| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 17, 2008 | Race 1 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 152.672 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .092 | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 03:16:30 | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 42 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 81-84, 152-155, 162-165, 178-180, 185-187, 190-192, 196-197 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 190/5 | 200 | Running | $1,506,040 |
| 2 | 43 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $1,063,870 |
| 3 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $871,049 |
| 4 | 24 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 170/10 | 200 | Running | $652,938 |
| 5 | 5 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $545,959 |
| 6 | 35 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Best Buy | 150/0 | 200 | Running | $430,015 |
| 7 | 10 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 151/5 | 200 | Running | $389,204 |
| 8 | 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam | 142/0 | 200 | Running | $352,921 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 143/5 | 200 | Running | $352,920 |
| 10 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 139/5 | 200 | Running | $313,763 |
| 11 | 13 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $329,756 |
| 12 | 23 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 127/0 | 200 | Running | $285,245 |
| 13 | 36 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 129/5 | 200 | Running | $323,496 |
| 14 | 16 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $322,224 |
| 15 | 19 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. * | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $319,845 |
| 16 | 20 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | UPS | 115/0 | 200 | Running | $277,213 |
| 17 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 117/5 | 200 | Running | $341,416 |
| 18 | 42 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 109/0 | 200 | Running | $291,221 |
| 19 | 11 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 106/0 | 200 | Running | $321,520 |
| 20 | 25 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 103/0 | 200 | Running | $303,978 |
| 21 | 27 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 100/0 | 200 | Running | $287,928 |
| 22 | 21 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | PEAK / Menards | 97/0 | 200 | Running | $279,295 |
| 23 | 33 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon | 94/0 | 200 | Running | $271,220 |
| 24 | 31 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 96/5 | 200 | Running | $284,545 |
| 25 | 37 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 88/0 | 200 | Running | $277,095 |
| 26 | 38 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 | 85/0 | 200 | Running | $276,888 |
| 27 | 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 87/5 | 200 | Running | $329,606 |
| 28 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 79/0 | 200 | Running | $278,746 |
| 29 | 2 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 81/5 | 200 | Running | $275,135 |
| 30 | 30 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | K&N Filters | 73/0 | 200 | Running | $291,202 |
| 31 | 12 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 70/0 | 200 | Running | $301,846 |
| 32 | 15 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 67/0 | 200 | Running | $290,753 |
| 33 | 40 | 40 | Dario Franchitti * | Dodge | Dodge Journey | 64/0 | 199 | Running | $270,613 |
| 34 | 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo | 61/0 | 197 | Running | $260,320 |
| 35 | 9 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / CARQUEST | 58/0 | 194 | Accident | $284,945 |
| 36 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 60/5 | 194 | Running | $308,129 |
| 37 | 29 | 1 | Regan Smith * | Chevrolet | Principal Financial Group | 52/0 | 194 | Running | $267,095 |
| 38 | 34 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 54/5 | 189 | Accident | $259,563 |
| 39 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 51/5 | 186 | Susp. | $319,599 |
| 40 | 22 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Makoto | 43/0 | 184 | Running | $258,613 |
| 41 | 41 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 40/0 | 171 | Running | $258,470 |
| 42 | 14 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA | 37/0 | 161 | Accident | $267,763 |
| 43 | 17 | 187 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / DenverMattress.com | 34/0 | 141 | Engine | $256,735 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||