# 2008 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman

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.

## Summary

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.

### Pre-Race News

* 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 | 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).

## Race recap

The top three drivers the Chase finished 1-2-3 as Johnson beat Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle. This race was well known for its spectacular finish between Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards, where Edwards charged into the inside of Johnson in turn 3. The turn was too wide, causing Edwards' car to not turn completely at full speed, and hit the wall, where Johnson passed him. Johnson ducked to the apron and Edwards followed, but Johnson beat him by two car lengths.

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 267 | 364411 | running | 124 | 195 |
| 2 | 34 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 259575 | running | 31 | 175 |
| 3 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / Sherwin Williams (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 180100 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 267 | 184786 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 164866 | running | 49 | 160 |
| 6 | 36 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell / Pennzoil (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 267 | 156411 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 37 | 31 | Jeff Burton | AT&T Mobility (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 267 | 150558 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 12 | 6 | David Ragan | AAA Insurance (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 114550 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 14 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 267 | 102850 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 4 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Garmin (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 267 | 137120 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 30 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 267 | 133816 | running | 1 | 135 |
| 12 | 24 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 267 | 110825 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 267 | 104475 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 10 | 5 | Casey Mears | Carquest / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 267 | 108675 | running | 29 | 126 |
| 15 | 9 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) | Toyota | 267 | 102150 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 267 | 136775 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 16 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 267 | 102250 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 2 | 8 | Mark Martin | U.S. Army (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 266 | 126108 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 40 | 44 | David Reutimann | UPS (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 266 | 91250 | running | 1 | 111 |
| 20 | 42 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 266 | 120808 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 8 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 266 | 119841 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford. Drive One. (Yates Racing) | Ford | 266 | 107308 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 25 | 70 | Tony Raines | Haas Automation (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 266 | 86100 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 21 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 266 | 124761 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 7 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Motorcraft (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 266 | 102770 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 17 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 266 | 113739 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 6 | 15 | Paul Menard | Menards / Super Clean (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 266 | 93825 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 27 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 266 | 100125 | running | 1 | 84 |
| 29 | 19 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier | LifeLock (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) | Dodge | 266 | 86425 | running | 3 | 81 |
| 30 | 31 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 265 | 84675 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 26 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Toyota | 265 | 100633 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 35 | 01 | Regan Smith | DEI / Principal Financial Group (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 265 | 89275 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 23 | 77 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Penske Truck Rental (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 265 | 126650 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 33 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Hitachi Power Tools (Yates Racing) | Ford | 264 | 109039 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 29 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Michael Waltrip) | Toyota | 264 | 94908 | running | 1 | 63 |
| 36 | 20 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Little Debbie Snacks (Tad Geschickter) | Ford | 264 | 80450 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards (Robby Gordon) | Dodge | 264 | 99863 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 43 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 263 | 80000 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 28 | 96 | Joey Logano | DLP HDTV / Nebraska Furniture (Jeff Moorad) | Toyota | 263 | 87800 | running | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 41 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Toyota | 260 | 128336 | running | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 22 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 257 | 88922 | running | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 38 | 66 | Scott Riggs | State Water Heaters (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 235 | 79205 | running | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 5 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 229 | 110425 | transmission | 27 | 39 |