146 |
| 8 | 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 48 | 142 |
| 9 | 29 | 2 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 138 |
| 10 | 8 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Rusty Wallace Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 134 |
| 11 | 17 | 29 | Scott Wimmer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 130 |
| 12 | 28 | 88 | Brad Keselowski | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 127 |
| 13 | 30 | 6 | David Ragan | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 48 | 124 |
| 14 | 19 | 4 | Landon Cassill # | Jay Robinson Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 121 |
| 15 | 11 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Germain Racing | Toyota | 48 | 118 |
| 16 | 5 | 32 | Jacques Villeneuve | Braun Racing | Toyota | 48 | 120 |
| 17 | 10 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 47 | 112 |
| 18 | 32 | 99 | David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota | 47 | 109 |
| 19 | 25 | 1 | Mike Bliss | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 106 |
| 20 | 2 | 64 | Max Papis | Rusty Wallace Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 103 |
| 21 | 9 | 27 | Brad Coleman | Curb Agajanian Performance Group | Ford | 47 | 105 |
| 22 | 1 | 40 | Scott Pruett | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 47 | 102 |
| 23 | 23 | 11 | Jason Keller | CJM Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 94 |
| 24 | 26 | 47 | Kelly Bires | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ford | 47 | 91 |
| 25 | 21 | 30 | Stanton Barrett | SKI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 88 |
| 26 | 24 | 98 | Alex Garcia | Transnet Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 85 |
| 27 | 22 | 81 | D. J. Kennington | MacDonald Motorsports | Dodge | 47 | 82 |
| 28 | 15 | 22 | Andrew Ranger | Fitz Motorsports | Dodge | 47 | 79 |
| 29 | 37 | 52 | Scott Gaylord | Jimmy Means Racing | Ford | 46 | 76 |
| 30 | 20 | 24 | Brian Simo | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 44 | 73 |
| 31 | 27 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Jay Robinson Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 70 |
| 32 | 38 | 0 | Wheeler Boys | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 37 | 67 |
| 33 | 13 | 10 | Justin Marks | Braun Racing | Toyota | 19 | 64 |
| 34 | 42 | 01 | Trevor Boys | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 61 |
| 35 | 31 | 05 | Burney Lamar | Day Enterprises | Ford | 8 | 58 |
| 36 | 35 | 31 | Jeff Fuller | SKI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 55 |
| 37 | 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Faith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | 52 |
| 38 | 34 | 62 | Brandon Whitt | Specialty Racing | Ford | 7 | 49 |
| 39 | 41 | 61 | Stan Barrett | Specialty Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 46 |
| 40 | 39 | 90 | Don Thomson Jr. | MSRP Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 43 |
| 41 | 36 | 91 | Scott Steckly | MSRP Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 40 |
| 42 | 40 | 84 | Dale Quarterley | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 37 |
| 43 | 33 | 49 | Derrike Cope | Jay Robinson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 34 |
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## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points | Differential |
| 1 | Clint Bowyer | 3354 | 0 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 3186 | -168 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 3170 | -184 |
| 4 | David Reutimann | 3035 | -319 |
| 5 | David Ragan | 3009 | -345 |
| 6 | Mike Bliss | 2944 | -410 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 2828 | -526 |
| 8 | Mike Wallace | 2736 | -618 |
| 9 | Jason Leffler | 2637 | -717 |
| 10 | Jason Keller | 2628 | -726 |